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IoM 23: Cuckoo's Nest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zak Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zak Houk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zak Houk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Houk but Houk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Houk avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Houk to the ground. Brown is now in Houk's guard.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Houk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Houk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Houk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
Houk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown pulls Houk in close to his closed guard and prevents Houk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Houk wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two 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.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Derek Brown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Houk tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Houk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Houk's half guard.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Houk is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk tries to kick Brown off in order to stand up. Brown Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Houk, who protects the arm well.
Brown has hold of Houk's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Houk seems comfortable defending it but Brown has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Houk is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Houk is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Brown couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Votto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Votto's choice of entrance music: Freaks And Geeks. Max Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Votto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Votto has his takedown stuffed
and Power counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Power.
Votto goes for a takedown attempt but Power pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Power closes the distance and clinches.
Votto tries to score a body lock takedown but Power shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Votto.
Power gets underhooks to prevent Votto's takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Power.
Power gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Votto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Votto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Votto can't get the takedown.
Power gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Votto.
Power prevents the takedown attempt.
Power stops a takedown attempt from Votto.
Votto looks gassed!
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Votto backwards.
The referee calls for Power to work.
Votto has Power pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Power manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Votto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Power gets underhooks to prevent Votto's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Power.
Votto is working for takedown but Power is calmly controlling the position for now.
Power lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Power dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Votto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Power fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Votto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Joey Votto has been cut.
Nice shot by Power.
Votto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Votto is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Votto was covering up waiting for the punch and Power finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Votto is still in real trouble! Can Power finish him?
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Votto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Votto seems to have recovered his senses.
Power is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Power trying to control but Votto is working from the bottom.
Votto wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Votto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power is looking to work some ground and pound but Votto has wrist control.
Power trying to control but Votto is working from the bottom.
Power passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Power stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Votto wants to control but Power postures up.
Power taking a breather here.
Votto is looking for a sweep.
Power throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Power advances to mount.
Power prevents Votto from getting the reversal.
Power landing punches.
Power controlling from mount.
Power seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Votto for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Votto is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Power raining down shots from the mount!
Power can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Votto is looking to escape.
Votto working to try and regain half guard.
Votto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Power can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Votto is looking to escape.
Power lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Votto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Votto misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Power uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Votto has time to react.
Power darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Votto like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Votto from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Power!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alamimo Haulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alamimo Haulani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Haulani counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haulani. That did some damage!
Haulani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haulani to score with a decent uppercut.
Haulani lands a head shot.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haulani. Haulani obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That kick from Haulani tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Haulani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haulani scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Haulani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Haulani.
Haulani throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haulani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Haulani moves out of range easily.
Haulani dips to his left and cracks Rodriguez with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Alamimo Haulani has been cut.
Haulani slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haulani jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Rodriguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haulani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haulani scores with a three punch combo!
Haulani scores with a nice head shot.
Haulani displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haulani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haulani throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haulani connects with a combination that backs up Rodriguez into the cage. Haulani lands a flurry of punches that gets past Rodriguez's guard. Rodriguez is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Haulani bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alamimo Haulani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Winter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fails with the takedown
and Winter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy looks gassed!
Winter lands with a punch from half guard.
Winter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murphy is just riding it out for now. Winter eventually gives up the hold.
Winter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Winter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Winter manages to mount him!
Winter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Winter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winter controlling his opponent.
Winter with a couple of short strikes.
Winter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Murphy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to hold on but Winter pushes him away.
Murphy taking shots to the head.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Winter finish him?
Winter with shots to the head and body - Murphy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Winter with a couple of short strikes.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Winter landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winter wants to finish this one by submission but Murphy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Winter.
Winter content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Murphy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Winter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winter controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winter raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter content just to control the position here.
Winter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Winter has a good base and remains in mount.
Winter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Winter lands a big shot there that rocks Murphy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Winter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Winter landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winter loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Murphy scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Winter land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Winter stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Winter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norton Wawatai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Hu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glen Hu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norton Wawatai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hu throws a right hand that misses
and Wawatai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wawatai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hu has time to react.
Hu connects with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hu.
