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C111: Murhaa vs. Wojcik PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rect Umm (ranked 960 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 127 p4p, 362 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 41 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rect Umm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson thumps Umm with a low kick.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Umm blocks it.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umm.
It looked like Umm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
and Umm counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson moves forwards but Umm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magnus Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umm.
Umm seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Umm throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnarsson lands a right hook to the body.
Gunnarsson wants to clinch up but Umm keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm looks to land a left hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rect Umm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunnarsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Umm sprawls well initially but Gunnarsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gunnarsson working over Umm with some ground and pound. Umm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Umm is trying to stand.
Gunnarsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Umm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gunnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunnarsson stops Umm from getting back to his feet.
Gunnarsson is trying to control. Umm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Umm manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gunnarsson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Umm misses with a body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Umm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a head kick. Umm tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Umm takes one to the side of the head.
 Umm is rocked!
Umm avoids a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Umm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Umm's head.
Oh Umm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunnarsson lands with a right and another and another! Umm is in big trouble! Gunnarsson lands again and this time it's lights out for Umm! A quality knockout there for Gunnarsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Magnus Gunnarsson!
Rect Umm spoke after the fight, saying 'Hats off to James best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brooke Marsden (ranked 875 p4p, 1532 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 99 p4p, 163 weight class). Marsden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lunatic Fringe. Brooke Marsden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alzate connects with a nice looking jab.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Alzate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Alzate misses with a looping right.
Marsden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Marsden moved away.
Alzate tries a low kick but Marsden avoids it.
Alzate throws a shot from downtown. Marsden moves away and avoids it.
Marsden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alzate throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Alzate dips to his left and cracks Marsden with an uppercut!
Marsden throws the kick towards the body but Alzate avoids it.
Alzate cracks Marsden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alzate tests Marsden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzate punishes Marsden's body with a nice straight punch.
Alzate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marsden's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alzate with the inside leg kick.
Marsden 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.
Alzate throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick
and Alzate counters with a nice uppercut.
Alzate is looking to chop away at Marsden's legs.
Niko Alzate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden tries a low kick but Alzate avoids it.
Marsden throws a shot from downtown. Alzate moves away and avoids it.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden throws a big shot that misses.
Marsden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alzate misses.
Marsden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses Marsden's front leg but catches the back leg as Marsden tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Alzate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marsden.
Marsden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alzate scores with a nice right hand.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Alzate saw that one coming.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzate.
Marsden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alzate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsden.
Marsden 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.
Marsden moves away from the strike by Alzate.
Marsden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Marsden tries to counter by clinching up but Alzate breaks away and moves out of range.
Alzate lands a jab to the head.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate tries to score with a low kick but Marsden moves his leg out of the way.
Alzate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Marsden connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzate misses with a straight left.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzate.
Alzate gets tackled into the cage by Marsden. Marsden maintains the clinch.
Marsden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Alzate lands with a right to the head.
Alzate misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsden scores with a shot to the side of Alzate's head.
Marsden blocks a body shot from Alzate.
Marsden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Marsden.
Alzate lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Alzate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to clinch.
Marsden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab from Marsden.
Alzate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
Alzate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsden.
Marsden wants to land a leg kick but Alzate is out of range.
Alzate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden misses with an uppercut
and Alzate counters with a thumping low kick.
Alzate slips a jab from Marsden.
Marsden slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Marsden misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Alzate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alzate misses with a straight left.
Alzate digs a good body shot into Marsden's ribs.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marsden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alzate connects with a looping right hand.
Marsden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzate throws a front kick aimed at Marsden's knee but Marsden avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Alzate misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsden misses the target.
Marsden throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsden throws a leg kick that misses.
Alzate throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
As Alzate backs away, Marsden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marsden cracks Alzate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alzate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Marsden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niko Alzate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate misses with a hook.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Marsden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marsden throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Marsden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
Marsden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alzate doesn't seem bothered though.
Alzate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marsden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden fails with the takedown.
Alzate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsden throws a right hand that misses
and Alzate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden tries to land a leg kick but Alzate saw it coming and moves away.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate tries a quick counter leg kick but Marsden is wise to it.
Marsden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Alzate connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Alzate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsden gets a clinch.
Marsden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alzates head.
Marsden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alzate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marsden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Alzate tenderised Marsden's leg. Marsden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzate throws the left hand but Marsden avoids the punch easily.
Marsden scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Alzate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alzate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsden's sensitive parts.
