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FREAKSHOW 46 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucian Praetor (ranked 2081 p4p, 3938 weight class) and Bernard Riley (ranked 57 p4p, 121 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucian Praetor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bernard Riley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Praetor!
Praetor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Praetor misses with a looping right.
Riley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lucian Praetor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praetor throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Riley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Praetor scores with a decent looking hook.
Praetor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Praetor.
Praetor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Praetor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Praetor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praetor looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Riley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good exchange - Praetor coming out on top.
Praetor throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Praetor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Praetor looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Riley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Praetor.
Praetor delivers a nice body kick.
Praetor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Praetor.
Riley wants to counter with a clinch but Praetor pushes him away.
Praetor lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praetor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Praetor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riley blocks a low kick nicely.
Riley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Praetor throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Riley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riley wants to counter the offense by Praetor and move into the clinch position.
Praetor throws a low kick, looking for Riley's leg but Riley calmly moves out of range.
Riley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Praetor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Praetor throws a leg kick but Riley moved away.
Riley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riley slips a jab from Praetor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praetor misses with a low kick.
Praetor misses with a kick to the body.
Riley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Praetor moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Praetor.
A jab from Praetor misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Riley blocks the leg kick.
Riley tries to counter with a clinch but Praetor shakes him off and moves away.
Praetor throws a solid leg kick but Riley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Praetor.
Riley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Praetor scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praetor cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Riley moves out of range as Praetor throws a body kick.
Praetor sets himself, and Riley steps forward looking for the clinch! Praetor avoids it this time.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Praetor.
Praetor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley tries to counter with a clinch but Praetor shakes him off and moves away.
Praetor throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
Praetor tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Praetor.
Good standup being displayed there by Praetor as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Praetor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Praetor missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riley checks the leg kick.
Riley wants to counter the offense by Praetor and move into the clinch position.
Riley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Praetor tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Praetor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Praetor.
Praetor works the jab nicely.
Praetor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riley momentarily.
Praetor is looking to land body kicks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riley checks a leg kick nicely.
Praetor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Praetor misses.
Riley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Praetor tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Praetor misses with a body shot.
Praetor sets himself, and Riley steps forward looking for the clinch! Praetor avoids it this time.
Praetor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Praetor misses
and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Praetor.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Praetor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riley blocks a body shot from Praetor.
Praetor tries a knee to the head but Riley blocks it.
Riley blocks an elbow strike from Praetor.
Riley is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riley is trying to drag Praetor to the mat but Praetor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Praetor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Praetor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Praetor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Praetor scores with a decent looking hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Riley moves out of range of the leg kick from Praetor.
Praetor feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Praetor connects with a looping right hand.
Riley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Praetor throws a low kick but Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley wants to counter the offense by Praetor and move into the clinch position.
Praetor throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Riley blocks the leg kick.
Riley wants to counter with a clinch but Praetor pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Praetor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley 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.
Praetor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Praetor.
Praetor misses with a wild body shot.
Riley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Praetor.
Praetor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bernard Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucian Praetor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucian Praetor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Praetor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Lucian Praetor!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Lucian Praetor!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Lucian Praetor!
Lucian Praetor wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke (ranked 2810 p4p, 4363 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 279 p4p, 353 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arobieke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Samson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arobieke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samson manages to avoid it.
Samson tries to counter with a clinch but Arobieke shakes him off and moves away.
Samson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arobieke.
We've been hearing reports that Arobieke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Arobieke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Samson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke has been cut.
Arobieke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arobieke momentarily.
Samson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arobieke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samson won't be happy with that.
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.
Arobieke taking a breather here.
Arobieke throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Samson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arobieke stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Arobieke stalling.
Arobieke is stalling here. Samson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Arobieke seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Samson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samson wants to stand but Arobieke is controlling his arm.
Arobieke is trying to control Samson's posture but Samson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke is looking for a sweep.
Samson stands up.
Samson throws a right hand that misses
and Arobieke counters with a nice body shot.
Arobieke blocks a jab.
Samson moves forwards but Arobieke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samson with a nice cross.
Arobieke slips a jab from Samson.
Samson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arobieke was well out of range. Poor timing from Samson.
A little feinted left hand from Arobieke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arobieke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arobieke misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson clinches up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samson.
Samson is pressed up against the ropes. Arobieke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Samson down to the mat. Samson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Samson misses.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arobieke.
Samson avoids the body shot from Arobieke.
Samson misses with a hook to the body
and Arobieke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samson thinking.
Arobieke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Samson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arobieke swings widly with a right hand
and Samson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Arobieke.
Samson slips a jab from Arobieke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arobieke.
Arobieke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samson.
Samson throws a body shot but no joy.
Samson takes one on the button.
Brock Samson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arobieke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arobieke thinking.
Samson with a nice cross.
