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ABW 166 McArthur - Jenkins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Dela Rosa (ranked 2726 p4p, 306 weight class) and Gordon Cummins (ranked 4543 p4p, 448 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordon Cummins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummins moves out of range of the strikes.
Cummins scores with a jab to the body.
Dela Rosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummins throws out the jab.
Dela Rosa is looking to counter punch.
Dela Rosa throws a lazy right hand but Cummins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon Cummins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Rosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummins throws out the jab.
Cummins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cummins connects with a body shot.
Dela Rosa takes one to the side of the head.
Cummins keeps the fight on the outside.
Cummins lands with a good body shot.
Cummins's corner calls for a 1-2. Cummins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cummins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Rosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cummins lands a glancing blow to the side of Dela Rosa's head.
Dela Rosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rosa tries to move into range but Cummins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dela Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Cummins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dela Rosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cummins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cummins with a nice cross.
Dela Rosa is rocked!
Cummins jabs at Dela Rosa's body.
Oh Dela Rosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cummins fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dela Rosa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dela Rosa looks to clinch but Cummins throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dela Rosa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gordon Cummins!
Gordon Cummins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Minasian (ranked 2306 p4p, 241 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 2967 p4p, 295 weight class). Monkey has chosen Bransjehora as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian has his takedown stuffed
and Monkey counters with an outside leg kick.
Minasian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minasian shoots in and drives through. Monkey sprawls well.
Monkey lands a front kick.
Minasian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Monkey counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monkey sprawls well. Monkey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minasian gets slowly back to his feet.
Monkey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Minasian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian walks forward, straight into a front kick from Monkey.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Minasian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Minasian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monkey cracks Minasian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Minasian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Minasian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Minasian looks for a takedown but Monkey sprawls well.
Monkey throws out a counter right but Minasian avoids it with no problem.
Minasian shoots in but no luck this time.
Minasian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monkey's waist but Monkey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minasian off to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Minasian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Monkey - the referee stops the clock and Minasian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Monkey. Minasian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Minasian is breathing heavily.
Minasian sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minasian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Minasian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Monkey digs a good body shot into Minasian's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Minasian will feel that in the morning.
Monkey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Minasian's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Minasian off balance momentarily.
Minasian with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monkey!
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minasian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minasian's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Monkey.
Minasian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Monkey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Minasian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Monkey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by Monkey.
Monkey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Minasian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minasian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Monkey.
Minasian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minasian drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monkey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minasian stopping the sweep attempt from Monkey.
Monkey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monkey passes into side control, despite Minasian's attempt to control the position.
Monkey controls the position.
Minasian tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian wants to get back to his feet but Monkey drags him back down.
Monkey controlling from side mount.
Minasian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monkey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Minasian is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Monkey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Minasian shoots in but no luck this time.
Monkey tries a quick counter leg kick but Minasian is wise to it.
Minasian with a poor takedown
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Minasian misses with a takedown
and Monkey counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monkey. That one must have hurt.
Minasian has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
Monkey thuds a left hand into Minasian's body.
Tigran Minasian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey scores with a kick to the body.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monkey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Minasian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Monkey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Monkey finds it's target.
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!
Minasian shoots in but Monkey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Minasian's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minasian's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minasian. That did some damage!
Minasian tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Monkey defends well and Minasian ends up having to push Monkey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Minasian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Minasian takes a step back to recover.
Monkey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Minasian is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Minasian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Monkey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monkey scores with a hook to the body. Minasian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monkey lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey thuds a left hand into Minasian's body.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Minasian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Minasian will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot to the liver by Monkey. Beautiful body shot.
Monkey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tigran Minasian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Monkey - that will leave a mark!
Monkey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monkey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Minasian rather than just go for the knockout.
Monkey lunges at Minasian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Minasian's hand.
Minasian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Monkey counters with a straight right hand.
Minasian is rocked!
Monkey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Monkey scores with a shot to the body.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Minasian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minasian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monkey swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Minasian 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.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian looks to clinch
and Monkey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Minasian really felt that one!
Minasian misses with a left hand
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Minasian shoots and misses
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minasian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Minasian looks for a takedown but Monkey sprawls well.
Minasian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown but Monkey shows good takedown defense.
Minasian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Monkey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minasian thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monkey.
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Minasian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Minasian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Monkey there.