Alzate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsden.
Alzate moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzate throws out the jab.
Marsden throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Alzate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marsdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marsden misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
Alzate connects with a crisp jab.
Marsden slips a jab from Alzate.
Marsden 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.
Alzate with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate jabs at Marsden's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsden. That snapped Alzate's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden checks a leg kick nicely.
Marsden throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Marsden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzate lands a nice looking body shot.
Alzate avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Marsden blocks a low kick nicely.
Alzate scores with a jab to the head.
Marsden drives through with a takedown into Alzate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alzate uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses Marsden's front leg but catches the back leg as Marsden tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzate misses the shot to the body.
Marsden scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Alzate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Alzate moves out of range easily.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Alzate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsden. That did some damage!
Marsden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzate. Alzate obviously looking to wear him down.
Marsden doesn't manage to clinch there - Alzate circles away.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alzate slips a jab from Marsden.
Alzate lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsden off the cage and back into range.
Marsden is looking to chop away at Alzate's legs.
A low kick lands for Alzate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Alzate.
Marsden tries to clinch there but Alzate circles away.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate lands a nice hook to Marsden's body. Marsden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Marsden does it's job there.
Alzate misses with a looping left.
Marsden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden dives in and grabs Alzate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alzate pushes down on Marsden's head and hops out.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsden's sensitive parts.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Alzate ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alzate defends well and Marsden ends up having to push Alzate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alzate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden prevents a body shot from Alzate.
Alzate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alzate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Alzate as he checks the leg kick.
Alzate tries to keep at a distance but Marsden has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
A short left from Marsden.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Alzate.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden is looking to chop away at Alzate's legs.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brooke Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Alzate.
Alzate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marsden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marsden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzate lands a leg kick that knocks Marsden off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alzate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alzate. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzate scores with a hook to the body. Marsden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alzate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alzate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alzate swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
Alzate connects with a body shot that sends Marsden's belly button to the back.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Marsden.
Marsden throws a lazy right hand but Alzate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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!
Marsden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marsden throws the left hand but Alzate avoids the punch easily.
Marsden backing away here, and Alzate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate is looking to chop away at Marsden's legs.
Alzate stuns Marsden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marsden wants to clinch up but Alzate keeps it at a distance.
Marsden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alzate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marsden shoots in for a double leg but Alzate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marsden slips a straight right by Alzate.
A nice leg kick from Alzate, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Alzate lands a nice looking body shot.
Alzate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alzate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden defending well as Alzate loads up on a big left hand.
Alzate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marsden at a distance.
Brooke Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niko Alzate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alzate under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alzate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Alzate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alzate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Alzate!
During a confident post fight interview, Niko Alzate 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 Azriel Pandens (ranked 1155 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 153 p4p, 166 weight class). Hoppe has chosen Wind of Change as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppe fails with a takedown attempt.
Pandens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoppe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoppe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pandens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandens with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoppe ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Hoppe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pandens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoppe on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoppe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoppe blocks a jab.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
Pandens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Pandens misses.
Hoppe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoppe moves away.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoppe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pandens.
Pandens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoppe at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pandens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoppe somewhat.
Pandens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoppe ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Pandens throws the left hand but Hoppe avoids the punch easily.
Hoppe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Pandens swings for the body but Hoppe moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
Hoppe with the counter takedown but Pandens avoids it easily.
Pandens lands a jab to Hoppe's midsection.
Hoppe looks for a takedown but Pandens sprawls well.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Hermann Hoppe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a hook but Hoppe blocks it.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Pandens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandens manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Pandens there.
Hoppe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoppe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoppe defending well as Pandens loads up on a big left hand.
Hoppe with the counter takedown but Pandens avoids it easily.
Pandens throws a body kick that misses
and Hoppe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pandens won't be happy with that.
Hoppe trying to control the position but Pandens is working away.
Pandens is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pandens keeps working.
Hoppe controls the position.
Hoppe trying to control the action but Pandens is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pandens throws a nice head kick!
Pandens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pandens throws a lazy right hand but Hoppe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Hoppe tries to counter it with a takedown but Pandens pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've been informed that Hoppe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe tries to counter with a clinch but Pandens shakes him off and moves away.
Pandens throws an overhand right that lands on Hoppe's shoulder, as Hoppe tries to avoid the shot.
Hoppe misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoppe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
Hoppe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandens manages to avoid it.
