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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 1375 p4p, 160 weight class) and Benjamin Siegel (ranked 2654 p4p, 281 weight class). Kingston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Creep - Radiohead . Siegel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Siegel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Siegel throws a big shot that misses.
Siegel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Siegel.
Siegel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Siegel throws a hook but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kingston staying out of range there.
Siegel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siegel throws a hook but Kingston blocks it.
Siegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingston.
Kingston moves out of range as Siegel strikes.
Siegel looks for the body kick but Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Siegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Siegel misses.
Kingston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Siegel just manages to avoid it.
Siegel checks a low kick from Kingston.
Kingston looks to throw a body kick
and Siegel counters with a nice body kick.
Siegel throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Siegel checks a leg kick nicely.
Siegel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingston.
Kingston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Siegel is out of range and Kingston settles back down.
Siegel takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston cracks Siegel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Siegel.
Kingston throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siegel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingston is able to avoid easily.
Carl Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a nice looking body kick.
Siegel takes one on the button.
Kingston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kingston moves out of range of the body kick from Siegel.
Kingston scores with a punch to the head.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Siegel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kingston tries to move into range but Siegel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Siegel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kingston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Siegel missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingston moves out of range of the body kick from Siegel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingston.
Kingston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Siegel misses with a leg kick
and Kingston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kingston.
Good standup being displayed there by Kingston as he connects with a hook.
Kingston misses with a looping right.
Kingston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Siegel ducks right into an uppercut from Kingston.
Kingston thuds a left hand into Siegel's body.
Siegel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
Siegel misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a nice leg kick.
Kingston scores with a jab.
Kingston slips a straight right by Siegel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston cracks Siegel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Siegel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Kingston coming out on top.
Kingston connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kingston misses
and Siegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siegel is able to avoid easily.
Siegel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kingston throws a body punch but Siegel moves out of range.
Siegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Siegel looks to throw the jab but Kingston is out of range.
Kingston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Siegel connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
Kingston misses the shot to the body.
Kingston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Siegel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siegel blocks a jab.
Siegel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Siegel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siegel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Siegel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kingston. Those never looked like landing.
Kingston lands with a cross.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siegel.
Siegel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kingston lands with a hook. Siegel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingston connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingston.
Kingston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siegel can do to turn this around?
Siegel throws a big shot that misses.
Siegel misses with a wild body shot.
Siegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
Siegel flicks out a counter leg kick but Kingston steps away.
Siegel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston avoids the body shot from Siegel.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siegel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kingston misses with an uppercut.
Siegel scores with a nice strike.
Siegel misses with a head kick.
Kingston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Siegel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Siegel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kingston.
Siegel misses with a hook
and Kingston makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Siegel really felt that one!
Kingston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Siegel tries to move into range but Kingston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Siegel looks for the body kick but Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range.
A lazy left from Kingston finds it's target.
That kick from Kingston tenderised Siegel's leg. Siegel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kingston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kingston tests Siegel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston throws a body shot but no joy.
Siegel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kingston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siegel's sensitive parts.
Kingston throws a chopping leg kick but Siegel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siegel misses with a low kick.
Kingston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Siegel cracks a nice hook into Kingston's ribs.
Siegel avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Siegel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kingston throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siegel throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kingston - that will leave a mark!
Siegel lands a leg kick that knocks Kingston off balance momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Siegel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kingston has got the better of the exchanges.
Good shot there by Siegel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kingston misses.
Siegel thuds his shin into the meat of Kingston's side.
Siegel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Siegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingston defending well as Siegel loads up on a big left hand.
Kingston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kingston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston motions for Siegel to come forward. Kingston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Siegel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kingston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Siegel avoids the body shot from Kingston.
Siegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston slips a jab from Siegel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kingston throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Siegel walks into a jab.
Siegel throws a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Kingston slams his shin into Siegel's torso.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Siegel avoids it.
Siegel throws a looping overhand right but Kingston ducks down to avoid it.
Kingston throws a shot to the body.
Siegel swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Siegel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kingston.
Kingston feints and then cracks Siegel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siegel down.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siegel! But no joy.
Kingston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Siegel under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kingston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Siegel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kingston wants to slow Siegel down by chopping away at his legs.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Siegel slips the punch.
A slow jab from Siegel misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingston.
Kingston throws a hook but Siegel blocks it.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siegel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Siegel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siegel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingston.
Siegel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kingston cracks Siegel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingston.
Siegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Siegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siegel throws out the jab.
Kingston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carl Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Siegel throws a body shot but no joy.
Siegel throws a poor cross that misses
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Kingston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kingston thows a body kick. Siegel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siegel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Siegel moves out of range as Kingston throws a body kick.
Siegel dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
Siegel throws a counter combo.
Siegel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Siegel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingston throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel swinging wildly here.
Kingston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Siegel throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston counters with a nice body kick.
Kingston throws a right hand that Siegel ducks under and follows up with a left that Siegel also avoids with ease.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siegel throws out the jab.
It looked like Kingston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Siegel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston lands a nice looking kick to the body. Siegel takes a step back to recover.
Siegel slips under a jab from Kingston.
Kingston delivers a nice body kick.
Kingston stuns Siegel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Siegel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kingston.
Kingston keeps Siegel at a distance using the push kick.
Siegel is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Siegel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Siegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Siegel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingston.
Kingston cracks the inside of Siegel's front leg.
Siegel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Kingston jabs Siegel right on the nose. Siegel blinks but takes it well.
Kingston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kingston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
Good work by Siegel as he checks the leg kick.
Siegel throws a fast counter high kick but Kingston manages to duck under it in time.
Nice defenses there by Siegel.
Kingston scores with a shot to the body.
Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch lands to the side of Siegel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kingston scores with a jab. Siegel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kingston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benjamin Siegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siegel slips under a jab.
Siegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Siegel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingston. That's going to slow Siegel down.
Siegel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Siegel takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Siegel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kingston misses with a combination
and Siegel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Kingston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kingston 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
A relieved looking Carl Kingston 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 1124 p4p, 130 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1226 p4p, 142 weight class). Saibot comes to the cage accompanied by TEST YOUR MIGHT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Saibot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saibot wants to take the fight to the mat but Plutov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Saibot.
