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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Sanchez (ranked 4437 p4p, 24600 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 460 p4p, 656 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: Chop Suey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matteo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lesnar doesn't seem phased though.
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
We've been told by Sanchez's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Lesnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lesnar throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
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!
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Lesnar with a big right hand and Lesnar goes down!
 Lesnar is rocked!
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Lesnar is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez lands a big elbow - Lesnar is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Sanchez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matteo Sanchez thanked Finnish Elite Extreme Science for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Santos (ranked 4887 p4p, 6992 weight class) and Allen Brown (ranked 572 p4p, 718 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Brown!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Santos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Brown.
Brown throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Santos wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like Michael Santos has been cut.
Brown cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Santos content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown is in trouble now - Santos has advanced to mount!
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brown tries to buck Santos off so he can stand up but Santos has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Brown falls backwards, slamming Santos to the mat but Santos holds on tight! Brown is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Santos!
Michael Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gracie (ranked 4977 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Mat Cauthon (ranked 608 p4p, 565 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mat Cauthon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Cauthon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cauthon jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cauthon's head.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Cauthon.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cauthon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Cauthon controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cauthon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cauthon looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie 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.
Cauthon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Cauthon.
Cauthon looking to control.
Gracie 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.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cauthon wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Cauthon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
That's two 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.
Gracie 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.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cauthon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cauthon looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cauthon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie is in close to Cauthon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cauthon is retaining full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cauthon keeps moving.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cauthon striking off his back but it's not causing Gracie any problems.
Cauthon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cauthon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie tries for a kimura but Cauthon is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Cauthon is defending the strikes.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
Cauthon is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Cauthon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cauthon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cauthon winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to control but Cauthon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cauthon controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Cauthon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cauthon wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Cauthon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Cauthon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cauthon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
Cauthon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cauthon is trying to get back to full guard.
Cauthon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cauthon keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Cauthon is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Cauthon is defending well.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cauthon defending well though.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cauthon is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cauthon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control from Cauthon's half guard. Cauthon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Cauthon blocks nicely.
Cauthon keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie 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.
Cauthon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robert Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cauthon scores with a nice shot.
Gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cauthon keeps moving.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cauthon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Cauthon is proving a slippery customer.
Cauthon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cauthon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Cauthon throws a big elbow that misses.
Cauthon passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control here.
Cauthon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Cauthon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cauthon is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cauthon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mat Cauthon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cauthon keeps moving.
Cauthon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Cauthon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cauthon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Cauthon defends easily.
Cauthon postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Cauthon tries to pass.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cauthon defends well.
Gracie looking to control but Cauthon passes into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cauthon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cauthon is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Cauthon is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cauthon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cauthon.
Cauthon wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Cauthon is very close to passing his half guard.
Cauthon thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cauthon pulls his head out easily.
Cauthon is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cauthon's half guard.
Cauthon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Cauthon is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Cauthon is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Cauthon is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Cauthon is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Cauthon defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Cauthon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cauthon controlling the position well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Voss (ranked 4088 p4p, 4948 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 505 p4p, 580 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voss drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lehto sprawls and moves away.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto walks into a straight right hand from Voss.
Voss throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Voss just misses with a punch to the body.
Voss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voss throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss throws a hook to the side of Lehto's head but Lehto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voss.
Lehto scores with a push kick.
Voss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lehto delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lehto. No joy for Voss on that attempt.
Lehto stuffs the takedown attempt from Voss. Voss gets slowly back to his feet.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voss.
Voss moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLehto.
Lehto throws a front kick that sends Voss stumbling back into the cage.
Voss feints and as Lehto raises his hands in defense, Voss changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lehto controlling the position.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lehto wants to stand but Voss is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto controls Voss momentarily but Voss frees himself.
Voss looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voss trying to control but Lehto is working from the bottom.
Voss throwing strikes from guard but Lehto blocks nicely.
Lehto 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses
and Voss counters with a takedown into side control.
Voss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Voss is looking to take a break and control but Lehto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voss tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Voss looking to control but instead Lehto has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Voss.
Voss is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lehto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto is trying to control but can't.
Voss trying to control from half guard but Lehto is working away.
Voss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lehto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Voss will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Voss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Voss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voss.
Lehto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Voss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voss backing away here, and Lehto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Voss misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Voss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lehto scores with a nice body kick.