Pandens tries to work over Hoppe's front leg with a kick but Hoppe checks it.
Azriel Pandens is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hoppe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandens.
Pandens throws an off balance right hand
and Hoppe counters with a shoot takedown. Pandens fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pandens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoppe can do to turn this around?
Hoppe wants to pass the guard but Pandens is keeping the position.
Pandens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pandens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoppe trying to control but Pandens is working from the bottom.
Pandens is trying to keep Hoppe in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe tries to free his leg and advance position but Pandens is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hoppe postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoppe moves out of range as Pandens strikes.
Pandens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoppe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandens.
A lazy body kick from Pandens
and Hoppe counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Hoppe trying to control the action but Pandens is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe working away.
Pandens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoppe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hoppe trying to control the position but Pandens is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pandens prevents Hoppe from improving position.
Hoppe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pandens keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
And Hoppe tries to counter it with a takedown but Pandens pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pandens jabs Hoppe right on the nose. Hoppe blinks but takes it well.
Pandens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoppe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandens throws a leg kick but Hoppe moved away.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens throws a sloppy head kick and Hoppe moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pandens does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pandens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoppe.
Hoppe defending well as Pandens loads up on a big left hand.
Pandens throws a shot from downtown. Hoppe moves away and avoids it.
Pandens takes a swing at Hoppe's ribcage but misses.
Pandens lands with a right hand.
Pandens scores with the left hand. Hoppe knows he should have avoided that one.
Pandens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pandens.
The fighters circling - Pandens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoppe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hoppe avoids the body shot from Pandens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pandens.
Hoppe wants to clinch.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandens manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Pandens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandens throws a nice head kick!
Pandens looks to land a right hand but Hoppe moved out of range.
Hoppe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pandens defends it well.
Good shot there by Pandens.
Hoppe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandens.
Hoppe feints the counter takedown.
Hoppe looks to land a combination but Pandens avoids it well.
Pandens takes a swing at Hoppe's ribcage but misses.
Hoppe wants to counter with a clinch but Pandens pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens connects with a single shot there.
Pandens gets caught flat footed, as Hoppe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hoppe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoppe won't allow Pandens to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hans Hermann Hoppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoppe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pandens is keeping the position for now.
Pandens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pandens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe wants to control from the top but Pandens keeps moving.
Pandens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pandens cracks Hoppe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Hoppe tries to counter it with a takedown but Pandens pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Azriel Pandens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pandens scores with a hook to the body. Hoppe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoppe in his tracks.
Nice jab there from Pandens.
Azriel Pandens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoppe. Hoppe gets slowly back to his feet.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoppe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoppe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Hoppe takes a swing at Pandens's ribcage but misses.
Pandens looks to land a combination. Hoppe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body kick from Pandens.
Pandens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pandens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azriel Pandens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pandens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azriel Pandens!
A victorious Azriel Pandens 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 243 p4p, 487 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 42 p4p, 74 weight class). Princip is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Brawler swats away the attempt to clinch by Princip.
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Princip misses with a straight left.
Brawler misses with an uppercut.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Brawler moves away from the strike by Princip.
Princip keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Princip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Princip misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Princip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Princip lands a right hook to the body.
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Princip scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brawler in his tracks.
Princip steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Princip swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.
Princip takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler misses with a body shot.
Princip checks a leg kick.
Brawler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Princip has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Princip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Princip takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Princip slips a jab from Brawler.
Brawler throws a low kick but Princip moves out of range easily.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Princip moved out of range nicely.
Princip misses the jab.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brawler lands an overhand right.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brawler throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Princip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip throws a series of punches but Brawler avoids them all 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!
Princip looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
An inside leg kick from Brawler misses.
Princip lands with a good body shot.
Princip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brawler moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Donk. Brawler catches Princip right on the button with a cross.
Princip takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
Princip swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brawler.
Princip stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brawler.
Brawler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Princip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brawler jabs at Princip's body.
A jab from Princip misses.
Brawler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brawler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brawler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a straight right.
Brawler misses with an uppercut.
Princip is looking to clinch.
Brawler connects with a jab.
Princip checks a low kick from Brawler.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brawler connects with a single shot there.
Brawler tries to keep at a distance but Princip has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brawler lands a left hand.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Brawler avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Princip misses with some punches.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip managing to block the knees to the body from Brawler.
Brawler tries to work over Princip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Princip blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Princip on the inside.
