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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Grimdal (ranked 7048 p4p, 579 weight class) and Longburn Rayson (ranked 4467 p4p, 452 weight class). Rayson has chosen Judas Priest - No Surrender as his entrance music. Reggie Grimdal looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Longburn Rayson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayson lands a body shot.
Rayson lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimdal is breathing heavily.
Grimdal is looking to clinch.
Rayson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rayson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Grimdal sprawling to the canvas! Grimdal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rayson finish him?!
Grimdal is rocked!
It looks like Reggie Grimdal has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rayson. That's going to slow Grimdal down.
Oh Grimdal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimdal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grimdal switches off momentarily and Rayson cracks him with a monster right hand! Grimdal topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Rayson dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Rayson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Longburn Rayson!
Longburn Rayson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 5819 p4p, 610 weight class) and Dan Trumpsfeld (ranked 6734 p4p, 646 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Trumpsfeld!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trumpsfeld misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Trumpsfeld! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Trumpsfeld to his feet! Trumpsfeld is in big trouble!
Trumpsfeld is rocked!
Silva slips a straight right by Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trumpsfeld swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Trumpsfeld toppling to the canvas! Trumpsfeld scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trumpsfeld throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Trumpsfeld pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Trumpsfeld follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trumpsfeld seems to have recovered his senses.
Trumpsfeld misses with a series of wild punches.
Trumpsfeld throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trumpsfeld throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Trumpsfeld misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trumpsfeld! Silva lets Trumpsfeld back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A lazy left from Trumpsfeld finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva scores with a counter punch that sends Trumpsfeld to the canvas! Silva smells blood - he's punishing Trumpsfeld with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Trumpsfeld has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 2430 p4p, 229 weight class) and Zero Chance (ranked 5321 p4p, 364 weight class). Chance comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Evelina - Katri Helena kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zero Chance!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chance closes the distance and clinches.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chance lands an uppercut.
Chance misses with a knee strike.
Barca can't find room to land a body shot as Chance controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barca.
Chance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
Chance blocking some punches.
Barca misses with the head strike.
Barca tries to throw a body punch but Chance avoids it by throwing Barca back against the cage.
Chance trying to stall but Barca improves his position.
Chance has a couple of punches blocked by Barca.
Chance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chance rushes Barca and presses him up against the cage.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Chance.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chance blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca misses with some punches.
Chance blocks an uppercut.
Chance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chance throws a head punch that misses.
Chance looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chance breaks the clinch.
Chance tries a low kick but Barca avoids it.
Chance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barca takes a swing at Chance's ribcage but misses.
Chance counters with a body kick.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barca tries to keep at a distance but Chance has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chance landing knees to the head.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chance backwards.
It looks like Zero Chance has been cut.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Chance.
Barca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Chance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance prevents a body shot from Barca.
Barca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Chance.
Barca digs a right hand into Chance's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chance's gas tank.
Chance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chance misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chance.
Chance misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca tries a body shot but Chance blocks it.
Chance lands a body punch.
Barca misses with the head strike.
A short left from Chance.
A short left from Barca.
Barca pushes Chance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Chance blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance working aggressively here.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Chance looking to throw knees to the head but Barca is blocking nicely.
Chance throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
Chance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chance manages to break the clinch.
Barca gets tackled into the cage by Chance. Chance maintains the clinch.
Chance has Barca pressed against the cage.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Chance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca tries to throw a body punch but Chance avoids it by throwing Barca back against the cage.
Chance misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chances head.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Chance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chance is trying to maintain a safe position but Barca gets an underhook and turns Chance into the cage.
Barca lands a body shot.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Barca avoiding damage as Chance throws knees to the body.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chance lands a left hand.
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barca pushes Chance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barca blocking some punches.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Chance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chance backwards.
A short right from Barca on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chance is rocked!
Chance misses with some punches.
Chance is still on wobbly legs! Can Barca finish him?
Chance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Chance looking to slow down the pace here.