A head punch on the inside from Saibot fails to land.
Plutov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Plutov.
Saibot looking to stall.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot is looking for a takedown.
Saibot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Saibot fails to land.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saibot throws an elbow but it misses.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot misses with an elbow over the top.
Saibot effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Saibot controls the action.
Saibot blocking some punches.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Saibot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
Saibot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saibot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plutovs head.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov digs a right hand into Saibot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saibot's gas tank.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot lands a left hand.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov gets through Saibot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saibot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saibot.
Saibot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Saibot prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Saibot lands a nice uppercut.
Saibot taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Saibot as the two fighters clinch.
Saibot looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noob Saibot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saibot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saibot working aggressively here.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Saibot looking for a takedown.
Plutov tries to work over Saibot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Saibot's head.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot misses with an elbow over the top.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Saibot.
Saibot misses with some punches.
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saibot tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Saibot.
Plutov scores with a hook to the body.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Plutov.
Saibot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Plutov - that landed with a thud.
Saibot is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Plutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saibot prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as Saibot controls his hands.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Plutov.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov lands with a light punch inside.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
Plutov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saibot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Plutov avoiding damage as Saibot throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Plutov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saibot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plutov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plutov's corner calls for a 1-2. Plutov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Plutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plutov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saibot cracks Plutov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Plutov.
Plutov 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.
Saibot throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plutov thuds his right hand into Saibot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov connects with a crisp jab.
Plutov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Plutov throws out a counter right but Saibot avoids it with no problem.
Plutov cracks a nice hook into Saibot's ribs.
Plutov misses with a hook to the body
and Saibot counters with a stiff right hand.
Saibot moves forwards but Plutov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saibot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saibot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saibot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saibot blocks a head kick by Plutov.
Saibot throwing a counter right hand but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saibot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plutov as he jumps to the side.
Saibot fails with a takedown attempt.
Plutov swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Saibot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saibot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
Plutov throws a good cross that connects.
Saibot has Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov gets through Saibot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saibot takes a shot to the head.
Saibot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov lands a body shot.
Saibot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saibot blocks an uppercut.
Saibot misses with some punches.
Saibot trying to stall but Plutov improves his position.
Saibot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plutov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Plutov as the two fighters clinch.
Saibot blocks an uppercut.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Plutov tries to work over Saibot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
A short right from Plutov.
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
Saibot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Plutov or not.
Plutov lands a nice uppercut.
Plutov tries to work over Saibot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Saibot.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Saibot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Plutov scores with a hook to the body.
Saibot scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Plutov.
Saibot throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Saibot controls the action.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Saibot back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Plutov - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Saibot fails to land.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Plutov pushes Saibot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Saibot.
Saibot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saibot is working for takedown but Plutov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noob Saibot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plutov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov is leaning against Saibot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Plutov.
Saibot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plutov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plutov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Plutov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Plutov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Plutov cracks Saibot with a good jab.
Plutov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plutov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Plutov finds it's way through Saibot's defenses.
Saibot walks into a jab.
Plutov lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot looks to land a combination but Plutov avoids it well.
Plutov scores with a jab.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot walks into a stiff left hand from Plutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Plutov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plutov throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plutov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saibot misses with a hook. Plutov ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Plutov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plutov connects with a body shot that sends Saibot's belly button to the back.
Plutov lands with a nice body kick.
Plutov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Plutov lands a two punch combo.
Plutov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saibot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Plutov.
Noob Saibot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wasyl Plutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Plutov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saibot scrambles back to his feet.
Plutov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Plutov with a hook.
Plutov scores with a spinning back kick!
Plutov connects with a body shot that sends Saibot's belly button to the back.
Saibot shoots for a double leg takedown but Plutov sprawls well. He's pushed Saibot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plutov connects with a right hand. Saibot shakes it off.
Saibot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Plutov jabs Saibot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Plutov lands with a right hand.
Saibot takes one on the button.
Plutov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Plutov connects with a body shot that sends Saibot's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov scores with a shot to the body.
Saibot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saibot stuns Plutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saibot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Plutov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plutov forces Saibot back against the cage and clinches.
Saibot taking a breather.
Saibot looking to slow down the pace here.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Saibot.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Saibot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Saibot.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Saibot is looking to control Plutov's arms but Plutov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saibot has his back to the cage.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov gets through Saibot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
Saibot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plutov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Plutov scores with a hook to the body. Saibot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Plutov tests Saibot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Plutov blocks a jab.
Plutov with a jab.
Saibot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov sizes up Saibot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Plutov moves away from the strike by Saibot.
Saibot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Plutov lands a glancing blow to the side of Saibot's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plutov 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
During a confident post fight interview, Wasyl Plutov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 951 p4p, 115 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 1067 p4p, 129 weight class). Cole's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gerardo's Rico Suave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Cole saw it coming and moves away.
Cole went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
Cole walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Cole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt slips a jab from Cole.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt checks a leg kick nicely.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Cole saw that one coming.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmidt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Cole slams his shin into Schmidt's torso.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt lands with an uppercut that bounces Cole off the cage and back into range.
Schmidt misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Cole.
Schmidt moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Cole checks a leg kick nicely.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cole slips a straight right by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cole. That one must have hurt.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt sizes up Cole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a leg kick but Schmidt saw it coming and moves away.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Schmidt.
Cole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cole.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Schmidt.
Schmidt checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Schmidt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Cole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schmidt's hands.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt wants to land a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Cole.
Schmidt motions for Cole to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
Cole appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole throws a leg kick
enabling Schmidt to counter with a crisp jab.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to slow Cole down with leg kicks.
Cole moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole tests Schmidt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmidt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cole connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cole takes a step back to recover.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Schmidt off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schmidt throws a solid leg kick but Cole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmidt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Schmidt takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Schmidt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt 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 Cole has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cole and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cole connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidt.
Cole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schmidt checks it well.
Schmidt checks a leg kick nicely.
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schmidt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Cole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole throws a head kick that Schmidt semi-blocks.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Cole moves his leg out of the way.
Schmidt throws out a leg kick but Cole moves out of range and Schmidt only half commits.