Brawler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brawler's elbow.
Princip lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Brawler pushes Princip back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Princip is working Brawler over against the cage.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler manages to break the clinch.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Princip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Brawler lands the left hand.
Princip throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Princip shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brawler eats them both and turns towards Princip to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Princip defending well as Brawler loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler lands the left hand.
Princip slips a straight right by Brawler.
Princip lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brawler throws out the jab.
Princip throws out a counter right but Brawler avoids it with no problem.
Brawler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brawler misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Louis Princip will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brawler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Princip misses with a wild combination.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Brawler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Princip has time to react.
Princip throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
Princip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brawler at a distance.
Brawler lunges at Princip with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Princip's hand.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Princip misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brawler lands a head kick!
Brawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Princip.
Princip avoids a punch combination nicely.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
Brawler throws a body kick that misses.
Princip appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Brawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Princip.
Brawler throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Brawler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brawler.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Princip.
Princip slips under a jab.
Brawler slips a jab and a cross from Princip.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Princip loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Princip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Brawler misses the target.
Princip looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Princip lands a nice looking body shot.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Princip.
A big left from Princip misses.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Princip slips a straight right by Brawler.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip scores with a jab to the head.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
Princip takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Princip was well out of range. Poor timing from Brawler.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brawler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Brawler misses.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Princip moved out of range nicely.
Brawler misses with a wild body shot.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Brawler swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Brawler misses with a hook. Princip ducked under it nicely.
Princip works Brawler's body with a nice hook.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Brawler throws a one two combo.
Princip paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Brawler throwing a counter right hand but Princip manages to avoid it.
Brawler throws a lazy right hand but Princip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Princip 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.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Princip back to the cage. Brawler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brawler swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Brawler scores with a decent looking hook.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Princip.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Princip takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler motions for Princip to come forward. Brawler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Princip.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
A good leg kick by Brawler.
Princip takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Princip connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler lands a jab to the head.
Brawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Princip throws out the jab.
Brawler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Princip checks a leg kick.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Princip.
Brawler swings widly with a right hand
and Princip counters with a nice uppercut.
Princip looks to land a combination but Brawler avoids it well.
Brawler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Princip moves away from the strike by Brawler.
Brawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Princip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler catches Princip with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Princip misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brawler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brawler throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louis Princip 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!
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Princip throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler moves out of range as Princip strikes.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Princip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brawler.
Princip is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brawler with a body shot.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Princip swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brawler throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brawler digs a good body shot into Princip's ribs.
Jab by Princip.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Brawler moves out of range as Princip strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler misses with a hook.
Brawler defending well as Princip loads up on a big left hand.
Brawler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Princip has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Princip takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Brawler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip slips a straight right by Brawler.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Brawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Princip under the eye.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler lands with a nice body punch.
Princip scores with a jab.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Brawler.
Brawler thumps Princip with a low kick.
Brawler tries to score with a low kick but Princip moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Princip was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Princip throws a series of strikes that have Brawler backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Princip avoids the body shot from Brawler.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bobby Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Princip's head.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip lands with a nice body punch.
Princip blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brawler throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brawler moves forwards but Princip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brawler throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Brawler misses with a straight right.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Princip.
Brawler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brawler is looking to score with low kicks.
Princip swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler fakes the leg kick and cracks Princip in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Princip does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Princip's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick lands for Brawler.
Brawler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Princip. That did some damage!
Princip has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.
Brawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brawler misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Princip checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Princip lands the left hand.
Brawler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Brawler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brawler looks to land a right hand but Princip moved out of range.
Brawler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Princip.
Brawler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Princip slips a straight right by Brawler.
Princip let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brawler connects with a solid leg kick.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Princip walks into a jab.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler sizes up Princip with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Princip throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Princip swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Brawler throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler moves forwards but Princip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Princip has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Princip jabs Brawler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Brawler misses.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Princip connects with a jab.
Brawler slips a jab from Princip.
Brawler is looking to score with low kicks.
Princip is looking for the big counter here.
Princip tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Princip checks a low kick from Brawler.
Princip getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler scores with the left hand. Princip knows he should have avoided that one.
Princip digs a good body shot into Brawler's ribs.
Brawler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brawler misses with a looping left.
Princip takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Brawler.
Well Princip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
A victorious Louis Princip thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 731 p4p, 843 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 83 p4p, 95 weight class). Mercer comes into the arena with Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gavin does it's job there.
