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WPFA: Dominance VI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 1475 p4p, 157 weight class) and Jesse Karhu (ranked 1054 p4p, 120 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boyka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Norman - Fury. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Karhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karhu.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka misses with a straight right.
Karhu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Karhu swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Karhu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boyka's head backwards.
Karhu sizes up Boyka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good exchange - Karhu coming out on top.
Karhu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boyka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
Boyka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karhu with a jab.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
A head kick misses from Boyka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu ducks right into an uppercut from Boyka.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Karhu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jesse Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu defending well as Boyka loads up on a big left hand.
Boyka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karhu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boyka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karhu 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.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Karhu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boyka tries to bum rush Karhu with a series of wild strikes but Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhu throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Karhu scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu looks to land a left hand but Boyka moved out of range nicely.
Karhu lands a two punch combo.
Karhu slips under a jab.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
Boyka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Karhu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karhu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Boyka.
Karhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
Karhu throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
As Karhu looks to move away, Boyka throws a big counter combo but Karhu just gets out of the way.
Boyka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Boyka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karhu is out of range and Boyka settles back down.
Boyka misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Boyka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karhu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Karhu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Karhu misses.
Karhu lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu jabs at Boyka's body.
Karhu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Boyka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karhu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boyka connects with a solid leg kick.
Boyka throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
Boyka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boyka is rocked!
Boyka is looking to land body kicks.
Karhu misses with a looping left.
Karhu looks to land a right hand but Boyka moved out of range.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Karhu misses with a hook
and Karhu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Jesse Karhu's cut even more.
Boyka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka lands a nice hook to Karhu's body. Karhu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boyka misses with a straight left.
Karhu lands with an uppercut that bounces Boyka off the cage and back into range.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Karhu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Karhu.
Karhu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karhu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Karhu.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
Karhu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Boyka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Karhu misses with a right hand
and Boyka counters with a three punch combo that has Karhu backing up. Karhu nods at Boyka to acknowledge the strikes.
Karhu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyka throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu walks into a jab.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
Karhu thuds his right hand into Boyka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boyka works over Karhu's head and body with a nice combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boyka might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Karhu works Boyka's body with a nice hook.
Boyka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Karhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boyka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boyka 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.
Karhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Boyka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karhu misses with a hook to the body
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu lands with a straight right. Boyka didn't see that one coming.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Boyka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Karhu catches Boyka right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Boyka.
Karhu throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Karhu jabs at Boyka's body.
Boyka walks into a jab.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhu.
Boyka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
Karhu connects with a looping right hand.
Boyka takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu takes a swing at Boyka's ribcage but misses.
Karhu throws the left hand but Boyka avoids the punch easily.
Boyka throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Karhu throws out a powerful jab.
Karhu lands a nice hook to Boyka's body. Boyka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Karhu counters with a left to the body.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu slips a straight right by Boyka.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Karhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Karhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu throws a looping overhand right but Boyka ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyka throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka dodges the punch combination from Karhu.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Boyka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu lands with a good body shot.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karhu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karhu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karhu throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Karhu.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Karhu.
Boyka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Karhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karhu.
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!
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Karhu looks to move away, Boyka throws a big counter combo but Karhu just gets out of the way.
Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka misses with a body kick.
Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Karhu scores with a one two! Boyka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boyka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karhu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka lands a jab-cross combination.
Karhu's corner calls for a 1-2. Karhu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu drops Boyka with a big left hand! Boyka is injured, injured bad! Karhu jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Karhu!
Jesse Karhu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 3114 p4p, 281 weight class) and Stunna Boy (ranked 3603 p4p, 320 weight class). Fumito Makino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Stunna Boy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makino misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Makino pinned against the cage. Makino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Makino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boy avoids the body shot from Makino.
Makino lands a glancing blow to the side of Boy's head.
Makino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy gets a double leg takedown into Makino's guard.
Makino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Makino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boy is one step ahead there.
Boy trying to control but Makino is working from the bottom.
Makino keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Makino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Makino has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Makino's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fumito Makino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boy.
Makino throws a big counter combination but Boy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fumito Makino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stunna Boy.
Makino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makino stuns Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Makino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makino's corner calls for a 1-2. Makino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boy tries to move into range but Makino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Makino does no damage.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boy's head backwards.
Makino scores with a jab to the body.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boy is defended easily by Makino.
Makino is looking to counter punch.
Fumito Makino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makino duly obliges.
Boy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Makino scores with a punch to the head.
Boy goes for a double leg but Makino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makino continues to drive forward.
It looked like Makino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
And Boy tries to counter it with a takedown but Makino pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boy.
Makino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boy at a distance.
Makino lands an overhand right.
Boy takes one to the chin there.
Jab from Makino.
Makino scores with a punch to the head.
Boy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boy is rocked!
