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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Torvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johanson comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Grave- Johnny Cash. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeorge Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Torvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torvaldsson checks a leg kick.
Johanson missing with a left hand there. Torvaldsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torvaldsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johanson.
Johanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Torvaldsson counters with a good low kick that Johanson was not able to check.
Johanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torvaldsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johanson avoids the head kick by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torvaldsson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvaldsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torvaldsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johanson on the side of the head.
Torvaldsson moves out of range as Johanson strikes.
Johanson looks for a takedown but Torvaldsson sprawls well.
A jab from Johanson does it's job there.
Johanson throws the left hand but Torvaldsson avoids the punch easily.
Johanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Torvaldsson tries to sprawl out of it but Johanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torvaldsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Torvaldsson ducks under a wild hook from Johanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torvaldsson ducks under a wild hook from Johanson.
Johanson looks to throw the jab but Torvaldsson is out of range.
Torvaldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torvaldsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torvaldsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johanson is able to avoid easily.
Johanson lands a really nice looking cross but Torvaldsson seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johanson. Torvaldsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johanson misses with a body kick.
Johanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torvaldsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Johanson.
Johanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torvaldsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johanson.
Johanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torvaldsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torvaldsson throws a leg kick but Johanson checks it.
Johanson throws a push kick but Torvaldsson slaps the foot to one side.
Torvaldsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johanson swings for the body but Torvaldsson moves out of range.
Torvaldsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johanson is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johanson tried to score with a low kick but Torvaldsson checks it.
Johanson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeorge Johanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Johanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johanson with a nice cross.
Torvaldsson ducks under a wild hook from Johanson.
Johanson throws a big shot that misses.
Torvaldsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johanson throws a jab when Torvaldsson was well out of range.
Johanson missing with a left hand there. Torvaldsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torvaldsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torvaldsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Johanson in the body.
Torvaldsson slips under a jab from Johanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Torvaldsson throws a solid leg kick but Johanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torvaldsson tried to score with a low kick but Johanson checks it.
Johanson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johanson throws a push kick but Torvaldsson slaps the foot to one side.
Torvaldsson moves out of range as Johanson strikes.
Torvaldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torvaldsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson walks into a straight right hand from Johanson.
Johanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torvaldsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torvaldsson misses with a low kick.
Johanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torvaldsson under the eye.
A punch combination from Johanson misses.
Johanson looks to throw the jab but Torvaldsson is out of range.
Johanson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torvaldsson takes a step back to recover.
Torvaldsson throws a sloppy head kick and Johanson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Torvaldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a leg kick that knocks Johanson off balance momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johanson.
Torvaldsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torvaldsson scrambles back to his feet.
Torvaldsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torvaldsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanson misses with a body kick.
Johanson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torvaldsson.
Johanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torvaldsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torvaldsson counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Johanson. Those never looked like landing.
Jeorge Johanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torvaldsson under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeorge Johanson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Torvaldsson misses with a leg kick.
Torvaldsson moves out of range as Johanson strikes.
Nice defenses there by Torvaldsson.
A slow jab from Johanson misses its intended target.
Johanson throws a head kick that misses.
Johanson throws a lazy right hand but Torvaldsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johanson misses with a looping right.
Johanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torvaldsson moves out of range as Johanson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvaldsson wants to land a leg kick but Johanson is out of range.
Torvaldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johanson connects with a leg kick. Torvaldsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jeorge Johanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torvaldsson tries to clinch there but Johanson circles away.
Johanson misses with an uppercut
and Torvaldsson counters with a head kick.
Torvaldsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johanson.
Torvaldsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torvaldsson misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Johanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeorge Johanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torvaldsson takes one on the button.
Torvaldsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johanson checks a low kick from Torvaldsson.
Johanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Torvaldsson.
Johanson misses the body punch
and Torvaldsson counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson misses with a leg kick
and Torvaldsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torvaldsson counters with a good low kick that Johanson was not able to check.
Torvaldsson slips under a jab from Johanson.
No luck for Johanson with that takedown attempt.
Torvaldsson pushes Johanson away with a front kick.
Torvaldsson avoids the body shot from Johanson.
Johanson looks to land a left hand but Torvaldsson moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Johanson.
Torvaldsson scores with a jab to the body.
Johanson misses with a leg kick.
Johanson tries to land a front kick but Torvaldsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johanson throws a wild body kick that Torvaldsson sees coming a mile off.
Torvaldsson needs to keep his hands up - Johanson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Johanson misses the target.
Erik Torvaldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Torvaldsson is predictable there
and Johanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeorge Johanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johanson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeorge Johanson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Travis Barker Remix Soulja Boy as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
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183 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Rua thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett misses with a body shot
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua walks into a left hand.
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!
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua scores with a kick to the body.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Rua.
Richard Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bennett blocks the body kick.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rua checks it well.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Rua.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett is trying to stall.
Bennett is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Bennett takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennett throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.