Arobieke is looking to wear down Samson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Samson stuffs the takedown attempt from Arobieke. Arobieke gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arobieke feints and as Samson raises his hands in defense, Arobieke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Samson wants to stand up but Arobieke is controlling him.
Samson keeping moving, preventing Arobieke from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke looking to pass the guard.
Brock Samson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samson wants to get back to his feet but Arobieke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arobieke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke prevents Samson from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arobieke closes the distance and clinches up with Samson, looking for a takedown. Arobieke pushes Samson against the ropes but Samson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Samson tests Arobieke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Samson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arobieke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samson at a distance.
Samson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samson manages to break the clinch.
Samson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arobieke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samson.
Arobieke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Arobieke misses with a wild body shot.
Samson throws out a counter right but Arobieke avoids it with no problem.
Samson misses with a shot to the body
and Arobieke counters with a stiff right hand.
Samson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson jabs Arobieke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arobieke just misses with a punch to the body.
Arobieke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Samson's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arobieke in particular looking to stall.
Samson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arobieke.
Arobieke stops Samson from getting back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke stalling away here and it's allowed Samson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Arobieke stays in close to Samson's body and controls the position.
Arobieke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arobieke trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arobieke is really struggling to control Samson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Samson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Brock Samson!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Brock Samson!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Brock Samson!
Brock Samson wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Brock Samson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Reilly (ranked 2010 p4p, 4267 weight class) and Kai Kamalani (ranked 227 p4p, 400 weight class). Reilly comes to the ring accompanied by Red Flag - Billy Talent. Mauricio Reilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Kamalani!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamalani scores with a jab to the head.
Mauricio Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamalani takes one to the chin there.
Kamalani is looking to clinch.
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kamalani on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Kamalani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kamalani forces Reilly back against the ropes and clinches.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamalani backwards.
The referee calls for Kamalani to work.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamalani backwards.
Kamalani letting Reilly take a breather here.
Kamalani stalling in the clinch.
Reilly is working Kamalani over against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamalani backwards.
Kamalani manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamalani.
A nice side step and Kamalani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Kamalani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Kamalani.
It looks like Mauricio Reilly has been cut.
Kamalani moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Kamalani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reilly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reilly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reilly controlling the action here.
Kamalani is looking to control Reilly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kamalani avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reilly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamalani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kamalani.
Kamalani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reilly defends well.
Reilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamalani is retaining full guard.
Reilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly wants to control from the top but Kamalani keeps moving.
Reilly won't allow Kamalani to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani trying to keep a closed guard but Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
Kamalani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamalani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reilly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kamalani's head.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamalani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamalani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reilly.
Reilly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kamalani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reilly has managed to get both his arms back between Kamalani's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kamalani keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Reilly postures up and lands a big shot to Kamalani's brow.
Reilly works over Kamalani with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamalani is trying to keep Reilly in close.
Reilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reilly looking to sit in guard and control but Kamalani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reilly trying to control the position.
We've been informed that Kamalani has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Kamalani preventing the sweep.
Reilly is working hard here to advance position.
Reilly keeping full guard, as Kamalani tries to pass.
Reilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamalani is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Kamalani from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamalani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Kamalani's head but Kamalani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamalani tries to sprawl but Reilly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kamalani has a hand on Reilly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reilly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Reilly unloading with bombs!
 Kamalani is rocked!
Reilly with a couple of short strikes.
Kamalani is still in real trouble! Can Reilly finish him?
A big strike lands for Reilly! That's really hurt Kamalani and he's turned his back - Reilly keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Reilly jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Reilly!
After winning the bout, Mauricio Reilly 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jack (ranked 2789 p4p, 3738 weight class) and Borro Tomassi (ranked 287 p4p, 340 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Borro Tomassi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tomassi avoids it really well and circles away.
Jack clinches up against the ropes.
Tomassi is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jack has Tomassi pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jack pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Tomassi tumbling to the mat - Jack dives into Tomassi's guard.
Jack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomassi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jack drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tomassi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tomassi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tomassi!
Jack tries to buck Tomassi off but Tomassi is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomassi tries to stand but Jack is controlling his head.
The ground and pound from Tomassi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jack gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jack wants to control but Tomassi is keeping busy.
Tomassi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jack keeps working.
Tomassi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tomassi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jack trying to control but Tomassi postures up.
Tomassi passes into side control, despite Jack's attempt to control the position.
Jack can't do much from the bottom here.
Tomassi wants to stand but Jack has his arm trapped.
Jack gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tomassi is trying to control. Jack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jack actively working from the bottom here.
Jack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tomassi wants to pass the guard but Jack is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tomassi is thwarting Jack's attempts to control the position.
Jack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tomassi pulls his head out easily.
Jack is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tomassi is looking to take a break and control but Jack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jack manages to get to full guard.
Jack doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jack trying to keep a closed guard but Tomassi is proving a slippery customer.