Chance misses with some punches.
Chance seems to have recovered his senses.
Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zero Chance's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chance tries to work over Barca's front leg with a kick but Barca checks it.
Chance misses with a head kick.
Barca thuds a left hand into Chance's body.
Barca clinches up with Chance and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Chance.
Chance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barca takes one on the button.
Barca clinches with his opponent.
Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chance throws a shot to the body.
Chance tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Barca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chance checks the leg kick.
Barca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chance. Chance obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barca misses the jab.
Barca misses with a kick to the body.
Hannibal Barca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chance avoids the head kick by Barca.
Barca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chance.
Barca stuns Chance with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chance connects with a solid leg kick.
Chance throws the left hand but Barca avoids the punch easily.
Chance tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chance is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barca swings for the body but Chance moves out of range.
Barca throws a push kick but Chance slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Chance.
Chance throws the left hand but Barca avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca slips under a jab from Chance.
Barca is looking to counter the offense by Chance and move into the clinch.
Chance throws a left that rocks Barca and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chance dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Barca regain composure!
Barca is rocked!
Chance is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oh Barca is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chance lands a strong strike to the head of Barca. That's dazed him! Chance looking to finish here. Barca is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Chance lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zero Chance!
An out of breath Zero Chance thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DooHo Choi (ranked 1569 p4p, 168 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 2644 p4p, 238 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, DooHo Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi sizes up Tertelgte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Choi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tertelgte scores with a three punch combo!
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DooHo Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Choi's shoulder, as Choi tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tertelgte. Choi shrugs it off though.
Choi misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Choi moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Tertelgte. That snapped Choi's head back.
Choi ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte looks to throw a body kick
and Choi counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Choi scores with a nice strike.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Tertelgte slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Tertelgte.
A big right from Choi misses.
It seemed like Tertelgte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tertelgte takes one to the side of the head.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi lands a jab to the head.
Choi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Choi misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Choi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Choi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Choi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tertelgte tries to land a leg kick but Choi saw it coming and moves away.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
Choi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Choi slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Choi is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Choi ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Tertelgte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tertelgte.
Choi is rocked!
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Choi ducked under it nicely.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Choi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choi seems to have got his legs back now.
Choi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choi defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Choi is looking to counter punch.
Choi misses with a lunging right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Choi.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Tertelgte misses with a series of wild punches.
Choi is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Choi throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Choi.
Choi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choi throws a combination that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a huge left! Choi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tertelgte isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Choi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tertelgte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 4528 p4p, 154 weight class) and Gabriel Skrarski (ranked 2168 p4p, 92 weight class). Luke Cage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Skrarski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Skrarski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarski shoots in but no luck this time.
Cage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skrarski.
Cage gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Skrarski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cage seems keen to control Skrarski's posture.
Skrarski trying to move into half guard but instead Cage has managed to sweep!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage wants to control from the top but Skrarski keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skrarski holds on and takes a little breather.
Skrarski looking for a sweep. Not yet Skrarski, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarski trying to keep a closed guard but Cage is proving a slippery customer.
Cage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Skrarski looking for a guillotine here but Cage defends easily.
Skrarski controlling Cage's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cage prevents Skrarski from getting back to his feet.
Skrarski looking to control.
Skrarski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skrarski takes one to the chin there.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage gets caught flat footed, as Skrarski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Skrarski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skrarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski throwing strikes but missing.
Skrarski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skrarski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cage tries to get out of the position.
Skrarski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skrarski wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Skrarski advances position into side control!
Skrarski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cage keeps working.
Cage on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Skrarski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Skrarski is looking to take a break and control but Cage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skrarski working the strikes but Cage uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skrarski wants to pass the guard but Cage is defending well.
Skrarski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Skrarski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Skrarski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skrarski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skrarski is defended easily by Cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Skrarski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage tests Skrarski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cage wants it to stay on the feet.
Skrarski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cage's waist but Cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skrarski off to one side.
Luke Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Skrarski.
