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BRC 198 - Kuusisto vs. Lee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saukko comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saukko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Saukko persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez throws a low kick but Saukko moves out of range easily.
Martinez jabs at Saukko's body.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saukko. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Saukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saukko throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Saukko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saukko throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Saukko tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Saukko scores with a spinning back kick!
Saukko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Saukko circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Saukko off balance momentarily.
Saukko misses the shot to the body.
Martinez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saukko. That one must have hurt.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Saukko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinez throws a low kick but Saukko moves out of range easily.
Martinez tries to clinch but Saukko is having none of it.
Martinez tries to land a leg kick but Saukko saw it coming and moves away.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Martinez is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saukko unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Saukko has a good base and remains in mount.
Saukko landing strikes from the mount and Martinez is in trouble!
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez wants to control but Saukko is having none of it.
Saukko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saukko controlling from the full mount.
Martinez taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Saukko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Saukko's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saukko trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Saukko scoring with strikes but Martinez is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to hold on but Saukko pushes him away.
Saukko working Martinez over with strikes here.
Martinez can't escape the position.
Saukko unloading with bombs!
Saukko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saukko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martinez looks a forlorn figure.
Saukko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saukko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Saukko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saukko.
Saukko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saukko stands up and beckons Martinez to his feet.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saukko is out of range.
Saukko scores a takedown into full mount!
Saukko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko unloading with bombs!
Saukko controlling from the full mount.
Martinez regains half guard.
Saukko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Martinez tries to roll over but Saukko keeps him under control.
Saukko trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martinez is not content to let Saukko control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Saukko is very close to passing his half guard.
Saukko wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Per Saukko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martinez slips a jab from Saukko.
Saukko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saukko moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saukko is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko fakes the leg kick and cracks Martinez in the body.
Martinez takes a swing at Saukko's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
It looks like Per Saukko has been cut.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Saukko's legs.
Jesus Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saukko.
Nice sprawl there from Saukko as Martinez shoots in.
Good shot there by Martinez.
Saukko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martinez is trying to defend but Saukko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Saukko moves into full mount! Martinez won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Martinez can't escape the position.
Saukko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez tries to lock up and control but Saukko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saukko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Saukko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Saukko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Per Saukko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saukko.
Saukko tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Saukko scores with a spinning back kick!
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saukkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez throws a head kick but Saukko moves out of range.
Saukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Saukko motions for Martinez to come forward. Saukko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saukko checks a leg kick.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Saukko 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.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saukko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but Saukko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
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!
Saukko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Nice straight punches there by Saukko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saukko.
Saukko fails to land the takedown.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Saukko is just out of range.
Saukko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saukko scores with a kick to the body.
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Saukko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saukko as he avoids it easily.
Per Saukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Saukko.
Martinez gets caught napping as Saukko dives in and scores a takedown. Martinez manages to retain guard.
Jesus Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Saukko from controlling successfully.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Saukko defends easily.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Saukko tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saukko looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saukko wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saukko keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saukko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Saukko is retaining full guard.
Saukko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez pulls Saukko in close to his closed guard and prevents Saukko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko throwing strikes but missing.
Saukko looking to pass the guard.
Saukko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Saukko doesn't defend quickly enough and Martinez has managed to lock this one up! Can Saukko escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Martinez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus Martinez!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesus Martinez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murray might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Strong Bosss by SWANS. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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193 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
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193 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murray wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray wants to slow Henry down by chopping away at his legs.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Henry's head back.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Murray misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Henry cracks Murray with a good jab.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murray moves into the clinch successfully.
Murray lands a left hand.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murray tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry working the ground and pound but Murray is defending the strikes.
Murray defending against the ground and pound.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Henry crashes against the mat.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Henry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Henry landing strikes.
Murray avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Henry.
Henry is putting a hurting on Murray here, landing some big shots from side control.
Henry throws an elbow but Murray slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murray parries the strikes from Henry easily there. Henry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Murray to escape.