Jack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jack working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tomassi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tomassi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Billy Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tomassi after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomassi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tomassi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tomassi misses its intended target.
Tomassi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tomassi.
A head kick misses from Tomassi.
Tomassi throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack has Tomassi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jack pushes Tomassi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tomassi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomassi stops a takedown attempt from Jack.
Jack tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jack fails to pull guard.
Jack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomassi walks away with a smile on his face. Jack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Jack with that takedown attempt.
Borro Tomassi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tomassi misses with a looping right.
Jack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tomassi's guard.
Jack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jack trying to control but Tomassi is working from the bottom.
Tomassi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
Tomassi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tomassi wants to stand up but Jack is controlling him.
Tomassi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomassi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomassi wants to stand but Jack is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tomassi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
 It looks like Borro Tomassi has been cut.
Tomassi trying to remain calm as Jack controls from the top position.
Jack connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tomassi some visible discomfort.
Tomassi manages to get back to half guard.
Jack wants to control but Tomassi is keeping him busy.
Jack is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tomassi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jack is looking to take a break and control but Tomassi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jack is working for a kimura but Tomassi is defending it quite comfortably.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jack stops Tomassi from getting back to his feet.
Tomassi kicks Jack off and gets back to his feet.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but Tomassi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomassi counters with a left to the body.
Tomassi throws a sloppy head kick
and Jack decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tomassi's guard.
Jack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tomassi is looking to stand up but Jack isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack trying to control but Tomassi is working from the bottom.
Jack won't allow Tomassi to sweep him here.
Tomassi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jack won't allow Tomassi to get back to his feet.
Tomassi wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment.
Tomassi keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Jack slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tomassi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tomassi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jack tries for a kimura but Tomassi is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack working 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 Billy Jack.
I think Jack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Billy Jack!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Billy Jack!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Billy Jack!
Billy Jack wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Billy Jack made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BANZAI CLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Takamura (ranked 2785 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Nigel Neumann (ranked 81 p4p, 65 weight class). Takamura comes to the ring accompanied by Inner Light- Shocking Lemon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Neumann!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takamura, as that shot connected.
Neumann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
Takamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Neumann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neumann lands an overhand right.
Takamura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Neumann.
Neumann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takamura misses the jab.
A slow jab from Takamura misses its intended target.
Neumann cracks Takamura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Neumann.
Neumann lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takamura will feel that in the morning.
Neumann lands a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Neumann. Takamura shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Neumann.
Neumann fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takamura misses with a hook. Neumann ducked under it nicely.
Takamura slips under a jab from Neumann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neumann thumps Takamura with a low kick.
Neumann motions for Takamura to come forward. Neumann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takamura scores with a jab. Neumann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Neumann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Neumann looks to move away, Takamura throws a big counter combo but Neumann just gets out of the way.
Neumann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neumann is looking to land body kicks.
Neumann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neumann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Neumann.
Takamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neumann.
A big left from Neumann misses.
Takamura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Neumann misses.
Takamura tries to bum rush Neumann with a series of wild strikes but Neumann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Neumann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Takamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neumann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Takamura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Neumann.
Neumann slips under a jab.
Donk. Takamura catches Neumann right on the button with a cross.
Takamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neumann scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takamura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neumann throws out a leg kick but Takamura moves out of range and Neumann only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
Neumann throws an off balance right hand
and Takamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neumann blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Neumann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neumann misses with an uppercut.
Takamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neumann! But no joy.
Takamura misses with a looping left.
Takamura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Neumann wants to land a leg kick but Takamura is out of range.
Takamura throws a wild body kick that Neumann sees coming a mile off.
Takamura is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neumann misses the jab.
Neumann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Neumann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takamura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neumann just manages to avoid it.
Takamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takamura lands a lovely overhand right.
Neumann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takamura backing away here, and Neumann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Takamura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Neumann is looking to score with low kicks.
Takamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neumann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neumann has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neumann. Takamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neumann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takamura.
Neumann throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takamura misses with an uppercut.
Neumann flicks out a counter leg kick but Takamura steps away.
Neumann throws a hook to the side of Takamura's head but Takamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neumann misses with a body shot.
Takamura misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neumann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick from Neumann, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takamura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neumann throws out the jab.
Takamura throws a wild body kick that Neumann sees coming a mile off.
Neumann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neumann looks to land a right hand but Takamura moved out of range.
Takamura throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Takamura.
Neumann throws a solid leg kick but Takamura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Neumann.
Takamura checks the leg kick.
Takamura misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Neumann misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Takamura.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takamura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takamura tests Neumann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Neumann misses its intended target.
Neumann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neumann misses with a kick to the body.
Takamura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neumann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takamura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takamura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neumann is looking to slow Takamura down with leg kicks.
Takamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takamura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neumann on the side of the head.
Neumann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neumann checks a low kick from Takamura.
Neumann moves out of range as Takamura strikes.
