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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beat it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Mustard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustard misses with a wild body shot.
Mustard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Helio avoids it really well and circles away.
Helio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mustard sneaks back into half guard.
Mustard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Helio throws a big right hand that misses.
Mustard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Helio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mustard.
Helio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helio controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mustard misses with a head shot. Helio uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mustard trying to control but Helio is working from the bottom.
Helio is trying to control the position but Mustard postures up.
Helio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mustard is aware though and is defending well.
Mustard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Helio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mustard has managed to get both his arms back between Helio's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helio pulls Mustard in close to prevent any damage.
Helio wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mustard working some strikes from top position.
Mustard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Helio can't do much from the bottom here.
Helio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mustard connects with a decent elbow.
Mustard is looking to take a break and control but Helio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Helio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mustard off and has taken his back!
Mustard covers up after that shot from Helio.
Helio lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mustard.
Helio doesn't have the hooks in and Mustard manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard passes Helio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Helio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mustard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Helio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mustard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helio defending well though.
Helio gets back to full guard.
Helio has his foot on Mustard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mustard works his way back into a safe position though.
Mustard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustard trying to control but Helio is working from the bottom.
Helio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mustard throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but Helio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mustard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mustard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mustard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Helio is looking for a triangle here but Mustard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mustard scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Mustard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Mustard. Those never looked like landing.
Mustard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helio scores a takedown into full mount!
Mustard is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Helio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Helio controlling his opponent.
Mustard tries to hold on but Helio pushes him away.
Helio raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Mr Mustard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helio dominating with strikes here.
That has opened up Mr Mustard's cut even more.
Helio looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard is trying desperately to improve position.
Mustard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mustard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mustard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Helio working the ground and pound effectively.
The cut above Mr Mustard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Helio scoring with strikes but Mustard is staying in there.
Mr Mustard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mr Mustard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikal Helio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia comes to the cage accompanied by .. Parts has chosen Written in the Stars as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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187 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Franko Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts misses with a lunging right hand
and Mia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mia slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mia tries to pass to full mount but Parts defends it.
Mia controlling the action here.
Mia working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Parts's thigh. Parts counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Mia prevents Parts from getting back to his feet.
Parts trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts seems keen to control Mia's posture.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Parts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mia tries to free his leg and advance position but Parts is retaining full guard.
Parts keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Parts was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Donk. Parts catches Mia right on the button with a cross.
Parts wants to slow Mia down by chopping away at his legs.
Parts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mia throws a lazy right hand but Parts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parts manages to avoid it.
Mia takes one to the chin there.
No luck for Mia with that takedown attempt.
Parts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mia.
Mia shoots in for a double leg but Parts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parts throws out the jab.
Tony Parts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parts misses with a looping right.
Mia walks into a left hand.
Parts defending well as Mia loads up on a big left hand.
Mia misses with an uppercut. Parts saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mia misses with a body shot
and Mia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mia manages to avoid it.
Parts loads up on a big right hand but Mia slips the punch.
Mia takes one on the button.
Mia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mia fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mia shoots in looking for a takedown but Parts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parts. Mia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parts throws a leg kick but Mia moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia misses with a jab to the body
and Parts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parts.
Mia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parts is fending him off so far but Mia persists. Nope, Parts circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Parts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parts tries to land a leg kick but Mia saw it coming and moves away.
Mia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parts.
Tony Parts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mia walks into a stiff left hand from Parts.
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!
Mia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mia closes the distance and clinches up with Parts, looking for a takedown. Mia pushes Parts against the cage but Parts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mia moves away.
Mia just misses with a punch to the body.
Parts misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Parts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Mia misses.
Mia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mia. Mia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mia.
Mia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mia. That did some damage!
Mia blocks a head kick by Parts.
Mia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parts to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parts tries to land a leg kick but Mia saw it coming and moves away.
Parts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia moves out of range of the strikes.
Mia has his takedown stuffed
and Parts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parts.
Mia misses the shot to the body.
Parts moves out of range as Mia strikes.
Parts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parts as he avoids it easily.
Parts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parts swings for the body but Mia moves out of range.
Mia dives in and grabs Parts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parts pushes down on Mia's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts throws a lazy right hand but Mia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parts avoids it really well and circles away.
Mia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parts.
A clash of legs there as Mia blocks the low kick.
Mia jabs at Parts's body.
Parts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tony Parts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parts throws a low kick but Mia avoids it.
Mia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parts.
Parts throws an overhand right that lands on Mia's shoulder, as Mia tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parts throws a push kick but Mia slaps the foot to one side.
Mia shoots in but Parts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mia checks the leg kick.
Parts with a hook.
Parts misses with a looping right.
Mia misses with a takedown
and Parts counters with a nice body shot.
Mia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parts.
A jab from Mia misses.