It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Gavin with a nice calf kick.
Mercer tries a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Gavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Mercer is predictable there
and Gavin counters with a thumping low kick.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Mercer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercer pushes Gavin up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer tries a body shot but Gavin blocks it.
A short right from Mercer.
Gavin blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Gavin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mercer has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
Gavin working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gavin lands with a light punch inside.
Mercer is working Gavin over against the cage.
Mercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gavin just leaning against Mercer, taking a breather.
Gavin lands with a light punch inside.
Gavin trying to control the position but instead, Mercer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gavin into the cage.
Mercer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gavin is keeping busy.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mercer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gavin.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Mercer is trying to maintain a safe position but Gavin gets an underhook and turns Mercer into the cage.
Gavin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Gavin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Gavin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Mercer.
Mercer looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer is trying to maintain a safe position but Gavin gets an underhook and turns Mercer into the cage.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Gavin lands a left hand.
Gavin misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Mercer tries a body shot but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin avoiding damage.
Gavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mercer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercer feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercer tries to land a body kick
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Mercer is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin unleashes a big counter combination but Mercer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gavin is able to avoid easily.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Gavin motions for Mercer to come forward. Gavin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mercer's cut.
That's time! Mercer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Mercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercer works over Gavin's head and body with a nice combination.
Mercer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gavin is out of range and Mercer settles back down.
Mercer misses with a jab to the body
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Mercer.
Mercer lands a nice looking body kick.
Gavin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercer.
Gavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
And Mercer counters with a quick kick to the body but Gavin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercer.
Mercer tries to clinch up but Gavin circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow Gavin down.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Mercer lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Bobby Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Gavin misses.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Mercer misses
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gavin with a nice calf kick.
Mercer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercer walks into a jab.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer is looking to wear down Gavin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mercer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gavin.
Mercer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gavin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow Gavin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Gavin catches Mercer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Gavin misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercer letting Gavin take a breather here.
Gavin blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Gavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Mercer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mercer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gavin's head.
Mercer throws a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercer is rocked!
Mercer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gavin counters with a right hand from hell and Mercer is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin 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.
In defeat, Bobby Mercer stepped up to the mic, saying 'This was an eye opener. I completely underestimated my opponent & he caught me. I got to start winning again. I can be better.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 507 p4p, 469 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 76 p4p, 68 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma misses with a right hand
and Ahma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koivisto blocks a jab.
Ahma pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koivisto back to the cage. Ahma follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koivisto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koivisto throws a leg kick but Ahma checks it.
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahma moves out of range of the body kick from Koivisto.
Koivisto is looking to slow Ahma down with leg kicks.
Ahma moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Koivisto scores with a shot to the body.
Ahma looks to land a combination but Koivisto avoids it well.
A nice side step and Koivisto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
Koivisto slips under a jab.
Koivisto misses with a body punch
and Ahma counters with a one-two to the body.
Koivisto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ahma is trying to defend but Koivisto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Koivisto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma has his hands clasped together around Koivisto's back. He's all about the action.
Koivisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koivisto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahma defending well though.
Koivisto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koivisto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahma is staying active underneath Koivisto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koivisto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koivisto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koivisto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ahma to regain full guard.
Koivisto throws a big right hand that misses.
Koivisto chips away with some ground and pound.
Koivisto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
Ahma wants to sweep here but Koivisto controlling him for the moment.
Koivisto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ahma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koivisto throws a strike but Ahma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ahma trying to control but Koivisto is working from the bottom.
Ahma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koivisto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ahma has managed to get both his arms back between Koivisto's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivisto pulls Ahma in close to prevent any damage.
Koivisto working for a triangle but Ahma defends it easily.
Koivisto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koivisto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ahma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ahma won't allow Koivisto to sweep him here.
Ahma is looking to pass into half guard but Koivisto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Koivisto is in guard.
Koivisto postures up in Ahma's guard and throws a big left but Ahma blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ahma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ahma throws a leg kick
and Koivisto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koivisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koivisto scores with a jab.
Ahma is rocked!
Ahma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Ahma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koivisto works Ahma's body with a nice hook.
Koivisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahma.
Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koivisto.
Koivisto connects with a leg kick.
Ahma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koivisto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahma throws a series of punches but Koivisto moves out of range.
Ahma seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ahma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koivisto's head.