Neumann tries a quick counter leg kick but Takamura is wise to it.
Takamura lands with a hook. Neumann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neumann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takamura.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neumann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takamura moves out of range as Neumann throws a body kick.
Takamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neumann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takamura lands a head kick!
Neumann 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.
Takamura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Takamura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neumann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neumann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takamura checks it well.
Takamura throwing a counter right hand but Neumann manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Takamura misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Neumann.
Takamura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Neumann blocks a head kick by Takamura.
A slow jab from Takamura misses its intended target.
Neumann misses with an uppercut.
Takamura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neumann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neumann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Takamura lands.
Neumann tries a low kick but Takamura avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neumann 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 Takamura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takamura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takamura thinks about countering with a head kick.
Takamura is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takamura misses with a wild body shot.
Neumann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Neumann misses with a left hand
and Takamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Neumann loads up on a big right hand but Takamura slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Neumann. Takamura shrugs it off though.
Neumann thows a leg kick but Takamura checks it
and Takamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neumann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Neumann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takamura throws a lazy right hand but Neumann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takamura takes one on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neumann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takamura doesn't seem bothered though.
Takamura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nigel Neumann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neumann's hands.
Neumann scores with a nice body kick.
Neumann thows a body kick. Takamura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Neumann misses with an uppercut
and Takamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neumann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takamura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Neumanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Neumann there.
That kick from Neumann tenderised Takamura's leg. Takamura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takamura scores with the left hand. Neumann knows he should have avoided that one.
Neumann lands a glancing blow to the side of Takamura's head.
Neumann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takamura. That did some damage!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takamura slips under a jab.
Takamura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neumann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neumann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neumann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neumann replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Takamura blocks it well.
Takamura connects with a body shot.
Neumann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takamura lands a jab to the nose.
Neumann throws a low kick but Takamura avoids it.
Takamura checks a leg kick.
Takamura takes a swing at Neumann's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takamura lands the left hand.
Takamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neumann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ippo Takamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neumann lands a really nice looking cross but Takamura seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nigel Neumann.
Well Neumann 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Nigel Neumann!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Nigel Neumann!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Nigel Neumann!
Nigel Neumann wins by unanimous decision!
Nigel Neumann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daysel Wickline (ranked 2421 p4p, 1636 weight class) and Robin Van Zegelaar (ranked 290 p4p, 212 weight class). Wickline comes to the ring accompanied by Dovahkiin. Robin Van Zegelaar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daysel Wickline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Van Zegelaar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Zegelaar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Wickline. Those never looked like landing.
Wickline scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Van Zegelaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wickline closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Zegelaar to the mat! Van Zegelaar manages to get full guard.
Wickline is stalling in the full guard.
Wickline trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Zegelaar's guard.
Wickline sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Zegelaar for as long as he can get away with.
Van Zegelaar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wickline sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Zegelaar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wickline.
It looks like Daysel Wickline has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Zegelaar.
Robin Van Zegelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wickline drives through and clinches with Van Zegelaar against the ropes.
Wickline tries a body shot but Van Zegelaar blocks it.
A knee to the head by Van Zegelaar.
A head punch on the inside from Wickline fails to land.
Wickline successfully pulls guard.
Wickline trying to control the position here.
Van Zegelaar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Van Zegelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Wickline.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wickline is keeping the position for now.
Wickline is controlling Van Zegelaar's posture.
Wickline is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wickline is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Zegelaar is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Zegelaar stuffs the takedown attempt from Wickline. Wickline gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Zegelaar with a hook.
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.
Wickline stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wickline eats them both and turns towards Van Zegelaar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wickline throws a hook but Van Zegelaar blocks it.
Van Zegelaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Van Zegelaar. No joy for Wickline on that attempt.
Van Zegelaar is looking to clinch but Wickline is avoiding it.
Robin Van Zegelaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Van Zegelaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wickline tries to clinch but Van Zegelaar is having none of it.
Wickline stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Zegelaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wickline throws out the jab.
Van Zegelaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Zegelaar throws a leg kick which misses Wickline's front leg but catches the back leg as Wickline tries to avoid it.
Wickline gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Zegelaar with the inside leg kick.
Wickline tries to clinch up but Van Zegelaar circles away and keeps his distance.
Wickline has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Zegelaar.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar cracks Wickline with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Zegelaar cracks Wickline with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Zegelaar throws a one two combo.
 Wickline is rocked!
Wickline shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Zegelaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wickline's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oh Wickline is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daysel Wickline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wickline drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Zegelaar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wickline counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Zegelaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wickline.
Wickline seems to have got his legs back now.
Wickline stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Zegelaar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wickline misses with a straight left.
Wickline drives through and clinches with Van Zegelaar against the ropes.
Daysel Wickline has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wickline tries to throw a body punch but Van Zegelaar avoids it by throwing Wickline back against the ropes.
Van Zegelaar misses with the head strike.