Henry is putting a hurting on Murray here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Henry crashes against the mat.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Henry with the ground and pound but Murray regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murray tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry thows a huge punch but Murray dodges it nicely.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Henry.
Murray is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is working Murray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Murray blocks nicely.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Henry dominated that round.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henry slips a straight right by Murray.
Murray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Murray throws a combination that misses
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Henry moves into the clinch.
Henry tries to pull guard but Murray holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry gets control of Murray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murray wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Murray postures up.
Henry is working an open guard so Murray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murray throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
Cameron Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cameron Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry avoids the body shot from Murray.
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Murray.
Henry is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Cameron Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cameron Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Murray scores with a jab to the head.
Murray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray lands a two punch combo.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Murray wants to clinch
and Henry counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a left hand.
Henry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Murray lands a body punch.
Henry decides to pull guard.
Murray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Murray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Murray dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray misses with the combination.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Murray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henry tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Murray.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry wants to clinch.
Murray scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Murray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray wants to clinch.
Henry tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Murray follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murray tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cameron Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Henry seems unphased.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side.
Murray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henry.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murray misses with a body punch
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry tries for a takedown but Murray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murray throws a combination that misses
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray avoids the body shot from Henry.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Henry slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murray but Murray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henry shoots in but Murray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murray throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Henry takes one on the button.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murray's waist but Murray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Murray!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Finn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Kusimuki has chosen National Anthem Of Japan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target.
Finn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kusimuki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Kusimuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finn circles away quickly and effectively.
Finn misses with an uppercut.
Finn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kusimuki pinned against the cage. Kusimuki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finn misses with a lunging right hand
and Kusimuki counters with a straight right hand.
Finn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusimuki lands with a slapping head kick.
A big right from Finn misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Finn.
Kusimuki lands a big head kick that sends Finn tumbling to the mat! Kusimuki takes a step backwards and waves Finn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Finn is rocked!
Kusimuki plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Finn swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Finn face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takeshi Kusimuki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maya's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Omen. Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden 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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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volkov misses with a shot to the body
and Maya counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maya clinches with his opponent.
Maya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Volkov is trying to push Maya away but Maya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Volkov tries to circle away but Maya has him pinned against the cage.
Maya missing with knees to the body.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maya.
Maya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maya misses the shot to the body.
Maya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damien Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maya scoring well with a low kick there.
Maya lands with a good body shot.
Volkov checks a low kick from Maya.
Maya throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Maya.
Volkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maya.
Volkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Maya thuds his right hand into Volkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maya looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Maya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maya is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Volkov.
Maya misses with a hook.
Maya lands with a good body shot.
Maya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maya.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maya tries a head kick but it misses.
Maya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maya can pounce on him.
Maya wants to land a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
Maya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Maya.
Maya throws a head kick but Volkov moves out of range.
Maya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maya works over Volkov's head and body with a nice combination.
Maya throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maya is looking to wear down Volkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Maya ducks down to avoid it.
Maya looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maya.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maya with a poor takedown
and Volkov counters with a right hand to the body.
Maya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov.
Maya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Maya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Volkov will feel that in the morning.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maya dominated that round.
That's time! Maya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maya.
Maya lands a head kick. Volkov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkov.
Damien Maya is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Maya.
Maya misses with a low kick.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Volkov slips a jab and a cross from Maya.
Maya misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya lands an overhand right.
Volkov throws a body punch but Maya moves out of range.
Maya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maya connects with a leg kick. Volkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkov slips a straight right by Maya.
Maya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maya.
Maya misses with a double jab.
Maya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maya tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Maya.
Volkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya moves to clinch but Volkov breaks away
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Volkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Maya which made him look bad.
Maya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maya thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya misses with a leg kick.
Maya throws a leg kick but Volkov checks it.
Maya misses with a head kick.
Volkov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maya throws a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
Maya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Maya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Maya.
A head kick misses from Maya.