Cole thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt fails with the takedown.
It looked like Cole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Cole down.
Cole lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Cole wants to land a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range.
Cole moves out of range as Schmidt throws a body kick.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Cole was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schmidt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt digs a good body shot into Cole's ribs.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Schmidt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cole blocks it well.
Cole cracks Schmidt with a good jab.
Cole throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
Cole blocks the body kick.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Cole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt slips a jab from Cole.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Cole moved away.
Cole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schmidt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schmidt scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidt misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmidt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Schmidt off balance momentarily.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
It seemed like Schmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Cole.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a punch to the head.
Schmidt cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
Cole thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cole, right into the meat.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Cole.
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Schmidt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schmidt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Schmidt's belly button to the back.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole throws a solid leg kick but Schmidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cole.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Cole was looking to counter with a kick there.
A lazy left from Schmidt finds it's target.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Schmidt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmidt tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole misses with a combination
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cole but Cole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good work by Schmidt as he checks the leg kick.
Cole lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Cole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schmidt.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Cole checks it
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole works over Schmidt's head and body with a nice combination.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Schmidt misses with a hook.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Cole.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Cole moves his leg out of the way.
Schmidt misses the body punch
and Cole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schmidt's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cole slips under a jab from Schmidt.
A punch lands to the side of Schmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schmidt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt lands a front kick.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Cole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cole.
Schmidt motions for Cole to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cole throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cole half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cole throws a combination. Schmidt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt is trying to counter with his kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Schmidt tries a quick counter leg kick but Cole is wise to it.
Schmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Cole.
Cole throwing a counter right hand but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Cole tries to work over Schmidt's front leg with a kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cole will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cole feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cole on the side of the head.
Schmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt scores with a spinning back kick!
Schmidt scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cole throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Cole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt scores with a nice body kick.
Schmidt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schmidt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schmidt lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
A low kick from Schmidt misses
and Cole counters with a thumping low kick.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Cole as he checks the leg kick.
Cole tries a low kick but Schmidt avoids it.
Cole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Schmidt.
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 Rico Cole.
Well Cole 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
A victorious Rico Cole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lopez (ranked 442 p4p, 55 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 1109 p4p, 129 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Lopez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez . Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Experiment Il now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez cracks the inside of Experiment Il's front leg.
No joy there for Experiment Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Experiment Il throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Mark Lopez has been cut.
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and Experiment Il counters with a nice body shot.
Lopez motions for Experiment Il to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses 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!
Experiment Il ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez .
Experiment Il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Lopez .
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiment Il tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
Mark Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Lopez swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Lopez catches Experiment Il with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Experiment Il lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Experiment Il sees coming a mile off.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Experiment Il moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez .
Experiment Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il swinging wildly here.
Experiment Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Experiment Il with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Experiment Il's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Experiment Il scrambles back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Experiment Il crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopez - the referee stops the clock and Experiment Il gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopez . Experiment Il manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Experiment Il misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lopez catches Experiment Il right on the button with a cross.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment Il.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lopez .
Experiment Il is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Jab from Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Experiment Il avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Experiment Il saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment Il.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Lopez .
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Experiment Il checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment Il takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment Il tries to land a body kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment Il counters with a body kick.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Experiment Il moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Experiment Il releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lopez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Experiment Il takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Donk. Lopez catches Experiment Il right on the button with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Experiment Il checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Experiment Il thinks about the counter body kick.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Experiment Il defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Experiment Il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez .
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment Il moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment Il shapes to counter with a head kick.
Experiment Il throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Experiment Il.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head but Experiment Il sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Experiment Il.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lopez lands a high kick!
Experiment Il has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Experiment Il walks into a left hand.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick.
Experiment Il fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez , pushing him back against the cage.
Experiment Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez is trying to push Experiment Il away but Experiment Il has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Experiment Il is controlling him.
Lopez tries to circle away but Experiment Il has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez tries to circle away but Experiment Il has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Experiment Il defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Experiment Il is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lopez tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Experiment Il keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez 's efforts to push away.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez .
Experiment Il darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez backing away here, and Experiment Il unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez .
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Lopez .
Lopez connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lopez . Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick from Lopez .
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Experiment Il has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mark Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Lopez .
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez . That snapped Experiment Il's head back.
Experiment Il is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Experiment Il misses its intended target.
Experiment Il takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Experiment Il throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Experiment Il tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Experiment Il.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Experiment Il is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
Experiment Il gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez 's side.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Experiment Il counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez .
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lopez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lopez tries to break free but Experiment Il pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment Il.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Experiment Il scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Experiment Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez .
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lopez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment Il moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Experiment Il throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez tries to circle away but Experiment Il has him pinned against the cage.
Experiment Il's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Experiment Il working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Experiment Il slips the punch.
Experiment Il appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Experiment Il checks a low kick from Lopez .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez .
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment Il can do to turn this around?
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Experiment Il takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez .
Nice body kick there by Experiment Il.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Experiment Il has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il tries to counter by closing the distance.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Experiment Il.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Experiment Il working Lopez over with knees to the body.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a head kick but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Experiment Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses with a body shot
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Lopez stuns Experiment Il with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Lopez there.
Experiment Il darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Experiment Il is controlling the position.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez .
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Finnish Experiment Il seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Experiment Il digs a right hand into Lopez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez 's gas tank.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment Il 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.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment Il was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Experiment Il does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il scores with a leg kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment Il connects with a body shot that sends Lopez 's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment Il connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Experiment Il. Lopez shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il digs a good body shot into Lopez 's ribs.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Lopez .
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Experiment Il's head.
Experiment Il gets a clinch.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Experiment Il.
I think Lopez 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Lopez !
Mark Lopez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 818 p4p, 103 weight class) and Dakota Bohi (ranked 686 p4p, 84 weight class). Draven comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Eric Draven has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Draven lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Draven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bohi eats them both and turns towards Draven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bohi drives through and clinches with Draven against the cage.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Draven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bohis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Draven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bohi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Bohi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bohi misses with a leg kick
and Draven counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bohi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Draven moves out of range of the leg kick from Bohi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Draven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bohi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice jab there from Draven.