Mia misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts wants to land a leg kick but Mia is out of range.
Mia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parts was well out of range. Poor timing from Mia.
A leg kick checked by Mia.
Parts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mia checks it well.
Mia just misses with a punch to the body.
Parts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parts 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.
Mia ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Parts connects with a leg kick. Mia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mia looks to throw the jab but Parts is out of range.
Parts catches Mia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mia misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parts throws a leg kick that misses.
Mia misses with a straight left.
A jab from Mia misses.
Parts throws out a leg kick but Mia moves out of range and Parts only half commits.
Mia misses with a wild body shot.
Parts throws an overhand right that lands on Mia's shoulder, as Mia tries to avoid the shot.
Parts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mia throws the left hand but Parts avoids the punch easily.
Parts slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parts. That's going to slow Mia down.
Parts throws a leg kick but Mia moved away.
Mia misses with a jab to the body
letting Parts counter with a right hand.
Parts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mia ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Parts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parts throws a big shot that misses.
Parts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parts throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Parts is predictable there
and Mia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Parts's guard now.
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!
Mia looking to sit in guard and control but Parts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia 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.
Parts stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franko Mia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parts is looking to slow Mia down with leg kicks.
Parts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parts throws a chopping leg kick but Mia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Parts counters with a low kick, right behind Mia 's knee.
Mia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia throws a hook but Parts avoids it easily.
Mia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Mia misses.
Parts misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mia counter with a right hand.
Parts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parts scoring well with a low kick there.
Mia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Parts did well to prevent Mia getting side control.
Parts trying to control from the bottom.
Mia trying to advance position but Parts counters by regaining guard.
Parts trying to control the position here.
Mia stopping the sweep attempt from Parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Parts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mia throws an elbow that misses. Parts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mia's guard. Nice move by Parts!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mia trying to keep a closed guard but Parts is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parts stopping the sweep attempt from Mia.
Mia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Parts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Parts!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tony Parts waved his t-shirt featuring 160! - Sale!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Turma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot - Psychosocial. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Turma!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Turma as Steele shoots in.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turma.
Steele drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turma trying to keep a closed guard but Steele is proving a slippery customer.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Turma is keeping the position.
Steele won't allow Turma to sweep him here.
Steele stands and throws Turma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Steele is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Turma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steele is looking to take a break and control but Turma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turma sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turma is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turma wants to control but Steele is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steele is working for a kimura but Turma is defending it quite comfortably.
Steele is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turma doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steele.
Turma moves into full guard.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Turma is keeping the position.
Steele is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turma lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turma working a defensive guard but Steele passes into half guard.
Turma actively working from the bottom here.
Turma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steele prevents Turma from improving his position.
Steele seems to be working for a kimura but Turma defends the submission attempt.
Turma tries to roll over but Steele keeps him under control.
Steele is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turma won't allow Steele to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turma is looking to control Steele's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turma avoid being mounted?
Turma tries to roll over but Steele keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steele drops back looking for a leg! Turma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turma manages to kick Steele off! Steele jumps back into Turma's guard.
Turma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steele's guard.
Turma throwing strikes but missing.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Turma from controlling successfully.
Steele looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steele has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turma has managed to get both his arms back between Steele's legs - danger averted.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turma defends well.
Turma throws a big right hand that misses.
Turma passes Steele's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turma lands a nice short elbow.
Turma not doing much here.
Turma thows a huge punch but Steele dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steele.
Turma wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
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 Logan Steele will probably get the nod.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turma feints and then cracks Steele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steele down.
Turma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danga de danga de dang - Turma scores with a four punch combination!
Turma moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele takes a swing at Turma's ribcage but misses.
Turma lunges at Steele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steele's hand.
Turma looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Turma throws a low kick but Steele moves out of range easily.
Turma stuffs the takedown attempt from Steele. Steele gets slowly back to his feet.
Steele gets caught flat footed, as Turma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Turma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steele trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turma!
Steele goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Turma is on top in guard.
Turma trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turma landing with the ground and pound.
Teppo Turma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turma looking to pass the guard.
Steele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steele prevents Turma from improving his position.
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!
Turma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Turma is keeping the position.
Steele won't allow Turma to get back to his feet.
Steele wants to control from the top but Turma keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele drops back looking for a leg! Turma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turma manages to kick Steele off! Steele jumps back into Turma's guard.
Turma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Turma scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Steele is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steele in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Steele working to try and regain half guard.
Turma working for a submission but Steele is keeping him at bay.
Steele tries to reverse the position but Turma maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turma raining down shots from the mount!
Steele is trying to escape the mount.
Turma with shots to the head and body - Steele looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Turma connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Steele regains half guard.
Turma is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Steele is just riding it out for now. Turma eventually gives up the hold.