Nice uppercut lands for Cage. That snapped Skrarski's head back.
It looks like Gabriel Skrarski has been cut.
Cage takes a swing at Skrarski's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skrarski! But no joy.
No luck for Skrarski with that takedown attempt.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage slaps away a takedown attempt from Skrarski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrarski circles away quickly and effectively.
Skrarski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skrarski is breathing heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Cage blocks the leg kick.
Cage lands a big right hand that sends Skrarski crashing to the mat! Cage stays standing though and waves Skrarski back to his feet!
Skrarski is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage cracks Skrarski with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Skrarski tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cage pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Skrarski is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Cage!
Luke Cage was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairo Silva (ranked 1160 p4p, 172 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 2045 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cyborg Silva enters the cage!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cairo Silva misses with a looping left.
Cairo Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cyborg Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cairo Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cairo Silva lands with an overhand left.
Cyborg Silva lands with a right hand.
Cairo Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cairo Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg Silva moves out of range easily.
Cairo Silva loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg Silva slips the punch.
Cyborg Silva throws a jab when Cairo Silva was well out of range.
Cairo Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cyborg Silva swings for the body but Cairo Silva moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cairo Silva.
Cairo Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cyborg Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cairo Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cyborg Silva.
Nice defenses there by Cairo Silva.
Cairo Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Cairo Silva misses its intended target.
Cyborg Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cairo Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cyborg Silva.
Cairo Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cyborg Silva defending well as Cairo Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Cairo Silva coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cairo Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cairo Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cyborg Silva takes a swing at Cairo Silva's ribcage but misses.
Cyborg Silva ducks under a wild hook from Cairo Silva.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cyborg Silva! But no joy.
Cyborg Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg Silva misses with an uppercut
and Cairo Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Cairo Silva.
Cairo Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cairo Silva lands with a hook. Cyborg Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cairo Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Cyborg Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cairo Silva throws the left hand but Cyborg Silva avoids the punch easily.
Cyborg Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cairo Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cyborg Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Cairo Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva swings for the body but Cairo Silva moves out of range.
Cairo Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cyborg Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Cairo Silva's head back.
Cyborg Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cairo Silva throws out the jab.
Cairo Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cairo Silva avoids the body shot from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cairo Silva.
Cyborg Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cairo Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cairo Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cyborg Silva's head.
Cairo Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cairo Silva is rocked!
Cairo Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cyborg Silva drops Cairo Silva with a big left hand! Cairo Silva is injured, injured bad! Cyborg Silva jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyborg Silva!
In his post fight interview, Cyborg Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Hund (ranked 2216 p4p, 249 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 1677 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borys Hund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hund shoots in but no luck this time.
Hund shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turnbull pinned against the cage. Turnbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Hund fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turnbull throws out a counter right but Hund avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Hund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turnbull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hund shoots for a takedown but Turnbull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Turnbull as Hund shoots in.
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hund has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Double XX in the buildup to the fight.
Turnbull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hund shoots in but no luck this time.
Turnbull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hund fails with the takedown.
Hund tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turnbull defends well and Hund ends up having to push Turnbull into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turnbull delivers a nice body kick.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hund goes for a double leg but Turnbull avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turnbull continues to drive forward.
Hund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
An attempted straight right counter from Hund misses the target.
Turnbull works the jab nicely.
Turnbull works Hund's body with a nice hook.
Hund is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turnbull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turnbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull leaves Hund with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turnbull stuns Hund with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turnbull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hund fails with a takedown attempt.
Turnbull stuffs the takedown attempt from Hund. Hund gets slowly back to his feet.
Hund shoots for a double leg takedown but Turnbull sprawls well. He's pushed Hund's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turnbull slaps away a takedown attempt from Hund, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hund.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hund tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turnbull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hund somewhat.
Hund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turnbull rushes Hund and presses him up against the cage.
Hund is looking for a takedown.
Hund looking for a takedown.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Hund is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Hund avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hund backwards.
Turnbull is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hund prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Hund tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hund backwards.