A head kick misses from Bohi.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bohi throws a leg kick but Draven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draven throws a leg kick but Bohi moved away.
Draven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bohi doesn't seem bothered though.
Bohi is looking to score with low kicks.
Draven misses with a body shot.
Bohi lands a head kick. Draven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Draven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dakota Bohi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven throws a jab when Bohi was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven takes a swing at Bohi's ribcage but misses.
Draven looks to land a right hand but Bohi moved out of range.
Draven avoids the body shot from Bohi.
Draven is looking to counter punch.
Draven lands with an overhand left.
Draven lands a head kick. Bohi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Draven is out of range.
Draven tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bohi manages to circle out of the way.
Bohi throws a leg kick
and Draven makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bohi really felt that one!
Bohi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bohi throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Bohi moves away from the strike by Draven.
Draven has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bohi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bohi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws a jab but it's blocked by Bohi.
Bohi slips under a jab.
Bohi checks a leg kick nicely.
Bohi moves into the clinch.
Draven blocks a body shot from Bohi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Draven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bohis head.
Bohi can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
Bohi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bohi blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bohi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bohi works on Draven's body with a couple of short punches.
Draven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bohi or not.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bohi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Draven.
Bohi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draven.
Draven lands a body punch.
Bohi can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Draven.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draven.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven is working Bohi over against the cage.
Draven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Draven.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven misses with a looping left.
Draven wants to land a leg kick but Bohi is out of range.
Bohi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bohi digs a good hook to Draven's body.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Bohi saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Draven - just one landing.
Draven digs a good body shot into Bohi's ribs.
Bohi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bohi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draven avoids the head kick by Bohi.
Draven stuns Bohi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Bohi scores with a head kick. Draven tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bohi feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Draven with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bohi.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Draven misses.
Draven lands with a hook. Bohi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Draven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bohi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draven tries a low kick but Bohi avoids it.
Crunch! Bohi slams his shin into Draven's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohi. That's going to slow Draven down.
Draven avoids the body shot from Bohi.
Draven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draven misses with a straight right.
Draven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bohi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Draven throws a leg kick but Bohi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Draven misses its intended target.
Draven's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bohi under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Bohi as he connects with a hook.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Draven throws the left hand but Bohi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Jab by Draven.
Bohi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Draven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bohi misses with a low kick.
Bohi moves out of range of the strikes.
Bohi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven cracks Bohi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Draven pushes Bohi away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Bohi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bohi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bohi slips a jab from Draven.
Bohi throws a low kick, looking for Draven's leg but Draven calmly moves out of range.
Draven avoids the head kick by Bohi.
As Bohi tries to get set, Draven tries to push him back and clinch up but Bohi manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Bohi slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Good leg kick by Bohi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven avoids a kick to the body.
Draven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bohi can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohi.
Draven looks to throw the jab but Bohi is out of range.
Bohi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bohi takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Bohi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bohi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Bohi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bohi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bohi's calf.
Draven looks for the body kick but Bohi saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Draven.
Draven misses with a straight left.
Bohi dodges the punch combination from Draven.
Bohi blocks a low kick nicely.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draven lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to clinch up.
Bohi misses with a body shot
and Draven counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bohi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bohi is rocked!
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bohi is still on wobbly legs! Can Draven finish him?
Draven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bohi throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
As Bohi tries to get set, Draven tries to push him back and clinch up but Bohi manages to avoid the attempt.
Bohi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bohi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Draven rather than just go for the knockout.
Bohi is looking to chop away at Draven's legs.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Draven.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohi was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Draven closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bohi! Draven dives in looking to finish! Bohi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!
After the fight, Eric Draven 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 Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 1822 p4p, 197 weight class) and Aki Hiko (ranked 640 p4p, 87 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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38
265 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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29
277 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Hiko!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fakiiri moves into range and clinches up with Hiko.
Hiko blocks an elbow strike from Fakiiri.
Hiko blocking some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hiko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hiko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fakiiri clinches up against the cage.
Fakiiri throws an elbow that misses.
Hiko throws a punch but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Hiko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hiko lands an uppercut.
Hiko is trying to push Fakiiri away but Fakiiri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hiko wants to take the fight to the mat but Fakiiri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri stalls.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri misses with a punch to the body.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hiko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hiko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fakiiri avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nakki Fakiiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aki Hiko.
Hiko blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fakiiri after a bit of a struggle.
Hiko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fakiiri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiko feints the counter takedown.
Hiko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fakiiri on the side of the head.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fakiiri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiko.
Hiko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fakiiri avoids it really well and circles away.
Fakiiri falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hiko counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fakiiri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Fakiiri. Those never looked like landing.
Hiko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fakiiri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hiko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiko misses the target.
Hiko misses with a straight left.
Fakiiri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Hiko strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiko slips a straight right by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri digs a good body shot into Hiko's ribs.
Hiko throws the left hand but Fakiiri avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Fakiiri misses its intended target.
Hiko tries for a takedown but Fakiiri circles away easily
and Fakiiri counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fakiiri.
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
Hiko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Fakiiri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiko avoids it.
Hiko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fakiiri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hiko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fakiiri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiko misses with a knee strike.
Hiko manages to break the clinch.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri misses with the combination.
Donk. Hiko catches Fakiiri right on the button with a cross.
Hiko misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri drives through and clinches with Hiko against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fakiiri.
Hiko wants to take the fight to the mat but Fakiiri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Fakiiri as the two fighters clinch.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri tries to work over Hiko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hiko.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Hiko.
Fakiiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiko scores with a shot to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Hiko digs a right hand into Fakiiri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fakiiri's gas tank.
Fakiiri lands an elbow that stopped Hiko in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Fakiiri.
Hiko wants to take the fight to the mat but Fakiiri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hiko looks winded!
Fakiiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fakiiri lands a right hand.
Fakiiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fakiiri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hiko.
Hiko blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aki Hiko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fakiiri slips a straight right by Hiko.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fakiiri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiko staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fakiiri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiko just misses with a punch to the body.
Fakiiri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fakiiri moves in looking to clinch but Hiko pushes him off.
Hiko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Hiko moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hiko misses.