Bennett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rua is out of range and Bennett settles back down.
Bennett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses
and Rua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bennett thinking.
Rua connects with a body shot.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua 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.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Rua misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Rua staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Rua misses the jab.
Rua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua staying out of range there.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett throws a body kick the misses
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rockson Rua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bennett digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Bennett 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.
Rua throws a right hand that Bennett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennett also avoids with ease.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Rockson Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Bennett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Rua's legs.
Bennett throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Bennett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Bennett.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua wants to slow Bennett down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennett throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Bennett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Rua throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rua.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennett slips a straight right by Rua.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua cracks Bennett with a nice body shot.
Bennett leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Bennett stalling.
Nice body punch from Bennett - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua is looking to control Bennett's arms but Bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
Rua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rua stalling in the clinch but Bennett improves position.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Rockson Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennett has Rua pressed against the cage, preventing Rua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Richard Bennett will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bennett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries to bum rush Bennett with a series of wild strikes but Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
Nice straight punches there by Bennett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennett.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennett lands a jab to Rua's midsection.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Bennett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bennett slips under a jab from Rua.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Rua misses with a hook.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Bennett.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett throws a lazy head kick
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennett.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Rua tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennett is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua avoids the head kick by Bennett.
A head kick from Rua lands but Bennett takes it in his stride.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Rua.
Both fighters circling a little - Rua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rua dips to his left and cracks Bennett with an uppercut!
Bennett avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua catches Bennett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rua looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Rua.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Rua blocks the low kick.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Rua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Rua finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richard Bennett!
A very excited looking Richard Bennett rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cam Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stroud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stroud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stroud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zedong throws a series of punches but Stroud avoids them all with ease.
Zedong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stroud clinches with his opponent.
Stroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zedong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stroud connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud misses with the head strike.
Stroud misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Stroud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Zedong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stroud is pushing Zedong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zedong effectively controlling the action here.
Zedong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zedong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stroud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zedong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stroud as he avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Zedong - just one landing.
Zedong misses with a double jab
and Stroud counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zedong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab from Zedong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zedong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mao Zedong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zedong staying out of range there.
Zedong thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stroud takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zedong misses with a head kick.
Zedong moves out of range of the body kick from Stroud.
Zedong moves out of range of the body kick.
Zedong tries to clinch but Stroud moves out of range.
Zedong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud connects with a high kick.
Stroud lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zedong will feel that in the morning.
Stroud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zedong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stroud misses the shot to the body.
Stroud slips under a jab.
Zedong wants to clinch.
Zedong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zedong blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Zedong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stroud misses with a low kick.
Zedong delivers a nice body kick.
Zedong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stroud avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zedong is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stroud lands a knee to the body.
Zedong is trying to push Stroud away but Stroud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stroud lands a knee to the body.
Zedong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zedong throws a head kick but Stroud moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stroud.
Stroud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zedong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stroud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses.
Stroud lands with a kick to the temple. Zedong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Stroud misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Zedong moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Zedong. Beautiful body shot.
Stroud throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stroud!
Stroud throws the kick towards the body but Zedong avoids it.
Zedong throws a good cross that connects.
Cam Stroud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zedong lands with a shot to the body.
Zedong moves away from the strike by Stroud.
Stroud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zedong closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Zedong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stroud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zedong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stroud throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stroud throws a low kick but Zedong moves out of range easily.
Stroud with a jab.
Mao Zedong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroud scores with a nice body kick.
Stroud scores with a nice body kick.
Zedong moves forwards but Stroud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedong throws a right hand that Stroud ducks under and follows up with a left that Stroud also avoids with ease.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Zedong moves out of range easily.
Zedong throws a body punch but Stroud moves out of range.
Zedong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stroud rather than just go for the knockout.
Stroud slips under a jab.
Stroud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stroud throws a lazy head kick
and Stroud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zedong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from Zedong misses
and Stroud finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zedong is breathing heavily.
Stroud lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stroud moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stroud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stroud stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong tries to work over Stroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zedong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Stroud.
Stroud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Zedong avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Stroud working Zedong over with knees to the body.
Zedong avoids a wild elbow strike from Stroud.
Zedong misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zedong takes an elbow to the temple.
Zedong manages to break the clinch.
Stroud throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zedong avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Stroud lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Zedong misses.
Stroud throws a leg kick which misses Zedong's front leg but catches the back leg as Zedong tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong fails with a takedown attempt.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Zedong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zedong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroud.
Zedong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stroud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stroud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stroud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zedong under the eye.
Zedong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stroud.
Stroud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stroud lands a front kick.
Stroud misses with a double jab.
Zedong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zedong is rocked!
Stroud has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zedong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stroud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zedong's elbow.
Stroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zedong avoids it.
Zedong is trying to break free.
Stroud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Stroud.