Voss throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto counters with a leg kick.
Tatu Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Voss off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Lehto.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voss changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voss's knee momentarily.
Lehto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voss's sensitive parts.
Rich Voss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voss takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Lehto.
Lehto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Voss counters with a shoot takedown. Lehto fights it but they end up in guard.
Voss sitting in guard here, content to control.
Voss throwing strikes but missing.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto trying to control the position.
Voss trying to control but Lehto is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Voss shoots in and gets a takedown into Lehto's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Lehto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voss.
Voss trying to control but Lehto is working from the bottom.
Voss is working Lehto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voss 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.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Voss throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a nice body kick.
Voss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto thinks about the counter body kick.
Voss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lehto.
Voss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Voss crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lehto - the referee stops the clock and Voss gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lehto. Voss manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lehto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehto throws a front kick that sends Voss stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lehto throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Lehto lands but Voss takes it in his stride.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Voss saw that one coming.
Voss fails with the takedown.
Voss shoots in but Lehto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lehto thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss 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.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lehto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voss somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Voss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Voss misses.
Voss backing away here, and Lehto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Voss will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Voss shoots in looking for a takedown. Lehto tries to sprawl out of it but Voss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lehto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Voss backing away here, and Lehto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voss throws a body punch but Lehto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lehto stuffs the takedown.
Lehto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Voss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lehto as he jumps to the side.
Voss throws a sloppy body shot
and Lehto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lehto scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voss avoids a kick to the body.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Voss.
Voss moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLehto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Voss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lehto trying to keep a closed guard but Voss is proving a slippery customer.
Lehto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voss trying to control but Lehto is working from the bottom.
Lehto looking for a sweep. Not yet Lehto, not yet.
Voss looking to sit in guard and control but Lehto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lehto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto stopping the sweep attempt from Voss.
Lehto throwing strikes but missing.
Lehto stopping the sweep attempt from Voss.
Lehto wants to control from the top but Voss keeps moving.
Lehto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voss is pulling down on Lehto's head. It's preventing any offense from Lehto, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Lehto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lehto 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatu Lehto!
Tatu Lehto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 3128 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Eugeniy Degrave (ranked 345 p4p, 449 weight class). Cormac Mac Airt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Degrave!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt doesn't manage to clinch there - Degrave circles away.
Degrave throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Degrave's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Degrave duly obliges.
Mac Airt throws the left hand but Degrave avoids the punch easily.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
Mac Airt throws a leg kick which misses Degrave's front leg but catches the back leg as Degrave tries to avoid it.
Degrave connects with a single shot there.
Mac Airt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Degrave.
Degrave takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac Airt connects with a looping right hand.
Mac Airt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
Mac Airt throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degrave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac Airt lands with a nice body punch.
Degrave stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Degrave connects with a right hand. Mac Airt shakes it off.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt scores with a leg kick.
Mac Airt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Degrave.
As Degrave backs away, Mac Airt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Degrave throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mac Airt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Degrave 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.
Mac Airt lands a jab to the head.
Mac Airt throws a head kick that misses.
Mac Airt scoring well with a low kick there.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Degrave manages to avoid it.
Degrave scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Degrave moves out of range.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
A swing and a miss from Degrave.
Degrave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Degrave lands an overhand right.
Degrave misses with a hook. Mac Airt ducked under it nicely.
Mac Airt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt moves forwards but Degrave connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Degrave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mac Airt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mac Airt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Degrave's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mac Airt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mac Airt connects with the punch.
Degrave throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mac Airt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eugeniy Degrave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt misses with a lunging right hand
and Degrave counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mac Airt lands with a shot to the body.
Mac Airt scores with a punch to the head.
Degrave misses with a series of wild punches.
Mac Airt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot that sends Degrave's belly button to the back.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Degrave manages to avoid it.
Degrave thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrave lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrave swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac Airt.
A nice leg kick from Mac Airt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac Airt tries to clinch up but Degrave circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac Airt thumps Degrave with a low kick.
Degrave keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Mac Airt misses.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Degrave moves away.
Degrave is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Degrave throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a good low kick that Degrave was not able to check.
Mac Airt with the inside leg kick.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Degrave moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Degrave misses.
Degrave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Degrave loads up on a big right hand but Mac Airt slips the punch.
Mac Airt throws an off balance right hand
letting Degrave counter with a right hand.
