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CWFL 148 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
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154 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Sol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sol but Sol pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sol shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sol!
Taylor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taylor looking to ground and pound but Sol is blocking nicely.
Taylor dominating with strikes here.
Sol tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol just holding on.
Sol in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor scoring with strikes but Sol is staying in there.
Sol is rocked!
Taylor lands a big elbow - Sol is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sol is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorge Taylor!
Jorge Taylor took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Seletzsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seletzsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Viva Colonia!. Arona comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knock you out! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Seletzsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Arona!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seletzsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seletzsky misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Seletzsky.
Arona darts in trying to clinch
and Seletzsky moves into the clinch.
Arona is trying to push Seletzsky away but Seletzsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seletzsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Arona.
Seletzsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arona breaks from the clinch.
Seletzsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seletzsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Arona.
Seletzsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arona is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arona closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seletzsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seletzsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seletzsky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Seletzsky trying to control from half guard but Arona is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seletzsky is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arona defends it well.
Seletzsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arona is staying active underneath Seletzsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arona actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seletzsky is trying to work for a kimura but Arona is defending well.
Seletzsky trying to pass the guard but Arona defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona is trying to get back to full guard.
Arona is defending against the submission attempts here by Seletzsky.
Seletzsky content to control rather than advance.
Arona is trying to stand back up but Seletzsky is controlling him
Arona won't allow Seletzsky to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seletzsky wants to control but Arona is keeping him busy.
Seletzsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Seletzsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Arona takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Arona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seletzsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Arona is retaining full guard.
Arona not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Seletzsky from controlling successfully.
Seletzsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Arona escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seletzsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arona keeping full guard, as Seletzsky tries to pass.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Seletzsky from controlling successfully.
Arona keeping full guard, as Seletzsky tries to pass.
Seletzsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Seletzsky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Seletzsky misses.
Seletzsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seletzsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona wants to clinch up but Seletzsky keeps it at a distance.
Seletzsky throws a body punch but Arona moves out of range.
Arona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arona moves in looking to clinch but Seletzsky pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seletzsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arona.
Seletzsky misses with a double jab
and Arona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Seletzsky 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.
Seletzsky throws a body punch but Arona moves out of range.
Arona drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Arona - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Seletzsky. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seletzsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arona counters with a huge left! Seletzsky is in big trouble! He's backing up but Arona isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Seletzsky from any more damage. A dominating finish by Arona!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Arona!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valutchko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anatoli Valutchko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
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295 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valutchko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but delos Santos moves away.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and delos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
delos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valutchko misses the jab.
delos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Valutchko lands an overhand right.
delos Santos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valutchko drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks delos Santos right on the button. delos Santos goes down! Valutchko follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Valutchko gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatoli Valutchko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Incognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chazz Gecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incognito comes to the cage accompanied by Der Hölle Rache. Gecko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bon Jovi: Livin' On A Prayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Incognito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chazz Gecko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gecko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Incognito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A good leg kick by Incognito.
Gecko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Incognito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Incognito throws a hook to the side of Gecko's head but Gecko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gecko avoids the head kick by Incognito.
Gecko throws an overhand right that lands on Incognito's shoulder, as Incognito tries to avoid the shot.
Incognito misses with a body shot.
Gecko lands an overhand right.
Gecko lands a really nice looking cross but Incognito seems unphased.
Gecko lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Gecko catches Incognito right on the button with a cross.
Gecko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Gecko.
Incognito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gecko.
Gecko sizes up Incognito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Incognito misses with a leg kick.
Incognito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gecko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Incognito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gecko lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gecko moves away.
Incognito misses with a few strikes there.
Chazz Gecko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gecko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gecko connects with a body shot.
Incognito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gecko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gecko thuds his right hand into Incognito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gecko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gecko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gecko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gecko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Incognito throws a big shot that misses.
Gecko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gecko misses with a low kick as Incognito jumps back.
Gecko scores with a jab to the head.
Incognito is rocked!
Gecko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Incognito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gecko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Incognito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Incognito is breathing heavily.
Gecko throws a sloppy head kick and Incognito moves out of range easily.
Incognito finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Gecko's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Incognito falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chazz Gecko!
A very excited looking Chazz Gecko 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekoa Kai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Yehudiah misses
and Kai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yehudiah throws a low kick but Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai lands with a shot to the body.
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kai. Those never looked like landing.
Yehudiah thows a leg kick but Kai checks it
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yehudiah.
Kai lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yehudiah.