Wickline is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Zegelaar misses with a knee strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar looking to throw knees to the head but Wickline is blocking nicely.
Van Zegelaar misses with a knee to the head.
Wickline swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Zegelaar landing knees to the head.
Van Zegelaar blocks an uppercut.
Van Zegelaar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Zegelaar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wickline.
Van Zegelaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wickline is defending well for now.
Van Zegelaar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar looking to throw knees to the head but Wickline is blocking nicely.
Van Zegelaar misses with some punches.
Wickline tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Zegelaar's elbow.
Van Zegelaar tries a knee to the head but Wickline blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Van Zegelaar.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wickline tries to work over Van Zegelaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wickline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wickline turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wickline manages to end up in side control.
Wickline tries to move to mount but Van Zegelaar blocks the move with his legs.
Van Zegelaar is trying to control Wickline's posture but Wickline avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Wickline stalls from top position.
Wickline decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Zegelaar. That's going to slow Wickline down.
Wickline moves in looking to clinch but Van Zegelaar pushes him off.
A big right from Wickline misses.
Van Zegelaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wickline. That did some damage!
Van Zegelaar misses with a body shot.
It looked like Wickline was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wickline manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wickline's corner calls for a 1-2. Wickline obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Zegelaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wickline slips a jab and a cross from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wickline has a couple of punches blocked by Van Zegelaar.
Wickline is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wickline tries a body shot but Van Zegelaar blocks it.
Wickline stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Zegelaar takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Wickline.
Van Zegelaar looks winded!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wickline lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wickline misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Zegelaar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Zegelaar looking to throw knees to the head but Wickline is blocking nicely.
Wickline looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Zegelaar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wickline's face.
Wickline lands with a light punch inside.
Van Zegelaar misses with a knee to the head.
Van Zegelaar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wickline fails to land.
Van Zegelaar connects with a knee to the head.
Van Zegelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Zegelaar lands a knee to the head.
Wickline lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Wickline.
Van Zegelaar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wickline lands an uppercut.
Wickline doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Zegelaar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wickline has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Van Zegelaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Zegelaar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Robin Van Zegelaar!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Robin Van Zegelaar!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Robin Van Zegelaar!
Robin Van Zegelaar wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McPoyle (ranked 3057 p4p, 1169 weight class) and Markus Wachter (ranked 309 p4p, 147 weight class). Ryan McPoyle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Markus Wachter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan McPoyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Wachter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wachter stuns McPoyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wachter misses with a looping left.
McPoyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wachter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McPoyle.
Wachter throws a shot from downtown. McPoyle moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Wachter misses.
Wachter misses with a left hand
and McPoyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wachter tests McPoyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from McPoyle.
Markus Wachter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPoyle throws a leg kick that misses.
McPoyle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Physical Graffiti in the buildup to the fight.
Wachter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wachter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McPoyle can pounce on him.
Wachter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPoyle throws a push kick but Wachter slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPoyle takes one to the chin there.
Wachter throws an overhand right that lands on McPoyle's shoulder, as McPoyle tries to avoid the shot.
McPoyle misses the shot to the body.
Wachter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wachter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McPoyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wachter throws out a loose jab but McPoyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPoyle misses with a body shot.
Wachter throws a big shot that misses.
McPoyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Wachter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wachter throws an off balance right hand
and McPoyle counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Markus Wachter has been cut.
Wachter defending well as McPoyle loads up on a big left hand.
McPoyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wachter misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPoyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Wachter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPoyle misses with a left hand
and Wachter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McPoyle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McPoyle misses with a wild body shot.
Wachter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPoyle throws out the jab.
McPoyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wachter scores with a decent looking hook.
McPoyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McPoyle moves away from the strike by Wachter.
McPoyle thinks about countering with a body kick.
McPoyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wachter.
McPoyle missing with a left hand there. Wachter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McPoyle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wachter 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.
Wachter clobbers McPoyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wachter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McPoyle.
McPoyle looks to throw the jab but Wachter is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wachter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wachter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from McPoyle.
Wachter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McPoyle counters with a leg kick.
Wachter scores with a jab to the jaw.
McPoyle throws a series of punches but Wachter moves out of range.
McPoyle moves away from the strike by Wachter.
Wachter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McPoyle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McPoyle misses with a few strikes there.
Wachter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McPoyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wachter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
McPoyle scores with a jab to the head.
Wachter is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPoyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McPoyle avoids the body shot from Wachter.
McPoyle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wachter just manages to avoid it.
Wachter misses with a series of wild punches.
McPoyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wachter.
Wachter misses with a looping left.
Wachter misses with a straight right.
Wachter looks to land a right hand but McPoyle moved out of range.
Wachter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wachter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wachter throws a shot from downtown. McPoyle moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Wachter misses.
McPoyle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wachter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McPoyle has time to react.
McPoyle looks for the body kick but Wachter saw that one coming.