A jab from Degrave finds it's way through Mac Airt's defenses.
Degrave looks to throw the jab but Mac Airt is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt slips a straight right by Degrave.
Degrave misses with a left hand
and Mac Airt counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Degrave throws out the jab.
Mac Airt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Degrave moves out of range as Mac Airt strikes.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Degrave throws out a counter right but Mac Airt avoids it with no problem.
Degrave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Degrave throws a series of punches but Mac Airt avoids them all with ease.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Degrave avoids the body shot from Mac Airt.
Degrave throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a right hand to the body.
Degrave lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Degrave throws a hook but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Mac Airt is looking to wear down Degrave with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mac Airt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Degrave.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt scores with a leg kick.
Mac Airt slips a jab and a cross from Degrave.
Degrave 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mac Airt.
Degrave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cormac Mac Airt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mac Airt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Degrave counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Degrave takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Degrave misses.
Nice defenses there by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
Degrave misses with an uppercut. Mac Airt saw that one coming.
Mac Airt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Degrave connects with the punch.
Mac Airt moves out of range as Degrave strikes.
Degrave throws an off balance right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a left to the body.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mac Airt slips a jab from Degrave.
Degrave misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt walks into a straight right hand from Degrave.
Degrave misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt forces Degrave back against the cage and clinches.
Degrave can't break the clinch.
Mac Airt has Degrave pressed against the cage, preventing Degrave from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Degrave lands with a short shot to the head.
Mac Airt stalling against the cage.
Mac Airt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac Airt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Degrave blocks an uppercut.
Degrave is trying to break the clinch but Mac Airt is controlling him.
Mac Airt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Degrave blocking some punches.
Degrave misses with some punches.
Mac Airt misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Airt struggles to land a body shot inside as Degrave controls his hands.
Mac Airt scores with a shot to the side of Degrave's head.
Mac Airt scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Degrave.
Mac Airt lands a hook that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrave wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac Airt misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Degrave.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt lands a shoulder strike.
Degrave breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Degrave misses the target.
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac Airt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Degrave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Degrave on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mac Airt rushes Degrave and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mac Airt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mac Airt digs a right hand into Degrave's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Degrave's gas tank.
Mac Airt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Degrave wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac Airt is trying to stall.
Mac Airt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt stalls.
Degrave misses with the head strike.
Degrave is trying to break free.
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrave.
Mac Airt misses with the head strike.
A short left from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt can't find room to land a body shot as Degrave controls the action.
Mac Airt can't find room to land a body shot as Degrave controls the action.
Degrave wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac Airt tries a body shot but Degrave blocks it.
Mac Airt prevents Degrave from breaking the clinch.
Mac Airt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mac Airt working aggressively here.
Mac Airt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mac Airt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mac Airt blocking some punches.
Cormac Mac Airt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Degrave misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Degrave working hard to break the clinch.
Degrave is trying to break the clinch but Mac Airt is controlling him.
Mac Airt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Degrave is breathing heavily.
Mac Airt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mac Airt tries to throw a body punch but Degrave avoids it by throwing Mac Airt back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mac Airt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Degrave wants to stall.
Degrave looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac Airt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Degrave looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac Airt cracks Degrave with a nice body shot.
Mac Airt struggles to land a body shot inside as Degrave controls his hands.
Mac Airt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Degrave misses with a hook from the clinch.
Degrave wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac Airt lands with a light punch inside.
Mac Airt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Degrave on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mac Airt just misses with a punch to the body.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mac Airt misses the shot to the body.
Degrave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Airt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Airt scores with a head kick. Degrave tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Degrave listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Degrave finds it's target.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Degrave.
Mac Airt works the jab nicely.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Degrave moves away and avoids it.
Degrave tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Airt was well out of range. Poor timing from Degrave.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Degrave missing with a left hand there. Mac Airt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Degrave throws a hook to the side of Mac Airt's head but Mac Airt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eugeniy Degrave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Degrave misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degrave misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt slips under a jab from Degrave.
Mac Airt tries to clinch but Degrave is having none of it.
Degrave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac Airt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Degrave misses with a straight right.
Mac Airt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mac Airt forces Degrave back against the cage and clinches.
Mac Airt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mac Airt lands with a right to the head.
Degrave has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mac Airt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Degrave can turn it around.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Degrave wants to break free but Mac Airt has control.