Hiko with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri rushes Hiko and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fakiiri.
Hiko misses with some punches.
Hiko stalling in the clinch but Fakiiri improves position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hiko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hiko avoids a wild elbow strike from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to work over Hiko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow over the top.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Fakiiri - that landed with a thud.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri tries to throw a body punch but Hiko avoids it by throwing Fakiiri back against the cage.
Nakki Fakiiri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiko lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiko can do to turn this around?
Fakiiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri has Hiko pressed against the cage, preventing Hiko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fakiiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiko takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Aki Hiko's cut even more.
Hiko wants a takedown.
Fakiiri misses with a punch to the body.
Hiko misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri stops a takedown attempt from Hiko.
Fakiiri is leaning against Hiko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hiko is breathing heavily.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
Fakiiri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hiko! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fakiiri is unloading with more strikes now! Hiko drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
A relieved looking Nakki Fakiiri 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 612 p4p, 80 weight class) and Jimmy Ryan (ranked 1137 p4p, 145 weight class). Nicomachus comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Trophies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
223 lbs
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29
212 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Nicomachus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicomachus tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicomachus throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Nicomachus.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Nicomachus.
A low kick from Nicomachus is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nicomachus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nicomachus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nicomachus lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nicomachus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicomachus. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Ryan as he checks the leg kick.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick from Nicomachus misses.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nicomachus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.
Nicomachus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nicomachus throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Ryan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nicomachus missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicomachus moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRyan.
Nicomachus throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nicomachus misses
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicomachus misses with a leg kick.
Ryan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nicomachus defends it well.
Nicomachus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
Nicomachus throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Nicomachus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Nicomachus coming out on top.
Ryan checks the leg kick.
Nicomachus moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRyan.
Nicomachus looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws a counter combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicomachus, right into the meat.
A low kick from Nicomachus is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicomachus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicomachus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicomachus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nicomachus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
A low kick from Nicomachus misses
and Nicomachus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Nicomachus.
Ryan walks into a jab.
Nicomachus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan counters with a crisp one two that drops Nicomachus! Ryan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nicomachus to his feet! Nicomachus is in big trouble!
Nicomachus is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicomachus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan moves into the clinch.
Oh Nicomachus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicomachus blocking some punches.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nicomachus blocking some punches.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicomachus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicomachus blocking some punches.
A short left from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus blocks an uppercut.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicomachus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Nicomachus's head.
Ryan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicomachus.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicomachus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicomachus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryan tries a body shot but Nicomachus blocks it.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Nicomachus.
Ryan working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicomachus takes a shot to the head.
Nicomachus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicomachus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Ryan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nicomachus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aristotle Nicomachus is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicomachus cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nicomachus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicomachus connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nicomachus.
Nicomachus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicomachus. Nicomachus obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicomachus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nicomachus throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Nicomachus.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Nicomachus.
Ryan wants to counter the offense by Nicomachus and move into the clinch position.
Nicomachus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nicomachus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Nicomachus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nicomachus tries to score with a low kick but Ryan moves his leg out of the way.
Ryan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nicomachus defends it well.
Nicomachus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
Nicomachus throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan feints a counter leg kick.
Nicomachus looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
And Ryan tries to counter it with a takedown but Nicomachus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Nicomachus.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
Nicomachus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nicomachus is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan throws a fast counter high kick but Nicomachus manages to duck under it in time.
Nicomachus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Ryan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A good leg kick by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus is looking to land body kicks.
And Ryan tries to counter it with a takedown but Nicomachus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ryan defending well as Nicomachus loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nicomachus throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
Nicomachus 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicomachus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nicomachus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicomachus is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
Nicomachus misses with a body kick.
Nicomachus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicomachus, right into the meat.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicomachus throws out the jab.
Nicomachus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nicomachus cracks Ryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nicomachus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nicomachus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicomachus throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Nicomachus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan scores with a counter punch that sends Nicomachus to the canvas! Ryan smells blood - he's punishing Nicomachus with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Nicomachus has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ryan!
Jimmy Ryan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Turnbull (ranked 147 p4p, 23 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 203 p4p, 28 weight class). Darko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ominous Drumming. Vlad Darko 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turnbull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turnbull throwing a counter right hand but Darko manages to avoid it.
Turnbull avoids the head kick by Darko.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a looping left.
Turnbull works the jab nicely.
Turnbull throws a push kick but Darko slaps the foot to one side.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull throwing a counter right hand but Darko manages to avoid it.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turnbull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnbull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turnbull tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Turnbull is predictable there
and Darko counters with a good low kick that Turnbull was not able to check.
Darko throws a front kick aimed at Turnbull's knee but Turnbull avoids it well.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.
Darko throws out a loose jab but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turnbull throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turnbull misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Turnbull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turnbull is looking to land body kicks.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Turnbull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Darko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnbull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turnbull checks it well.
Darko misses with a looping left.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darko tries to land a body kick
and Turnbull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnbull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darko.
Turnbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Darko.
Turnbull takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull lands with an uppercut that bounces Darko off the cage and back into range.
Turnbull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turnbull tries to land a leg kick but Darko saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Turnbull misses.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Darko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbull.
Darko misses with a jab to the body
and Turnbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darko throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Darko cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Darko throws a solid leg kick but Turnbull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darko.
Turnbull lands a right hook to the body.
Darko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darko cracks the inside of Turnbull's front leg.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Darko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
Turnbull lands a head kick. Darko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Turnbull moves away and avoids it.
Darko throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Darko connects with a solid leg kick.
Turnbull throws a chopping leg kick but Darko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull misses the body punch
and Darko counters with a straight right hand.
Turnbull lands a nice hook to Darko's body. Darko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Darko moved away.
Darko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Turnbull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darko if he has to take too many more of those.
Turnbull sizes up Darko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darko clinches up with Turnbull and pushes him back against the cage.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darko struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Darko.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darko lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Darko gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Darko.
Still in the clinch, Darko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darko digs a right hand underneath Turnbull's ribcage. Turnbull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Turnbull.
A shot in the inside from Darko.
Darko pushes Turnbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad Darko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turnbull circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Turnbull lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull connects with a body shot that sends Darko's belly button to the back.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Turnbull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darko doesn't seem phased though.