Hu throws a combination that misses
and Wawatai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wawatai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wawatai scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hu misses with a right hand
and Wawatai counters with a head kick. That will keep Hu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a head kick. That will keep Hu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hu fails with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Hu misses
and Wawatai counters with a nice leg kick.
Hu throws a right hand that misses
and Wawatai counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hu tries to move into range but Wawatai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wawatai throws a head kick but Hu moves out of range.
Hu swings widly with a right hand
and Wawatai counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wawatai counters with a nice body shot.
Hu throws a leg kick
and Wawatai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hu avoids the head kick by Wawatai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hu misses with a hook
and Hu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hu misses with a hook
and Wawatai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wawatai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Hu misses
and Wawatai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hu throws a lazy uppercut
and Wawatai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hu throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hu throws a combination that misses
and Wawatai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hu is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hu misses with a leg kick
and Wawatai counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hu misses with a left hand
and Wawatai counters with a one-two to the body.
Wawatai scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norton Wawatai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wawatai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hu misses with a lunging right hand
and Wawatai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norton Wawatai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wawatai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hu tries for a takedown but Wawatai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Wawatai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hu throws a lazy uppercut
and Wawatai counters with a thumping low kick.
Wawatai throws a nice head kick!
Hu swings widly with a right hand
and Wawatai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hu throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wawatai to counter with a crisp jab.
Wawatai lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Wawatai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wawatai.
Wawatai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hu misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wawatai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hu throws a leg kick
and Wawatai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hu throws a poor cross that misses
and Wawatai counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wawatai counters with a low kick, right behind Hu 's knee.
Wawatai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hu. That did some damage!
Hu tries to land a body kick
and Wawatai counters with a low kick, right behind Hu 's knee.
Wawatai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hu misses with an uppercut
and Wawatai counters with a good, hard body kick but Hu shrugs it off.
Decent striking displayed by Wawatai there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hu misses with an uppercut
and Wawatai counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawatai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glen Hu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Wawatai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wawatai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hu has his takedown stuffed
and Wawatai counters with an outside leg kick.
Hu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wawatai looks for the body kick but Hu saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norton Wawatai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wawatai misses with a hook
and Hu counters with an outside leg kick.
Hu tries to land a body kick
and Wawatai counters with a big head kick but Hu shrugs it off.
Wawatai lands a slapping body shot.
Hu throws a series of punches but Wawatai moves out of range.
Wawatai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wawatai works over Hu's head and body with a nice combination.
Wawatai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hu throws a poor cross that misses
and Wawatai counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hu throws a head kick that misses
and Wawatai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hu's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wawatai lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Wawatai - just one landing.
Hu misses with an uppercut
and Wawatai counters with a nice leg kick.
Hu misses with an uppercut
and Wawatai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wawatai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawatai lands a leg kick that knocks Hu off balance momentarily.
Hu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wawatai counters with a low kick, right behind Hu 's knee.
Wawatai thows a body kick. Hu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norton Wawatai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wawatai scores with the left hand. Hu knows he should have avoided that one.
Hu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawatai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wawatai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wawatai digs a good body shot into Hu's ribs.
Wawatai misses with a series of wild punches.
Hu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wawatai feints a jab promting Hu to slip. Wawatai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wawatai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hu falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Wawatai to counter with a crisp jab.
Hu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wawatai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hu somewhat.
Glen Hu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wawatai counters with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norton Wawatai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wawatai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norton Wawatai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Paisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paisti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - Looking Through The Eye Of A Pig. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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24
198 lbs
6 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armas Paisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paisti is looking to clinch.
Cha drives through with a takedown into Paisti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cha stops Paisti from standing up.
Paisti pushes Cha off and gets back to his feet.
Armas Paisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cha throws a body punch but Paisti moves out of range.
Paisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paisti misses with a two punch combination.
Paisti misses with a body punch
and Cha counters with a stiff right hand.
Paisti throws a looping overhand right but Cha ducks down to avoid it.
Cha lands a jab to the nose.
Cha cracks Paisti with an open hand slap.
Paisti throws a series of punches but Cha moves out of range.
Paisti throws a body punch but Cha moves out of range.
Cha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Cha Cha has been cut.