Turnbull is pressed up against the cage. Hund has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turnbull down to the mat. Turnbull avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hund wants to clinch.
Hund has a takedown stuffed.
Hund needs to keep his hands up - Turnbull had a free shot at his head there.
Hund with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hund doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turnbull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnbull lands a nice shot that snaps Hund's head back.
Hund is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turnbull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hund takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Turnbull clinches up with Hund and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull prevents the takedown attempt.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hund is working for takedown but Turnbull is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hund wants a takedown.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Hund blocks it.
Hund is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turnbull is defending well.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turnbull is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Turnbull lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hund is rocked!
Turnbull pushes Hund against the cage. Turnbull is working some dirty boxing. Turnbull pushes off with a quick right hook! Hund goes down! Hund tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Turnbull moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roderick Turnbull!
In defeat, Borys Hund stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need a rope'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1280 p4p, 148 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 1664 p4p, 202 weight class). Tektas has chosen Alexander The Great as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tektas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Megalos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tektas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Megalos there.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos scores with a nice body kick.
Tektas connects with a looping right hand.
Megalos misses with a hook.
Tektas lands a nice shot that snaps Megalos's head back.
Megalos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Megalos lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Megalos lands with a nice body punch.
Tektas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megalos jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Megalos - that will leave a mark!
Tektas moves away from the strike by Megalos.
Tektas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Megalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tektas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos misses with a hook. Tektas ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a push kick but Tektas slaps the foot to one side.
Tektas feints the counter takedown.
Tektas digs a good hook to Megalos's body.
Megalos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Megalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Tektas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tektas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tektas can't break the clinch.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tektas backwards.
Megalos tries a body shot but Tektas blocks it.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tektas blocks an uppercut.
Tektas tries for a takedown but Megalos manages to get underhooks.
Megalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Megalos lands a body punch.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Tektas looks winded!
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos has Tektas pressed against the cage, preventing Tektas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Tektas controls his hands.
Tektas is looking to break free of the clinch but Megalos has double underhooks.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tektas backwards.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tektas goes for a takedown attempt but Megalos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Megalos.
Megalos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tektas on the side of the head.
Tektas fails with the takedown.
It looks like Megalos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vasilios Megalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Tektas.
Tektas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Megalos defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos connects with a single shot there.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Tektas ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Megalos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Megalos throws a head kick that half lands.
Megalos tests Tektas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Megalos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Megalos motions for Tektas to come forward. Megalos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tektas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
Tektas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Megalos defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries to clinch but Tektas is having none of it.
Tektas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Megalos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tektas if he has to take too many more of those.
Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megalos throws the left hand but Tektas avoids the punch easily.
Megalos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Tektas tries to counter it with a takedown but Megalos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Megalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tektas ducks right into an uppercut from Megalos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tektas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Megalos.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Tektas tries to counter it with a takedown but Megalos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Megalos lands a two punch combo.
Megalos tried to score with a low kick but Tektas checks it.
Tektas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Megalos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Megalos throws an off balance right hand
and Tektas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Megalos!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Megalos misses with a straight left.
Megalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tektas.
Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megalos pushes Tektas away with a front kick.
Megalos with a hook.
Tektas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megalos.
Tektas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megalos throws out the jab.
Tektas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Megalos defends it well.
Tektas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megalos dips to his left and cracks Tektas with an uppercut!
Tektas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megalos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Megalos.
Megalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tektas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tektas with the counter takedown but Megalos avoids it easily.
Tektas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Tektas circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Vasilios Megalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tektas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Megalos throws the left hand but Tektas avoids the punch easily.
Megalos throws a solid leg kick but Tektas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Megalos.
Megalos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tektas staying out of range there.
Tektas feints the counter takedown.
Megalos cracks Tektas with a good jab.
Megalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tektas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megalos drops his hands momentarily and Tektas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tektas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tektas was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos moves into the clinch successfully.
Tektas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos doesn't manage to clinch there - Tektas circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos tried to score with a low kick but Tektas checks it.
