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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Anders (ranked 7259 p4p, 250 weight class) and Leha Olyen (ranked 23130 p4p, 264 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leha Olyen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders takes a swing at Olyen's ribcage but misses.
Anders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olyen.
Anders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Olyen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olyen keeps control of Anders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olyen gets through Anders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olyen moves into the clinch.
Olyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anders avoids it.
Olyen lands with a right to the head.
Anders is trying to break free.
Olyen trying to control the position but instead, Anders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olyen into the ropes.
Anders tries to break the clinch but Olyen is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olyen.
Anders is looking to break free of the clinch but Olyen has double underhooks.
Olyen can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Anders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Olyen.
Olyen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olyen misses with a knee strike.
Olyen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anders takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Olyen.
Olyen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olyen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anders is keeping busy.
Olyen has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
Olyen prevents Anders from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Olyen.
Anders is looking to break free of the clinch but Olyen has double underhooks.
Olyen lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Olyen on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders is trying to break the clinch but Olyen has him pressed against the ropes.
Anders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olyen lands with a short shot to the head.
Anders takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders is trying to push Olyen away but Olyen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Olyen taking a breather.
Anders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Olyen has him pressed against the ropes.
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olyen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anders tries to break the clinch but Olyen is controlling the position.
Anders tries to circle away but Olyen has him pinned against the ropes.
Olyen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anders's face.
Anders is rocked!
Olyen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Anders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olyen lands a good knee to the midsection. Anders won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olyen.
Olyen scores a nice knee to the body.
Anders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anders takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anders tries to break the clinch but Olyen is controlling the position.
Olyen throws a big uppercut that drops Anders! More strikes from Olyen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Anders lies dazed against the ropes as Olyen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leha Olyen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Juntta (ranked 6001 p4p, 519 weight class) and Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 2866 p4p, 319 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen scores with a spinning back kick!
Reinikainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Juntta misses with an uppercut.
Juntta tries to clinch but Reinikainen is having none of it.
Reinikainen 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.
Reinikainen slips a jab from Juntta.
Juntta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reinikainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Reinikainen does it's job there.
Reinikainen throws a head kick but Juntta moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Reinikainen.
Juntta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Juntta misses with a hook to the body
and Reinikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juntta 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 Reinikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reinikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juntta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reinikainen on the side of the head.
Juntta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Reinikainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reinikainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Reinikainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reinikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Jesse Juntta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Reinikainen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Juntta blocks the low kick.
Reinikainen misses with the combination.
Juntta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reinikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reinikainen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Juntta 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.
Reinikainen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Juntta scores with the left hand. Reinikainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Reinikainen lands a jab.
Juntta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juntta misses with a leg kick.
Juntta cracks the inside of Reinikainen's front leg.
Reinikainen tests Juntta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Juntta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Juntta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away.
Reinikainen counters with a body kick.
Juntta takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
Reinikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut. Juntta saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntta is looking to chop away at Reinikainen's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Reinikainen blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Juntta as he checks the leg kick.
Reinikainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Juntta throws a leg kick that misses.
Reinikainen slips a jab and a cross from Juntta.
Juntta gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reinikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reinikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Juntta.
Juntta throws a right and a left that Reinikainen avoids nicely.
Juntta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinikainen.
Juntta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reinikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throws out a leg kick but Juntta moves out of range and Reinikainen only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Juntta misses the target.
Juntta loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Reinikainen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Juntta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reinikainen misses the shot to the body.
Juntta is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reinikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Juntta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juntta throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta scores with a sloppy right hand. Reinikainen should have avoided that one.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Juntta.
Juntta misses with the combination.
Reinikainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juntta.
Juntta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juntta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juntta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juntta misses with a body shot.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Juntta. That one must have hurt.
Reinikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Juntta is able to avoid easily.
Juntta is looking to slow Reinikainen down with leg kicks.
Reinikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reinikainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Juntta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen scores with a hook to the body. Juntta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reinikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reinikainen defending well as Juntta loads up on a big left hand.
Juntta jabs Reinikainen right on the nose. Reinikainen blinks but takes it well.