BOOM! Makino lands a beautiful left hook that drops Boy. Boy tries to recover but Makino is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Boy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fumito Makino!
Our winner, Fumito Makino, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Davis (ranked 2227 p4p, 227 weight class) and Jamal Gazimagomedov (ranked 4088 p4p, 357 weight class). Jamal Gazimagomedov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Gazimagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gazimagomedov at a distance.
Gazimagomedov misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Davis lands but Gazimagomedov takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Gazimagomedov.
Davis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gazimagomedov sprawls and moves away.
Jamal Gazimagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gazimagomedov throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Gazimagomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gazimagomedov as he jumps to the side.
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!
Davis works over Gazimagomedov's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis misses with the combination.
Gazimagomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters by clinching up.
Davis prevents Gazimagomedov from breaking the clinch.
Davis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Davis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Davis seems keen to control Gazimagomedov's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Gazimagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gazimagomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davis is trying to keep Gazimagomedov in close.
Gazimagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gazimagomedov won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gazimagomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Gazimagomedov blocks nicely.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis 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.
Gazimagomedov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis passes Gazimagomedov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gazimagomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis is keen to just control but Gazimagomedov is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis uses his free foot to push down on Gazimagomedov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gazimagomedov.
Davis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gazimagomedov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gazimagomedov throws a strike from the bottom but Davis uses the opportunity to take his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Davis controlling the positon.
Gazimagomedov tries to break free.
Gazimagomedov showing good submission defense here.
Gazimagomedov covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gazimagomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Davis misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeps control of the position easily here as Gazimagomedov tries to buck him off.
Gazimagomedov rolls, trying to escape but Davis keeps control of the position.
Davis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gazimagomedov showing good submission defense here.
Davis looking for the RNC.
Davis somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gazimagomedov tries to escape the position.
Davis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gazimagomedov but Gazimagomedov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gazimagomedov, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Gazimagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis slips a straight right by Gazimagomedov.
Gazimagomedov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDavis.
Gazimagomedov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis tries to counter by clinching up but Gazimagomedov breaks away and moves out of range.
Gazimagomedov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazimagomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gazimagomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazimagomedov can do to turn this around?
Gazimagomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gazimagomedov backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gazimagomedov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis jumps guard.
Davis looking for a guillotine here but Gazimagomedov defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gazimagomedov striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.
Gazimagomedov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Davis pushing down on Gazimagomedov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Davis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gazimagomedov controls his leg.
Davis throwing shots but Gazimagomedov is blocking nicely.
Gazimagomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis uses his free foot to push down on Gazimagomedov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gazimagomedov.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis trying to control but Gazimagomedov is having none of it.
Davis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gazimagomedov is surviving well by controlling Davis's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Davis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davis takes Gazimagomedov's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Gazimagomedov is in bad spot here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Davis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gazimagomedov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gazimagomedov for a finish.
I would not like to be Gazimagomedov right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov tries to escape the position.
Tom Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gazimagomedov is still trying to improve position.
Davis trying to control momentarily.
Davis keeps control of the position as Gazimagomedov tries to break free.
Davis missing with punches from the back.
Davis throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Davis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gazimagomedov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gazimagomedov is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Davis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gazimagomedov as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Gazimagomedov. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Gazimagomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gazimagomedov misses with a two punch combination.
Gazimagomedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gazimagomedov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Gazimagomedov.
Davis forces Gazimagomedov back against the cage and clinches.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Gazimagomedov moved away.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Gazimagomedov moves out of range easily.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gazimagomedov is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Gazimagomedov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gazimagomedov moves to clinch but Davis breaks away
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Gazimagomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gazimagomedov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Gazimagomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gazimagomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gazimagomedov wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gazimagomedov.
Gazimagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis shoots in but Gazimagomedov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gazimagomedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Gazimagomedov. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Gazimagomedov tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Gazimagomedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Gazimagomedov backing up. Gazimagomedov nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gazimagomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gazimagomedov tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gazimagomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters by clinching up.
Gazimagomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gazimagomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis jumps guard and drags Gazimagomedov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gazimagomedov cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
Gazimagomedov postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Gazimagomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Gazimagomedov pushes his legs off easily.
Gazimagomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control the position but Gazimagomedov postures up.
Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis seems keen to control Gazimagomedov's posture.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Gazimagomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis is rocked!
Gazimagomedov gets to his feet and stands over Davis, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Davis felt that one! Gazimagomedov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Davis from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Gazimagomedov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 3041 p4p, 283 weight class) and Moomooka Baday (ranked 976 p4p, 111 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moomooka Baday!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafson tries to clinch there but Baday circles away.
Baday looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Baday - just one landing.
Gustafson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baday counters with a straight right hand.
Baday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafson darts in looking for a takedown but Baday gets double underhooks and turns Gustafson into the cage.