Degrave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Degrave blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Degrave lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Mac Airt - that landed with a thud.
Mac Airt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrave can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Mac Airt.
Degrave takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mac Airt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mac Airt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt digs a right hand underneath Degrave's ribcage. Degrave let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrave struggles to land a body shot inside as Mac Airt controls his hands.
Degrave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mac Airt.
Nice body punch from Mac Airt - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt lands a shot to the body.
Mac Airt scores with a shoulder strike.
Mac Airt can't find room to land a body shot as Degrave controls the action.
Degrave takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt works on Degrave's body with a couple of short punches.
Mac Airt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mac Airt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
Mac Airt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mac Airt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Degrave is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt working aggressively here.
Mac Airt pushes Degrave back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mac Airt.
Eugeniy Degrave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Mac Airt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mac Airt.
Degrave is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac Airt finish him?
Mac Airt working aggressively here.
Mac Airt misses with some punches.
Degrave seems to have recovered his senses.
Mac Airt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
Mac Airt creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Degrave's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Degrave drops to his knees and Mac Airt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Mac Airt!
A victorious Cormac Mac Airt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Diaz (ranked 4373 p4p, 2075 weight class) and Yar Bol (ranked 453 p4p, 232 weight class). Yar Bol 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maverick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Bol counters by moving into the clinch.
Bol has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
A nice left hand lands by Bol.
Bol swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Bol tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bol.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free but Bol pushes him back against the cage.
Bol will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Bol keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bol has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Bol struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Bol throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Bol misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bol.
Bol lands with a left to the head.
Bol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bol lands an uppercut.
Bol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Bol has him pressed against the cage.
Bol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bol walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Bol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws a hook but Bol avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Maverick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Bol.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Bol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Bol counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a hook but Bol avoids it easily.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bol on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bol to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Bol slips under a jab.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bol.
Bol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Bol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Bol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Bol.
A big right from Diaz misses.
It seemed like Bol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz throws the left hand but Bol avoids the punch easily.
Bol wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Bol walks into a jab.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bol lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Bol darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Bol can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yar Bol will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz misses with a hook
letting Bol counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Bol lands an overhand right.
Diaz gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bol gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yar Bol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Sane (ranked 2308 p4p, 3571 weight class) and Darragh Fiachna (ranked 286 p4p, 447 weight class). Sane comes to the cage accompanied by FAST LANE. Darragh Fiachna has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Sane's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Sane!
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, Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sane scores with a jab to the body.
Sane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fiachna decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sane wants to get back to his feet.
Fiachna seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sane is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Darragh Fiachna!
Darragh Fiachna bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hallbjorn Hjorturson (ranked 2311 p4p, 4178 weight class) and Antonio Walters (ranked 320 p4p, 535 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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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hallbjorn Hjorturson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Walters!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjorturson swinging wildly here.
Hjorturson digs a good hook to Walters's body.
Hjorturson throws a shot to the body.
Walters misses with a hook
and Hjorturson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antonio Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hjorturson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hjorturson throws a body shot but no joy.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Hjorturson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walters throws an off balance right hand
and Hjorturson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walters throws a hook but Hjorturson avoids it easily.
Hjorturson defending well as Walters loads up on a big left hand.
Hjorturson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Hallbjorn Hjorturson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Walters.
Hjorturson jabs Walters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Walters.
Walters swings widly with a right hand
and Hjorturson scores with a counter punch that sends Walters to the canvas! Hjorturson smells blood - he's punishing Walters with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Walters has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hallbjorn Hjorturson!
During a confident post fight interview, Hallbjorn Hjorturson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 1623 p4p, 2614 weight class) and Billy Irish (ranked 197 p4p, 294 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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 Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Irish!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irish throws out a counter right but Alderidge avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Alderidge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alderidge.
Irish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderidge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irish throws a hook but Alderidge avoids it easily.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Irish moved out of range nicely.
Alderidge throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Irish to counter with a crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Irish has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Irish saw that one coming.
Alderidge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Irish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alderidge finds it's way round the side to connect with Irish's head.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Irish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Irish has time to react.
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alderidge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irish in his tracks.
Alderidge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Irish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irish tries to clinch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alderidge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Irish misses.
Alderidge throws a looping overhand right but Irish ducks down to avoid it.
Ranger Alderidge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alderidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irish lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alderidge throws a big shot that misses.