Maya looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maya was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Maya scores with a head kick. Volkov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maya throws a leg kick
and Volkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maya throws a leg kick which misses Volkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkov tries to avoid it.
Maya blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Maya throws a wild body kick that Volkov sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maya dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage!
Maya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maya moves away.
A head kick by Maya misses
and Volkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Maya misses.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Maya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maya ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Maya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maya is looking to land body kicks.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Maya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya lands a head kick!
Volkov scores with a one two! Maya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Volkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Maya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maya shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
Maya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Maya looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya lands a glancing blow to the side of Volkov's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Maya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maya lands a leg kick that knocks Volkov off balance momentarily.
Maya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Volkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand.
Maya thows a body shot but no joy.
Maya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maya throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Maya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maya moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vincent Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Maya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maya tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov scores with a jab.
A head kick from Maya lands but Volkov takes it in his stride.
Volkov takes one on the button.
Maya shoots in but no luck this time.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maya enables Volkov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maya manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Volkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Volkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Volkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Volkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maya keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Maya looking to control.
Volkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Volkov's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Maya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damien Maya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Volkov keeping moving, preventing Maya from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Volkov.
I think Maya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Maya!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien Maya 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slayer - Angel of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! David Reese has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reese.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reese but Reese pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reese misses with a low kick.
Uzi has a takedown stuffed.
Uzi feints and as Reese raises his hands in defense, Uzi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reese manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Uzi tries to hold on but Reese postures up.
Uzi tries to reverse the position but Reese maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi tries to hold on but Reese pushes him away.
Uzi is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi regains half guard.
Uzi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reese won't allow Uzi to sweep him here.
Uzi wants to hit a switch here but Reese passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Uzi there!
Uzi is trying to reverse the position but instead Reese has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi trying to control the hands but Reese won't let him.
Uzi is really stuck here.
Uzi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Reese.
Reese will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi is trying to break free.
Uzi trying to control the hands but Reese won't let him.
Uzi can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Uzi dominated 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.
Reese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kurt Uzi has been cut.
Uzi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzi manages to avoid it.
Uzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Uzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Reese which made him look bad.
David Reese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Uzi.
Uzi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uzi is defended easily by Reese.
Uzi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uzi is breathing heavily.
Reese scores with a nice head shot.
Reese bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese is looking to chop away at Uzi's legs.
Uzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reese. Reese obviously looking to wear him down.
Reese lands with a hook. Uzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reese feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reese swings for the body but Uzi moves out of range.
Reese connects with a crisp jab.
Uzi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Kurt Uzi's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzi manages to avoid it.
Reese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reese misses the shot to the body.
Uzi takes one to the chin there.
Uzi is rocked!
Kurt Uzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzi shoots and misses
and Reese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uzi thinking.
Uzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Reese finish him?
David Reese is winning the standup battle so far.
Reese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reese drops Uzi with a naaaaasty hook - Uzi is in real trouble here! Reese dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Reese!
A relieved looking David Reese thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Torquemada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. Torquemada has chosen High On Fire - Rumors of War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Torquemada!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torquemada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torquemada. That did some damage!
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Torquemada walks into a stiff left hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Torquemada - that will leave a mark!
Torquemada throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Torquemada wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
Torquemada scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
Torquemada misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torquemada scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Torquemada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torquemada walks into a left hand.
Torquemada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torquemada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jokinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Torquemada as he checks the leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Torquemada.
Torquemada checks a leg kick.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Torquemada slips the punch.
Torquemada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torquemada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen ducks right into an uppercut from Torquemada.
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
Torquemada throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Torquemada cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torquemada lands with a nice body punch.
Torquemada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Torquemada misses with a body shot.
Torquemada's corner calls for a 1-2. Torquemada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torquemada throws out the jab.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Torquemada is having none of it.
No luck for Torquemada with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torquemada looks gassed!
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Torquemada's front leg but catches the back leg as Torquemada tries to avoid it.
Torquemada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torquemada misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Torquemada thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Torquemada throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Torquemada misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Torquemada moved out of range.