Reinikainen lands a lovely overhand right.
Reinikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juntta was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinikainen.
Juntta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Reinikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juntta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juntta throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Reinikainen looks to land a combination but Juntta avoids it well.
Reinikainen feints and then cracks Juntta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juntta down.
Reinikainen cracks the inside of Juntta's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juntta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinikainen lunges at Juntta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Juntta's hand.
Reinikainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juntta throws a series of strikes that have Reinikainen backpedaling.
Reinikainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Juntta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Juntta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artturi Reinikainen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Reinikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Juntta is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Juntta tenderised Reinikainen's leg. Reinikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juntta. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Reinikainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reinikainen throws a nice head kick!
Reinikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juntta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reinikainen slips a jab from Juntta.
Reinikainen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Juntta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reinikainen is able to avoid easily.
Reinikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juntta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reinikainen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Juntta takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Juntta is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reinikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntta.
Juntta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reinikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntta.
Despite the aggression on Reinikainen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinikainen lands a leg kick that knocks Juntta off balance momentarily.
Reinikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reinikainen throws a chopping leg kick but Juntta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juntta is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reinikainen slips a jab from Juntta.
A solid body kick from Juntta.
Juntta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juntta swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Juntta misses with a hook.
Reinikainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Juntta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the body from Juntta misses
and Reinikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juntta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinikainen manages to avoid it.
A combination from Juntta does no damage.
Juntta tried to score with a low kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Reinikainen takes a swing at Juntta's ribcage but misses.
Reinikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juntta throws a big counter combination but Reinikainen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reinikainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Juntta throws a nice looking combination but Reinikainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juntta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reinikainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reinikainen lunges at Juntta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Juntta's hand.
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!
Reinikainen blocks a leg kick.
Reinikainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Reinikainen misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinikainen. Juntta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntta throws a low kick, looking for Reinikainen's leg but Reinikainen calmly moves out of range.
Reinikainen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reinikainen moves out of range as Juntta throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juntta 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 Reinikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reinikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juntta looks to land a right hand but Reinikainen moved out of range.
Juntta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reinikainen is able to avoid easily.
Juntta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Juntta.
Reinikainen throws a counter combo.
Juntta takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
Juntta misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Reinikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juntta throws a body shot but no joy.
Reinikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Juntta moves out of range easily.
Reinikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinikainen throws a big counter head kick but Juntta avoids it with no problem.
Juntta is looking to score with low kicks.
Reinikainen throws out a counter right but Juntta avoids it with no problem.
Juntta digs a good hook to Reinikainen's body.
Juntta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Juntta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juntta scores with a shot to the body.
Juntta tried to score with a low kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Reinikainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reinikainen connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juntta.
Juntta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away.
Reinikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reinikainen throws a right hand that misses
and Juntta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reinikainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Juntta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinikainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reinikainen takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinikainen lands a nice hook to Juntta's body. Juntta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juntta seems to have got his legs back now.
Reinikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntta.
Juntta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reinikainen checks it well.
Juntta misses with an uppercut.
Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
As Reinikainen backs away, Juntta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reinikainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reinikainen tries a low kick but Juntta avoids it.
It looked like Juntta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reinikainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Juntta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juntta throws a chopping leg kick but Reinikainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch combination from Juntta misses.
Reinikainen throws a hook but Juntta blocks it.
Reinikainen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Juntta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juntta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juntta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juntta connects with a body shot that sends Reinikainen's belly button to the back.
Nice body kick there by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juntta.
Juntta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juntta misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juntta misses with a low kick.
Reinikainen throws out a loose jab but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
Reinikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Jesse Juntta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reinikainen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Juntta misses the shot to the body.
Juntta misses with a body kick.
Juntta throws a solid leg kick but Reinikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Juntta.
Juntta looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Juntta scoring well with a low kick there.
Juntta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Juntta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juntta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reinikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Juntta is just out of range.
Reinikainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juntta on the side of the head.
Juntta misses with a body kick.
Reinikainen cracks Juntta with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta tries to work over Reinikainen's front leg with a kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Juntta misses with a wild combination.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juntta has time to react.