Baday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustafson counters with a takedown into side control.
Baday is trying to improve his position.
Gustafson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baday keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baday stops Gustafson from passing to mount.
Gustafson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baday is trying to control Gustafson's posture but Gustafson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson swings around for an armbar but Baday sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gustafson's guard.
Gustafson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baday doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baday manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gustafson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baday defends it easily.
Gustafson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baday would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gustafson has an active guard here but Baday has managed to pass into half guard.
Baday really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baday is thwarting Gustafson's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baday in particular looking to stall.
Gustafson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baday's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baday's back!
Gustafson looking for the choke from the back.
Gustafson has managed to slip his arm under Baday's chin. This could be all over... yep, Baday is tapping out! Submission win for Gustafson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Gustafson!
Alexander Gustafson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Moomooka Baday was interviewed post fight and said 'Uata Mababa United States Baba Dadaka ! Foo fooo FOOOOO!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Macmacson (ranked 2259 p4p, 264 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 5680 p4p, 475 weight class). Vendarra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Of Wolf And Man. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Macmacson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macmacson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vendarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vendarra scores with the left hand. Macmacson knows he should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Macmacson.
Vendarra drops Macmacson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Macmacson looks back up at him and smiles so Vendarra waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Macmacson is rocked!
Vendarra shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Macmacson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Vendarra sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Macmacson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Vendarra!
A relieved looking Bob Vendarra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Cubbedge (ranked 2492 p4p, 274 weight class) and Veikko Keskinen (ranked 2348 p4p, 260 weight class). Bart Cubbedge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Veikko Keskinen's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge lands a body shot.
Cubbedge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cubbedge .
Keskinen wants to counter the offense by Cubbedge and move into the clinch position.
Cubbedge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cubbedge swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinen.
Keskinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Keskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keskinen with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bart Cubbedge has been cut.
Keskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cubbedge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keskinen misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge fails with a takedown attempt.
Keskinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keskinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cubbedge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cubbedge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keskinen's waist but Keskinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cubbedge off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keskinen.
Cubbedge tries to counter with a takedown but Keskinen is quick to defend against it.
Keskinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Cubbedge 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cubbedge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cubbedge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keskinen blocks a jab.
Keskinen swinging wildly here.
Bart Cubbedge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cubbedge cracks Keskinen with a good jab.
Cubbedge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cubbedge rushes Keskinen and presses him up against the cage.
Cubbedge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cubbedge tightens his grip and picks Keskinen up, before dumping him to the ground. Keskinen manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cubbedge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cubbedge is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen trying to control the position.
Keskinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keskinen being controlled here, momentarily.
Cubbedge seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Keskinen for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cubbedge lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskinen.
Come on Cubbedge - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keskinen lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cubbedge controls his hands.
Keskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keskinen tries to stall but Cubbedge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cubbedge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Cubbedge blocks it.
Cubbedge manages to break the clinch.
Keskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Keskinen wants to counter with a clinch but Cubbedge pushes him away.
Cubbedge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keskinen.
Cubbedge seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Keskinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keskinen takes a swing at Cubbedge 's ribcage but misses.
Cubbedge throws a right hand that Keskinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Keskinen also avoids with ease.
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!
Cubbedge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen tries to counter with a clinch but Cubbedge shakes him off and moves away.
Keskinen tries to clinch but Cubbedge is having none of it.
Keskinen digs a good body shot into Cubbedge 's ribs.
Cubbedge looks to land a left hand but Keskinen moved out of range nicely.
Cubbedge misses with a takedown attempt - Keskinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bart Cubbedge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Cubbedge 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cubbedge moves out of range of the strikes.
Keskinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Keskinen is just out of range.
Keskinen rushes Cubbedge and presses him up against the cage.
Keskinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cubbedge is defending well for now.
Cubbedge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keskinen is pushing Cubbedge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cubbedge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Keskinen prevents it.
Cubbedge lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cubbedge trying to pass the guard but Keskinen defending well.
Keskinen wants to control but Cubbedge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Cubbedge there.
Cubbedge working the head and body with strikes.
Keskinen is looking for a sweep. Cubbedge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cubbedge is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Keskinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cubbedge .
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Keskinen defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Keskinen taking some punishment here, with Cubbedge in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cubbedge connects with a nice short shot to Keskinen's temple.
Cubbedge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen won't allow Cubbedge to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Keskinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cubbedge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cubbedge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cubbedge continues to stall.
Cubbedge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Keskinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Cubbedge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cubbedge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Keskinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cubbedge . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen is in trouble now - Cubbedge has advanced to mount!
Cubbedge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cubbedge throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Keskinen has his hands clasped together but Cubbedge breaks the hold and Keskinen is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Cubbedge !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bart Cubbedge !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trumpet (ranked 2488 p4p, 289 weight class) and Ralphie White (ranked 1508 p4p, 190 weight class). Trumpet comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Trumpet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralphie White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a head kick.