Wachter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McPoyle lunges at Wachter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wachter's hand.
McPoyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good exchange - McPoyle coming out on top.
Wachter is still on wobbly legs! Can McPoyle finish him?
That has opened up Markus Wachter's cut even more.
McPoyle misses with a series of wild punches.
McPoyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wachter throws a right hand that misses
and McPoyle counters with a left to the body.
Wachter seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Wachter misses.
Wachter throws a hook but McPoyle blocks it.
McPoyle throws a leg kick but Wachter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McPoyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wachter.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McPoyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wachter was well out of range. Poor timing from McPoyle.
A little jabbing left from Wachter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wachter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McPoyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from McPoyle misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPoyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wachter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of McPoyle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McPoyle defending well as Wachter loads up on a big left hand.
Wachter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wachter throws a lazy uppercut
and McPoyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McPoyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McPoyle looks to land a left hand but Wachter moved out of range nicely.
Wachter misses with a left hand
and McPoyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McPoyle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wachter misses.
Wachter misses the jab.
McPoyle slips under a jab.
McPoyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wachter throws a body punch but McPoyle moves out of range.
McPoyle connects with a looping right hand.
McPoyle scores with a spinning back kick!
Wachter moves out of range of the body kick.
McPoyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wachter throws a looping overhand right but McPoyle ducks down to avoid it.
McPoyle misses with a wild body shot.
Wachter scores with a jab to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McPoyle slips under a jab from Wachter.
McPoyle blocks a jab.
Wachter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
McPoyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McPoyle feints and then cracks Wachter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wachter down.
A jab from Wachter misses.
Wachter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wachter misses with an uppercut.
McPoyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
McPoyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Wachter does it's job there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wachter throws an overhand right that lands on McPoyle's shoulder, as McPoyle tries to avoid the shot.
McPoyle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wachter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McPoyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McPoyle lands a leg kick that knocks Wachter off balance momentarily.
Wachter throws a lazy right hand but McPoyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wachter misses with an uppercut. McPoyle saw that one coming.
It looked like McPoyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McPoyle misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wachter! But no joy.
McPoyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wachter throws out the jab.
McPoyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wachter throws out the jab.
McPoyle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wachter counters with a stiff right hand.
Wachter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wachter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McPoyle's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Markus Wachter.
Well Wachter 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Markus Wachter!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Markus Wachter!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Markus Wachter!
Markus Wachter wins by unanimous decision!
Markus Wachter gave a mention to BRAT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hardeep Nijjar (ranked 1296 p4p, 1872 weight class) and Chad Richards (ranked 151 p4p, 194 weight class). Hardeep Nijjar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hardeep Nijjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Richards!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nijjar throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Richards misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richards 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 Nijjar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nijjar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nijjar avoids the body shot from Richards.
Nijjar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Richards works the jab nicely.
Chad Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws a sloppy body shot
and Nijjar counters with a straight right hand.
Nijjar digs a good hook to Richards's body.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Nijjar's head.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Richards misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Richards.
A jab from Richards does it's job there.
Richards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Nijjar takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards throws a low kick but Nijjar avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijjar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richards doesn't seem bothered though.
Nijjar misses with an uppercut.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nijjar moves away.
Richards swings for the body but Nijjar moves out of range.
Richards keeps Nijjar at a distance using the push kick.
Nijjar needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Richards.
Nijjar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Nijjar throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Nijjar's front leg but catches the back leg as Nijjar tries to avoid it.
Richards moves away from the strike by Nijjar.
Richards clobbers Nijjar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nijjar blocks a jab.
Richards takes a swing at Nijjar's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nijjar is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Nijjar ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards cracks Nijjar with a good jab.
Nijjar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nijjar circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards looks for the body kick but Nijjar saw that one coming.
Richards misses with a hook. Nijjar ducked under it nicely.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nijjar.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nijjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Nijjar.
Richards with the inside leg kick.
Nijjar loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nijjar.
Nice uppercut lands for Nijjar. That snapped Richards's head back.
Richards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nijjar in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Richards.
A big right from Richards misses.
Nijjar throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nijjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nijjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Nijjar counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards misses with a hook
and Nijjar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Richards throws out a leg kick but Nijjar moves out of range and Richards only half commits.
Nijjar throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
Nijjar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nijjar on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Nijjar's knee but Nijjar avoids it well.
Nijjar is looking to counter punch.
Nijjar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nijjar blocks a jab.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Nijjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nijjar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Nijjar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nijjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards misses with a body punch
and Nijjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Richards is predictable there
and Nijjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Nijjar counters with a left to the body.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Nijjar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a jab when Nijjar was well out of range.
Nijjar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nijjar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Nijjar counters with a nice uppercut.
Nijjar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
Nijjar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards looks to throw the jab but Nijjar is out of range.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nijjar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Nijjar backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Nijjar ducks down to avoid it.