Torquemada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Torquemada misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Torquemada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
Torquemada connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
Torquemada misses with a body kick.
Torquemada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torquemada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jokinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Torquemada throws a good cross that connects.
Torquemada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torquemada cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torquemada throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xavier Torquemada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torquemada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Torquemada lands a jab to Jokinen's midsection.
Torquemada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torquemada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torquemada circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torquemada's sensitive parts.
Torquemada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torquemada's sensitive parts.
Torquemada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torquemada throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Torquemada's front leg but catches the back leg as Torquemada tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torquemada lands a head kick!
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Torquemada.
A swing and a miss from Torquemada.
Torquemada wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Torquemada throws a right hand that misses
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torquemada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
A cross from Torquemada lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torquemada is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Torquemada blocks the low kick.
Jokinen drops Torquemada with a beautiful combination! Torquemada stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jokinen is looking for the KO!
Torquemada is rocked!
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!
Jokinen ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Torquemada's jaw. Torquemada's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Jokinen does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ossi Jokinen!
A relieved looking Ossi Jokinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki comes into the arena with Sparzanza - Temple Of The Red - Eyed Pigs blaring out of the sound system. Dulin has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masaru Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hideki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dulin takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Dulin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hideki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dulin to score with a decent uppercut.
Dulin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dulin tries to keep at a distance but Hideki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hideki scores with a shot to the side of Dulin's head.
A right hand to the body from Hideki.
Dulin misses with a body punch.
Dulin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hideki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dulin or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Dulin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hideki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dulin tries to break the clinch but Hideki is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki has Dulin pressed against the cage, preventing Dulin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dulin tries to circle away but Hideki has him pinned against the cage.
Dulin prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Dulin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hideki lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ivan Dulin has been cut.
Dulin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hideki has him pressed against the cage.
Dulin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dulin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dulin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Dulin throws a nice looking combination but Hideki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Hideki misses.
Dulin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dulin avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Dulin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dulin digs a good hook to Hideki's body.
Dulin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin throws the left hand but Hideki avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Dulin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hideki throws a push kick but Dulin slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Dulin.
Hideki throws the left hand but Dulin avoids the punch easily.
Hideki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dulin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dulin checks a leg kick.
That kick from Dulin tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dulin.
Dulin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hideki circles away quickly and effectively.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Dulin.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of Dulin's head but Dulin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hideki tries to land a front kick but Dulin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Dulin misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a body shot.
Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dulin.
Hideki lunges at Dulin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dulin's hand.
Hideki throws a body punch but Dulin moves out of range.
A jab from Dulin does it's job there.
Hideki misses the jab.
Dulin misses with a hook
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideki clinches up against the cage.
Hideki has Dulin pressed against the cage, preventing Dulin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dulin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hideki lands a good knee to the midsection. Dulin won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Dulin managing to block the knees to the body from Hideki.
Dulin is trying to break the clinch but Hideki has him pressed against the cage.
Dulin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hideki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dulin after a bit of a struggle.
Hideki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dulin is defending well for now.
Hideki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dulin is trying to break the clinch but Hideki has him pressed against the cage.
Hideki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dulin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dulin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dulin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dulin looks to land a combination but Hideki avoids it well.
Dulin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dulin misses with a wild combination.
Dulin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Dulin misses.
Hideki misses the body punch
and Dulin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dulin lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Masaru Hideki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dulin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dulin.
Dulin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hideki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hideki 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.
Hideki throws a hook but Dulin blocks it.
Hideki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dulin jabs at Hideki's body.
Dulin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dulin lands with a shot to the body.
Dulin lands an overhand right.
Hideki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dulin misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hideki, right into the meat.
Dulin throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin moves out of range of the strikes.
Dulin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dulin misses the jab.
Dulin misses with a straight left.
Hideki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dulin ducks under a wild hook from Hideki.
Hideki is looking to land body kicks.