Tektas misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos throws a body punch but Tektas moves out of range.
Tektas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tektas.
Megalos rushes Tektas and presses him up against the cage.
Megalos tries a body shot but Tektas blocks it.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Tektas controls the action.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
Tektas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries to work over Tektas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tektas or not.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tektass head.
Tektas prevents a body shot from Megalos.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tektas is trying to break the clinch but Megalos has him pressed against the cage.
Tektas is trying to break the clinch but Megalos is controlling him.
Megalos has Tektas pressed against the cage, preventing Tektas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tektas has Megalos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Megalos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tektas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Tektas avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tektas's efforts to push away.
Megalos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Tektas backwards.
Megalos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tektas's efforts to push away.
Megalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos forces Tektas back against the cage and clinches.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tektas working hard to break the clinch.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Tektas breaks the clinch.
Tektas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Megalos wants to clinch.
Megalos closes the distance and pushes Tektas back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tektas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Megalos misses.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos punishes Tektas's body with a nice straight punch.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Tektas circles away and keeps his distance.
Tektas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Tektas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tektas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Megalos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tektas keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Megalos misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tektas misses.
A solid body kick from Megalos.
Megalos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tektas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Tektas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Megalos rather than just go for the knockout.
Megalos is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Tektas misses.
Megalos fakes the leg kick and cracks Tektas in the body.
Tektas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Megalos throws the kick towards the body but Tektas avoids it.
Tektas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Megalos.
Megalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tektas.
Tektas avoids a kick to the body.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tektas can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Tektas. Those never looked like landing.
Tektas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Megalos jabs Tektas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Megalos wants to clinch up but Tektas keeps it at a distance.
Tektas moves out of range as Megalos throws a body kick.
Megalos scores with a punch to the head.
Megalos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Megalos throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tektas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Megalos gets a clinch.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Megalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megalos digs a good body shot into Tektas's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Tektas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a looping left.
Megalos throws a hook but Tektas blocks it.
Megalos tries to land a leg kick but Tektas saw it coming and moves away.
Tektas throws the left hand but Megalos avoids the punch easily.
Megalos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Megalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tektas.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tektas was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Megalos jabs Tektas right on the nose. Tektas blinks but takes it well.
Tektas blocks the body kick.
Megalos takes a swing at Tektas's ribcage but misses.
Tektas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Megalos defends it well.
Megalos scores with a sloppy right hand. Tektas should have avoided that one.
Tektas cracks Megalos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megalos misses with a looping left.
Demetrius Tektas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tektass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos connects with a solid leg kick.
Megalos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Megalos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tektas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megalos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tektas.
Megalos tried to counter with a leg kick but Tektas avoided it.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tektas. That did some damage!
Tektas slips under a jab.
Megalos throws a head kick that Tektas semi-blocks.
Tektas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Megalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tektas.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Megalos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
Demetrius Tektas was interviewed post fight and said 'I am sorry . I did all my best. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Potter (ranked 702 p4p, 75 weight class) and Harut Petrosyan (ranked 549 p4p, 57 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. Petrosyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
267 lbs
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263 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Potter misses its target.
Petrosyan connects with an inside leg kick.
Potter cracks Petrosyan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petrosyan's coach down at Gym Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Petrosyan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Petrosyan throws a nice looking combination but Potter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potter defending well as Petrosyan loads up on a big left hand.
Petrosyan blocks a jab.
Petrosyan tries to bum rush Potter with a series of wild strikes but Potter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Potter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrosyan.
Potter throws a front kick that sends Petrosyan stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Petrosyan misses.
Potter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrosyan looks winded!
Potter misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrosyan! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Potter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Potter.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Petrosyan misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Potter.
Potter lands a big head kick that sends Petrosyan tumbling to the mat! Potter takes a step backwards and waves Petrosyan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Petrosyan is rocked!
It looks like Harut Petrosyan has been cut.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan swings for the body but Potter moves out of range.
Petrosyan throws a lazy head kick
and Potter counters with an inside leg kick.