Ahma is looking to clinch but Koivisto is avoiding it.
Ahma misses with a leg kick
so Koivisto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koivisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koivisto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto throws an elbow that misses. Ahma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koivisto's guard. Nice move by Ahma!
Ahma looking to pass the guard.
Koivisto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Koivisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koivisto trying to control but Ahma is working from the bottom.
Ahma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koivisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koivisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koivisto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ahma keeping moving, preventing Koivisto from controlling successfully.
Koivisto scoring with some ground and pound.
Ahma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koivisto.
Koivisto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koivisto landing with the ground and pound.
Koivisto throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throwing strikes from guard but Ahma blocks nicely.
Koivisto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koivisto tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahma is retaining full guard.
Ahma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koivisto wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
Koivisto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Koivisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ahma keeping moving, preventing Koivisto from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koivisto closes the distance and clinches up with Ahma, looking for a takedown. Koivisto pushes Ahma against the cage but Ahma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ahma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koivisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahma tries to bum rush Koivisto with a series of wild strikes but Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ahma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koivisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koivisto lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahma scores with a hook.
No joy there for Ahma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koivisto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahma under the eye.
Koivisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koivisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ahma tries to bum rush Koivisto with a series of wild strikes but Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koivisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ahma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Nice shot lands for Koivisto.
Koivisto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahma circles away quickly and effectively.
Verneri Ahma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ahma digs a good hook to Koivisto's body.
Koivisto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ahma.
Ahma misses with a looping left.
Koivisto connects with a jab.
Koivisto lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koivisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahma's head.
Ahma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koivisto.
Koivisto slips a straight right by Ahma.
Koivisto lands a really nice looking cross but Ahma seems unphased.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ahma.
Ahma trying to control the action but Koivisto is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koivisto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Koivisto is refusing to be controlled, as Ahma sits in half guard.
Koivisto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koivisto has Ahma pulled in close to control his posture.
Ahma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koivisto is trying to control the position but Ahma postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ahma misses with a right hand
and Koivisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahma tries to clinch there but Koivisto circles away.
Koivisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koivisto looks to land a right hand but Ahma moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koivisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koivisto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahma avoids the body shot from Koivisto.
A quick step to the side and Ahma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koivisto.
Koivisto jabs Ahma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koivisto lands a really nice looking cross but Ahma seems unphased.
Koivisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verneri Ahma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahma staying out of range there.
Ahma closes the distance but Koivisto moves to the side
and Koivisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahma looks to land a combination but Koivisto avoids it well.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Koivisto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma swings for the body but Koivisto moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma jabs Koivisto right on the nose. Koivisto blinks but takes it well.
Ahma misses with a combination
and Koivisto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahma takes one to the side of the head.
Koivisto tests Ahma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koivisto cracks Ahma on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ahma falls backwards against the cage. Koivisto follows up with more strikes that drop Ahma to his knees. Koivisto keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ahma! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultima Koivisto!
A relieved looking Ultima Koivisto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 254 p4p, 285 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 36 p4p, 40 weight class). Blyad has chosen luv as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves takes a swing at Blyad's ribcage but misses.
Graves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Graves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Blyad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blyad tries to bench press Graves off him but Graves keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad is still trying to improve position.
Graves slows the pace down.
Blyad is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad taking a bit of punishment here - Graves scoring with strikes.
Graves throws an elbow but Blyad slips to the side and avoids it well.
Graves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blyad can't do much from the bottom here.
Blyad tries to improve position but can't.
Graves trying to control the action but Blyad is working from the bottom.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but Graves keeps moving and retains side control.
Graves scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but Graves keeps moving and retains side control.
Graves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyad keeps working.
Blyad gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Graves landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves dominating with strikes here.
Blyad wants to control but Graves is having none of it.
Graves lands a nice shot to the head.
Graves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blyad is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves landing shots from mount.
Blyad is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
We've been hearing that Graves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Graves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 Blyad is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Graves! Blyad is hurt baaadly! Graves is firing away with more strikes - Blyad is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Graves!
After winning the bout, Ernest Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sullivan (ranked 575 p4p, 276 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 87 p4p, 42 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins lands a jab to Sullivan's midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sullivan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hopkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sullivan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sullivan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Sullivan is predictable there
and Hopkins counters with a solid body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Hopkins thuds his shin into the meat of Sullivan's side.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins 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.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Hopkins flicks out a counter leg kick but Sullivan steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a left to the body.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Sullivan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
A solid body kick from Sullivan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws an off balance right hand
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sullivan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Sullivan's head.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Hopkins thinks about the counter body kick.