Nijjar checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Nijjar's shoulder, as Nijjar tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nijjar.
Nijjar throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Nijjar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Richards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richards.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nijjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards thumps Nijjar with a low kick.
Richards pushes Nijjar away with a front kick.
Richards throws a poor cross that misses
and Nijjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nijjar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards throws a lazy uppercut
and Nijjar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nijjar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards misses with a straight right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have Nijjar backpedaling.
Richards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richards thumps Nijjar with a low kick.
Nijjar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richards misses with a hook. Nijjar ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nijjar. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nijjar throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Richards was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nijjar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Nijjar misses the target.
Richards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nijjar in his tracks.
A shot to the body from Richards misses
and Nijjar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nijjar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nijjar swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Nijjar thuds his right hand into Richards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nijjar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nijjar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards lands with a straight right. Nijjar didn't see that one coming.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nijjar.
Richards throws a leg kick but Nijjar checks it.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Nijjar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Richards misses its intended target.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nijjar on the side of the head.
Nijjar cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nijjar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Richards misses with a hook. Nijjar ducked under it nicely.
Chad Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards misses with a leg kick
and Nijjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Nijjar down.
Richards connects with the punch.
Richards throws a chopping leg kick but Nijjar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Richards misses with a low kick as Nijjar jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Nijjar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Nijjar misses with a body shot.
Richards throws a hook but Nijjar blocks it.
Good work by Nijjar as he checks the leg kick.
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nijjar is out of range and Richards settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Nijjar blocks the low kick.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Nijjar counters with a straight right hand.
Richards tried to score with a low kick but Nijjar checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Nijjar misses its target.
Hardeep Nijjar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards throws a body punch but Nijjar moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Chad Richards!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Chad Richards!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Chad Richards!
Chad Richards wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Chad Richards made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelton Bailey (ranked 918 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Ziggy Stardust (ranked 124 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelton Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziggy Stardust!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Bailey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bailey misses.
We've been hearing reports that Bailey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Stardust moves away and avoids it.
Stardust swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stardust shoots in and gets a takedown into Bailey's guard.
Stardust trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stardust not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bailey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stardust looking to pass the guard.
Bailey trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust looking to pass the guard.
Stardust forces his way into half guard.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey is trying to control but can't.
Stardust wants to pass the guard but Bailey is defending well.
Stardust is keen to just control but Bailey is a slippery customer.
Bailey is looking to improve his position.
Stardust is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bailey defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stardust prevents Bailey from improving his position.
Stardust is thwarting Bailey's attempts to control the position.
Bailey is not content to let Stardust control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stardust is working for a submission of some sort.
Bailey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust looking to pass the guard.
Bailey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stardust lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stardust pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bailey is keeping the position for now.
Bailey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stardust preventing the sweep.
Stardust stops Bailey from standing up.
Bailey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Stardust from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stardust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey leaves Stardust with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailey lands a right hook to the body.
Stardust takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stardust moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Stardust appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Stardust misses its intended target.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Stardust moves away and avoids it.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stardust needs to keep his hands up - Bailey had a free shot at his head there.
Kelton Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Stardust counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey connects with a looping right hand.
Stardust is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Stardust moved out of range nicely.
Stardust is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stardust is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Stardust seems to have recovered his senses.
Stardust uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
Stardust takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Stardust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stardust misses with a takedown
and Bailey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Stardust's shoulder, as Stardust tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Stardust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stardust follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stardust looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stardust to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bailey wants to sweep here but Stardust controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looking to control.
Bailey is pulling down on Stardust's head to control his posture.
Bailey looking to control.
Stardust works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bailey gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stardust trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey managing to control the position.
Bailey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stardust trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to control the position but Stardust postures up.
Bailey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stardust manages to get himself to full guard.
Bailey trying to control but Stardust is working from the bottom.
Bailey won't allow Stardust to sweep him here.
Stardust is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stardust has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bailey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bailey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stardust looking to control.
Bailey stays in close to Stardust's body and controls the position.
Ziggy Stardust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control but Stardust is working from the bottom.
Bailey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stardust trying to strike off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stardust counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stardust blocks a jab.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stardust slips a straight right by Bailey.
Stardust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stardust.
Stardust flicks out a counter leg kick but Bailey steps away.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Stardust saw that one coming.
Bailey cracks Stardust with a good jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bailey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stardust eats them both and turns towards Bailey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck for Stardust with that takedown attempt.
Kelton Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ziggy Stardust.
Stardust throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a three punch combo that has Stardust backing up. Stardust nods at Bailey to acknowledge the strikes.
and Bailey counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Stardust! He's just covering up as Bailey starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelton Bailey!
After the big win, Kelton Bailey made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 414 p4p, 767 weight class) and Gozo Shioda (ranked 50 p4p, 90 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shioda's choice of entrance music: Monster Eats Manhattan - Salvation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gozo Shioda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shioda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zero.