A bit of stalling here from Stroud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stroud.
Zedong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zedong is still on wobbly legs! Can Stroud finish him?
Stroud is looking to control Zedong's arms but Zedong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stroud has his back to the cage.
Zedong seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroud blocking some punches.
Stroud wants to stall.
Stroud lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedong avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Zedong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stroud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Zedong - that landed with a thud.
Stroud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zedong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stroud scores a nice knee to the body.
Zedong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroud is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroud.
A short right from Stroud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stroud content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroud lands a nice elbow.
Zedong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroud blocks an uppercut.
Stroud misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stroud throws a jab when Zedong was well out of range.
Stroud tries to keep at a distance but Zedong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zedong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Stroud on the inside.
Stroud tries to stall but Zedong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zedong manages to break the clinch.
Stroud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zedong lands a really nice looking cross but Stroud seems unphased.
Nice body kick there by Stroud.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zedong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stroud - the referee stops the clock and Zedong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stroud. Zedong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stroud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zedong backs up against the cage.
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!
Donk. Stroud catches Zedong right on the button with a cross.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stroud moves into range and clinches up with Zedong.
Zedong is trying to force a seperation but Stroud has the dominant position.
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zedong is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong scores with a shot to the side of Stroud's head.
Zedong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zedong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zedong blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zedong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stroud up against the cage.
Zedong goes for a takedown attempt but Stroud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zedong tries to keep at a distance but Stroud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stroud working Zedong over with knees to the body.
Stroud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong has had enough of the clinch but Stroud keeps him there for the moment.
Stroud tries a knee to the head but Zedong blocks it.
Stroud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stroud stalling in the clinch but Zedong improves position.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Stroud presses Zedong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zedong blocks the elbow strike.
Stroud trying to stall but Zedong improves his position.
Cam Stroud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stroud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zedong tries a body shot but Stroud blocks it.
Zedong pushes Stroud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zedong tries to throw a body punch but Stroud avoids it by throwing Zedong back against the cage.
Zedong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zedong lands a left hand.
Zedong is trying to break the clinch but Stroud has him pressed against the cage.
Stroud lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Zedong's ribcage.
Stroud avoids a wild elbow strike from Zedong.
Zedong wants a takedown.
Stroud taking a breather.
Stroud trying to control the position but instead, Zedong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stroud into the cage.
Zedong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stroud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zedong can do to turn this around?
Stroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zedong blocking some punches.
Zedong can't find room to land a body shot as Stroud controls the action.
Stroud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stroud misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zedong scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zedong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zedong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zedong throws a lazy right hand but Stroud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Zedong. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zedong.
Zedong avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stroud. Zedong shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroud connects with a high kick.
Zedong misses with the combination.
Mao Zedong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zedong tries to work over Stroud's front leg with a kick but Stroud checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Stroud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stroud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Stroud!
An out of breath Cam Stroud 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Assisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malavetti Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assisi comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Assisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malavetti Halo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Assisi moves into the clinch.
Assisi tries to pull guard but Halo won't allow it.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Assisi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Halo regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Assisi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Halo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Halo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Halo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assisi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assisi wants to control but Halo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assisi is trying to improve his position.
Halo takes a little break here. Assisi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Assisi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Assisi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halo's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assisi is looking to get back to full guard here but Halo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Assisi holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assisi sneaks back into half guard.
Assisi looking for a kimura from the bottom but Halo passes into side control!
Halo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Halo trying to control the action but Assisi is working from the bottom.
Assisi is trying to control Halo's posture but Halo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assisi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Assisi throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Assisi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assisi fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halo pushes Assisi up against the cage in a clinch.
Assisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halo to keep the fight standing.
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Halo.
A short right from Halo on the inside.
Assisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Assisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halo to keep the fight standing.
Assisi jumps guard but Halo stands there with Assisi around his waist. Assisi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo is working Assisi over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halo lands a shot to the body.
Halo stops a takedown attempt from Assisi.
Assisi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Assisi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Assisi is keeping the position.
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.
Assisi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Assisi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assisi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assisi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halo controls the pace.
Assisi working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Malavetti Halo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Halo scores with a hook to the body. Assisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halo thows a body kick. Assisi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo connects with a nice looking jab.
Assisi closes the distance and clinches up with Halo, looking for a takedown. Assisi pushes Halo against the cage but Halo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Halo is looking to slow Assisi down with leg kicks.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assisi takes a step back to recover.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assisi avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assisi's sensitive parts.
Assisi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assisi takes a step back to recover.
Assisi shoots for a takedown but Halo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halo scores with a push kick.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
Halo feints and then cracks Assisi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Assisi down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Assisi shrugs it off though.
Assisi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halo digs a good body shot into Assisi's ribs.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assisi if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo drops Assisi with a beautiful combination! Assisi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Halo is looking for the KO!
Assisi is rocked!