Monkey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Minasian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minasian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Minasian wants to clinch but Monkey slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minasian takes one to the side of the head.
Monkey scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Monkey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Monkey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Minasian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minasian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monkey's waist but Monkey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minasian off to one side.
Minasian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown but Monkey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Monkey misses.
Minasian seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice uppercut there from Monkey.
Monkey feints and then cracks Minasian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minasian down.
Minasian tries for a takedown but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monkey tries a head kick but it misses.
Minasian feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Minasian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monkey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monkey is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey 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.
Minasian isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Monkey stacks Minasian on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Monkey!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Minasian's face as Monkey controls the position.
Tigran Minasian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minasian is trying to control Monkey's posture but Monkey avoids it.
Minasian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Monkey working away.
Minasian tries to buck Monkey off but Monkey is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monkey just content to control the position.
Minasian can't do much from the bottom here.
Minasian is looking for a sweep.
Monkey controlling from side mount.
Minasian tries to buck Monkey off but Monkey is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Monkey stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monkey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Minasian clinches up with Monkey and pushes him back against the cage.
Monkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tigran Minasian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minasian wants to stall.
Monkey avoiding damage as Minasian throws knees to the body.
Minasian takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian tries to pull guard but Monkey holds him up against the cage and eventually Minasian drops back down to his feet.
Monkey stalling in the clinch.
Monkey scores with a shoulder strike.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Minasian.
Minasian jumps guard but Monkey stands there with Minasian around his waist. Minasian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Monkey pushes Minasian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minasian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Minasian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Monkey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Minasian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Come on Monkey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Monkey on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Monkey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monkey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Monkey!
Our winner, Demon Monkey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stryker Payne (ranked 3014 p4p, 324 weight class) and Roy Benavidez (ranked 1318 p4p, 165 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Benavidez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benavidez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Payne to the ground. Benavidez is now in Payne's guard.
Benavidez prevents Payne from getting back to his feet.
Benavidez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Payne is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Benavidez, into his guard.
Our spies down at at Team Croatia inform us that Benavidez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Benavidez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Payne frees his head nicely. Oh but Benavidez has switched to an armbar! Payne is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roy Benavidez!
After the fight, Roy Benavidez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 2985 p4p, 264 weight class) and Harut Petrosyan (ranked 999 p4p, 104 weight class). Petrosyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harut Petrosyan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Petrosyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pearson counters with a nice body shot.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrosyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrosyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrosyan swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrosyan looks winded!
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson throws a counter high kick but Petrosyan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Petrosyan misses with a left hand
and Pearson counters with a nice right hand that sends Petrosyan toppling to the canvas! Petrosyan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pearson finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Petrosyan.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Petrosyan lands.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Petrosyan looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Petrosyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Harut Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Petrosyan counter with a right hand.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Petrosyan's belly button to the back.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Petrosyan is avoiding it.
Petrosyan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrosyan swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrosyan lands with a nice combination. Pearson backs away looking to recover.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a body kick that misses
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrosyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Petrosyan saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrosyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrosyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrosyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pearson is looking to wear down Petrosyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson lands a big right hand that sends Petrosyan crashing to the mat! Pearson stays standing though and waves Petrosyan back to his feet!
Petrosyan is rocked!
It looks like Harut Petrosyan has been cut.
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!
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrosyan. That did some damage!
Petrosyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
You can see that Petrosyan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pearson! Petrosyan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 2748 p4p, 271 weight class) and Ander Silva (ranked 1751 p4p, 196 weight class). Cusumano comes to the cage accompanied by Gamefire. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ander Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cusumano.
Cusumano takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Cusumano is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Cusumano's guard.
Cusumano wriggles free and stands up.
Cusumano tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Cusumano defends it.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cusumano sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Cusumano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva trying to control the action but Cusumano is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Cusumano defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for a kimura but Cusumano is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cusumano desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cusumano is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Cusumano defends it.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cusumano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cusumano reverses the position - he's now on top in Silva's guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cusumano with a nice head shot there.
Cusumano won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Cusumano pushes his legs off easily.
Cusumano with a nice head shot there.
Cusumano trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cusumano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cusumano postures up.
Cusumano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cusumano won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Cusumano has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cusumano tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cusumano misses with a wild combination.
Cusumano throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Cusumano looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Cusumano misses with a series of wild punches.