Juntta is looking to wear down Reinikainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reinikainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Juntta tried to counter with a leg kick but Reinikainen avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta moves out of range of the leg kick from Reinikainen.
Juntta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reinikainen.
Juntta throws a shot to the body.
Juntta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juntta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juntta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reinikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reinikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinikainen thinks about the counter body kick.
Reinikainen cracks Juntta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juntta checks the leg kick.
Reinikainen defending well as Juntta loads up on a big left hand.
Juntta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juntta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Juntta tries to clinch up.
Juntta connects with a right hand. Reinikainen shakes it off.
Reinikainen lands with a cross.
Reinikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juntta tried to counter with a leg kick but Reinikainen avoided it.
Juntta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta tried to score with a low kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Reinikainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reinikainen misses with a straight right.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Juntta.
Reinikainen misses the shot to the body.
Juntta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Juntta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juntta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reinikainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Reinikainen counters with a body kick.
Reinikainen defending well as Juntta loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick but Juntta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Reinikainen moved away.
A shot to the liver by Reinikainen. Beautiful body shot.
Juntta misses with a double jab
and Reinikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Juntta misses its intended target.
Reinikainen checks the leg kick.
Reinikainen scores with the left hand. Juntta knows he should have avoided that one.
Reinikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Reinikainen as he connects with a hook.
Juntta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reinikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Juntta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reinikainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick but Juntta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reinikainen lands a left and a right that send Juntta crashing to the mat, dazed. Reinikainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jesse Juntta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinikainen 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.
Reinikainen rushes Juntta and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Juntta is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Reinikainen piles on the pressure and Juntta crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caspian Hull (ranked 4201 p4p, 329 weight class) and Josh Morgan (ranked 2669 p4p, 254 weight class). Josh Morgan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Caspian Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands a body shot.
Josh Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan stuns Hull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hull avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Hull misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Hull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Hull settles back down.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Hull is out of range.
Hull went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Hull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Hull.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
Hull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Hull.
Nice elbow from Hull.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caspian Hull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan scores with a hook.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Nice takedown defense from Hull. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Hull looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hull.
Hull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Hull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lunges at Hull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hull's hand.
Hull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Hull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan pushes Hull back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hull throws an elbow but misses.
Hull lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Hull missing with knees to the body.
Hull definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hull takes a shot to the head.
Hull pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Hull's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morgan's defenses.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Hull, against the ropes.
Hull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hull is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Caspian Hull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Morgan.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Hull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull lands a knee to the body.
Hull lands a nice elbow.
Hull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan presses Hull against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
Hull lands a damaging elbow.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Hull trying to land knees to the body.
Hull lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
Hull scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Hull missing with knees to the body.
Hull pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hull throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Hull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hull lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
Hull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hull avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hull tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hull trying to get back to full guard but Morgan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hull bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Hull.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Hull moves away and avoids it.
Hull gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morgan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hull looking to control.
Hull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan throws a strike but Hull rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Hull has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morgan has his foot on Hull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hull works his way back into a safe position though.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Hull postures up.
Morgan 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.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hull gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hull works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Hull pushes his legs off easily.
Josh Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hull drops back looking for a leg! Morgan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morgan manages to kick Hull off! Hull jumps back into Morgan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hull has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Hull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Hull postures up.
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Hull defends easily.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hull gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan has his foot on Hull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hull works his way back into a safe position though.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Hull tries to pass.
Hull trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Hull preventing the sweep.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hull manages to get himself to full guard.
Hull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull wants to improve his position but instead Morgan has moved into half guard.
Hull is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Morgan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hull is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hull is retaining full guard.
Hull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hull stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Hull is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morgan.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Hull looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Hull.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Hull moves forwards but Morgan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morgan throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
As Morgan backs away, Hull returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hull takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan works Hull's body with a nice hook.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hull looks to throw a body kick
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Hull.
Morgan digs a good hook to Hull's body.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Hull moved out of range.
Hull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morgan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hull swinging wildly here.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Hull misses its intended target.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hull as he avoids it easily.
Caspian Hull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Morgan.