It looks like Francis Assisi has been cut.
Assisi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halo.
Oh Assisi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malavetti Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francis Assisi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assisi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assisi seems to have got his legs back now.
Assisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assisi closes the distance and clinches up with Halo, looking for a takedown. Assisi pushes Halo against the cage but Halo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Assisi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halo tries to avoid it but Assisi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halo to the ground. Halo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halo lands a big head kick that sends Assisi tumbling to the mat! Halo takes a step backwards and waves Assisi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo clinches with his opponent.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
Halo lands a right hand.
Assisi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Assisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assisi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halo smiles and moves away.
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Halo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo is muscling Assisi up against the cage and as Assisi bounces back off, Halo cracks him with a huge right hand! Assisi crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malavetti Halo!
A relieved looking Malavetti Halo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce SilvA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
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21
201 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce SilvA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SilvA throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beck.
SilvA takes a body punch but keeps moving.
SilvA misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck misses with a wild combination.
SilvA misses with a body kick.
Beck misses with a kick to the body
and SilvA counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beck.
Beck lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SilvA throws a leg kick that misses.
Beck checks a low kick from SilvA.
Beck with a nice cross.
It looks like Royce SilvA has been cut.
Royce SilvA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SilvA throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
Beck misses with a leg kick
and SilvA counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, jab by SilvA - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck is looking to chop away at SilvA's legs.
SilvA throws a leg kick but Beck checks it.
Beck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SilvA.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but SilvA is just out of range.
SilvA looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
SilvA throws a leg kick but Beck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beck throws a push kick but SilvA slaps the foot to one side.
SilvA fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beck.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but SilvA is just out of range.
SilvA tries to clinch but Beck is having none of it.
SilvA tries to land a leg kick but Beck saw it coming and moves away.
SilvA uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SilvA feints and then cracks Beck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beck down.
SilvA pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SilvA misses with a body kick.
Beck cracks SilvA with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beck stuffs the takedown attempt from SilvA. SilvA gets slowly back to his feet.
SilvA is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SilvA misses with a head kick.
Beck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beck looks for the body kick but SilvA saw that one coming.
Beck misses the shot to the body.
Beck misses with an uppercut.
SilvA thuds a left hand into Beck's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luka Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SilvA tries a low kick but Beck avoids it.
Beck avoids the head kick by SilvA.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
SilvA connects with a body shot that sends Beck's belly button to the back.
SilvA misses the shot to the body.
SilvA jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beck throws a front kick aimed at SilvA's knee but SilvA avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
SilvA thuds his right hand into Beck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beck looks to land a body kick but SilvA moved away.
SilvA takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SilvA throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from SilvA, right into the meat.
SilvA takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
SilvA looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
SilvA avoids the body shot from Beck.
Beck throws out a loose jab but SilvA uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beck needs to keep his hands up - SilvA had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck looks to land a left hand but SilvA moved out of range nicely.
SilvA moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SilvA tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce SilvA dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce SilvA's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
SilvA moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
SilvA keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beck.
A leg kick checked by SilvA.
SilvA throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beck throws a leg kick but SilvA moved away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting SilvA here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
SilvA staying out of range there.
SilvA throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
SilvA throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Beck cracks the inside of SilvA's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
SilvA throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck throws a push kick but SilvA slaps the foot to one side.
SilvA throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
SilvA has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beck throws an elbow but it misses.
SilvA doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
SilvA prevents a body shot from Beck.
Beck misses with a hook from the clinch.
SilvA tries a knee to the head but Beck blocks it.
SilvA tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beck avoids it.
SilvA looking to throw knees to the head but Beck is blocking nicely.
Beck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
SilvA scores with a shoulder strike.
Beck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for SilvA.
Beck missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck digs a right hand into SilvA's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on SilvA's gas tank.
SilvA struggles to land a body shot inside as Beck controls his hands.
SilvA working aggressively here.
Beck has SilvA pressed against the cage, preventing SilvA from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
SilvA fails to pull guard.
Beck lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SilvA tries a body shot but Beck blocks it.
SilvA breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
SilvA tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beck misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck for SilvA with that takedown attempt.
SilvA moves out of range as Beck throws a body kick.
SilvA throws a solid leg kick but Beck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at SilvA.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA slips under a jab from Beck.
Beck checks the leg kick.
Beck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SilvA moves away.
That kick from SilvA tenderised Beck's leg. Beck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from SilvA.
SilvA fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SilvA was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Both fighters circling a little - SilvA finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beck throws a leg kick but SilvA checks it.
SilvA pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beck is out of range and SilvA settles back down.
SilvA is looking to wear down Beck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from SilvA misses
and Beck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beck throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and SilvA counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Beck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beck.
Beck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SilvA scores with a spinning back kick!
SilvA feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beck's calf.