As Cusumano backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Cusumano manages to avoid it all.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cusumano scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Cusumano - just one landing.
Steve Cusumano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cusumano throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Cusumano gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Cusumano prevents a body shot from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cusumano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cusumano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Cusumano misses.
Cusumano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cusumano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Cusumano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Cusumano misses.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cusumano stuffs the takedown.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cusumano defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusumano scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Cusumano lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cusumano.
Silva looks to clinch
and Cusumano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva is rocked!
Steve Cusumano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cusumano catches Silva with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Silva forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Cusumano!
A relieved looking Steve Cusumano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 1174 p4p, 145 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 1345 p4p, 165 weight class). The Human comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Adventure Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Human misses with a body shot.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away.
The Human tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kettu there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Human missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Kettu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kettu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but The Human sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Human steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kettu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu lands a leg kick that knocks The Human off balance momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Human.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Kettu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Human misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kettu - that will leave a mark!
The Human throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kettu counters with a straight right hand.
The Human takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses.
Kettu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human tries to clinch up but Kettu circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Kettu misses the target.
Kettu slips a jab from The Human.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kettu.
The Human might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Human is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kettu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Kettu saw that one coming.
The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kettu finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head.
The Human shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kettu throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
Kettu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Human shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kettu swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Human lands a nice shot that snaps Kettu's head back.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kettu, right into the meat.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human slips a jab and a cross from Kettu.
A big left from The Human misses.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Kettu there.
Kettu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kettu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Human on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Human misses with a lunging right hand
and Kettu counters with a stiff right hand.
The Human throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands a nice hook to The Human's body. The Human takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu lands a jab to the nose.
The Human misses the jab.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kettu.
The Human misses with a right hand
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Human throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
The Human cracks Kettu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
A head kick from Kettu lands but The Human takes it in his stride.
Kettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Human takes a swing at Kettu's ribcage but misses.
Kettu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Kettu cracks The Human with a good jab.
Kettu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Human clinches with his opponent.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
The Human blocks a body shot from Kettu.
The Human taking a breather.
Kettu manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human tries to close the distance and clinch but Kettu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kettu lands an overhand right.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu jabs at The Human's body.
The Human tries to clinch but Kettu moves away
and Kettu counters with a good low kick that The Human was not able to check.
Kettu scores with a leg kick.
Kettu connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Human. The Human circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Human with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Kettu's shoulder, as Kettu tries to avoid the shot.
Kettu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Kettu.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Human.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Human throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kettu connects with a body shot that sends The Human's belly button to the back.
The Human throws a hook but Kettu blocks it.
The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kettu can pounce on him.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Kettu saw that one coming.
The Human jabs Kettu right on the nose. Kettu blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kettu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Human finds it's way round the side to connect with Kettu's head.
The Human walks into a jab.
The Human scores with a decent looking hook.
Kettu moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
The Human throws a hook but Kettu avoids it easily.
Kettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human swings widly with a right hand
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for The Human. That snapped Kettu's head back.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
The Human's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kettu.
A jab from The Human misses.
It looked like Kettu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Human in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Human throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kettu misses the target.
The Human takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kettu throws a big shot that misses.
The Human 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.
The Human connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kettu. Kettu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
The Human lands the left hand.
Esa Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Human misses the body punch
and Kettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kettu feints a jab promting The Human to slip. Kettu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Human slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kettu connects with a crisp jab.
The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by The Human.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kettu. The Human shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu thumps The Human with a low kick.
The Human throws out a loose jab but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu moves away from the strike by The Human.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
The Human throws an off balance right hand
and Kettu counters with a nice body shot.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Kettu.
A big right from The Human misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kettu punishes The Human's body with a nice straight punch.
The Human lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Human misses with a lunging right hand
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Human can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from The Human.
Kettu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Human misses with a body shot.
Kettu throws a shot to the body.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Kettu is out of range.
Kettu drops his hands momentarily and The Human takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Kettu saw that one coming.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Kettu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Human fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kettu on the side of the head.
The Human doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Human tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kettu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Human has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kettu momentarily.
Kettu is rocked!
Kettu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Kettu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Human missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu lands a nice hook to The Human's body. The Human takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Human misses with a left hand
and Kettu counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Human blocks a head kick by Kettu.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu ducks right into an uppercut from The Human.