Steele makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steele's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Turma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Turma drives through with a takedown into Steele's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steele is looking for a triangle but Turma pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turma throws a strike but Steele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Turma looking for a guillotine here but Steele defends easily.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Turma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turma working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Steele has passed into half guard!
Turma is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turma doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steele.
Steele is looking for a kimura here.
Turma is staying active underneath Steele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turma is trying to control but can't.
Turma wants to get back to full guard.
Steele 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.
Turma wants to control but Steele passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turma is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steele's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Turma regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turma looking for a sweep. Not yet Turma, not yet.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Turma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turma wants to sweep but no luck.
Turma working a defensive guard here.
Turma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to free his leg and advance position but Turma is retaining full guard.
Turma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steele is one step ahead there.
Steele passes Turma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Steele is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turma is not content to let Steele control the position.
Turma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steele wants to control from the top but Turma keeps moving.
Turma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to control from the top but Turma keeps moving.
Steele passes Turma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Turma looking for submissions off his back.
Turma is staying active underneath Steele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turma tries to get to full guard but Steele has control of the leg.
Steele wants to work for an arm triangle but Turma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turma is just riding it out for now. Steele eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turma defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Logan Steele.
I think Steele 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Teppo Turma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikac Komitata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro comes to the cage accompanied by Buckethead - jump man. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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277 lbs
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268 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikac Komitata!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komitata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minotauro manages to avoid it.
Minotauro misses with a head kick.
Minotauro throws a body punch but Komitata moves out of range.
Komitata throws a front kick aimed at Minotauro's knee but Minotauro avoids it well.
Minotauro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Komitata doesn't manage to clinch there - Minotauro circles away.
Komitata misses with a low kick.
Komitata slips a straight right by Minotauro.
Komitata avoids a kick to the body.
Komitata leaves Minotauro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Komitata on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Minotauro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minotauro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komitata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Komitata misses with a low kick.
Komitata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Komitata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro tries to land a front kick but Komitata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Komitata, right into the meat.
Komitata is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Minotauro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Komitata napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Komitata is trying to get back to half guard.
Minotauro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Komitata pushes Minotauro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Minotauro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minotauro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Komitata sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Komitata looks to move to half guard but instead Minotauro has passed into mount! Damn!
Minotauro wants to control but instead Komitata manages to regain half guard.
Komitata manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komitata 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.
Minotauro stops Komitata from standing up.
Minotauro throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komitata controls Minotauro momentarily but Minotauro frees himself.
Minotauro 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.
Minotauro passes Komitata's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Minotauro is looking for a kimura here.
Komitata trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komitata is looking to improve his position.
Minotauro moves into full mount! Komitata won't be happy about that!
Komitata really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minotauro controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Komitata tries to hold on but Minotauro pushes him away.
Komitata is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Poor strikes thrown by Minotauro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Nikac Komitata has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minotauro breaks from Komitata's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Komitata avoids a series of strikes thrown by Minotauro.
Minotauro tries to control but Komitata wriggling away.
Komitata can't escape the position.
Minotauro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Minotauro with good strikes from the mount here!
The cut above Nikac Komitata's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Minotauro controlling the pace for now.
Minotauro trying to control but Komitata is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minotauro controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikac Komitata's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Komitata misses with an uppercut. Minotauro saw that one coming.
Minotauro misses with a low kick.
Minotauro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Komitata as he jumps to the side.
Minotauro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Minotauro is looking to advance position but Komitata won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Minotauro wants to pass to mount but Komitata is defending the position.
Minotauro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minotauro trying to control from half guard but Komitata is working away.
Minotauro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Minotauro is looking to take a break and control but Komitata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Komitata trying to hold on to Minotauro's head to control him but Minotauro postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minotauro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Komitata throws a leg kick that is checked
and Minotauro counters with a left to the body.
Komitata tries to work over Minotauro's front leg with a kick but Minotauro checks it.
Minotauro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Minotauro thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Komitata on the side of the head.
Komitata moves away from the strike by Minotauro.
Komitata ducks under a wild hook from Minotauro.
Minotauro throws a sloppy body shot
and Komitata counters with a nice low kick that buckles Minotauro's knee momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Komitata.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komitata tries a head kick but it misses.
Komitata walks into a left hand.
Komitata darts in and clinches Minotauro up against the cage.
Komitata putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Minotauro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Komitata looking to throw knees to the head but Minotauro is blocking nicely.
Komitata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Komitata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Komitata avoiding damage as Minotauro throws knees to the body.
Minotauro fails to pull guard.
Minotauro misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komitata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Minotauro tries to land knees in the clinch but Komitata avoids the damage to the body.
Komitata landing knees to the head.
Komitata trying to land knees to the body.
Komitata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Komitata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Minotauro breaks from the clinch.
Komitata thows a body shot but no joy.
Minotauro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Komitata sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Minotauro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Komitata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minotauro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Komitata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Komitata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minotauro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Komitata throws a head kick that Minotauro semi-blocks.