Beck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
SilvA fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SilvA dodges the punch combination from Beck.
Beck throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and SilvA makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Beck really felt that one!
Beck throws a wild body kick that SilvA sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Beck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce SilvA's cut.
That's time! SilvA's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
SilvA connects with an inside leg kick.
SilvA scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Beck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
SilvA throws a head kick but Beck moves out of range.
SilvA throws a jab when Beck was well out of range.
SilvA throws a combination that misses
and Beck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
SilvA cracks Beck with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
SilvA fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
SilvA swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and SilvA is able to avoid easily.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Royce SilvA is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SilvA avoids the head kick by Beck.
Beck fails to land with a series of punches.
SilvA throws a leg kick that misses.
SilvA throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
SilvA looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beck trying to control the position.
Beck 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.
SilvA is looking to work some ground and pound but Beck has wrist control.
Beck wants to sweep but no luck.
Beck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to stand but can't do so whilst SilvA controls his leg.
Beck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
SilvA is looking to improve his position.
Beck is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Beck decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SilvA thumps Beck with a low kick.
Beck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beck blocks a head kick by SilvA.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA scores with the left hand. Beck knows he should have avoided that one.
Beck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beck throws a shot from downtown. SilvA moves away and avoids it.
SilvA changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
SilvA lands with a thumping leg kick.
SilvA throws a leg kick but Beck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beck lands a nice looking body kick.
SilvA misses with a straight left.
Beck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SilvA moves out of range as Beck throws a body kick.
A low kick from SilvA is predictable there
and Beck counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. SilvA is lucky that one didn't land flush.
SilvA fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a body kick.
SilvA uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beck.
SilvA fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beck checks it well.
Beck checks the leg kick nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SilvA 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.
Beck moves forwards but SilvA connects with a nice, crisp jab.
SilvA throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beck throws a solid leg kick but SilvA takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Beck misses.
SilvA scoring well with a low kick there.
SilvA explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce SilvA showed his dominance in that final round.
I think SilvA 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce SilvA!
Royce SilvA seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tessenji Fuuhaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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193 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tessenji Fuuhaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas missing with a left hand there. Fuuhaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucas misses with a head kick.
Lucas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lucas misses with a left hand
and Fuuhaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucas throws a front kick aimed at Fuuhaku's knee but Fuuhaku avoids it well.
Fuuhaku works the jab nicely.
Lucas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucas throws a leg kick
and Fuuhaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuuhaku lands with a right hand.
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!
Fuuhaku lands a front kick.
Fuuhaku wants to slow Lucas down by chopping away at his legs.
Fuuhaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas scores with a kick to the body.
Lucas tries to clinch
enabling Fuuhaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Lucas. Beautiful body shot.
Fuuhaku lands a head shot.
Lucas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fuuhaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucas.
Fuuhaku misses the jab.
Lucas doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuuhaku circles away.
Fuuhaku tries to score with a low kick but Lucas moves his leg out of the way.
Fuuhaku moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas.
Nice body kick from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Fuuhaku misses with a head kick.
Fuuhaku avoids the head kick by Lucas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a kick to the body
and Fuuhaku counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuuhaku lands a right hook to the body.
Lucas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fuuhaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucas misses with a leg kick
and Fuuhaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lucas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuuhaku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fuuhaku lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Fuuhaku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuuhaku.
Lucas fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lucas misses
and Fuuhaku counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lucas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lucas misses with a low kick.
Fuuhaku 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.
Fuuhaku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucas. Lucas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fuuhaku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Lucas catches Fuuhaku right on the button with a cross.
Fuuhaku cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg.
Lucas swings for the body but Fuuhaku moves out of range.
Fuuhaku scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Fuuhaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Lucas.
Fuuhaku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fuuhaku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lucas is out of range and Fuuhaku settles back down.
Lucas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuuhaku checks it well.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuuhaku can pounce on him.
A jab from Fuuhaku finds it's way through Lucas's defenses.
Fuuhaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Fuuhaku misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucas. Fuuhaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Fuuhaku tenderised Lucas's leg. Lucas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucas thows a leg kick but Fuuhaku checks it
and Fuuhaku counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuuhaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuuhaku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fuuhaku scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Fuuhaku moves out of range easily.
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Fuuhaku's head but Fuuhaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuuhaku scores with a hook to the body. Lucas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lucas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fuuhaku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lucas misses with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lucas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fuuhaku has got the better of the exchanges.
Fuuhaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucas.
Fuuhaku blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Fuuhaku misses.
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Fuuhaku's head but Fuuhaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuuhaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuuhaku throws a hook but Lucas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas tries to land a leg kick but Fuuhaku saw it coming and moves away.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuuhaku can pounce on him.
Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuuhaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fuuhaku lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucas.
Fuuhaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucas.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuuhaku blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuuhaku.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Fuuhaku connects with a high kick.