Kai lands a big right hand that sends Yehudiah crashing to the mat! Kai stays standing though and waves Yehudiah back to his feet!
Yehudiah is rocked!
Kai misses with a double jab.
Oh Yehudiah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Kai is predictable there
and Yehudiah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yehudiah throws a head kick but Kai moves out of range.
Yehudiah seems to have got his legs back now.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yehudiah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Kai avoids the head kick by Yehudiah.
Kai throws a nice looking combination but Yehudiah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kai lands a big right hand that sends Yehudiah crashing to the mat! Kai stays standing though and waves Yehudiah back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai misses with an uppercut
and Yehudiah counters with a body kick.
Kai swings for the body but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Yehudiah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kai.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Kai thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yehudiah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kai lands with a cross.
Kai throws an overhand right that drops Yehudiah like a sack of potatoes! Kai dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kekoa Kai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Darglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darglio has chosen The Black Keys "Funk #49" as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Darglio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint looks to land a right hand but Darglio moved out of range.
Darglio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kint.
Kint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darglio has time to react.
Darglio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darglio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red Darglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darglio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kint wants to control from the top but Darglio keeps moving.
Darglio keeping full guard, as Kint tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint is working hard here to advance position.
Darglio working a defensive guard here.
Kint's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kint throws a shot from downtown. Darglio moves away and avoids it.
Kint shoots in and bounces Darglio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kint advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Darglio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kint but great work by Darglio.
Kint is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Kint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kint tries to bench press Darglio off him but Darglio keeps the position.
Kint manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint tries to get to full guard but Darglio has control of the leg.
Darglio content to control rather than advance.
Kint wants to get back to full guard.
Kint is trying to control but Darglio passes into side control!
Kint tries to buck Darglio off but Darglio is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kint is looking for a sweep. Darglio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kint slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darglio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Kint dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darglio is looking to score with low kicks.
Darglio misses with a kick to the body.
Kint checks a low kick from Darglio.
Kint shoots in and drives through. Darglio sprawls well.
Darglio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kint.
Darglio misses with a head kick.
Darglio misses with a body shot.
Kint lands a slapping body shot.
Darglio stuffs the takedown attempt from Kint. Kint gets slowly back to his feet.
Darglio tries to keep at a distance but Kint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kint lands a hook that snaps the head of Darglio backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kint.
Darglio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kint's defenses.
It looks like Roger Kint has been cut.
Kint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darglio tries a knee to the head but Kint blocks it.
Darglio misses with an elbow strike.
Darglio missing with knees to the body.
Darglio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darglio prevents a body shot from Kint.
Darglio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kint managing to block the knees to the body from Darglio.
Kint avoiding damage as Darglio throws knees to the body.
Kint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kint's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kint lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kint - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Kint.
Come on Kint - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darglio trying to land knees to the body.
Darglio throws an elbow but it misses.
Kint dodges an elbow strike from Darglio.
Darglio misses with a knee to the head.
Kint has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Darglio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kint is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Darglio with him. Darglio is trying to defend but Kint has an arm under the chin now! Darglio grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Kint!
Our winner, Roger Kint, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vekkiotsamo is able to avoid easily.
Vekkiotsamo gets caught napping as Suzuki dives in and scores a takedown. Vekkiotsamo manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suzuki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vekkiotsamo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vekkiotsamo wants to sweep but no luck.
Vekkiotsamo keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
Suzuki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daisuke Suzuki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vekkiotsamo was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suzuki at a distance.
Vekkiotsamo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body punch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Vekkiotsamo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Vekkiotsamo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vekkiotsamo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vekkiotsamo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suzuki has time to react.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch up.
Suzuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch up but Suzuki circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice looking body shot.
Vekkiotsamo jabs at Suzuki's body.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Vekkiotsamo scores with the left hand. Suzuki knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Suzuki misses its intended target.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body kick that misses.
Vekkiotsamo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki walks into a jab.
A jab from Vekkiotsamo misses.
Vekkiotsamo dips to his left and cracks Suzuki with an uppercut!
Vekkiotsamo drops Suzuki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Suzuki looks back up at him and smiles so Vekkiotsamo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Suzuki is rocked!
It looks like Daisuke Suzuki has been cut.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Vekkiotsamo finish him?
Vekkiotsamo feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Suzuki crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Evans might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Emoyrean Mercenaries. This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal misses with a hook.
Evans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rosenthal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rosenthal connects with a right hand. Evans shakes it off.
It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rosenthal checks it well.