The Human is breathing heavily.
The Human misses with a looping right.
Kettu takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
The Human throws a low kick but Kettu moves out of range easily.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
The Human rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Human's head.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kettu seems to have got his legs back now.
Kettu lands with an uppercut that bounces The Human off the cage and back into range.
Kettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kettu thuds a left hand into The Human's body.
The Human looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kettu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
And Kettu counters with a quick kick to the body but The Human blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu slips a straight right by The Human.
The Human swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Good leg kick by The Human there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Human misses with a straight right.
Kettu scores with a nice head shot.
The Human takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Human blocks the body kick.
The Human shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kettu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Kettu misses.
The Human stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kettu.
Kettu defending well as The Human loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Human bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kettu's head backwards.
Kettu avoids the body shot from The Human.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human has closed the distance and engaged Kettu in a clinch.
Kettu prevents a body shot from The Human.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kettu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu is looking to counter punch.
The Human has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kettu.
Kettu scores with the left hand. The Human knows he should have avoided that one.
The Human misses with a hook
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
The Human misses with a jab to the body
and Kettu counters with a straight right hand.
The Human fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Human takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
Kettu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Kettu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Kettu misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Human darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
The Human swings widly with a right hand
and Kettu counters with a leg kick.
The Human connects with a looping right hand.
The Human misses with a hook. Kettu ducked under it nicely.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Human throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human misses with an uppercut
enabling Kettu to counter with a crisp jab.
The Human throws an off balance right hand
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Human takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kettu.
The Human walks into a jab.
Kettu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Human is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Human 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.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
The Human misses with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Kettu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kettu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
Kettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kettu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human throws a right hand that misses
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
Kettu scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from The Human misses.
Kettu fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Human just manages to avoid it.
Finn The Human has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kettu - just one landing.
The Human misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
The Human throws out a leg kick but Kettu moves out of range and The Human only half commits.
Kettu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kettu staying out of range there.
A low kick from The Human misses
enabling Kettu to counter with a crisp jab.
The Human on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
The Human tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kettu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human throws the left hand but Kettu avoids the punch easily.
Kettu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Human takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Human takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kettu lands a nice hook to The Human's body. The Human takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Human's head.
A good leg kick by Kettu.
A cross from Kettu lands.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu connects with a single shot there.
The Human takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kettu scores with the left hand. The Human knows he should have avoided that one.
The Human drops his hands momentarily and Kettu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
Kettu with a hook.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu slips under a jab.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
Kettu throws a series of punches but The Human avoids them all with ease.
Kettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Human connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
The Human takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Human throws an off balance right hand
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Kettu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human looks to clinch
and Kettu counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for The Human. That snapped Kettu's head back.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human throws the left hand but Kettu avoids the punch easily.
The Human tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Human blocks a jab.
A left lands for The Human.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kettu.
The Human misses the jab.
Kettu scores with a jab. The Human acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kettu finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head.
The Human takes one to the chin there.
A jab from The Human misses.
And Kettu counters with a quick kick to the body but The Human blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Human with a nice cross.
Kettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
The Human misses with a straight left.
The Human misses with a hook
and Kettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Kettu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kettu, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Grace (ranked 1171 p4p, 118 weight class) and Brak Maugøn (ranked 1098 p4p, 113 weight class). Maugøn has chosen Save Yourself as his entrance music. Brak Maugøn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Earl Lee Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brak Maugøn!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Grace seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Earl Lee Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Grace does it's job there.
Grace throws a lazy uppercut
letting Maugøn counter with a right hand.
It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Maugøn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grace throws out the jab.
Maugøn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grace. That did some damage!
Maugøn checks a low kick from Grace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maugøn counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grace throws a lazy uppercut
and Maugøn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maugøn walks into a stiff left hand from Grace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maugøn counters with a stiff right hand.
Maugøn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Grace to the canvas! Grace doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maugøn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brak Maugøn!
After the fight, Brak Maugøn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 169 p4p, 21 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 917 p4p, 96 weight class). Thurgood Jenkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins swings for the body but McArthur moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McArthur.
We've been told by McArthur's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McArthur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jenkins on the side of the head.