It looks like Travis Lucas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Fuuhaku catches Lucas right on the button with a cross.
Fuuhaku pushes Lucas away with a front kick.
Lucas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fuuhaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuuhaku throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas throws an overhand right that lands on Fuuhaku's shoulder, as Fuuhaku tries to avoid the shot.
Lucas looks to land a left hand but Fuuhaku moved out of range nicely.
Fuuhaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fuuhaku thows a body kick. Lucas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fuuhaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuuhaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tessenji Fuuhaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuuhaku lands a jab to the nose.
Lucas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lucas blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucas's head.
Lucas looks to land a body kick but Fuuhaku moved away.
Lucas lands a nice looking body kick.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick that misses.
Fuuhaku cracks a nice hook into Lucas's ribs.
Fuuhaku tries to land a front kick but Lucas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lucas slips a straight right by Fuuhaku.
Lucas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucas throws a leg kick which misses Fuuhaku's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuuhaku tries to avoid it.
Lucas tries to clinch up but Fuuhaku circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick that half lands.
Lucas scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuuhaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuuhaku connects with a high kick.
Fuuhaku moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas.
Fuuhaku connects with an inside leg kick.
Fuuhaku throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by Lucas misses
and Fuuhaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Fuuhaku.
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuuhaku finish him?
Fuuhaku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lucas seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucas throws a head kick but Fuuhaku moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuuhaku scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Lucas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Lucas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Fuuhaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucas is just out of range.
Fuuhaku lands with a hook. Lucas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fuuhaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucas.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lucas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lucas misses with an uppercut
and Fuuhaku counters with a right hand to the body.
Fuuhaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuuhaku lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fuuhaku avoids the head kick by Lucas.
A jab from Fuuhaku finds it's way through Lucas's defenses.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Fuuhaku sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lucas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fuuhaku blocks a leg kick.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Fuuhaku.
Lucas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lucas misses
and Lucas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuuhaku connects with a crisp jab.
Fuuhaku with a nice cross.
Fuuhaku avoids a kick to the body.
Fuuhaku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuuhaku feints and then cracks Lucas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucas down.
Lucas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fuuhaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around?
Fuuhaku connects with a body shot.
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!
Fuuhaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucas throws out the jab.
Fuuhaku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fuuhaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucas's calf.
Fuuhaku slips under a jab.
Travis Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku lands a leg kick that knocks Lucas off balance momentarily.
Fuuhaku works Lucas's body with a nice hook.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lucas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Fuuhaku.
Lucas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lucas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuuhaku cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg.
Fuuhaku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fuuhaku lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucas throws out the jab.
Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuuhaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fuuhaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucas's hands.
Lucas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lucas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fuuhaku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fuuhaku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Lucas misses.
Fuuhaku lands a jab to Lucas's midsection.
Lucas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fuuhaku lands a big head kick that sends Lucas tumbling to the mat! Fuuhaku takes a step backwards and waves Lucas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Lucas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fuuhaku counters with a huge left! Lucas is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fuuhaku isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lucas from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fuuhaku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tessenji Fuuhaku!
Tessenji Fuuhaku seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to With a little help from my friends. 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machidan Lyoton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pox doesn't manage to clinch there - Lyoton circles away.
Lyoton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lyoton misses with a wild body shot.
Lyoton drops his hands momentarily and Pox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lyoton is looking to slow Pox down with leg kicks.
Machidan Lyoton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyoton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pox moves away.
Lyoton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pox.
Lyoton cracks Pox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lyoton connects with a solid leg kick.
Pox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyoton looks to land a body kick but Pox moved away.
Lyoton shoots for a takedown but Pox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lyoton thows a leg kick but Pox checks it
and Pox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lyoton misses with a body kick.
Pox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lyoton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lyoton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pox moves away from the strike by Lyoton.
Lyoton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pox manages to avoid it.
Pox scores with a shot to the body.
Pox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Machidan Lyoton has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lyoton.
Pox clinches with his opponent.
Lyoton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pox scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyoton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pox after a bit of a struggle.
Pox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyoton backwards.
Pox tries to work over Lyoton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Pox fails to land.
Pox swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyoton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pox lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton gets through Pox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pox blocks an elbow strike.
Pox working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Lyoton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pox tries a body shot but Lyoton blocks it.
Lyoton lands an elbow inside that Pox shrugs off.
It looks like Big Pox has been cut.
Pox looking to slow down the pace here.
Pox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyoton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pox can't find room to land a body shot as Lyoton controls the action.
Pox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pox tries a body shot but Lyoton blocks it.
Lyoton blocking some punches.
Pox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyoton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lyoton fails to land.
Lyoton blocking some punches.
Pox misses with a knee to the head.
Pox misses with a punch to the body.
Pox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lyoton has him pressed against the cage.
Pox blocking some punches.