Dulin throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Ivan Dulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dulin cracks a nice hook into Hideki's ribs.
Dulin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki blocks a leg kick.
Dulin throws a low kick but Hideki moves out of range easily.
Hideki throws a push kick but Dulin slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki takes a swing at Dulin's ribcage but misses.
Hideki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dulin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dulin with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dulin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dulin.
Dulin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dulin.
Dulin throws a nice looking combination but Hideki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dulin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dulin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hideki's hands.
Hideki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideki lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki pushes Dulin away with a front kick.
Dulin is breathing heavily.
A jab from Dulin misses.
Hideki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hideki scores with a body shot.
Dulin works over Hideki's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Hideki.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dulin.
Dulin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Hideki misses.
Hideki lands a nice looking body kick.
Hideki misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dulin digs a good body shot into Hideki's ribs.
Ivan Dulin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dulin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dulin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dulin takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Dulin misses its intended target.
Dulin misses with a wild combination.
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hideki throws a shot to the body.
Hideki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dulin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dulin stuns Hideki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hideki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dulin takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Masaru Hideki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dulin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hideki tries to land a front kick but Dulin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hideki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hideki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dulin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dulin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dulin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dulin ducks right into an uppercut from Hideki.
Dulin with a nice cross.
Hideki throws a leg kick but Dulin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Dulin ducks down to avoid it.
Dulin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dulin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hideki misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hideki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hideki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dulin's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin walks into a straight right hand from Hideki.
Hideki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki dodges the punch combination from Dulin.
Hideki misses with a head kick.
Dulin lands a nice looking body shot.
Hideki throws a leg kick but Dulin checks it.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Dulin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dulin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hideki doesn't seem bothered though.
Hideki misses with a looping right.
Hideki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dulin throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Dulin ducks down to avoid it.
Dulin lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Hideki.
Hideki throws a body punch but Dulin moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Hideki misses.
Dulin misses with a body shot.
Dulin scores with a hook.
Hideki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dulin to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice combination there by Dulin.
Dulin lands a nice hook to Hideki's body. Hideki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dulin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Hideki tenderised Dulin's leg. Dulin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dulin thows a body shot but no joy.
Dulin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hideki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dulin throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Dulin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Dulin misses with a hook.
Hideki misses with a two punch combination.
Hideki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hideki throws a jab when Dulin was well out of range.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Dulin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dulin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hideki - the referee stops the clock and Dulin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hideki. Dulin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dulin tries to score with a low kick but Hideki moves his leg out of the way.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
Dulin tries a low kick but Hideki avoids it.
Ivan Dulin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulin connects with a right hand. Hideki shakes it off.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Dulin digs a good hook to Hideki's body.
Hideki punishes Dulin's body with a nice straight punch.
Hideki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danga de danga de dang - Dulin scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dulin looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Hideki moves forwards but Dulin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dulin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hideki. That one must have hurt.
Hideki delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Hideki tenderised Dulin's leg. Dulin is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hideki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Hideki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hideki connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Masaru Hideki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hideki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Dulin!
Ivan Dulin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Resistance logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusisto comes to the cage accompanied by System of a down - Chop Suey. Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. This should be fireworks!
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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
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusisto throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Kuusisto connects with a high kick.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusisto pushes Lee away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Kuusisto feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
A shot to the body from Kuusisto misses
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Kuusisto shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Kuusisto throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee cracks the inside of Kuusisto's front leg.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuusisto counters with a solid body kick.
Kuusisto staying out of range there.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks Kuusisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuusisto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee defending well as Kuusisto loads up on a big left hand.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuusisto looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee jabs Kuusisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Kuusisto had a free shot at his head there.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuusisto rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuusisto's sensitive parts.
Kuusisto misses with a body shot.
Kuusisto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuusisto.
A low kick from Kuusisto is predictable there
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Kuusisto is breathing heavily.
Kuusisto throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Kuusisto throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Kuusisto only half commits.