A low kick from White misses
and Trumpet counters by moving into the clinch.
Trumpet lands an uppercut.
Trumpet has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Trumpet lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Trumpet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trumpet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trumpet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trumpet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trumpet blocks a leg kick.
Trumpet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from White tenderised Trumpet's leg. Trumpet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trumpet throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Trumpet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trumpet lands with a cross.
Trumpet with a jab.
Trumpet scores with a jab.
Trumpet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Trumpet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White scores with a nice strike.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trumpet dodges the punch combination from White.
White throws a leg kick
and Trumpet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trumpet.
White throws a good cross that connects.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Trumpet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Trumpet.
As White looks to move away, Trumpet throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
Trumpet lands a jab to the nose.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Trumpet looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trumpet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trumpet blocks a head kick by White.
Trumpet is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trumpet.
White throws a head kick but Trumpet moves out of range.
Ralphie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from White.
Trumpet half committed to a counter leg kick.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trumpet gets a clinch.
Trumpet misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trumpet fails to land.
Trumpet breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trumpet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trumpet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Trumpet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trumpet misses with a straight right.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White tries a low kick but Trumpet avoids it.
White scores with a leg kick.
White moves away from the strike by Trumpet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trumpet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White scores with a leg kick.
Trumpet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralphie White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White tries to bum rush Trumpet with a series of wild strikes but Trumpet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trumpet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Trumpet.
Trumpet misses with a double jab
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White looks to land a combination but Trumpet avoids it well.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trumpet's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trumpet to score with a decent uppercut.
Trumpet scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trumpet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a shot from downtown. Trumpet moves away and avoids it.
Trumpet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
White is rocked!
White misses with a wild combination.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Trumpet finish him?
A low kick from White misses
and Trumpet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trumpet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trumpet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trumpet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Trumpet counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks White out cold! What a finish! Trumpet is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald Trumpet!
Donald Trumpet 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 Jamie Oliver (ranked 2046 p4p, 250 weight class) and Maximilian Alexei (ranked 1584 p4p, 202 weight class). Maximilian Alexei acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximilian Alexei!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver misses with an uppercut
and Alexei counters with a crisp right hand that drops Oliver! Alexei lets Oliver back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oliver moves into range and clinches up with Alexei.
Oliver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oliver swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexei uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Oliver.
Oliver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexei misses with some punches.
Oliver lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Maximilian Alexei has been cut.
Alexei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliver throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexei.
Oliver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexei lands a nice uppercut.
Alexei prevents a body shot from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexei backwards.
Oliver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexei's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliver.
Oliver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexei backwards.
Alexei has had enough of the clinch but Oliver keeps him there for the moment.
Alexei blocks an uppercut.
Alexei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliver.
Alexei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliver up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliver lands a shot to the body.
Oliver digs a right hand into Alexei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexei's gas tank.
Alexei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliver lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alexei looks winded!
Alexei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliver lands with a right to the head.
Oliver lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Oliver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Maximilian Alexei's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands with a left to the head.
Oliver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliver lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexei backwards.
Oliver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliver stalling the fight.
Alexei is trying to push Oliver away but Oliver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliver keeps control of Alexei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alexei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliver lands an elbow inside that Alexei shrugs off.
Oliver scores with a hook to the body.
Oliver blocks an uppercut.
Alexei wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexeis head.
Oliver lands an uppercut.
Oliver lands an uppercut.
Oliver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Oliver.
Good body shot from Oliver.
Oliver is leaning against Alexei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliver.
A short right from Oliver.
Oliver lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Oliver.
Oliver lands an elbow inside that Alexei shrugs off.
The cut above Maximilian Alexei's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alexei has a couple of punches blocked by Oliver.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexei is rocked!
Oliver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexei is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliver finish him?
Oliver lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike.
Oliver prevents Alexei from breaking the clinch.
Alexei seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliver pushes Alexei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexei is trying to break the clinch but Oliver is controlling him.
Oliver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver can't find room to land a body shot as Alexei controls the action.
Oliver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliver scores with a hook to the body.
Oliver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexei takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliver.
Oliver is working Alexei over against the cage.
Oliver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliver scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliver scores with a hook to the body.
Oliver lands a body shot.
Oliver scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliver lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliver.
Oliver cracks Alexei with a nice body shot.
Oliver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexei.
Oliver is working Alexei over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Oliver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Alexei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliver sends Alexei crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Oliver is motioning to the referee to let Alexei up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oliver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexei can do to turn this around?
Oliver drops Alexei with a straight right hand, right on the button! Oliver follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Oliver!
Jamie Oliver is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamie Oliver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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