Pox gets through Lyoton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pox can't find room to land a body shot as Lyoton controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pox misses with a body kick.
Pox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pox.
Pox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Lyoton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pox looks to throw the jab but Lyoton is out of range.
Pox is looking to score with low kicks.
Pox thuds his shin into the meat of Lyoton's side.
Pox throws a body punch but Lyoton moves out of range.
Lyoton thumps Pox with a low kick.
Lyoton misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyoton moves away from the strike by Pox.
Lyoton lands a front kick.
Lyoton fails to land with a series of punches.
Pox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyoton.
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 Big Pox will probably get the nod.
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!
Lyoton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pox manages to avoid it.
Machidan Lyoton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Lyoton.
Lyoton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Pox as he checks the leg kick.
Lyoton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pox throws a big shot that misses.
Pox tests Lyoton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyoton misses with a body kick.
Lyoton ducks under a wild hook from Pox.
Lyoton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pox connects with an inside leg kick.
Pox moves out of range of the body kick from Lyoton.
Lyoton shoots in and drives through. Pox sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Lyoton. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox scores with a nice head shot.
Pox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Pox.
Pox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lyoton is rocked!
Lyoton tries to get into range but Pox steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Lyoton! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Pox scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Pox!
A very excited looking Big Pox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glozman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is enae Volare Mezzo. Green has chosen Supersonic - Jamiroquai as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keith Green!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glozman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green takes the fight into the clinch.
Glozman works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Glozman as the two fighters clinch.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glozman missing with knees to the body.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glozman throws a head punch that misses.
Glozman throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Glozman.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Glozman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glozman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Glozman managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Glozman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Glozman is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Glozman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Glozman avoids the damage to the body.
Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glozman blocks it with crossed arms.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glozman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Glozman avoids the damage to the body.
Green misses with some punches.
Glozman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glozman lands with a short shot to the head.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Green.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glozman wants to stall.
Glozman misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glozman backwards.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glozman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glozman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glozman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glozman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glozman.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glozman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Glozman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glozman lands a shoulder strike.
Glozman lands with a short shot to the head.
Glozman lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glozman lands a right hand.
Glozman looking to stall.
Glozman misses with an elbow strike.
Glozman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glozman blocks it with crossed arms.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Glozman tries to tie him up.
Glozman lands a body shot.
Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glozman blocks it with crossed arms.
Glozman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Glozman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Keith Green has been cut.
Glozman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green misses with a body punch.
Glozman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glozman controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glozman slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Glozman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Green's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Glozman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glozman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Glozman.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glozman avoids the head kick by Green.
Glozman lands a jab to Green's midsection.
Glozman lands a jab.
Glozman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glozman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glozman. That's going to slow Green down.
Green misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glozman.
Glozman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glozman moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Glozman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glozman.
Keith Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glozman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glozman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glozman tried to score with a low kick but Green checks it.
Green takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green throws a solid leg kick but Glozman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Glozman throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
Glozman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Green instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Glozman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Igor Glozman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glozman misses with the head strike.
Glozman trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glozman into the cage.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glozman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green blocking some punches.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Glozman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Green.
Green lands a body punch.
Green misses with a knee strike.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Glozman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Glozman controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glozman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glozman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Glozman's head.
Glozman lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
Glozman tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glozman.
Glozman is looking to control Green's arms but Green gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glozman has his back to the cage.
Glozman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Glozman is blocking nicely.
Glozman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Glozman.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Glozman avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green is pressed up against the cage. Glozman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Green down to the mat. Green avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crunch! Green slams his shin into Glozman's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green pushes Glozman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glozman's elbow.
Glozman works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Glozman misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Green.
Glozman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glozman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glozman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green avoiding damage as Glozman throws knees to the body.
Green tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glozman into the cage.
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 Igor Glozman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Green's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Green leaves Glozman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green thumps Glozman with a low kick.
Green cracks Glozman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Igor Glozman has been cut.
Glozman misses with a low kick.
Glozman tries to clinch up.
Glozman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Glozman jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glozman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Glozman persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Glozman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glozman misses the shot to the body.
Glozman throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman scores with a jab.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green blocks a head kick by Glozman.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glozman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Glozman misses
and Green counters with a body kick that stops Glozman in his tracks momentarily.
Green lands with a cross.
Green lands a jab to the nose.
Green explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Glozman scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Green moves away from the strike by Glozman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green closes the distance and pushes Glozman back into the cage.
Glozman gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Glozman.
Glozman lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Green.
Come on Green - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Glozman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green taking a breather.
Green has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glozman has Green pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Glozman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Green tumbling to the mat - Glozman dives into Green's guard.
Green is pulling down on Glozman's head. It's preventing any offense from Glozman, at least for the moment.
Glozman stops Green from standing up.
Keith Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to sweep here but Glozman controlling him for the moment.