Kuusisto shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Kuusisto off balance momentarily.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuusisto.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuusisto 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuusisto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee checks a low kick from Kuusisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Kuusisto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Kuusisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusisto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuusisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee throws a leg kick but Kuusisto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusisto.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusisto working aggressively here.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries to work over Kuusisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Kuusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuusisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee pushes Kuusisto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusisto misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee prevents a body shot from Kuusisto.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee wants to slow Kuusisto down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuusisto is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuusisto is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuusisto. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuusisto wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuusisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Kuusisto takes one on the button.
Kuusisto misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Kuusisto misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuusisto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuusisto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Kuusisto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuusisto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuusisto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee thuds his right hand into Kuusisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Kuusisto in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Lee.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee works on Kuusisto's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuusisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuusisto presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuusisto misses with some punches.
Kuusisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuusisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuusisto backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee works on Kuusisto's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuusisto misses with a body punch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Kuusisto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee avoiding damage as Kuusisto throws knees to the body.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Kuusisto, against the cage.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee tries to work over Kuusisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee motions for Kuusisto to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusisto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Lee scores with a jab. Kuusisto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuusisto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuusisto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuusisto somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Kuusisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusisto throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuusisto should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusisto moves out of range easily.
Kuusisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Armas Kuusisto's cut is getting worse.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kuusisto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Good shot there by Lee.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kuusisto throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Kuusisto scores with a shot to the body.
Lee motions for Kuusisto to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kuusisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuusisto.
Lee lands with a hook. Kuusisto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee tests Kuusisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuusisto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Kuusisto on that attempt.
Kuusisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee stalks Kuusisto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuusisto's face. Kuusisto staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Kuusisto was not able to check.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kuusisto.
Lee throws a right and a left that Kuusisto avoids nicely.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Kuusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Nice shot by Lee.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Kuusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuusisto tries to avoid it.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuusisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Kuusisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Kuusisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Lee.
Kuusisto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee punishes Kuusisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuusisto throws a body kick the misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuusisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Kuusisto is predictable there
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kuusisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuusisto momentarily.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Armas Kuusisto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee takes a swing at Kuusisto's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Kuusisto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kuusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuusisto's calf.
Kuusisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Lee lands but Kuusisto takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuusisto. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Kuusisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kuusisto.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
Kuusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusisto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee gets caught napping as Kuusisto dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Kuusisto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee is pressing down on Kuusisto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuusisto manages to get himself to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusisto looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Kuusisto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Kuusisto is keeping the position.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Kuusisto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kuusisto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lee stacks Kuusisto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lee!
Kuusisto is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Kuusisto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kuusisto is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Kuusisto defending well.
Kuusisto is looking to improve his position.
Lee is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to take a breather but Kuusisto is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruce Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Kuusisto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuusisto.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee works over Kuusisto's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuusisto misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Kuusisto.
Kuusisto lands with a slapping head kick.
Kuusisto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuusisto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Lee wants to clinch up but Kuusisto keeps it at a distance.
Kuusisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuusisto.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuusisto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Kuusisto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that misses.
Kuusisto walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kuusisto takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee throws a head kick that Kuusisto semi-blocks.
Lee gets a clinch.
Kuusisto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusisto throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusisto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuusisto connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kuusisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Kuusisto 's knee.
Kuusisto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kuusisto 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.
Lee lands a head kick!
Kuusisto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuusisto tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Kuusisto moves his leg out of the way.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuusisto misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuusisto checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Kuusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuusisto tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuusisto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee moves forwards but Kuusisto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Armas Kuusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee blocks a head kick by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a head kick.
Kuusisto misses with a body kick.
Kuusisto misses with a hook.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusisto moves out of range easily.
Lee slips a straight right by Kuusisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuusisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Kuusisto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuusisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuusisto throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee gets a clinch.
Kuusisto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuusisto backwards.
Kuusisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuusisto tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short left from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusisto looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Kuusisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuusisto.
Kuusisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Kuusisto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Kuusisto fails to land.
Kuusisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuusisto throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Kuusisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusisto tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 44:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Bruce Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni - . Fletcher has chosen Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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151 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fletcher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonni in his tracks.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Fletcher throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Fletcher's shoulder, as Fletcher tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fletcher.
Sonni closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonni looks for the body kick but Fletcher saw that one coming.
Sonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fletcher.
Sonni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fletcher takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Fletcher.
Fletcher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fletcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sonni circles away.
Fletcher blocks a head kick by Sonni.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fletcher throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahti Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fletcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fletcher duly obliges.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fletcher with a nice cross.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sonni as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher avoids the head kick by Sonni.
Fletcher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sonni backs up against the cage.
A left lands for Sonni.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fletcher.
Fletcher tests Sonni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Sonni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sonni.
Fletcher 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.
Fletcher scores with a shot to the body.
Fletcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fletcher cracks Sonni with an open hand slap.
Sonni defending well as Fletcher loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fletcher swinging wildly here.
Fletcher tests Sonni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Fletcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sonni but Sonni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mahti Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rmarkas Fletcher.
Sonni slips under a jab from Fletcher.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fletcher drives through with a takedown into Sonni's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fletcher trying to control but Sonni is working from the bottom.
Sonni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fletcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni trying to control the action but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mahti Sonni will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sonni ducks right into an uppercut from Fletcher.
A head kick by Sonni misses
and Fletcher counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fletcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fletcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni scores with a body shot.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Fletcher moved out of range.
Sonni throws a body punch but Fletcher moves out of range.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Fletcher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sonni momentarily.
Sonni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fletcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fletcher misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonni.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonni.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fletcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni lands a slapping body shot.
Sonni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fletcher.
Sonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fletcher on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fletcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sonni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fletcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonni thinking.
Sonni is looking to wear down Fletcher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fletcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Fletcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws a series of punches but Fletcher moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fletcher.
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!
Sonni can't do much from the bottom here.
Fletcher trying to control the position but Sonni is working away.
Fletcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Sonni's head but Sonni avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is pushing Fletcher's head away, looking to escape. Fletcher manages to hold on to the position though.
Fletcher trying to control the action but Sonni is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonni sneaks back into half guard.
Fletcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sonni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fletcher.
Sonni pushes Fletcher off looking to stand but Fletcher dives back in and keeps control.
Fletcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fletcher thows a huge punch but Sonni dodges it nicely.
Fletcher moves into full mount! Sonni won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries to hold on but Fletcher postures up.
Fletcher raining down shots from the mount!
Sonni sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fletcher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni wants to sweep but Fletcher has passed to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mahti Sonni will probably get the nod.
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!
Sonni throws a head kick but Fletcher moves out of range.
Sonni lands a right hook to the body.
Sonni tries to bum rush Fletcher with a series of wild strikes but Fletcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fletcher throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fletcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Sonni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fletcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fletcher throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fletcher's knee momentarily.
Sonni misses with a hook
and Fletcher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sonni pushes Fletcher off looking to stand but Fletcher dives back in and keeps control.
Sonni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sonni wants to control but Fletcher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sonni trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fletcher manages to pass to mount!
Fletcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni is trying to escape the mount.
Sonni manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fletcher seems to be working for a kimura but Sonni defends the submission attempt.
Fletcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonni's head.
Fletcher throws a strike but Sonni avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fletcher postures up.
Sonni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fletcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni keeping full guard, as Fletcher tries to pass.
Sonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sonni is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fletcher is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni looking to control.
Fletcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fletcher prevents Sonni from getting back to his feet.
Rmarkas Fletcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sonni has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahti Sonni wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fletcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahti Sonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni takes one to the side of the head.
Fletcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Fletcher.
Fletcher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sonni keeping full guard, as Fletcher tries to pass.
Sonni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher stops Sonni from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sonni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mahti Sonni!
A victorious Mahti Sonni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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