Hull misses with the combination.
That's two 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!
Hull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Hull knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan connects with a jab.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hull in his tracks.
Hull is rocked!
Hull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Hull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hull has wrist control.
Hull pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Hull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a couple of elbows.
Hull has control of Morgan's left arm, preventing Morgan from doing any damage.
Morgan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hull holds on and takes a little breather.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Hull.
Morgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hull's head.
Morgan stands up over Hull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caspian Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morgan scores with a takedown into Hull's guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Josh Morgan!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Josh Morgan!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Josh Morgan!
Josh Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Josh Morgan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JJ Woods (ranked 3889 p4p, 406 weight class) and Henry Armstrong (ranked 3172 p4p, 344 weight class). Armstrong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 999 - Homicide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! JJ Woods has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods stuffs the takedown.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Armstrong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
JJ Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Armstrong.
A leg kick checked by Woods.
Woods fires out a quick counter leg kick but Armstrong just manages to avoid it.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Woods defends it nicely.
Woods slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Woods lets loose with a powerful body kick. Armstrong will feel that in the morning.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Armstrong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Woods. That one must have hurt.
Woods fakes the leg kick and cracks Armstrong in the body.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
Armstrong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Woods.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Armstrong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woods swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Despite the aggression on Armstrong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Woods displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Armstrong.
Woods lands a jab to the nose.
Armstrong avoids a kick to the body.
JJ Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat.
Woods lands a high kick!
Woods thuds his shin into the meat of Armstrong's side.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong misses with a takedown
and Woods counters with a nice leg kick.
Woods lands with a kick to the ribs.
Armstrong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Woods. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods scores with a head kick. Armstrong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Henry Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Woods but Woods pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henry Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong shoots for a takedown but Woods saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Woods scores with a leg kick.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a low kick but Woods avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woods.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Armstrong is defended easily by Woods.
Woods throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Woods throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woods throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Woods throws a low kick but it's checked well by Armstrong.
Horrible takedown attempt by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods, which made it look bad.
Good leg kick by Woods there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Armstrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woods. Woods obviously looking to wear him down.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Armstrong.
Armstrong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Woods avoids it really well and circles away.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Armstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armstrong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Woods sprawls well.
Armstrong misses with a leg kick.
Woods lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Woods throws a head kick that half lands.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Woods with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Woods is looking to slow Armstrong down with leg kicks.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a head kick.
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!
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Armstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woods jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Woods cracks the inside of Armstrong's front leg.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Woods sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armstrong looks winded!
Woods throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woods tests Armstrong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Woods.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Armstrong.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Woods bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Woods defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Armstrong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Woods lands an impressive looking overhand right. Armstrong doesn't seem phased though.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Woods manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Armstrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Armstrong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Armstrong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Woods turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woods looks to land a body kick but Armstrong moved away.
Woods has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Woods chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Woods dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armstrong. That did some damage!
Woods is looking to wear down Armstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Woods uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Armstrong has time to react.
Woods is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woods throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Henry Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods throws a push kick but Armstrong slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
JJ Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong darts in looking for a takedown but Woods gets double underhooks and turns Armstrong into the ropes.
JJ Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Armstrong.
Woods lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Woods, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Woods against the ropes but Woods circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods lands a nice hook to Armstrong's body. Armstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armstrong dives in for a single leg takedown but Woods sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Armstrong tries to move into range but Woods moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Woods throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Armstrong.
Woods lands a head kick. Armstrong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Woods sprawls well. Woods wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Armstrong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Woods avoids it really well and circles away.
Woods scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woods. That's going to slow Armstrong down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woods's jab looks to have found its range, popping Armstrong under the eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woods.
Woods throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woods cracks the inside of Armstrong's front leg.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armstrong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Woods.
Armstrong works the jab nicely.
Armstrong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Woods.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woods feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Armstrong's calf.
Armstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Woods slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Woods throws a front kick that sends Armstrong stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Woods.
Armstrong shoots and misses
and Woods counters with a head kick. That will keep Armstrong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Woods lands with a nice body punch.