Turnbull throws an overhand right that lands on Darko's shoulder, as Darko tries to avoid the shot.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Darko moved away.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Turnbull counters with a thumping low kick.
Darko scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko closes the distance and clinches.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Darko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Darko avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darko can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Darko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko is trying to pull guard but Turnbull has him pressed against the cage.
Darko cracks Turnbull with a nice body shot.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Darko.
A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Darko can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
Darko tries to pull guard but Turnbull forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vlad Darko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turnbull cracks Darko with a nice body shot.
Darko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darko can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Darko takes a shot to the head.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Darko.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Turnbull.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull works on Darko's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Darko blocks it.
Darko prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Roderick Turnbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Darko.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turnbull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darko.
Darko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Darko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darko jumps guard but Turnbull turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darko is trying to pull guard but Turnbull has him pressed against the cage.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Darko avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull presses Darko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Darko's head.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Darko's ribcage. Darko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darko decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Darko working a defensive guard here.
Darko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Darko trying to keep a closed guard but Turnbull is proving a slippery customer.
Darko has Turnbull pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darko moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turnbull throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Darko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Darko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turnbull blocks it well.
Darko throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Darko throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turnbull moves out of range as Darko throws a body kick.
Turnbull throws a poor cross that misses
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull connects with a body shot that sends Darko's belly button to the back.
Turnbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Darko.
Turnbull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turnbull connects with a body shot.
Turnbull misses with a leg kick
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turnbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Darko throws a body kick that misses
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turnbull can pounce on him.
Turnbull tries a head kick but it misses.
Turnbull slips a jab from Darko.
Turnbull throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Darko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turnbull thumps Darko with a low kick.
Turnbull connects with a single shot there.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Turnbull throws a low kick, looking for Darko's leg but Darko calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darko defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turnbull tests Darko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darko clobbers Turnbull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darko moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Turnbull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turnbull misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Turnbull moves out of range of the body kick from Darko.
Turnbull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darko 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.
Darko takes one to the chin there.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Darko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Turnbull to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Turnbull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darko throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Turnbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
Darko moves out of range as Turnbull throws a body kick.
Turnbull looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnbull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darko can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Darko swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Turnbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Darko throws a hook but Turnbull avoids it easily.
Turnbull looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turnbull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Darko throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull throws an off balance right hand
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turnbull forces Darko back against the cage and clinches.
Darko misses with some punches.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
Darko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Darko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turnbull to keep the fight standing.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turnbull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turnbull 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.
Turnbull walks into a left hand.
Turnbull throws a leg kick
and Darko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab from Turnbull.
Darko looks for the body kick but Turnbull saw that one coming.
Darko misses with a low kick as Turnbull jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull jabs at Darko's body.
Turnbull listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull dips to his left and cracks Darko with an uppercut!
Turnbull misses with a looping left.
Darko throws a head kick that misses
and Turnbull counters with a solid body kick.
Darko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darko misses with a hook
and Turnbull counters with a low kick, right behind Darko 's knee.
Darko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turnbull.
Darko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Turnbull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko flicks out a counter leg kick but Turnbull steps away.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Darko misses with a looping left.
Roderick Turnbull is winning the standup battle so far.
Turnbull wants to clinch
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a right hook to the body.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Darko moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Turnbull throws a lazy body kick
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko misses with a leg kick
and Turnbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Darko is predictable there
and Turnbull counters with a leg kick.
Darko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darko moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a head kick. Darko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darko connects with a leg kick. Turnbull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko misses with a body punch
and Turnbull counters with a stiff right hand.
Turnbull doesn't manage to clinch there - Darko circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Turnbull half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turnbull. Turnbull obviously looking to wear him down.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Darko saw that one coming.
Darko blocks a jab.
Darko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darko throws a lazy uppercut
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnbull blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Darko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darko.
Darko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Darko lands a body shot.
Turnbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darko avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Darko misses with a body kick.
Darko with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turnbull checks it well.
Darko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darko blocks a low kick nicely.
Darko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turnbull takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from Darko.
Darko is looking to chop away at Turnbull's legs.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab from Turnbull finds it's way through Darko's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull 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.
Darko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turnbull throws a shot from downtown. Darko moves away and avoids it.
Darko misses with a right hand
and Turnbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnbull misses the target.
Darko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turnbull throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
Darko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darko moves away from the strike by Turnbull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko connects with an inside leg kick.
Turnbull connects with a body shot.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Turnbull backing away here, and Darko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the body.
Darko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turnbull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Turnbull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Darko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turnbull with a body shot.
Darko lands a jab to the nose.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Turnbull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Turnbull misses.
Darko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darko scores with a hook.
Darko throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Turnbull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko misses with a looping left.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turnbull tries to clinch there but Darko circles away.
A low kick from Turnbull misses
and Darko counters with an inside leg kick.
Darko throws a lazy uppercut
and Turnbull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turnbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darko walks into a straight right hand from Turnbull.
Darko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Turnbull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darko misses the jab.
Turnbull sizes up Darko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull throws a wild body kick that Darko sees coming a mile off.
Turnbull is looking to clinch but Darko is avoiding it.
Turnbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Darko.
Turnbull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turnbull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darko takes a step back to recover.
Turnbull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darko counters with a body kick.
Turnbull is looking to chop away at Darko's legs.
Turnbull connects with a right hand. Darko shakes it off.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull slips a jab from Darko.
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko jabs Turnbull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turnbull throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a solid leg kick but Turnbull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darko.
Turnbull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darko will feel that in the morning.
Turnbull blocks a low kick nicely.
Turnbull lands with a nice body punch.
Turnbull misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Darko.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Turnbull.
Turnbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turnbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darko.
Darko avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Darko.
I think Turnbull 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Roderick Turnbull retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan McClain (ranked 291 p4p, 43 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 165 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan McClain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller cracks the inside of McClain's front leg.
Puller throws a looping overhand right but McClain ducks down to avoid it.
Puller lands a slapping body shot.
McClain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puller.
Puller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McClain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puller counters with a stiff right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puller!
Puller scores with a jab.