Potter slips a jab from Petrosyan.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrosyan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Potter throws a leg kick but Petrosyan sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Potter throws a sloppy head kick and Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan thuds a left hand into Potter's body.
The crowd cheers as Petrosyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Potter doesn't seem phased though.
Potter tries a low kick but Petrosyan avoids it.
It seemed like Petrosyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Potter.
Petrosyan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potter to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrosyan misses with a looping right.
Petrosyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrosyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Potter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter lands with a nice body kick.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Potter avoids the body shot from Petrosyan.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Potter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrosyan if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrosyan scores with a jab to the head.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Potter slips a straight right by Petrosyan.
Potter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Potter misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Potter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrosyan throws a right hand that misses
and Petrosyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Petrosyan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrosyan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan connects with a single shot there.
Potter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Potter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Potter avoids the punch easily.
Potter lands a lovely overhand right.
Potter throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potter tries a head kick but it misses.
Potter moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
Potter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan looks to land a left hand but Potter moved out of range nicely.
Potter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Potter moves out of range of the body kick from Petrosyan.
Potter takes one to the side of the head.
Petrosyan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harut Petrosyan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Potter staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Potter.
Jack Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrosyan misses with a hook
and Potter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrosyan throws a combination that misses
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potter misses with a hook. Petrosyan ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrosyan! But no joy.
Potter throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Petrosyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potter throws a body kick that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Potter's knee momentarily.
Petrosyan misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Potter cracks Petrosyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Potter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrosyan's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Petrosyan is predictable there
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Petrosyan as he checks the leg kick.
Potter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
A low kick from Potter misses
and Petrosyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Potter avoids the punch easily.
Petrosyan takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Petrosyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrosyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrosyan avoids a kick to the body.
Potter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrosyan throws a hook but Potter avoids it easily.
Good work by Petrosyan as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a wild body kick that Potter sees coming a mile off.
Potter is looking to counter punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Petrosyan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Potter has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrosyan misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Potter.
Potter moves out of range of the strikes.
Potter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Petrosyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Potter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrosyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Petrosyan tries to move into range but Potter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Potter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrosyan checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
You can see that Petrosyan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrosyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Potter finish him?
Potter cracks Petrosyan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Petrosyan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Potter finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potter moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
Potter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Petrosyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Potter misses with a kick to the body.
Petrosyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrosyan throws a jab when Potter was well out of range.
Potter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrosyan.
Potter cracks Petrosyan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Petrosyan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Potter finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan lands a really nice looking cross but Potter seems unphased.
Potter defending well as Petrosyan loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Petrosyan finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a right hand that Potter ducks under and follows up with a left that Potter also avoids with ease.
Potter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrosyan just manages to avoid it.
Potter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Potter misses with a low kick.
Potter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrosyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Potter.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potter is looking to land body kicks.
Petrosyan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Potter.
Petrosyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potter cracks the inside of Petrosyan's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Potter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harut Petrosyan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petrosyan misses with a hook
and Potter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potter.
Petrosyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrosyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Potter moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
Potter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Potter lands a big uppercut and Petrosyan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Petrosyan looks OK. Potter waves Petrosyan back to his feet!
A head kick misses from Potter.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrosyan is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Potter doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Petrosyan crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Petrosyan's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Potter!
Jack Potter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 158 p4p, 14 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 520 p4p, 54 weight class). Gonza comes to the cage accompanied by Mononoke Hime. Bhullar has chosen Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonza misses the shot to the body.
Gonza lands a nice hook to Bhullar's body. Bhullar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonza avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Bhullar moves into the clinch.
Gonza blocking some punches.
Gonza misses with a body punch.
Bhullar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonza scores with a shot to the side of Bhullar's head.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bhullar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza is trying to maintain a safe position but Bhullar gets an underhook and turns Gonza into the cage.
Gonza trying to stall but Bhullar improves his position.
Bhullar swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonza uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bhullar backwards.
Gonza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bhullar.