Jack Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan connects with an inside leg kick.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Sullivan avoids it with no problem.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hopkins swings widly with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tory Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sullivan throws a body kick that misses
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sullivan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sullivan 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.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sullivan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sullivan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sullivan scores with a jab.
Hopkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sullivan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sullivan scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sullivan as he connects with a hook.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Sullivan slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan checks a leg kick.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Sullivan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Sullivan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopkins needs to keep his hands up - Sullivan had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan.
Sullivan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a big shot that drops Hopkins! Can he finish him?
Hopkins is rocked!
Sullivan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hopkins is still in real trouble! Can Sullivan finish him?
Hopkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopkins wants to stand but Sullivan is controlling the position.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet but Sullivan passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to kick Sullivan off but Sullivan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sullivan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sullivan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Sullivan's head.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sullivan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Sullivan moves his leg out of the way.
Sullivan throwing a counter right hand but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Sullivan scores with a nice body kick.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sullivan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Jack Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Sullivan blocks the low kick.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sullivan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sullivan circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hopkins drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sullivan follows Hopkins to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sullivan!
A victorious Jack Sullivan 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 Andy Viking (ranked 562 p4p, 622 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 85 p4p, 99 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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31
270
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking lands a slapping body shot.
Viking drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
Rader misses with a body shot.
Viking throws a body punch but Rader moves out of range.
Rader checks the leg kick.
Rader looks to score with a jab to the body but Viking is just out of range.
Rader moves out of range as Viking strikes.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Viking.
Rader appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Viking tries to clinch but Rader is having none of it.
Rader lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rader.
Viking was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viking does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viking feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viking moves away.
Viking swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Viking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Viking.
Viking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Viking.
Rader walks into a straight right hand from Viking.
Viking turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Viking throws a leg kick which misses Rader's front leg but catches the back leg as Rader tries to avoid it.
Viking connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rader momentarily.
Rader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Viking drives through and clinches with Rader against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rader struggles to land a body shot inside as Viking controls his hands.
Rader avoids the elbow strike from Viking, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rader.
Rader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viking has Rader pressed against the cage, preventing Rader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Viking really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Viking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking missing with knees to the body.
Viking landing knees to the body.
Viking blocks a body shot from Rader.
Rader is looking to break free of the clinch but Viking has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viking.
Rader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viking's elbow.
Viking missing with knees to the body.
Viking misses with a knee to the head.
Viking throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raders head.
Viking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rader looks winded!
Viking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Dennis Rader has been cut.
Rader struggles to land a body shot inside as Viking controls his hands.
Viking tries a body shot but Rader blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viking.
Viking gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rader trying to stall but Viking improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Viking throws an elbow but misses.
Rader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Viking has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rader throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Viking misses with a body punch.
Rader lands a nice uppercut.
Viking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Viking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viking lands a body punch in the clinch.
Viking landing knees to the head.
Viking working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viking lands a knee to the head.
Viking with a knee to the head.
A short left from Viking.
Viking lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking lands an elbow just above Rader 's eye.
Viking tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Viking misses with a knee strike.
Viking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Viking lands an elbow just above Rader 's eye.
Viking lands an elbow just above Rader 's eye.
Rader working aggressively here.
Rader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vikings head.
Viking with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking presses Rader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viking prevents a body shot from Rader.
Rader lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viking with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Viking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Viking lands a nice knee to the body.
Viking scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Viking obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Viking dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Jab from Viking.
Viking misses the body punch
and Rader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viking sends Rader crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viking is motioning to the referee to let Rader up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rader is rocked!
Viking misses with a straight right.
Rader is still on wobbly legs! Can Viking finish him?
Viking defending well as Rader loads up on a big left hand.
Rader seems to have recovered his senses.
Rader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viking.
Viking swings for the body but Rader moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viking is looking to clinch.
Andy Viking is winning the standup battle so far.
Viking digs a good hook to Rader's body.
Viking fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Viking is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader lands a nice shot that snaps Viking's head back.
Viking paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Viking lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andy Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking cracks Rader with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rader looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Viking finish him?
Rader throws a hook but Viking avoids it easily.
Viking turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viking tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rader was well out of range. Poor timing from Viking.