Zero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shioda throws a shot from downtown. Zero moves away and avoids it.
Shioda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zero manages to avoid it.
Zero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shioda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shioda lands with an overhand left.
Shioda ducks under a wild hook from Zero.
Shioda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shioda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zero misses with an uppercut.
Zero connects with the punch.
Zero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shioda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zero counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shioda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Zero misses.
Shioda missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zero.
Zero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shioda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero.
Shioda takes a swing at Zero's ribcage but misses.
Zero lands a lovely overhand right.
Shioda scores with a shot to the body.
Shioda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zero on the side of the head.
Zero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shioda.
Shioda misses with a hook. Zero ducked under it nicely.
Zero blocks a jab.
Shioda throws the left hand but Zero avoids the punch easily.
Zero connects with a nice looking jab.
Shioda throws a jab but it's blocked by Zero.
A jab lands there for Zero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shioda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zero.
Shioda throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Zero counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shioda misses with a right hand
and Shioda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shioda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shioda has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Zero throws a jab but it's blocked by Shioda.
Good shot there by Zero.
Shioda lands a slapping body shot.
Zero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shioda slips a jab from Zero.
It seemed like Shioda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zero misses with a left hand
and Shioda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zero lands a right hook to the body.
Zero slips a straight right by Shioda.
Zero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shioda scores with a hook.
Zero misses with a hook.
Shioda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shioda on the side of the head.
Shioda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zero counters with a straight right hand.
Zero throws a lazy uppercut
and Zero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shioda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shioda.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shioda.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shioda.
Zero dodges the punch combination from Shioda.
Shioda throws a poor cross that misses
and Zero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shioda.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shioda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zero manages to avoid it.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Shioda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shioda. Zero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zero looks to land a right hand but Shioda moved out of range.
Zero loads up on a big right hand but Shioda slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shioda scores with a body shot.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Shioda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shioda misses with a hook. Zero ducked under it nicely.
Shioda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero lunges at Shioda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shioda's hand.
Shioda misses with a looping right.
Shioda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zero dips to his left and cracks Shioda with an uppercut!
Shioda misses with a jab to the body
and Zero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shioda throws a hook but Zero blocks it.
Zero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gozo Shioda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shioda looks to score with a jab to the body but Zero is just out of range.
Zero works Shioda's body with a nice hook.
Shioda misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Zero misses its target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shioda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Shioda misses its intended target.
Zero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shioda counters with a straight right hand.
Zero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shioda.
Shioda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shioda lands a nice shot that snaps Zero's head back.
Zero misses with an uppercut. Shioda saw that one coming.
Shioda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shioda cracks Zero with an open hand slap.
Shioda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
Shioda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shioda throws a hook to the side of Zero's head but Zero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Zero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shioda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zero throws out the jab.
Zero moves out of range of the strikes.
Shioda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Shioda cracks Zero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Donk. Zero catches Shioda right on the button with a cross.
Shioda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zero.
Zero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shioda's hands.
Jab by Shioda.
Shioda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zero was well out of range. Poor timing from Shioda.
Shioda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero.
Zero tries to bum rush Shioda with a series of wild strikes but Shioda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shioda.
Zero swings for the body but Shioda moves out of range.
Shioda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zero throws a hook but Shioda avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Shioda misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Shioda.
Nice defenses there by Shioda.
Zero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zero moves out of range as Shioda strikes.
Zero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shioda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Zero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zero takes a swing at Shioda's ribcage but misses.
Zero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zero throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Shioda counter with a right hand.
Shioda throws an overhand right that lands on Zero's shoulder, as Zero tries to avoid the shot.
Zero misses the shot to the body.
Shioda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero.
Shioda throws a looping overhand right but Zero ducks down to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zero cracks a nice hook into Shioda's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shioda lands a glancing blow to the side of Zero's head.
Zero misses with a few strikes there.
Zero misses the shot to the body.
Shioda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Zero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shioda swings for the body but Zero moves out of range.
Zero is looking to counter punch.
Zero slips under a jab from Shioda.
Zero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shioda has time to react.
Shioda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zero.
Shioda thuds a left hand into Zero's body.
Zero misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Zero misses
and Shioda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shioda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shioda throws a looping overhand right but Zero ducks down to avoid it.
Zero appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zero scores with a hook to the body. Shioda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sub Zero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shioda misses with a straight left.
Zero needs to keep his hands up - Shioda had a free shot at his head there.
Shioda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zero lands a glancing blow to the side of Shioda's head.
Shioda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Shioda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zero throwing a counter right hand but Shioda manages to avoid it.
Zero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shioda.
Shioda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shioda's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero slips a straight right by Shioda.
Shioda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shioda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Sub Zero wins by unanimous decision!
Sub Zero retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Sub Zero 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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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
84% |
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