Cha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cha throws out a loose jab but Paisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Paisti.
Cha throws a combination. Paisti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paisti takes a swing at Cha's ribcage but misses.
Paisti misses with a hook. Cha ducked under it nicely.
Paisti throws a looping overhand right but Cha ducks down to avoid it.
Paisti ducks right into an uppercut from Cha.
Paisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paisti is looking to wear down Cha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paisti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cha was well out of range. Poor timing from Paisti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paisti. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paisti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Paisti does no damage.
Paisti misses with a two punch combination.
Paisti throws a push kick but Cha slaps the foot to one side.
Paisti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Paisti's guard now.
Paisti wants to get back to his feet but Cha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cha tries to free his leg and advance position but Paisti is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paisti is wriggling around but Cha manages to pass to half guard.
Paisti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cha on the ground.
Cha is working for a kimura but Paisti is defending it quite comfortably.
Cha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paisti is trying to get back to full guard.
Cha content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cha passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cha controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cha.
Paisti wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paisti is looking to improve his position but Cha isn't that keen on the idea.
Cha sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Paisti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cha looking to control but Paisti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paisti is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cha with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha mounts Paisti! Really nice guard pass there!
Paisti really wants to buck Cha off and get back to his feet.
Paisti is squirming around, avoiding Cha's attempts to control the action.
Cha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cha landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paisti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cha manages to capitalize on a mistake by Paisti to take his back!
Paisti trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cha lands punches and elbows.
What can Paisti do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cha scores with punches to the body.
Cha is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Paisti. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Paisti defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cha Cha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cha Cha's cut.
That's time! Paisti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paisti misses the shot to the body.
Cha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paisti on the side of the head.
Paisti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paisti's guard.
Paisti keeping full guard, as Cha tries to pass.
Cha stops Paisti from standing up.
Cha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Paisti wants to get back to his feet but Cha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paisti pushes Cha off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cha shoots in for a takedown but Paisti shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Paisti finds it's way through Cha's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paisti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cha counters with a takedown into side control.
Cha misses with the ground and pound.
Cha trying to control the position but Paisti is working away.
Paisti is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paisti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cha wants to control but Paisti is keeping him busy.
Paisti wants to control but Cha postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cha in side control, throwing shots but Paisti defends.
Paisti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cha throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Paisti is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cha looks up at the clock and then as Paisti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Paisti tries to improve position but can't.
Paisti is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cha tries for a kimura but Paisti is defending well.
Cha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha moves into full mount!
Paisti is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cha content just to control the position here.
Cha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paisti is looking to escape.
Cha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cha misses with a head shot.
Cha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Paisti is looking to get to half guard.
Cha Cha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paisti is working hard here to advance position.
Paisti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paisti is looking to improve his position but Cha isn't that keen on the idea.
Cha tries to control but Paisti wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha has hold of Paisti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Paisti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cha Cha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cha Cha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cha throws a hook but Paisti blocks it.
Cha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paisti.
Paisti tries to clinch up but Cha circles away and keeps his distance.
Paisti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paisti.
Cha throws a shot from downtown. Paisti moves away and avoids it.
Paisti throws a right hand that misses
and Cha counters with a nice body shot.
Paisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paisti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paisti tries to clinch
and Paisti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cha closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Paisti is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cha asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cha tries to score with some ground and pound. Paisti controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paisti is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cha is looking to take a break and control but Paisti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paisti prevents Cha from moving into mount.
Paisti is not content to let Cha control the position.
Paisti wants to get back to his feet.
Cha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paisti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Cha there.
Cha stops Paisti from getting back to his feet.
Paisti wants to control but Cha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cha prevents Paisti from standing back up.
Paisti is refusing to be controlled, as Cha sits in half guard.
Cha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paisti won't allow Cha to pass to mount.
Cha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Paisti kicks off Cha and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha slips a jab and a cross from Paisti.
Paisti sizes up Cha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cha throws a poor cross that misses
and Paisti counters with a three punch combo that has Cha backing up. Cha nods at Paisti to acknowledge the strikes.
Paisti misses with a body kick.
Cha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paistis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Cha 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.
Cha misses with a left hand
and Paisti counters with a straight right hand.
Paisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
Paisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Cha is just out of range.
Cha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Paisti.
Paisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paisti digs a good hook to Cha's body.
Armas Paisti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paisti throws a combination that misses
and Cha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paisti tries to clinch there but Cha circles away.
Cha misses with a wild body shot.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Paisti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paisti looks to clinch
and Cha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paisti punishes Cha's body with a nice straight punch.
Cha Cha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Cha does it's job there.
Paisti throws a lazy uppercut
and Cha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paisti tries to clinch up but Cha circles away and keeps his distance.
Armas Paisti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cha closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paisti's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paisti keeping moving, preventing Cha from controlling successfully.
Cha prevents Paisti from getting back to his feet.
Cha trying to control but Paisti is working from the bottom.
Paisti being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cha Cha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cha Cha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Sullivan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Harden!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harden is working for takedown but Sullivan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Sullivan cracks a nice hook into Harden's ribs.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Harden avoids nicely.
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
Harden avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sullivan.
Harden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy right hand. Harden should have avoided that one.
Sullivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Sullivan lands a body shot.
Harden looks gassed!
Oooooh!!! Sullivan has knocked Harden down with a huge combo! Sullivan steps away and waves a wobbly Harden back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Harden is rocked!
It looks like Jesse Harden has been cut.
Sullivan is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Harden hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen comes to the cage accompanied by Haittavaikutus - Matkalla. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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28
166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen moves to clinch but Purjo breaks away
and Purjo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virtanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Purjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virtanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Purjo.
Virtanen throws a combination that misses
and Purjo counters with a stiff right hand.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a big head kick but Virtanen shrugs it off.
Virtanen misses with a wild body shot.
Purjo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Virtanen misses with a hook
and Purjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Virtanen moves out of range as Purjo throws a body kick.
Purjo misses with a kick to the body.
Purjo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Purjo's front leg.
Purjo throws a hook but Virtanen blocks it.
Purjo connects with a right hand. Virtanen shakes it off.
Purjo misses the jab.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Purjo does no damage.
Purjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo moves out of range of the body kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen wants to slow Purjo down by chopping away at his legs.
Virtanen slips a jab from Purjo.
Virtanen scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Purjo's front leg.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virtanen is looking to clinch but Purjo is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Virtanen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Virtanen.
Purjo looks gassed!
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Virtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Virtanen thows a body kick. Purjo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Purjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Purjo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Virtanen. That one must have hurt.
Virtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Purjo circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Purjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Purjo blocks a head kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but Purjo checks it.
Virtanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Purjo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Virtanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Virtanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.
Virtanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Purjo is out of range.
Purjo misses with a right hand
and Virtanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virtanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Virtanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
Purjo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Purjo's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purjo managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands an elbow that stopped Purjo in his tracks for a moment.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen crunches a lovely knee into Purjo's ribcage.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
Virtanen landing knees to the body.
Virtanen has Purjo pushed against the cage.
Purjo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Virtanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Purjo.
Virtanen effectively controlling the action here.
Virtanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Virtanen lands an elbow inside that Purjo shrugs off.
Purjo blocks the elbow strike.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Purjo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Purjo has Virtanen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Virtanen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Purjo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Purjo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Purjo blocks it.
Virtanen presses Purjo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Virtanen is pressed up against the cage. Purjo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Virtanen down to the mat. Virtanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Virtanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Purjo is out of range and Virtanen settles back down.
A low kick from Virtanen misses
and Purjo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Virtanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Virtanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Virtanen lands a nice knee to the body.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Purjo's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Virtanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Virtanen with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Purjo's face.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Purjo is blocking nicely.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Purjo blocks with his arms.
Purjo looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Virtanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Virtanen throws a push kick but Purjo slaps the foot to one side.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
Virtanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Virtanen pushes Purjo away with a front kick.
Purjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
A jab from Virtanen finds it's way through Purjo's defenses.
Purjo tries a head kick but it misses.
Elias Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Purjo throws a head kick that misses
and Virtanen counters with a good low kick that Purjo was not able to check.
Purjo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Purjo is breathing heavily.
Virtanen throws a series of strikes that have Purjo backpedaling.
Virtanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Virtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Purjo's calf.
Virtanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Elias Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen connects with a jab.
Virtanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Purjo can do to turn this around?
Purjo 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.
Virtanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Purjo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Purjo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Virtanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Purjo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Virtanen - the referee stops the clock and Purjo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Virtanen. Purjo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Purjo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen misses with the combination.
Virtanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Purjo's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Purjo's front leg.
Virtanen scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Purjo. That did some damage!
Virtanen pushes Purjo away with a front kick.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Purjo's sensitive parts.
Purjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Purjo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Virtanen thumps Purjo with a low kick.
Virtanen pushes Purjo up against the cage in a clinch.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Purjo blocks it.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Purjo blocks it.
Knees to the body from Virtanen.
Purjo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Virtanen obliges.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Purjo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Virtanen prevents it.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Purjo blocks with his arms.
Virtanen lands a right hand.
Virtanen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Purjo is blocking nicely.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Purjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Purjo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Virtanen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Virtanen on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Virtanen obliges.
Purjo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Purjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Purjo.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Virtanen working Purjo over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Purjo is working for takedown but Virtanen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Virtanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Purjo tries for a takedown but Virtanen manages to get underhooks.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Purjo blocks it.
Virtanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Purjo wants a takedown but no success here.
Virtanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Virtanen taking a breather.
Purjo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Purjo is blocking nicely.
Virtanen crunches a lovely knee into Purjo's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Virtanen - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Purjo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Purjo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Purjo looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Virtanen scores with the left hand. Purjo knows he should have avoided that one.
Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Purjo.
Virtanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Virtanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Virtanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Purjo.
Virtanen is looking to land body kicks.
Virtanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Purjo closes the distance and pushes Virtanen back into the cage.
Virtanen slows down the pace here.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Purjo is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Purjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Virtanen lands a nice knee to the body.
Elias Virtanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Virtanen obliges.
Virtanen lands an elbow that stopped Purjo in his tracks for a moment.
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Virtanen.
Still in the clinch, Virtanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Purjo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Virtanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
Virtanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Purjo blocks it.
Virtanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virtanen stops a takedown attempt from Purjo.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Purjo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Virtanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Purjo.
Purjo wants a takedown but no success here.
Purjo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Purjo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Purjo is blocking nicely.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Purjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Virtanen as the two fighters clinch.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen prevents the takedown attempt.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen misses with some punches.
Purjo wants a takedown.
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Purjo blocks it with crossed arms.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Purjo blocks it.
Purjo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Virtanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Virtanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Virtanen lands an elbow inside that Purjo shrugs off.
Virtanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Purjo managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Purjo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is pressed up against the cage. Purjo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Virtanen down to the mat. Virtanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Virtanen dips to his left and cracks Purjo with an uppercut!
Virtanen lands with a hook. Purjo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Virtanen with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Virtanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Purjo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick
and Purjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Purjo misses with a wild combination.
Virtanen scores with a head kick. Purjo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A low kick from Virtanen is predictable there
and Purjo counters with a nice uppercut.
Virtanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Purjo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Purjo keeps it at a distance.
Purjo tries to clinch but Virtanen is having none of it.
Purjo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a head kick but Purjo moves out of range.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but Purjo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Virtanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Virtanen misses with a low kick.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Purjo blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Purjo checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Purjo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Purjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Virtanen. Virtanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Virtanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Purjo lands the left hand.
Virtanen throws a wild body kick that Purjo sees coming a mile off.
Purjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Virtanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Virtanen clinches with his opponent.
Purjo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Virtanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Virtanen throws out a leg kick but Purjo moves out of range and Virtanen only half commits.
Purjo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Purjo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Virtanen.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Purjo off the cage and back into rage.
Virtanen throws a low kick but Purjo avoids it.
Purjo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Virtanen lands a really nice looking cross but Purjo seems unphased.
Virtanen scores with a nice body kick.
Purjo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick
and Purjo counters with a two punch combo.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Purjo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Virtanen cracks Purjo with an open hand slap.
Virtanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Virtanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Virtanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Purjo's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Purjo moves out of range easily.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Virtanen throws out a leg kick but Purjo moves out of range and Virtanen only half commits.