Viking swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rader.
Rader loads up on a big right hand but Viking slips the punch.
Rader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader throws a right and a left that Viking avoids nicely.
Rader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Rader.
Rader misses with a body shot
and Viking counters with a nice right hand that sends Rader toppling to the canvas! Rader scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Viking finish him?!
Viking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rader is breathing heavily.
Viking wants to clinch.
Viking throws a hook to the side of Rader's head but Rader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Viking is looking to clinch.
Rader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rader tries to bum rush Viking with a series of wild strikes but Viking uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viking is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rader.
Viking missing with a left hand there. Rader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viking tried to score with a low kick but Rader checks it.
Viking cracks Rader with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rader throws a looping overhand right but Viking ducks down to avoid it.
Viking moves into the clinch.
Viking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rader lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Viking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rader's elbow.
Viking blocks a body shot from Rader.
Viking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rader's defenses.
Andy Viking has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Viking connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rader's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking scores with a shot to the side of Rader's head.
Viking lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Dennis Rader's cut even more.
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!
Rader tries a body shot but Viking blocks it.
Viking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rader avoids it.
Rader is trying to maintain a safe position but Viking gets an underhook and turns Rader into the cage.
Rader breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Viking misses the target.
Viking looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viking scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Viking is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Viking lands a leg kick that knocks Rader off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viking.
Viking throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Viking dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Viking with a jab.
A combination from Rader does no damage.
Rader 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.
Viking uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rader.
Viking throws a shot from downtown. Rader moves away and avoids it.
Viking feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rader's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Viking misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Rader misses.
Viking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Viking throws a hook but Rader blocks it.
Nice shot by Viking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Viking lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rader. Rader tries to recover but Viking is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rader lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Viking!
Andy Viking made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how many people remember you when you die '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 71 p4p, 185 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 10 p4p, 25 weight class). Murhaa comes into the arena with Wanted Man blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Wojcik's head.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Wojcik manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a jab when Wojcik was well out of range.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wojcik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick.
Murhaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Wojcik scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wojcik! But no joy.
Wojcik throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Wojcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik moves to clinch but Murhaa breaks away
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
Wojcik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wojcik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wojcik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Wojcik.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Murhaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wojcik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Wojcik.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Wojcik misses its intended target.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wojcik.
Wojcik tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Wojcik moves out of range.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wojcik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murhaa thinking.
A lazy left from Wojcik finds it's target.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Wojcik checks it.
Wojcik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
Wojcik 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.
Wojcik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Wojcik scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wojcik misses.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Wojcik's ribs.
Wojcik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojcik throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Ryszard Wojcik's cut even more.
A left lands for Wojcik.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wojcik throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Wojcik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wojcik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wojcik slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Wojcik off balance momentarily.
Murhaa throws a hook but Wojcik blocks it.
Wojcik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wojcik throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wojcik misses its intended target.
Wojcik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
A jab from Wojcik misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wojcik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Wojcik blocks the low kick.
Wojcik avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Wojcik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wojcik misses with a straight left.
Wojcik throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik jabs Murhaa right on the nose. Murhaa blinks but takes it well.
Ispa Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Wojcik missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojcik throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wojcik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Wojcik's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Wojcik misses its intended target.
A cross from Wojcik lands.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.
A little jabbing left from Wojcik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Wojcik throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wojcik counters with a left to the body.
Wojcik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa cracks Wojcik with a right hand to the side of the head.
The cut above Ryszard Wojcik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wojcik looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Wojcik misses the target.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik checks the leg kick.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wojcik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wojcik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wojcik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wojcik misses with a wild body shot.
Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Wojcik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Wojcik does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ispa Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
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.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wojcik.
Wojcik slips under a jab from Murhaa.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojcik slips a jab from Murhaa.
Wojcik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wojcik lands an overhand right.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Wojcik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Wojcik pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Wojcik is looking to clinch.
Wojcik connects with the punch.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Wojcik's shoulder, as Wojcik tries to avoid the shot.
Wojcik throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wojcik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wojcik defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojcik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
A counter left hand to the body from Murhaa misses its target.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa lands a two punch combo.
Wojcik misses with a left hand
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik is rocked!
Ryszard Wojcik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Murhaa throws a pinpoint strike between Wojcik's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Wojcik crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Murhaa scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Murhaa!
Ispa Murhaa retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Ispa Murhaa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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