Evans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rosenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans 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.
Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosenthal sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Rosenthal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Rosenthal moves into the clinch.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rosenthal 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evans misses with the head strike.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Rosenthal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Evans tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Evans.
Rosenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Rosenthal digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Rosenthal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans pushes Rosenthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Evans.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Rosenthal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rosenthal .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenthal lands with a short shot to the head.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
A short right from Rosenthal .
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a left to the body.
Rosenthal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.
Rosenthal closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the cage.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Evans lands a shot to the body.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Evans's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans throws a body punch but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rosenthal tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rosenthal to the ground. Rosenthal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rosenthal moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Rosenthal throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Evans misses with a body punch
and Rosenthal counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosenthal walks into a jab.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rosenthal missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rosenthal checks a leg kick.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Rosenthal digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans tries to keep at a distance but Rosenthal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Evans prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Rosenthal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosenthal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Evans.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenthal .
Evans blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal stops a takedown attempt from Evans.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenthal .
Frank Rosenthal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans working aggressively here.
Rosenthal cracks Evans with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Evans's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rosenthal lands a head shot.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal .
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
Rosenthal loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosenthal moves away.
Rosenthal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Rosenthal wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans moves forwards but Rosenthal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rosenthal ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range and Evans settles back down.
Rosenthal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans throws out a leg kick but Rosenthal moves out of range and Evans only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans moves forwards but Rosenthal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a right hand.
Evans takes a shot to the head.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
Rosenthal unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Evans! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rosenthal is unloading with more strikes now! Evans drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rosenthal !
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Rosenthal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen has chosen Haittavaikutus - Matkalla as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
167 lbs
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162 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Virtanen moves his leg out of the way.
Virtanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Virtanen feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
Virtanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Douglas should have avoided that one.
Douglas throws a head kick but Virtanen moves out of range.
Virtanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virtanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Virtanen sees coming a mile off.
Douglas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Virtanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
Douglas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen misses with a looping right.
Virtanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Virtanen.
Douglas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen throws a head kick that Douglas semi-blocks.
Virtanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Virtanen moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Elias Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Virtanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas takes a swing at Virtanen's ribcage but misses.
Virtanen with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Virtanen checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Virtanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Virtanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Douglas throws a push kick but Virtanen slaps the foot to one side.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!
Virtanen darts in and clinches Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen crunches a lovely knee into Douglas's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Douglas avoiding damage as Virtanen throws knees to the body.
Virtanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virtanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas tries a body shot but Virtanen blocks it.
A short right from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Virtanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Virtanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Virtanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Virtanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Virtanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Virtanen moves out of range easily.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Virtanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas tries a low kick but Virtanen avoids it.
Douglas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Virtanen as he checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Virtanen - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a leg kick.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.
Virtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Virtanen looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas misses with a leg kick
and Virtanen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Virtanen 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 Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Douglas's head backwards.
Virtanen connects with a jab.
Douglas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
Virtanen blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen scores with a nice body kick.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtanen catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Virtanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Virtanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Virtanen cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Virtanen scores with a jab to the head.
Douglas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virtanen scores with a jab.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virtanen thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Douglas counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Virtanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen throws a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a nice body kick.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Virtanen.
Some bone on bone action there as Douglas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Virtanen feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
Virtanen lands a front kick.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Virtanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Virtanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Virtanen slips under a jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses
and Virtanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Virtanen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Virtanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas pushes Virtanen away with a front kick.
Virtanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Virtanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Virtanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Virtanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Virtanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Virtanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Virtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Douglas is out of range and Virtanen settles back down.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Virtanen moved out of range.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Virtanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Virtanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Virtanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Virtanen clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Virtanen fails to land.
Virtanen throws a head punch that misses.
Virtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Douglas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virtanen.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virtanen is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Virtanen has his back to the cage.
Elias Virtanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Virtanen avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Douglas blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen wants to stall.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Elias Virtanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Douglas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Virtanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Billy Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Virtanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Virtanen 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 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... Elias Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa has chosen Faint as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Villa.
Villa throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Villa.
Villa throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy cracks Villa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Villa's hands.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Villa misses with a body shot.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villa.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Villa throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Villa is out of range.
Murphy throws a hook but Villa blocks it.
Villa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
and Villa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Villa tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Villa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Villa is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa 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.
Villa is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Villa crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patrick Murphy!
An intense looking Patrick Murphy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Let\'s go down to the pub and grab a pint.'.
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