A bone on bone clash there as Komitata blocks the leg kick.
Minotauro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro throws a jab when Komitata was well out of range.
Minotauro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Komitata quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komitata looks like he's trying to stand up.
Minotauro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Komitata's head.
Komitata tries to roll over but Minotauro keeps him under control.
Minotauro controlling the action here.
Minotauro thows a huge punch but Komitata dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minotauro lands a nice short elbow.
Minotauro is stalling here. Komitata is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Minotauro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Komitata has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikac Komitata's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Minotauro misses.
Komitata misses with a kick to the body.
Minotauro thuds his shin into the meat of Komitata's side.
Minotauro cracks Komitata with an open hand slap.
Komitata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minotauro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Komitata checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Minotauro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komitata moves away.
Minotauro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minotauro.
Minotauro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Komitata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minotauro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minotauro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Komitata throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Komitata throws a leg kick
and Minotauro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro is keen to just control but Komitata is a slippery customer.
Ze Minotauro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minotauro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Komitata regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Minotauro.
Komitata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minotauro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Minotauro trying to control the position from guard on top but Komitata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minotauro advances to half guard.
Minotauro moves into full mount! Komitata won't be happy about that!
Nikac Komitata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Minotauro lands with some strikes.
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!
Minotauro content just to control the position here.
Minotauro lands a nice shot to the head.
Minotauro looking to finish Komitata with some ground and pound. This is bad for Komitata!
Komitata is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Minotauro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Minotauro scoring with strikes but Komitata is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro controlling the pace for now.
Komitata is in all sorts of trouble here.
Minotauro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Komitata is now in Minotauro's guard. A big mistake from Minotauro there, giving up the dominant position!
Komitata is fighting to break Minotauro's control of his arms but Minotauro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Minotauro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Minotauro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komitata can do to turn this around?
Minotauro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Komitata is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Komitata is in a horrible position here. Minotauro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro lands a heavy elbow.
Nikac Komitata's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikac Komitata's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ze Minotauro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Romonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitri Romonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romonov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Romonov's shoulder, as Romonov tries to avoid the shot.
Romonov throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee looks for the body kick but Romonov saw that one coming.
Romonov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romonov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee looks for the body kick but Romonov saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee walks into a jab.
Cody Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Romonov.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Romonov shows good takedown defense.
Romonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romonov throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Romonov's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Romonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romonov on the side of the head.
Romonov misses the shot to the body.
Romonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee moves away from the strike by Romonov.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Lee tenderised Romonov's leg. Romonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romonov misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Romonov misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Romonov.
Romonov lands the left hand.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Romonov is breathing heavily.
Lee lands a front kick.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Romonov's head.
It looks like Dmitri Romonov has been cut.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romonov avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Romonov moved away.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romonov.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Romonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Romonov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romonov to the ground. Lee is now in Romonov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lee trying to control but Romonov is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romonov is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to control from the top but Romonov keeps moving.
Lee stands and throws Romonov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee landing strikes.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee wants to control but Romonov is keeping him busy.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Romonov's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Romonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Romonov moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romonov's sensitive parts.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Romonov cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romonov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Romonov's guard.
Lee passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working Romonov over with strikes.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to take a breather but Romonov is having none of it.
Romonov is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Romonov is defending the position.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romonov is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is keen to just control but Romonov is a slippery customer.
Lee prevents Romonov from standing back up.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romonov keeps working.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Romonov's head.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Romonov's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Romonov defending well.
Lee is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Romonov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romonov is rocked!
Lee loads up with a big shot that hurts Romonov! He's pulled Lee in close but Lee has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Romonov survive? More strikes from Lee and Romonov is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cody Lee!
Cody Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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31
180 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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27
182 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Barker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barker.
Nice body punch from Barker.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barker.
Desperado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barker throws a leg kick
and Desperado counters with a good low kick that Barker was not able to check.
Barker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barker lands with a nice body punch.
Barker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Desperado quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barker wants to take a breather but Desperado is having none of it.
Barker prevents Desperado from improving his position.
Barker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Desperado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Desperado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Desperado is trying to maintain the position but Barker is very close to passing his half guard.
Barker stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Desperado's head.
Desperado wants to control but Barker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Desperado wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Desperado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barker throws a big elbow that misses.
Barker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Desperado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barker throwing strikes but missing.
Barker trying to control the position from guard on top but Desperado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Desperado's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desperado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barker.
Barker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barker trying to control but Desperado is working from the bottom.
Barker throwing strikes but missing.
Barker tries to free his leg and advance position but Desperado is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barker trying to control but Desperado is working from the bottom.
Desperado wants to stand and escape but Barker is having none of it.