Gonza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bhullar swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bhullar fails to land.
Bhullar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Bhullar.
Gonza is trying to maintain a safe position but Bhullar gets an underhook and turns Gonza into the cage.
Gonza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bhullar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bhullar.
Gonza tries to stall but Bhullar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bhullar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Gonza.
Gonza looking to slow down the pace here.
Bhullar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bhullar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Gonza blocks it.
Gonza struggles to land a body shot inside as Bhullar controls his hands.
Bhullar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bhullars head.
Bhullar scores with a shot to the side of Gonza's head.
Bhullar lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Bhullar.
Gonza blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lands a body shot.
Gonza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bhullar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gonza fails to land.
Gonza working aggressively here.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
Gonza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar misses with the head strike.
Gonza swings wildly with an uppercut but Bhullar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gonza misses with a body punch.
Bhullar blocks a body shot from Gonza.
Bhullar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gonza is trying to keep an underhook but Bhullar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gonza taking some punishment here, with Bhullar in his half guard.
Gonza is looking for a sweep. Bhullar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonza trying to control from the bottom.
Bhullar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonza trying to hold on to Bhullar's head to control him but Bhullar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bhullar drops an elbow to the side of Gonza's head.
Gonza trying to hold on to Bhullar's head to control him but Bhullar postures up.
Bhullar lands with a punch from half guard.
Bhullar is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bhullar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonza is doing well to control the position and prevent Bhullar from advancing to side control.
Bhullar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonza is trying to stand up here but Bhullar is controlling him well.
Bhullar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bhullar is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar passes into side control, despite Gonza's attempt to control the position.
Bhullar working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Gonza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bhullar landing strikes.
Gonza tries to improve position but can't.
Bhullar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gonza is trying to control Bhullar's posture but Bhullar avoids it.
Gonza is trying to get back to half guard.
Gonza is trying to control Bhullar's posture but Bhullar avoids it.
Gonza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bhullar lands some shots froms side control.
Gonza is trying to control Bhullar's posture but Bhullar avoids it.
Bhullar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonza looks to throw the jab but Bhullar is out of range.
Gonza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Gonza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bhullar at a distance.
Gonza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bhullar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhullar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Gonza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonza connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Gonza misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bhullar misses.
Bhullar cracks Gonza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bhullar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonza cracks Bhullar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonza connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Gonza misses its intended target.
A big left from Gonza misses.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bhullar throws a big shot that misses.
Gonza takes a swing at Bhullar's ribcage but misses.
Bhullar clinches up against the cage.
Bhullar has a couple of punches blocked by Gonza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bhullar lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bhullar.
Bhullar struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Gonza blocks it.
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bhullar can't find room to land a body shot as Gonza controls the action.
Bhullar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
Bhullar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonza tries a body shot but Bhullar blocks it.
Bhullar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bhullar's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhullar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gonza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bhullar can turn it around.
Bhullar tightens his grip and picks Gonza up, before dumping him to the ground. Gonza manages to land in guard.
Bhullar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonza looking to control.
Gonza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bhullar is one step ahead there.
Bhullar postures up and lands a big shot to Gonza's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar works over Gonza with some ground and pound from guard.
Bhullar lands a couple of digs.
Bhullar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bhullar preventing the sweep.
Bhullar postures up.
Arjan Bhullar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bhullar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonza is controlling Bhullar's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhullar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bhullar is in close to Gonza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonza looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonza, not yet.
Gonza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bhullar scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar postures up and lands a big shot to Gonza's brow.
Bhullar looking to pass the guard.
Gonza is controlling Bhullar's posture.
Bhullar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonza trying to keep a closed guard but Bhullar is proving a slippery customer.
Bhullar chips away with some ground and pound.
Gonza is trying to keep Bhullar in close.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bhullar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonza is rocked!
Bhullar loads up on a big left hand. Gonza felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bhullar looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gonza can't hide his disappointment, as Bhullar celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Arjan Bhullar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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