Glozman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glozman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Glozman throws an elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Glozman's guard. Nice move by Green!
Green wants to stand and escape but instead Glozman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glozman trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glozman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Glozman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Green is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Green 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.
Green is looking to stand up but Glozman isn't so interested in that idea.
Green has Glozman pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glozman trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keith Green.
I think Glozman 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Igor Glozman!
Igor Glozman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI 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 Boba Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boba Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyminski moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Tyminski wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Fett lands with a good body shot.
Tyminski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fett lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyminski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Tyminski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Fett - that landed with a thud.
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!
Fett blocking some punches.
Tyminski pushes off an throws an elbow but Fett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fett looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fett missing with knees to the body.
Tyminski misses with an elbow strike.
Fett tries to throw a body punch but Tyminski avoids it by throwing Fett back against the cage.
Tyminski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fett taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tyminski.
Fett lands a right hand.
Tyminski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Tyminski fails to land.
Fett blocks a body shot from Tyminski.
Tyminski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyminski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyminski throws a punch but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett takes a shot to the head.
Fett lands an uppercut.
Tyminski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyminski throws a punch but it's blocked by Fett.
Tyminski lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fett gets through Tyminski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett lands a left hand.
Tyminski tries to throw a body punch but Fett avoids it by throwing Tyminski back against the cage.
Fett misses with the head strike.
Tyminski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyminski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski lands a right hand.
Fett misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyminski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyminski backwards.
Fett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyminski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyminski is rocked!
Fett swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyminski is still on wobbly legs! Can Fett finish him?
Fett throws a head punch that misses.
Fett has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tyminski - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fett, and another! Tyminski is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Boba Fett!
Boba Fett was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost comes to the cage accompanied by Castle in the Mist. Godeaux has chosen Battle Ready as his entrance music. Gentleman Ghost had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gentleman Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ghost.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghost.
Ghost is trying hard to land a takedown here. Godeaux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghost is looking to land body kicks.
Ghost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Godeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godeaux misses with a low kick.
Ghost misses with a low kick.
Ghost lands a head kick. Godeaux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ghost slips a jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux misses with a double jab
and Ghost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Godeaux's knee momentarily.
Godeaux misses with a left hand
and Ghost counters with a low kick, right behind Godeaux 's knee.
Godeaux misses with a hook.
Godeaux misses with a straight left.
Godeaux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghost counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghost in side control, throwing shots but Godeaux defends.
Ghost sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Godeaux is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ghost.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Godeaux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Godeaux is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ghost is controlling him well.
Godeaux manages to get back to half guard.
Ghost landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ghost thows a huge punch but Godeaux dodges it nicely.
Ghost prevents Godeaux from standing back up.
Ghost not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ghost working Godeaux over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost throwing shots but Godeaux is blocking nicely.
Godeaux tries to roll over but Ghost keeps him under control.
Ghost not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godeaux holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ghost landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ghost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghost looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ghost is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost throws a strike but Godeaux avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ghost lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Godeaux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Godeaux scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Godeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Godeaux jabs Ghost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Godeaux tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghost misses with a right hand
and Godeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghost explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ghost scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Godeaux is predictable there
and Ghost counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghost was well out of range. Poor timing from Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Ghost just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux Godeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghost lands a head kick. Godeaux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Boudreaux Godeaux has been cut.
Godeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ghost looks for the body kick but Godeaux saw that one coming.
Godeaux throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghost.
Ghost shoots in but Godeaux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good leg kick by Ghost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ghost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godeaux's head backwards.
Godeaux throws the left hand but Ghost avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boudreaux Godeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghost tries to move into range but Godeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ghost lands with a good body shot.
Ghost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gentleman Ghost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boudreaux Godeaux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ghost tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godeaux swivels and escapes.
Gentleman Ghost is winning the standup battle so far.
Godeaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Godeaux cracks Ghost with a good jab.
Ghost throws a leg kick but Godeaux moved away.
Ghost wants to land a leg kick but Godeaux is out of range.
Godeaux tries to work over Ghost's front leg with a kick but Ghost checks it.
Ghost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ghost misses with a body kick.
Godeaux loads up on a big right hand but Ghost slips the punch.
Godeaux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Godeaux wants it to stay on the feet.
Ghost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Godeaux works over Ghost's head and body with a nice combination.
Godeaux looks to throw the jab but Ghost is out of range.
Godeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Godeaux checks a low kick from Ghost.
Nice straight punches there by Godeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Godeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ghost throws a low kick but Godeaux avoids it.
Ghost gets a takedown into half guard.
Ghost passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Godeaux!
Ghost unloading with bombs!
Ghost thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ghost looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Godeaux is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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!
Ghost postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Godeaux bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ghost and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gentleman Ghost!
Our winner, Gentleman Ghost, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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