McArthur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jenkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jenkins scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
McArthur motions for Jenkins to come forward. McArthur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McArthur cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jenkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from McArthur tenderised Jenkins's leg. Jenkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins throws the kick towards the body but McArthur avoids it.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McArthur digs a good hook to Jenkins's body.
McArthur checks a low kick from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Jenkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McArthur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
As Jenkins tries to get set, McArthur tries to push him back and clinch up but Jenkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Jenkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
McArthur lands a right hook to the body.
McArthur lands a jab.
McArthur blocks a low kick nicely.
McArthur is looking to slow Jenkins down with leg kicks.
Jenkins avoids a kick to the body.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McArthur with a hook.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
McArthur checks a leg kick.
McArthur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jenkins digs a good hook to McArthur's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
McArthur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and McArthur counters with a two punch combo.
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jenkins.
McArthur moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but McArthur circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McArthur counters with a leg kick.
McArthur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jenkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McArthur slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McArthur. McArthur obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McArthur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jenkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jenkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that McArthur avoids nicely.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
McArthur misses with a leg kick.
McArthur has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McArthur is working Jenkins over against the cage.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Jenkins lands with a left to the head.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McArthur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenkins.
McArthur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
Still in the clinch, McArthur scores with a nice short uppercut.
McArthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McArthur.
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!
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but McArthur gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McArthur.
McArthur misses with a body punch.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from McArthur.
A nice left hand lands by McArthur.
McArthur tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
McArthur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
McArthur lands with a left to the head.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Jenkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
McArthur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McArthur. Jenkins shrugs it off though.
McArthur scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McArthur.
McArthur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McArthur throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick from Jenkins.
Kieran McArthur is winning the standup battle so far.
McArthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McArthur, pushing him back against the cage.
McArthur prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to work over McArthur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
McArthur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jenkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
McArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur lands a left hand.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins lands with a short shot to the head.
McArthur scores with a nice hook to the head.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kieran McArthur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McArthur gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McArthur's elbow.
McArthur scores with a nice hook to the head.
McArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jenkins tries a body shot but McArthur blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as McArthur controls his hands.
McArthur blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McArthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins tries to work over McArthur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as McArthur controls the action.
Jenkins presses McArthur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins tries to work over McArthur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from McArthur as the two fighters clinch.
Jenkins pushes McArthur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
McArthur pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McArthurs head.
A short right from McArthur on the inside.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right from McArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body.
McArthur lands with a light punch inside.
McArthur lands a body punch in the clinch.
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
McArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
McArthur misses with some punches.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McArthur's elbow.
A short left from Jenkins.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McArthur scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins is trying to stall.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
McArthur lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McArthur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from McArthur - that landed with a thud.
McArthur blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
McArthur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jenkins.
McArthur blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
McArthur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur working aggressively here.
McArthur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but McArthur is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McArthur thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
McArthur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
McArthur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McArthur takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins throws a push kick but McArthur slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McArthur, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a counter combo.
McArthur works the jab nicely.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McArthur to score with a decent uppercut.
McArthur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Jenkins throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur throws a shot to the body.
Jenkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McArthur moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
It looked like McArthur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jenkins.
Jenkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McArthur lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the cage and back into range.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
McArthur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jenkins is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McArthur connects with the punch.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McArthur doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McArthur.
Jenkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McArthur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from McArthur misses
and Jenkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McArthur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McArthur.
Jenkins pushes McArthur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but McArthur avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries a low kick but McArthur avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from McArthur misses the target.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McArthur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McArthur.
McArthur with a nice cross.
McArthur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jenkins at a distance.
McArthur clinches up against the cage.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McArthur blocking some punches.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins wants to stall.
McArthur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
McArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McArthur works on Jenkins's body with a couple of short punches.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins takes a shot to the head.
McArthur tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing McArthur back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins lands with a left to the head.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as McArthur controls his hands.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur working aggressively here.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McArthur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
McArthur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McArthur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as McArthur controls his hands.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by McArthur.
McArthur scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Still in the clinch, McArthur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
McArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McArthur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenkins tries a body shot but McArthur blocks it.
Jenkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
Jenkins wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenkins avoids the body shot from McArthur.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McArthur.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but McArthur moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
McArthur throws a wild body kick that Jenkins sees coming a mile off.