Irish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Irish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alderidge looks to land a right hand but Irish moved out of range.
Alderidge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alderidge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Alderidge - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Irish just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Irish misses with the combination.
Alderidge lands a jab to the head.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Irish is out of range.
Alderidge digs a good hook to Irish's body.
Alderidge scores with a decent looking hook.
Alderidge throws a body punch but Irish moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws the left hand but Irish avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Irish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irish manages to avoid it.
Irish cracks Alderidge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alderidge scores with a sloppy right hand. Irish should have avoided that one.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Irish's shoulder, as Irish tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Irish as he connects with a hook.
Alderidge lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Alderidge.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Irish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irish changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alderidge dips to his left and cracks Irish with an uppercut!
Alderidge misses with a body punch
and Irish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irish manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irish avoids the body shot from Alderidge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge connects with a body shot that sends Irish's belly button to the back.
Alderidge misses with a body shot.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge swings for the body but Irish moves out of range.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Irish tries to counter it with a takedown but Alderidge pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alderidge connects with a looping right hand.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Irish.
Alderidge misses the shot to the body.
Irish is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Irish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irish looks to land a left hand but Alderidge moved out of range nicely.
Alderidge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alderidge misses with a lunging right hand
letting Irish counter with a right hand.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Irish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Alderidge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Irish misses its intended target.
Alderidge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alderidge misses with a body shot.
Irish ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Irish drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alderidge defends it well.
Alderidge connects with a right hand. Irish shakes it off.
Alderidge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge scores with a hook to the body. Irish takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a nice looking body shot.
Alderidge scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alderidge scores with a sloppy right hand. Irish should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge misses the shot to the body.
Alderidge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irish feints the counter takedown.
Alderidge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alderidge cracks Irish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irish misses with an uppercut
and Alderidge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alderidge tests Irish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alderidge scores with a jab. Irish acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the head.
Irish looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Irish takes one to the side of the head.
Ranger Alderidge is winning the standup battle so far.
Alderidge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
Alderidge digs a good body shot into Irish's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alderidge connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Irish scrambles back to his feet.
Irish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
Alderidge takes a swing at Irish's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Alderidge.
Alderidge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irish.
Irish doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Irish might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alderidge has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Irish misses.
Irish misses with a wild body shot.
Alderidge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irish can do to turn this around?
Irish misses with a looping left.
Alderidge lands with a hook. Irish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Irish's head but Irish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Irish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Alderidge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irish in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge dips to his left and cracks Irish with an uppercut!
Irish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alderidge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alderidge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irish.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irish.
Alderidge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alderidge stuffs the takedown.
Irish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a hook but Irish blocks it.
Irish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
And Irish tries to counter it with a takedown but Alderidge pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irish is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alderidge is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Irish.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Alderidge swats away the attempt to clinch by Irish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish lands a right hook to the body.
Irish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
Alderidge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Irish. Irish circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the head.
Irish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alderidge to score with a decent uppercut.
Irish throws a hook to the side of Alderidge's head but Alderidge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Alderidge misses the target.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Irish.
Irish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Irish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alderidge throws a poor cross that misses
and Irish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irish. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alderidge staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irish is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Irish moved out of range nicely.
Irish ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Irish with the counter takedown but Alderidge avoids it easily.
Irish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Alderidge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Irish.
Irish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alderidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irish thuds a left hand into Alderidge's body.
Alderidge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alderidge lands with a good body shot.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Irish is out of range.
Irish throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge misses with a body punch
and Irish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alderidge connects with a body shot that sends Irish's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alderidge finds it's way round the side to connect with Irish's head.
Irish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a body punch but Irish moves out of range.
Alderidge takes one to the chin there.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irish manages to avoid it.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irish was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
And Irish tries to counter it with a takedown but Alderidge pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alderidge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alderidge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Alderidge.
Irish takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alderidge misses the shot to the body.
Alderidge thuds his right hand into Irish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Irish cracks Alderidge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alderidge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Irish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Irish.
Irish slips a jab from Alderidge.
Irish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alderidge lands with a hook. Irish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alderidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irish tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Irish does it's job there.
Alderidge misses with a body shot.
Irish slips under a jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Irish's head but Irish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Irish.
Alderidge scores with a hook to the body. Irish takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Alderidge misses.
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.
Irish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alderidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irish.