Desperado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Desperado has momentary wrist control but Barker slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barker drops back looking for a leg! Desperado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Desperado manages to kick Barker off! Barker jumps back into Desperado's guard.
Barker trying to control but Desperado is working from the bottom.
Barker passes Desperado's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is staying active underneath Barker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Desperado wants to get back to full guard.
Barker lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desperado trying to control from the bottom.
Barker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Desperado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barker is trying to control the action in half guard but Desperado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Desperado is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker dominated that round.
That's time! Desperado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Desperado loads up on a big right hand but Barker slips the punch.
Barker scores with a punch to the head.
Barker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desperado scores with the left hand. Barker knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like William Barker has been cut.
Barker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Desperado.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
Desperado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barker avoids the body shot from Desperado.
Desperado misses with a low kick.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desperado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desperado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barker throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker scores with a leg kick.
Barker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barker checks a low kick from Desperado.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desperado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Desperado looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barker happy to just control the position for now.
Desperado struggling a bit here.
Barker lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Barker.
Barker cracks Desperado with a big elbow.
William Barker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Desperado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Desperado is trying to get back to half guard.
Desperado is not content to let Barker control the position.
The ground and pound from Barker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barker scores with punches from side control.
Barker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barker trying to control the action but Desperado is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado can't do much from the bottom here.
Barker trying to control the position but Desperado is working away.
Barker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barker misses with the ground and pound.
Desperado is not content to let Barker control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Desperado is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barker tries for a kimura but Desperado is defending well.
The ground and pound from Barker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barker trying to control the position but Desperado is working away.
Desperado taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barker is trying to ground and pound but Desperado uses the momentary lack of control by Barker to regain half guard.
Desperado works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Desperado throws a push kick but Barker slaps the foot to one side.
Desperado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barker is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barker. That's going to slow Desperado down.
Desperado throws a big shot that misses.
Desperado slips a jab from Barker.
Jab, jab by Desperado - just one landing.
Barker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Desperado scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barker.
Desperado misses with a left hand
and Barker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Desperado needs to keep his hands up - Barker had a free shot at his head there.
Barker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barker throws a head kick that misses.
Desperado avoids the body shot from Barker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barker. That did some damage!
Barker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Desperado blocks the body kick.
Desperado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Desperado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barker. Barker obviously looking to wear him down.
Desperado is looking to chop away at Barker's legs.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Desperado.
Barker throws a good cross that connects.
Desperado throws a push kick but Barker slaps the foot to one side.
Desperado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barker.
Barker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Desperado thumps Barker with a low kick.
Barker scores with a sloppy right hand. Desperado should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is looking to slow Barker down with leg kicks.
Barker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Desperado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker lands a nice looking body shot.
Desperado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Desperado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Desperado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Desperado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Desperado looks to score with a jab to the body but Barker is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Barker.
William Barker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Desperado momentarily.
Desperado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Desperado misses with a double jab.
William Barker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Desperado blocks a head kick by Barker.
Barker thumps Desperado with a low kick.
Desperado throws a leg kick but Barker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barker scores with a hook to the body. Desperado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Desperado misses.
Desperado misses with a low kick.
Barker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Desperado leaves Barker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony Desperado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Desperado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Barker.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barker.
Desperado misses with a looping left.
Anthony Desperado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barker feints and as Desperado raises his hands in defense, Barker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Desperado keeping moving, preventing Barker from controlling successfully.
Desperado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Desperado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Barker tries to free his leg and advance position but Desperado is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperado wants to sweep here but Barker controlling him for the moment.
Barker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Barker.
Well Barker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Barker!
William Barker 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paden Taber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forman has chosen Ultimate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
162 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paden Taber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Forman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forman scores with a hook to the body. Taber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Forman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taber throws out the jab.
Forman misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Forman blocks the low kick.
Taber misses the shot to the body.
Taber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forman tries to clinch up but Taber circles away and keeps his distance.
Taber lands a head kick. Forman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Forman throws a shot from downtown. Taber moves away and avoids it.
Taber with a jab.
Forman checks a leg kick.
Taber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taber throws a solid leg kick but Forman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber defending well as Forman loads up on a big left hand.
Taber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Forman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forman.
Taber misses with a leg kick
and Forman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taber wants to get back to striking at distance but Forman won't allow it.
Forman misses with a body punch.
Taber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forman's elbow.
Forman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taber is trying to break the clinch but Forman is controlling him.
Forman pushes Taber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Forman tries to work over Taber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forman.
Forman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taber's elbow.
Taber is trying to push Forman away but Forman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Forman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taber is trying to break the clinch but Forman has him pressed against the cage.
Forman throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber has had enough of the clinch but Forman keeps him there for the moment.
Forman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taber's elbow.
Forman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forman tries a body shot but Taber blocks it.
Taber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Forman - that landed with a thud.
Taber blocks a body shot from Forman.
Taber is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forman.