McArthur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from McArthur does it's job there.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Jenkins swings for the body but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
McArthur moves into the clinch successfully.
McArthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur digs a right hand underneath Jenkins's ribcage. Jenkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenkins is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from McArthur.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McArthur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from McArthur.
Jenkins stalling in the clinch but McArthur improves position.
McArthur digs a right hand underneath Jenkins's ribcage. Jenkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McArthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from McArthur.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur lands an uppercut.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McArthur scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenkins trying to control the position but instead, McArthur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McArthur scores with a nice short uppercut.
McArthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkins.
A short right from McArthur on the inside.
McArthur lands an uppercut.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McArthur tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
McArthur lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
Jenkins throws a fast counter high kick but McArthur manages to duck under it in time.
Jenkins blocks a leg kick.
McArthur takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. McArthur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jenkins walks into a straight right hand from McArthur.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but McArthur is out of range.
Jenkins connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Jenkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by McArthur as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins throws a wild body kick that McArthur sees coming a mile off.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins gets a clinch.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
McArthur blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins cracks McArthur with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from McArthur.
McArthur lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur lands with a left to the head.
McArthur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur had his way with Thurgood Jenkins in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jenkins looks to land a combination but McArthur avoids it well.
McArthur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jenkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Jenkins moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
McArthur closes the distance and clinches.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McArthur presses Jenkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McArthur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur works on Jenkins's body with a couple of short punches.
McArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
Still in the clinch, McArthur scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McArthur is defending well for now.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkins is looking to control McArthur's arms but McArthur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jenkins has his back to the cage.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jenkins lands with a left to the head.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from McArthur on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
McArthur blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
McArthur blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
McArthur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins digs a right hand underneath McArthur's ribcage. McArthur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McArthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Jenkins tries a body shot but McArthur blocks it.
A short right from McArthur.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but McArthur avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McArthur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McArthur prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
A right hook to the body lands for Jenkins.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins scores with a shoulder strike.
McArthur lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
McArthur letting Jenkins take a breather here.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
McArthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
McArthur misses with a head kick.
Jenkins tries a quick counter leg kick but McArthur is wise to it.
McArthur throws the kick towards the body but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
McArthur lunges at Jenkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jenkins's hand.
McArthur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McArthur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jenkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McArthur counters with a nice body kick.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice uppercut.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
McArthur lands a hook to the side of the head.
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
McArthur working aggressively here.
Thurgood Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins blocks a body shot from McArthur.
McArthur takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kieran McArthur.
Well McArthur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Kieran McArthur 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 Elgin Turner (ranked 864 p4p, 108 weight class) and Tom McGettigan (ranked 2044 p4p, 220 weight class). Turner comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. Tom McGettigan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGettigan.
Turner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McGettigan on his heels. He'll look to pass McGettigan's guard now, I'm sure.
McGettigan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGettigan's elbow.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGettigans head.
Turner lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGettigan misses with the head strike.
McGettigan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGettigan backwards.
McGettigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGettigan tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Turner tries a body shot but McGettigan blocks it.
McGettigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGettigan's elbow.
McGettigan misses with a punch on the inside.
McGettigan can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGettigan.
McGettigan has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a body punch.
Turner prevents a body shot from McGettigan.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but McGettigan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
McGettigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner lands a hook that snaps the head of McGettigan backwards.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turner lands a body shot.
A short right from McGettigan.
Turner misses with some punches.
McGettigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but McGettigan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Turner blocks a body shot from McGettigan.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
McGettigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turner prevents a body shot from McGettigan.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGettigan looks winded!
Turner lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGettigan backwards.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as McGettigan controls his hands.
Turner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGettigan backwards.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turner.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGettigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Turner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turner lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Turner to work.
McGettigan takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Turner.
Turner gets through McGettigan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGettigan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner is taking a breather. McGettigan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McGettigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGettigan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turner throwing shots but McGettigan is blocking nicely.
Turner wants to control but McGettigan is keeping him busy.
Turner passes to full mount!
McGettigan is trying desperately to improve position.
Turner throwing strikes here but McGettigan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Turner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turner content just to control the position here.
Turner lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGettigan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGettigan.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGettigan tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
McGettigan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGettigan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGettigan scrambles back to his feet.
McGettigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. McGettigan moves away and avoids it.
McGettigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Turner misses with an uppercut. McGettigan saw that one coming.
Turner sets himself, and McGettigan steps forward looking for the clinch! Turner avoids it this time.
McGettigan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGettigan moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
McGettigan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGettigan clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGettigan is looking to clinch.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGettigan at a distance.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGettigan misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan checks a leg kick.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
McGettigan is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGettigan pinned against the cage. McGettigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McGettigan's guard.
Turner trying to control but McGettigan is working from the bottom.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGettigan keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but McGettigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner stands and throws McGettigan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McGettigan is not content to let Turner control the position.
Turner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGettigan!
Turner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Turner looking to ground and pound but McGettigan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Turner controlling from the full mount.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turner tries to control but McGettigan wriggling away.
McGettigan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Turner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGettigan can do to turn this around?
Turner lands a big elbow.
McGettigan is breathing heavily.
Turner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Turner landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Turner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGettigan is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGettigan.
Turner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGettigan eats them both and turns towards Turner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGettigan is looking to clinch.
Turner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McGettigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
McGettigan keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
McGettigan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turner passes McGettigan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McGettigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Turner passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGettigan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Turner trying to control the position but McGettigan is working away.
Turner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGettigan!
Turner lands a big elbow.
McGettigan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Turner is landing with some decent strikes but McGettigan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tom McGettigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elgin Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elgin Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner continues to stall.
Turner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elgin Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 257 p4p, 7 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 559 p4p, 22 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reynolds napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tanaka working the ground and pound but Reynolds is defending the strikes.
Reynolds managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tanaka.
Reynolds stops Tanaka from passing to mount.
Reynolds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanaka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tanaka tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tanaka working the ground and pound but Reynolds is defending the strikes.
Tanaka tries to advance to mount but Reynolds denies him.
Tanaka lands some shots froms side control.
Tanaka wants to control but Reynolds is keeping him busy.
Tanaka in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tanaka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reynolds is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tanaka tries for a kimura but Reynolds is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to move to mount but Reynolds blocks the move with his legs.
Reynolds is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at AK Beasties that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Reynolds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanaka is trying to ground and pound but Reynolds uses the momentary lack of control by Tanaka to regain half guard.
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reynolds is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanaka seems to be looking for submissions.
Tanaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Reynolds is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reynolds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Reynolds regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tanaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanaka pushes down on Reynolds's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tanaka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reynolds's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura but Reynolds is defending well.
Tanaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanaka not doing much here.
Reynolds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobunaga Tanaka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanaka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tanaka is defended easily by Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka dives in and grabs Reynolds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reynolds pushes down on Tanaka's head and hops out.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Tanaka takes one to the chin there.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Tanaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
The referee calls for Tanaka to work.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Cole Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Reynolds on his heels. He'll look to pass Reynolds's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reynolds looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reynolds looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reynolds!
A lull in the action here.
Tanaka prevents Reynolds from moving into mount.
Tanaka is trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds throws an elbow but Tanaka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tanaka is looking to regain half guard here but Reynolds keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds slows the pace down.
Tanaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tanaka struggling a bit here.
Reynolds has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka has Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka decides to pull guard.
Reynolds has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tanaka is proving hard to escape from.
Tanaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reynolds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reynolds controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka is trying to keep Reynolds in close.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Reynolds lands a leg kick that knocks Tanaka off balance momentarily.
Reynolds connects with a crisp jab.
Reynolds lands a head shot.
Tanaka is rocked!
Tanaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tanaka has Reynolds pressed against the cage.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Tanaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Tanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Reynolds.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reynolds smiles and moves away.
Reynolds misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
As Tanaka backs away, Reynolds returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Reynolds, which made it look bad.
Reynolds is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Tanaka finds it's target.
Reynolds throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
Reynolds throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanaka gets a clinch.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reynolds stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Tanaka to work.
Tanaka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanaka.
Tanaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cole Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobunaga Tanaka.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reynolds.
Nobunaga Tanaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Reynolds on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Tanaka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tanaka closes the distance and pushes Reynolds back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reynolds smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a leg kick
and Tanaka counters with a takedown into side control.
Tanaka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tanaka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tanaka throws an elbow but Reynolds slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reynolds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tanaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tanaka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds 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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FIGHT
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