Irish swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
Alderidge with a nice cross.
Alderidge lands a jab to Irish's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
Irish just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge with a hook.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the body
and Irish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge sizes up Irish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irish swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the body
and Irish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irish throws a nice looking combination but Alderidge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irish throws a hook but Alderidge avoids it easily.
Irish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Alderidge misses its target.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irish.
Irish feints the counter takedown.
A left lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irish throws the left hand but Alderidge avoids the punch easily.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irish ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irish. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irish was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Irish's shoulder, as Irish tries to avoid the shot.
Irish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Irish.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Irish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alderidge lands a jab to Irish's midsection.
Irish misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderidge connects with a crisp jab.
Alderidge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Irish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Alderidge catches Irish right on the button with a cross.
Alderidge digs a good body shot into Irish's ribs.
Alderidge lands a jab to the head.
Alderidge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alderidge throws a good cross that connects.
Alderidge throws a lazy uppercut
and Irish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alderidge thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderidge scores with a shot to the body.
Irish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Irish staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alderidge.
Irish moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Alderidge cracks a nice hook into Irish's ribs.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Irish is out of range.
Irish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
Alderidge swings for the body but Irish moves out of range.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Irish's shoulder, as Irish tries to avoid the shot.
Irish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
Irish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alderidge in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irish.
Irish misses with a hook.
Alderidge lands a nice hook to Irish's body. Irish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Irish saw that one coming.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irish looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Irish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands with a cross.
Irish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alderidge on the side of the head.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irish moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irish tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the body
and Irish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Donk. Alderidge catches Irish right on the button with a cross.
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!
Irish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alderidge throws out the jab.
Alderidge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.
Irish drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alderidge defends it well.
Irish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irish moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Alderidge lands a head shot.
Irish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Alderidge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irish throws out a counter right but Alderidge avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge had his way with Billy Irish in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alderidge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alderidge throws out the jab.
Irish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alderidge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alderidge scores with a jab.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Irish saw that one coming.
Alderidge misses with a left hand
and Irish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irish ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Irish misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Alderidge misses the target.
Alderidge takes a swing at Irish's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge takes a swing at Irish's ribcage but misses.
Irish connects with a body shot that sends Alderidge's belly button to the back.
Irish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alderidge jabs at Irish's body.
Irish moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Irish swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Irish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Irish.
Alderidge lands with a nice body punch.
Alderidge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irish takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Irish's head but Irish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Irish saw that one coming.
Irish moves out of range of the strikes.
Irish slips a straight right by Alderidge.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Irish does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alderidge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Irish to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irish misses the shot to the body.
Alderidge throws a body punch but Irish moves out of range.
Alderidge lands a right hook to the body.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
Irish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Irish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alderidge.
Irish tries a quick counter leg kick but Alderidge is wise to it.
Alderidge misses with a lunging right hand
and Irish counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alderidge is keeping the position for now.
Irish trying to control the position from guard on top but Alderidge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irish preventing the sweep.
Alderidge is working hard here to advance position.
Irish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alderidge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alderidge lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Irish looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge trying to control but Irish is working from the bottom.
Alderidge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alderidge postures up.
Irish looking for a guillotine here but Alderidge defends easily.
Billy Irish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alderidge passes into half guard.
Alderidge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranger Alderidge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alderidge, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranger Alderidge!
Ranger Alderidge retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Ranger Alderidge, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 2132 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Psion Phyrrus (ranked 298 p4p, 262 weight class). Macca Outback could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Psion Phyrrus's chin.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psion Phyrrus!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phyrrus throws out a loose jab but Outback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Outback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Outback swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phyrrus misses with a hook. Outback ducked under it nicely.
Phyrrus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Outback looks to score with a jab to the body but Phyrrus is just out of range.
Psion Phyrrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phyrrus throws a lazy right hand but Outback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phyrrus throws a big shot that misses.
Phyrrus ducks under a wild hook from Outback.
Phyrrus throws a hook but Outback blocks it.
It looked like Outback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phyrrus swings widly with a right hand
and Outback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback moves out of range as Phyrrus strikes.
Phyrrus throws a right hand that misses
and Outback makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Outback stuns Phyrrus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phyrrus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phyrrus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phyrrus misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Outback throws a monster overhand right that drops Phyrrus! Outback follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macca Outback!
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