Forman tries to pull guard but Taber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Forman misses with a body punch.
Taber tries to break free but Forman pushes him back against the cage.
Forman lands a nice shot to the body.
Taber wants to get back to striking at distance but Forman won't allow it.
Forman has Taber pressed against the cage, preventing Taber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taber can't find room to land a body shot as Forman controls the action.
Taber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forman tries to throw a body punch but Taber avoids it by throwing Forman back against the cage.
Forman jumps into guard, dragging Taber to the mat.
Taber won't allow Forman to sweep him here.
Forman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forman controls Taber momentarily but Taber frees himself.
Forman keeping moving, preventing Taber from controlling successfully.
Forman looking for a guillotine here but Taber defends easily.
Forman is working an open guard so Taber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Forman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber connects with an inside leg kick.
Forman throws a jab when Taber was well out of range.
Taber throws a leg kick
and Forman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forman.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Forman takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Taber misses its intended target.
Taber throws a leg kick but Forman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taber jabs Forman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taber. Forman does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taber moves away.
A slow jab from Forman misses its intended target.
Taber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Forman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taber moves away.
Jab from Forman.
A jab from Forman misses.
A shot to the liver by Forman. Beautiful body shot.
Forman drives through and clinches with Taber against the cage.
Taber tries to break the clinch but Forman is controlling the position.
Taber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Forman clinches with his opponent.
Forman cracks Taber with a nice body shot.
Taber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taber throws out a loose jab but Forman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Forman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Forman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Forman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taber slips a jab from Forman.
Taber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forman.
Forman throws a jab but it's blocked by Taber.
Forman missing with a left hand there. Taber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Forman. Those never looked like landing.
Taber misses with a two punch combination.
Forman takes one to the chin there.
Taber slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
Good leg kick by Taber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Forman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taber in his tracks.
Forman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taber doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman checks the leg kick.
Taber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taber blocks a leg kick.
Taber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Taber connects with a crisp jab.
Taber throws a leg kick
and Forman counters with a good low kick that Taber was not able to check.
Taber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Forman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taber.
Nice body punch from Forman.
Taber tries to score with a low kick but Forman moves his leg out of the way.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taber moves away.
Taber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Forman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taber avoids the body shot from Forman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paden Taber is winning the standup battle so far.
Taber misses the shot to the body.
Taber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Forman punishes Taber's body with a nice straight punch.
Forman rushes Taber and presses him up against the cage.
Taber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Forman checks a leg kick.
Taber throws a push kick but Forman slaps the foot to one side.
Forman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forman throws a series of punches but Taber avoids them all with ease.
Forman misses with a hook
enabling Taber to counter with a crisp jab.
Forman lands a nice looking body shot.
Taber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Forman in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forman closes the distance and pushes Taber back into the cage.
Forman is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Forman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forman lands a hook that snaps the head of Taber backwards.
Forman tries to throw a body punch but Taber avoids it by throwing Forman back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taber.
Red Forman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Taber finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taber on the side of the head.
Forman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taber checks a leg kick.
Taber throws a looping overhand right but Forman ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Red Forman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forman.
Forman just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Forman finds it's way through Taber's defenses.
Forman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forman throws a hook but Taber blocks it.
Taber throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Forman.
Taber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Forman is out of range and Taber settles back down.
Taber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forman counters with a straight right hand.
Forman thows a body shot but no joy.
Forman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taber in his tracks.
Forman looks to throw the jab but Taber is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman misses with a series of wild punches.
Forman takes one to the side of the head.
Forman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Forman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taber momentarily.
Forman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Forman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taber thows a body shot but no joy.
Taber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Taber misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman lands with a good body shot.
Forman moves forwards but Taber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Forman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Forman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forman moves out of range of the body kick from Taber.
Taber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Taber is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Forman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taber - the referee stops the clock and Forman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taber. Forman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Forman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forman sizes up Taber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forman.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber tries to work over Forman's front leg with a kick but Forman checks it.
Forman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taber thows a body kick. Forman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taber ducks under a wild hook from Forman.
Taber misses with an uppercut.
Taber slips a straight right by Forman.
Forman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Forman's knee momentarily.
Taber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Forman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forman tries to clinch
and Taber counters with a good low kick that Forman was not able to check.
Taber misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forman.
Forman misses with a few strikes there.
Taber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forman.
Taber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Forman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taber scrambles back to his feet.
Forman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Forman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Forman blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taber drops his hands momentarily and Forman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taber throws a low kick, looking for Forman's leg but Forman calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Forman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Forman fails to land with a series of punches.
Taber tries to score with a low kick but Forman moves his leg out of the way.
Forman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Red Forman just about did enough to take it.
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.
Forman blocks a low kick nicely.
Taber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Forman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taber scrambles back to his feet.
Taber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taber avoids the body shot from Forman.