Virtanen throws a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a series of strikes. Virtanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Virtanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Purjo blocks the body kick.
Virtanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
Purjo 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Purjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Virtanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Virtanen cracks Purjo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Virtanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses.
Virtanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Virtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Purjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Virtanen. Virtanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Purjo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Purjo moves out of range of the leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Virtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Virtanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Purjo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Purjo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Virtanen scores with a one two! Purjo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Purjo takes it in his stride.
Virtanen thumps Purjo with a low kick.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Virtanen throws a leg kick which misses Purjo's front leg but catches the back leg as Purjo tries to avoid it.
Virtanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Virtanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Virtanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Virtanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Purjo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Virtanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Virtanen closes the distance and pushes Purjo back into the cage.
Virtanen taking a breather.
Virtanen lands a damaging elbow.
Virtanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Purjo.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Purjo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
Purjo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Virtanen working Purjo over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen had his way with Jukka Purjo in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Purjo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen 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.
Virtanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Purjo on the side of the head.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Virtanen misses
and Virtanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Virtanen throws a low kick but Purjo avoids it.
Virtanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Virtanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Purjo.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Purjo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Virtanen. That one must have hurt.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Purjo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen lands a jab.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Purjo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Purjo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Virtanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Purjo.
Purjo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Purjo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Virtanen!
Purjo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen looks for the body kick but Purjo saw that one coming.
Virtanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Purjo walks into a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Purjo blocks the leg kick.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Purjo's front leg.
Virtanen lands a leg kick that knocks Purjo off balance momentarily.
Purjo blocks the body kick.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Purjo's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo looks to score with a jab to the body but Virtanen is just out of range.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Virtanen does it's job there.
Virtanen scores with a push kick.
Purjo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Purjo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Virtanen - the referee stops the clock and Purjo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Virtanen. Purjo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Virtanen lands.
Virtanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Purjo drops his hands momentarily and Virtanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Purjo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Virtanen lands with a kick to the temple. Purjo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Virtanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Purjo blocks with his arms.
Purjo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Virtanen gets underhooks to prevent Purjo's takedown attempt.
Virtanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is stalling here.
Purjo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Virtanen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Virtanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Purjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Purjo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Purjo.
Virtanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Purjo blocks the elbow strike.
Jukka Purjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Purjo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Purjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Purjo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Virtanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Virtanen clinches up with Purjo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Purjo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Virtanen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Purjo's sensitive parts.
Virtanen drives through and clinches with Purjo against the cage.
Elias Virtanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Purjo is working for takedown but Virtanen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Virtanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Purjo blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Virtanen.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Purjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen scores a nice knee to the body.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Purjo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Purjo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Virtanen tries to stall but Purjo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Purjo letting Virtanen take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Virtanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Virtanen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:42
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:42
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Virtanen!
Elias Virtanen retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cono Slash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead comes to the cage accompanied by Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cono Slash!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slash misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Moorehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Slash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Slash throws a left that rocks Moorehead and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Slash dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Moorehead regain composure!
It looks like Craven Moorehead has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moorehead struggling a bit here.
Moorehead regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moorehead wants to control but Slash is keeping busy.
Slash is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moorehead wants to improve his position but Slash is controlling well.
Slash trying to mount his opponent but Moorehead defends it.
Moorehead gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slash won't allow Moorehead to sweep him here.
Slash drops back looking for a leg! Moorehead is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moorehead manages to kick Slash off! Slash jumps back into Moorehead's guard.
Moorehead lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slash!
Moorehead lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moorehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moorehead cracks Slash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moorehead looking to control but Slash is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moorehead has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moorehead wants to control the pace but Slash is squirming around nicely.
Moorehead lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Slash hang on?
Moorehead trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slash is looking to improve his position but Moorehead isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Slash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moorehead punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moorehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moorehead with the ground and pound from mount.
Slash is rocked!
Moorehead unloading with bombs!
Slash is still in real trouble! Can Moorehead finish him?
Moorehead fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Moorehead loads up with a big shot that hurts Slash! He's pulled Moorehead in close but Moorehead has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Slash survive? More strikes from Moorehead and Slash is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Craven Moorehead!
Craven Moorehead retains his middleweight title!
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