Woods thuds his shin into the meat of Armstrong's side.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Woods sprawls well. Woods wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods throws a head kick that Armstrong semi-blocks.
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Woods thows a body kick. Armstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Woods sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods throws a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Woods.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Woods sprawls well. He's pushed Armstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Woods wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Woods lands with a nice body kick.
Woods throws a head kick that Armstrong semi-blocks.
Woods delivers a nice body kick.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Woods as Armstrong shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Woods lands a front kick.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods lands a nice looking body kick.
Woods leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Armstrong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Woods lands a front kick.
Armstrong 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.
Woods catches Armstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woods moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Woods displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Armstrong.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods scores with a head kick.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woods displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Armstrong.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Woods.
Armstrong drops his hands momentarily and Woods takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
JJ Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woods.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Armstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Armstrong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Woods's waist but Woods gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Armstrong off to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat.
Woods turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woods throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Woods tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Woods manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Woods connects with a leg kick. Armstrong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Armstrong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Woods keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods lands a head kick. Armstrong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Armstrong.
Woods explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Woods lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Woods throws a nice head kick!
Armstrong avoids the head kick by Woods.
As Woods backs off Armstrong throws a huge counter combo but Woods manages to avoid it all.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
Armstrong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Woods digs a good body shot into Armstrong's ribs.
Woods throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Woods as he jumps to the side.
Armstrong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woods bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Woods tenderised Armstrong's leg. Armstrong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Woods delivers a nice body kick.
Armstrong takes one to the chin there.
Armstrong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Armstrong dives in for a single leg takedown but Woods sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Woods throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some wild striking there from Armstrong.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Woods is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a right hand.
Armstrong tries to work over Woods's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods gets through Armstrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
Woods lands a head kick!
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Woods thinks about countering with a body kick.
Woods keeps Armstrong at a distance using the push kick.
JJ Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armstrong throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Armstrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woods. Woods obviously looking to wear him down.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for JJ Woods!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for JJ Woods!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for JJ Woods!
JJ Woods wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, JJ Woods 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Laxa Tiv (ranked 3566 p4p, 173 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 3244 p4p, 159 weight class). Tiv comes to the ring accompanied by I have a bad case of Diarrhea - Japanese learning English. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laxa Tiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy moves forwards but Tiv connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Tiv moves out of range.
Tiv throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shklyarskiy's waist but Shklyarskiy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiv off to one side.
Tiv shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping left.
Tiv closes the distance and clinches up with Shklyarskiy, looking for a takedown. Tiv pushes Shklyarskiy against the ropes but Shklyarskiy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laxa Tiv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Tiv ducked under it nicely.
Tiv takes one to the side of the head.
Shklyarskiy stuns Tiv with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiv scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiv postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shklyarskiy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiv. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiv connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shklyarskiy some visible discomfort.
Shklyarskiy is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Shklyarskiy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiv throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shklyarskiy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Tiv has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Shklyarskiy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiv lands some shots froms side control.
Shklyarskiy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiv wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shklyarskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiv pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tiv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shklyarskiy's head.
Shklyarskiy has hold of Tiv's hands but Tiv slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tiv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shklyarskiy's head.
Shklyarskiy is looking for a sweep. Tiv is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shklyarskiy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tiv is nestled in close to Shklyarskiy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shklyarskiy is rocked!
Tiv scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shklyarskiy is still in real trouble! Can Tiv finish him?
Tiv lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Shklyarskiy! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tiv jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laxa Tiv!
Laxa Tiv 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 Carey Mahoney (ranked 1415 p4p, 190 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 1755 p4p, 223 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Carey Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahoney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahoney moves out of range as Presley throws a body kick.
Presley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Presley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahoney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Presley pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahoney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut
and Presley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mahoney's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley dodges the punch combination from Mahoney.
Presley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahoney lands with a shot to the body.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Presley moves out of range.
Mahoney clinches.
Presley misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Presley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Presley lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mahoney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Presley's brow.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley is looking to control Mahoney's arms but Mahoney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Presley has his back to the ropes.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mahoney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Presley's brow.
Mahoney working aggressively here.