Taber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Forman throws a series of punches but Taber avoids them all with ease.
Taber misses with a straight right.
Taber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taber swings for the body but Forman moves out of range.
Taber moves forwards but Forman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Taber.
Taber lands a nice looking body kick.
Forman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taber moves forwards but Forman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman throws a shot from downtown. Taber moves away and avoids it.
Forman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Taber.
Taber blocks a jab.
Taber motions for Forman to come forward. Taber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Forman slips a jab from Taber.
Taber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Forman throws a chopping leg kick but Taber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taber moves away.
Taber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taber cracks Forman with a good jab.
Forman misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber thows a body shot but no joy.
Taber tries to land a leg kick but Forman saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Forman checks a leg kick.
Taber misses with a leg kick.
Forman moves away from the strike by Taber.
A punch combination from Taber misses.
Forman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Forman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taber's head.
Forman throws a body punch but Taber moves out of range.
Taber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Forman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber tries to land a front kick but Forman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taber throws a leg kick that misses.
Taber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taber tries to land a front kick but Forman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taber throws a solid leg kick but Forman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taber.
Forman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taber misses with a right hand
and Forman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taber misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Taber.
Taber with a nice cross.
Taber scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forman manages to avoid it.
Taber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forman manages to avoid it.
Taber tried to score with a low kick but Forman checks it.
Taber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Forman checks it well.
Taber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taber throws a leg kick but Forman moved away.
Forman closes the distance and pushes Taber back into the cage.
Forman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taber backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taber up against the cage.
Forman misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber breaks from the clinch.
Taber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Forman avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paden Taber had his way with Red Forman in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Forman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taber tries to land a leg kick but Forman saw it coming and moves away.
Forman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Forman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forman circles away quickly and effectively.
Forman throws a right hand that misses
and Taber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Forman's knee momentarily.
Forman lands a body shot.
Taber thuds a left hand into Forman's body.
Forman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taber throws an overhand right that lands on Forman's shoulder, as Forman tries to avoid the shot.
Forman throws a body kick the misses
and Taber counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taber.
Taber connects with a solid leg kick.
Forman throws a good cross that connects.
Forman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Forman just misses with a punch to the body.
Forman misses with a body punch
and Taber counters with a series of strikes. Forman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Forman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forman swings for the body but Taber moves out of range.
Taber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Forman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taber.
Paden Taber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber throws out a loose jab but Forman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taber misses with a straight left.
Taber ducks right into an uppercut from Forman.
Forman misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Forman misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
Forman throws a jab when Taber was well out of range.
Taber cracks Forman with a good jab.
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!
Forman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taber misses with an uppercut.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick and Forman moves out of range easily.
Forman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.
Taber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forman throws a big shot that misses.
Forman connects with a crisp jab.
Taber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taber is looking to slow Forman down with leg kicks.
Forman tries to clinch up
and Taber counters with a leg kick.
Forman with a hook.
Taber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forman is out of range.
Taber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taber back to the cage. Forman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Forman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Forman eats them both and turns towards Taber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Red Forman has been cut.
Taber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forman moves away.
Forman takes a swing at Taber's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forman works Taber's body with a nice hook.
Taber throws a hook but Forman avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Forman.
Taber drops his hands momentarily and Forman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Forman lands with a nice body punch.
Forman scores with a jab. Taber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taber punishes Forman's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taber misses with a low kick.
Taber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paden Taber.
I think Forman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Red Forman!
Red Forman is the new lightweight champion!
Red Forman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jealous Jarvae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Babbage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Babbage's choice of entrance music: England Belongs To Me. This should be a great matchup!
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151 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jealous Jarvae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Babbage!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babbage connects with a solid leg kick.
Babbage feints and then cracks Jarvae's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jarvae down.
Jealous Jarvae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvae shoots for a takedown but Babbage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A leg kick checked by Babbage.
Jarvae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babbage checks it well.
Babbage loads up on a big right hand but Jarvae slips the punch.
Babbage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Babbage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Babbage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babbage misses with a body kick.
Jarvae lands a nice looking body shot.
Babbage is looking to land body kicks.
Babbage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Babbage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jarvae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jarvae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jarvae slips a straight right by Babbage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbage thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarvae thumps Babbage with a low kick.
Jarvae throws a leg kick which misses Babbage's front leg but catches the back leg as Babbage tries to avoid it.
Jarvae misses with a leg kick
and Babbage counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Jarvae misses
and Babbage counters with a stiff right hand.
Jarvae avoids the body shot from Babbage.
Babbage blocks a leg kick.
Babbage misses with a head kick.
Babbage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarvae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babbage can pounce on him.
Babbage checks a leg kick nicely.
Jarvae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babbage checks the leg kick.
Babbage leaves Jarvae with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvae gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
An elbow from Jarvae crashes against the mat.
Babbage takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Babbage is trying to get back to his feet.