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McClain.
We've been told by McClain's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McClain looks to land a combination but Puller avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Puller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puller. McClain shrugs it off though.
McClain slips under a jab.
Puller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McClain.
McClain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McClain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller connects with a nice looking jab.
Puller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puller looks to throw the jab but McClain is out of range.
Puller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClain.
McClain checks a leg kick.
McClain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puller.
Puller scores with a punch to the head.
Puller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McClain throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
McClain misses with a few strikes there.
Puller misses with a looping left.
Puller slips under a jab.
Puller throws a big shot that misses.
McClain misses the shot to the body.
Puller connects with a good right hand that stumbles McClain. McClain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands a body shot.
Puller closes the distance and clinches.
Puller prevents a body shot from McClain.
McClain prevents a body shot from Puller.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but McClain avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Puller blocks a body shot from McClain.
McClain throws a punch but it's blocked by Puller.
McClain tries a body shot but Puller blocks it.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but McClain avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller being controlled against the cage.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but McClain avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller breaks from the clinch.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
McClain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McClain manages to avoid it.
McClain with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands a nice hook to McClain's body. McClain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Puller looks to land a body kick but McClain moved away.
McClain just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McClains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut lands for Puller. That snapped McClain's head back.
McClain scores with a nice strike.
McClain throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by McClain.
A quick step to the side and McClain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClain throws an off balance right hand
and Puller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McClain.
Puller jabs McClain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puller misses with a hook.
McClain avoids the body shot from Puller.
Puller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McClains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McClain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller with a nice cross.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller connects with a right hand. McClain shakes it off.
Puller moves away from the strike by McClain.
Puller scoring well with a low kick there.
Puller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McClain tries to clinch up.
McClain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puller.
McClain 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.
Puller scores with a nice right hand.
Puller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puller scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McClain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pullers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McClain just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. McClain moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McClain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puller.
Puller stuns McClain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puller.
Puller avoids the body shot from McClain.
Puller throws a hook but McClain avoids it easily.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McClain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - McClain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McClain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McClain moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McClain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McClain avoids the body shot from Puller.
McClain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puller to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClain misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller throws a shot to the body.
Puller misses with a body shot.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McClain moves away.
McClain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McClain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McClain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from McClain misses.
Puller connects with a body shot that sends McClain's belly button to the back.
Puller scoring well with a low kick there.
Puller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puller throws out a powerful jab.
McClain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClain lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Puller misses
letting McClain counter with a right hand.
Puller misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Puller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller cracks McClain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McClain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puller.
McClain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puller has time to react.
McClain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McClain cracks Puller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McClain 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.
McClain misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Puller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puller throws a jab when McClain was well out of range.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McClain manages to avoid it.
McClain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McClain takes a kick to the side of the head.
McClain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puller cracks McClain with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McClain takes one to the side of the head.
Puller lands a nice looking kick to the body. McClain takes a step back to recover.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McClain checks the leg kick.
McClain drops his hands momentarily and Puller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Puller.
A swing and a miss from Puller.
A head kick misses from Puller.
Puller lands a right hook to the body.
McClain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puller.
Puller scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Puller catches McClain right on the button with a cross.
Puller looks to land a body kick but McClain moved away.
McClain thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClain ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Puller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Puller.
A shot to the liver by Puller. Beautiful body shot.
McClain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puller can pounce on him.
Puller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McClain lands a slapping body shot.
McClain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puller doesn't seem bothered though.
Puller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McClain.
McClain blocks the body kick.
McClain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McClain there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McClain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puller was well out of range. Poor timing from McClain.
Puller avoids the body shot from McClain.
McClain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puller throws the kick towards the body but McClain avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
McClain tries to close the distance and clinch but Puller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McClain stuns Puller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puller throws a predictable looking body shot
and McClain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McClain missing with a left hand there. Puller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puller throws a leg kick but McClain sees it coming and moves out of range.
McClain looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
McClain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McClain.
Puller avoids the body shot from McClain.
McClain misses the jab.
Puller throws out a counter right but McClain avoids it with no problem.
Puller lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClain just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Puller.
Puller scores with a leg kick.
Puller takes a swing at McClain's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McClain looks to throw the jab but Puller is out of range.
Puller scores with a jab. McClain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McClain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from McClain misses the target.
McClain misses with the combination.
Puller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McClain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McClain misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
McClain staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from McClain. Puller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - McClain coming out on top.
Puller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puller tries a body shot but McClain blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McClain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClain misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from McClain.
Puller digs a right hand underneath McClain's ribcage. McClain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from McClain - that landed with a thud.
McClain throws a head punch that misses.
Puller pushes McClain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McClain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dan McClain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McClain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as McClain controls the action.
McClain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from McClain.
Puller digs a right hand underneath McClain's ribcage. McClain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puller tries a body shot but McClain blocks it.
Puller blocks an uppercut.
Puller pushes McClain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Puller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McClain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller lands a shoulder strike.
Puller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John Puller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McClain swings wildly with an uppercut but Puller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puller lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from McClain fails to land.
Puller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puller lands a left hand.
Puller blocks a body shot from McClain.
Puller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puller gets through McClain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puller cracks McClain with a nice body shot.
Puller gets through McClain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
McClain scores with a shoulder strike.
McClain takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Puller.
Puller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McClains head.
Puller lands an uppercut.
McClain takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Puller.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as McClain controls his hands.
Puller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McClain.
Nice body punch from Puller.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puller.
Puller lands a nice uppercut.
Puller lands a shoulder strike.
McClain is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Puller as the two fighters clinch.
Oh McClain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puller scores with a shot to the side of McClain's head.
Puller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puller.
Puller lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from McClain fails to land.
Puller lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McClain to his knees! Puller keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Puller!
John Puller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abner Applegate (ranked 305 p4p, 42 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 423 p4p, 61 weight class). Snorten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sound of Silence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten lands a nice shot that snaps Applegate's head back.
Applegate misses with a leg kick
and Snorten counters with a stiff right hand.
Applegate takes the fight into the clinch.
Snorten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snorten blocks a body shot from Applegate.
Snorten takes a knee to the side of the body.
Applegate has a couple of punches blocked by Snorten.