Presley lands an uppercut.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley blocks a body shot from Mahoney.
Presley is trying to push Mahoney away but Mahoney has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Presley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahoney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mahoney.
Nice elbow from Mahoney.
Mahoney misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Presley tries to break the clinch but Mahoney is controlling the position.
Presley stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahoney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley wants to break free but Mahoney has control.
Presley lands with a right to the head.
Presley tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Presley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Presley missing with knees to the body.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Presley as the two fighters clinch.
Presley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Presley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahoney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahoney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley is trying to stall.
Presley taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley has Mahoney pushed against the ropes.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Presley.
Presley lands a shoulder strike.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Presley blocks it.
Presley breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Presley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Presley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Presley gets tackled into the ropes by Mahoney. Mahoney maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahoney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Presley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Presley stalls.
Presley is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Mahoney - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvis Presley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mahoney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Presley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mahoney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahoney pushes Presley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Presley lands a shoulder strike.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Presley blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Presley blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahoney is trying to maintain a safe position but Presley gets an underhook and turns Mahoney into the ropes.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Elvis Presley has been cut.
Mahoney looking to throw knees to the head but Presley is blocking nicely.
Presley is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Mahoney fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Presley pushes him off.
Mahoney tries to clinch up.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Presley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mahoney closes the distance and pushes Presley back into the ropes.
Presley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Presley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahoney.
Presley manages to break the clinch.
Elvis Presley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mahoney tries to score a body lock takedown but Presley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Presley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahoney.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney missing with knees to the body.
Mahoney managing to block the knees to the body from Presley.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney is trying to drag Presley to the mat but Presley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Carey Mahoney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Presley.
Presley misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley controlling the action here for a moment.
Presley leaning his opponent against the ropes.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Presley as Mahoney tries to tie him up.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney tries to clinch there but Presley circles away.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney misses the body punch
and Presley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Presley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahoney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Presley counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Presley moves away
and Presley counters with a three punch combo that has Mahoney backing up. Mahoney nods at Presley to acknowledge the strikes.
Presley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Presley keeps the fight on the outside.
Presley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mahoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Presley.
Mahoney slips a straight right by Presley.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is looking to clinch but Presley is avoiding it.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Presley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahoney moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPresley.
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!
Mahoney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Presley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mahoney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Presley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahoney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Presley circles away.
Presley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahoney in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elvis Presley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahoney is looking to wear down Presley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mahoney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Presley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahoney.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahoney pushes Presley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Presley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney lands a left hand.
Presley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahoney is keeping busy.
Presley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney is working Presley over against the ropes.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Presley back against the ropes.
Mahoney scores with a shot to the side of Presley's head.
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahoney lands with a right to the head.
Presley manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Presley circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Presley is having none of it.
Mahoney wants to clinch but Presley slips to the side
and Presley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahoney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Presley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Presley takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Presley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahoney lands with a short shot to the head.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney lands an overhand right.
Carey Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presley was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahoney.
Presley throws a fast counter high kick but Mahoney manages to duck under it in time.
Mahoney 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.
Presley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Presley tenderised Mahoney's leg. Mahoney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahoney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahoney works Presley's body with a nice hook.
Mahoney takes the fight into the clinch.
Presley misses with a knee to the head.
Mahoney pressing his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Presley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Presley avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mahoney as Presley tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Mahoney.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Presley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Presley.
Mahoney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Presley blocking some punches.
Presley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mahoney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Presley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahoney effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Presley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley is trying to stall.
Presley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahoney.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Presley's elbow.
Presley breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mahoney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Presley. Presley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mahoney pushes Presley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mahoney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carey Mahoney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Presley 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 George Francis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge George Francis scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 393 p4p, 48 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 1750 p4p, 185 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham fails to land the takedown.
Gozen is looking for a counter combo.
Durham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gozen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Durham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gozen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gozen.
Gozen lands a hook that snaps the head of Durham backwards.
Durham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tomoe Gozen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
Gozen looking to slow down the pace here.