Snorten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snorten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Applegate's elbow.
Applegate misses with the head strike.
Snorten lands with a short shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Applegate has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nice body punch from Snorten.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snorten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorten digs a right hand into Applegate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Applegate's gas tank.
Snorten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snorten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Applegate lands an elbow just above Snorten 's eye.
Snorten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Applegate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Snorten. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Applegate backing away here, and Snorten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snorten.
Applegate lands a nice shot to the body.
Snorten throws a hook to the side of Applegate's head but Applegate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Applegate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Applegate scores with a jab.
Snorten lands a nice shot that snaps Applegate's head back.
Applegate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Snorten - just one landing.
Applegate moves into the clinch successfully.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Snorten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Applegate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snorten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
A right hand to the body from Snorten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Applegate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate tries to break the clinch but Snorten is controlling the position.
Snorten jumps guard but Applegate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abner Applegate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rip Snorten.
Applegate stalling in the clinch but Snorten improves position.
Snorten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snorten misses with a punch to the body.
Snorten tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Applegate smiles and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Snorten blocks the leg kick.
Snorten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snorten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snorten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snorten jabs at Applegate's body.
Snorten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Applegate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Applegate lands a slapping body shot.
Applegate rushes Snorten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snorten jumps guard and drags Applegate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Snorten looking for a sweep. Not yet Snorten, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Applegate has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Applegate is looking to stand up but Snorten won't let him.
Applegate postures up.
Snorten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Applegate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Applegate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snorten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Applegate wants to clinch up but Snorten keeps it at a distance.
Applegate misses with a double jab
and Snorten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Applegate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snorten wants to slow Applegate down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten throws a hook but Applegate blocks it.
Snorten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Applegate tries to clinch but Snorten is having none of it.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snorten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Snorten misses.
Applegate forces Snorten back against the cage and clinches.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snorten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Applegate.
Snorten misses with a punch on the inside.
Snorten drops down looking for an ankle pick but Applegate pulls his leg out and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Applegate. That's going to slow Snorten down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snorten throws a leg kick which misses Applegate's front leg but catches the back leg as Applegate tries to avoid it.
Applegate lands with a shot to the body.
Applegate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snorten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Applegate is looking to score with low kicks.
Applegate clinches.
Applegate keeps control of Snorten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snorten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate gets underhooks to prevent Snorten's takedown attempt.
Snorten jumps guard.
Applegate is stalling in the full guard.
Applegate stopping the sweep attempt from Snorten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten is pulling down on Applegate's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Applegate is one step ahead there.
Snorten is pulling down on Applegate's head to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Applegate stopping the sweep attempt from Snorten.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snorten lands with a straight right. Applegate didn't see that one coming.
Applegate lands the left hand.
Snorten jabs at Applegate's body.
Snorten throws a leg kick which misses Applegate's front leg but catches the back leg as Applegate tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Applegate.
Applegate pushes Snorten up against the cage in a clinch.
Applegate trying to land knees to the body.
Applegate lands a damaging elbow.
Snorten breaks the clinch.
Snorten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Applegate circles away.
Applegate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snorten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Applegate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Applegate moves into the clinch successfully.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Snorten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorten prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Snorten tries to work over Applegate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Snorten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abner Applegate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Applegate lands a shot to the body.
Snorten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Applegate digs a right hand underneath Snorten's ribcage. Snorten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Applegate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snorten throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
Applegate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snortens head.
Snorten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snorten tries to score a body lock takedown but Applegate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abner Applegate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rip Snorten.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snorten manages to pull guard.
Snorten wants to hit a switch here but Applegate passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Snorten there!
Snorten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snorten slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snorten wants to get back to full guard but Applegate has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abner Applegate will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Applegate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snorten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Applegate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Applegate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Applegate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snorten throws a chopping leg kick but Applegate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Snorten scores with a hook to the body. Applegate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
Applegate moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Applegate wants to clinch
and Snorten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snorten scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate throws a low kick, looking for Snorten's leg but Snorten calmly moves out of range.
Snorten is looking to land body kicks.
Snorten misses with a wild body shot.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Applegate was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Snorten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snorten tries to land a leg kick but Applegate saw it coming and moves away.
Applegate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate connects with a solid leg kick.
Applegate moves in looking to clinch but Snorten pushes him off.
Snorten lands with a right hand.
Applegate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Snorten.
The fight stays on the outside here - Applegate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Applegate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Snorten misses with a two punch combination.
Applegate wants to clinch.
Applegate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abner Applegate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Applegate tries to clinch but Snorten moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snorten.
Applegate gets a clinch.
Snorten dodges an elbow strike from Applegate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Applegate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snorten is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Applegate is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Applegate.
Snorten is trying to break the clinch but Applegate has him pressed against the cage.
Applegate looking to throw knees to the head but Snorten is blocking nicely.
Applegate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorten's elbow.
Snorten throws a head punch that misses.
Snorten manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Snorten can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Applegate controls the pace.
Snorten is working an open guard so Applegate takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snorten throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Applegate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snorten misses with a body shot.
Applegate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snorten looks to score with a jab to the body but Applegate is just out of range.
Applegate slips under a jab.
Applegate feints and then cracks Snorten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snorten down.
A low kick from Applegate is predictable there
and Snorten counters with a single leg into guard. Applegate didn't expect that.
Applegate pushes Snorten off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Applegate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Applegate throws a leg kick that misses.
Applegate tries to clinch up.
Applegate walks into a left hand.
Applegate misses with a hook
and Snorten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Applegate doesn't manage to clinch there - Snorten circles away.
Rip Snorten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Applegate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Applegate tries to clinch but Snorten moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snorten throws the left hand but Applegate avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Snorten. That snapped Applegate's head back.
Snorten walks into a stiff left hand from Applegate.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Applegate is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Snorten.
Snorten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Applegate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snorten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Snorten. No joy for Applegate on that attempt.
It seemed like Snorten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Applegate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Applegate wants to clinch up but Snorten keeps it at a distance.
Applegate swings widly with a right hand
and Snorten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snorten cracks Applegate with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from Snorten tenderised Applegate's leg. Applegate is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Applegate lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rip Snorten.
I think Snorten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Snorten!
Rip Snorten 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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