Durham throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen is leaning against Durham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Durham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gozen after a bit of a struggle.
Gozen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durham has Gozen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gozen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gozen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen breaks from the clinch.
Gozen scores with a body shot.
Durham is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Gozen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gozen scores with a body shot.
Durham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gozen scores with a nice right hand.
Gozen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durham tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gozen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Durham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gozen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham has a takedown stuffed.
Gozen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gozen lands with a nice combination. Durham backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozen scores with a hook to the body. Durham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durham walks into a left hand.
Durham shoots and misses
and Gozen counters with a straight right hand.
Durham misses with a takedown attempt
and Gozen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gozen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gozen with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gozen stuffs the takedown attempt from Durham. Durham gets slowly back to his feet.
Gozen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gozen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durham needs to keep his hands up - Gozen had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Gozen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Durham walks into a jab.
Durham misses with a jab to the body
and Gozen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Durham! Gozen lets Durham back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Durham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gozen fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Durham square on the jaw! Damn, Durham is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomoe Gozen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kovacs (ranked 997 p4p, 122 weight class) and Sergei Martynov (ranked 409 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovacs doesn't manage to clinch there - Martynov circles away.
Kovacs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovacs moves forwards but Martynov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch but Martynov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martynov missing with a left hand there. Kovacs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovacs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oooooh!!! Martynov has knocked Kovacs down with a huge combo! Martynov steps away and waves a wobbly Kovacs back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Takeshi Kovacs has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov scores with a shot to the body.
Kovacs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martynov but Martynov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martynov scores with a hook to the body. Kovacs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martynov lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovacs manages to avoid it.
Martynov misses with an uppercut.
Kovacs tries to counter with a takedown but Martynov is quick to defend against it.
Martynov drops his hands momentarily and Kovacs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martynov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovacs is just out of range.
Kovacs slips under a jab.
Kovacs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martynov misses the shot to the body.
Kovacs changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Martynov throws a right hand that Kovacs ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovacs also avoids with ease.
Kovacs moves into the clinch successfully.
Kovacs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martynov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martynov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovacs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sergei Martynov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Martynov. Those never looked like landing.
Martynov scores with the left hand. Kovacs knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Kovacs - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martynov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovacs counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovacs throws a lazy right hand but Martynov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovacs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martynov.
Kovacs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martynov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kovacs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kovacs wants to control from the top but Martynov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Martynov looking for submissions off his back.
Martynov with the active half guard here but Kovacs passes nicely into side control.
Martynov is trying to get back to half guard.
Kovacs wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martynov, who protects the arm well.
Martynov is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs moves into full mount!
Martynov regains half guard.
Kovacs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martynov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Martynov is not content to let Kovacs control the position.
Kovacs is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Martynov still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Martynov has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kovacs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kovacs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Martynov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Kovacs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kovacs missing with a left hand there. Martynov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovacs moves in looking to clinch but Martynov pushes him off.
Kovacs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martynov manages to avoid it.
Kovacs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martynov quickly recovers to half guard.
Martynov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kovacs is working away from the top position though.
Kovacs is stalling here. Martynov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kovacs seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Martynov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Martynov working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kovacs tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Martynov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kovacs looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs looking very determined here, making life difficult for Martynov.
Kovacs is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Martynov avoiding Kovacs 's attempts to control his hands.
Kovacs is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Martynov.
Martynov controlling well, preventing Kovacs from escaping the position.
I would not like to be Kovacs right now.
Kovacs can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kovacs trying to control the position but Martynov manages to sink in the hooks.
Kovacs tries to escape but Martynov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Martynov gets his hands free as Kovacs looks to control.
Kovacs tries to escape but Martynov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov has good solid back control here.
Kovacs wants to escape the position.
Martynov is trying to stick to Kovacs's back but Kovacs is turning into Martynov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Martynov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kovacs.
Martynov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martynov keeping moving, preventing Kovacs from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kovacs doesn't defend quickly enough and Martynov has managed to lock this one up! Can Kovacs escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Martynov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergei Martynov!
A relieved looking Sergei Martynov 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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