Jarvae is trying to get an arm triangle but Babbage is defending well.
Jarvae landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jarvae works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babbage regains half guard.
Jarvae thows a huge punch but Babbage dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage is not content to let Jarvae control the position.
Jarvae is pressing down on Babbage's thigh, looking to free his foot. Babbage is holding on for now.
Jarvae thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jarvae drops an elbow to the side of Babbage's head.
Jarvae missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jarvae prevents Babbage from improving his position.
Jarvae is trying to work for a kimura but Babbage is defending well.
Jarvae works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae misses with a head shot.
Jarvae working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jarvae lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Babbage tries to lock up and control but Jarvae gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babbage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jarvae looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvae swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Babbage is now in Jarvae's guard. A big mistake from Jarvae there, giving up the dominant position!
Jarvae looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Babbage passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jealous Jarvae dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jarvae scores with a jab. Babbage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jarvae throws a combination that misses
and Babbage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jarvae misses with a few strikes there.
Babbage lands with a good body shot.
Babbage slaps away a takedown attempt from Jarvae, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Babbage works the jab nicely.
Jarvae dives in and grabs Babbage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Babbage pushes down on Jarvae's head and hops out.
Babbage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvae moves away.
Jarvae throws a right hand that Babbage ducks under and follows up with a left that Babbage also avoids with ease.
Jarvae looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jealous Jarvae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babbage throws a head kick but Jarvae moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvae thows a leg kick but Babbage checks it
and Babbage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jarvae's knee momentarily.
Jarvae throws a jab but it's blocked by Babbage.
Babbage throws a low kick but Jarvae avoids it.
Jarvae tries to work over Babbage's front leg with a kick but Babbage checks it.
Babbage tries a low kick but Jarvae avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jarvae.
Babbage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Babbage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jarvae's head backwards.
Charles Babbage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Jarvae 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Jarvae.
Babbage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarvae checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Jarvae.
Babbage blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babbage throws a sloppy head kick and Jarvae moves out of range easily.
Babbage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Babbage wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jarvae.
Jarvae tries to score with a low kick but Babbage moves his leg out of the way.
Jarvae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Babbage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jarvae.
Jarvae will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Babbage throws a head kick that misses.
Jarvae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarvae shoots in for a takedown but Babbage shows good takedown defense.
Babbage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jarvae moves forwards but Babbage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage swings for the body but Jarvae moves out of range.
Jarvae misses with a head kick.
Babbage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jarvae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Babbage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Babbage cracks the inside of Jarvae's front leg.
Babbage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Babbage blocks a leg kick.
Jarvae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babbage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarvae.
Jarvae moves out of range of the strikes.
Babbage throws a right and a left that Jarvae avoids nicely.
Jarvae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae throws the kick towards the body but Babbage avoids it.
Babbage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Babbage throws a low kick, looking for Jarvae's leg but Jarvae calmly moves out of range.
Jarvae throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jarvae loads up on a big right hand but Babbage slips the punch.
Babbage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babbage digs a good hook to Jarvae's body.
Jarvae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babbage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babbage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babbage on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babbage avoids the head kick by Jarvae.
Babbage wants to land a leg kick but Jarvae is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Babbage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jarvae with a nice cross.
Jarvae looking to score a takedown here. Babbage is defending well but Jarvae drives through and ends up in Babbage's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babbage looking to control.
Jarvae working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babbage seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Babbage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarvae trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babbage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babbage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jarvae throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babbage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babbage wants to stand up but Jarvae is controlling him.
Jarvae trying to control the position from guard on top but Babbage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvae wants to pass the guard but Babbage is keeping the position.
Jarvae throws a big elbow that misses.
Babbage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jarvae.
Jarvae wants to control from the top but Babbage keeps moving.
Jarvae loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jarvae landing with the ground and pound.
Babbage looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Babbage keeping moving, preventing Jarvae from controlling successfully.
Jarvae advances position into side control!
Babbage tries to bench press Jarvae off him but Jarvae keeps the position.
Jarvae misses with the ground and pound.
Babbage avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jarvae.
Jarvae working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Babbage rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jarvae's guard! Nice work there by Babbage!
Jarvae looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babbage is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Babbage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Babbage throws a nice looking combination but Jarvae bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Babbage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jarvae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarvae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Jarvae does it's job there.
Jarvae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jarvae fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Babbage on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babbage.
Jarvae connects with a solid leg kick.
Babbage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Babbage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babbage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvae.
Jarvae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babbage sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Babbage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Babbage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jarvae moves out of range of the strikes.
Jarvae avoids the head kick by Babbage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babbage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jarvaes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jarvae lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Jarvae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jealous Jarvae showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jarvae 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jealous Jarvae!
Our winner, Jealous Jarvae, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redenbacher comes to the cage accompanied by Danger Zone. Kane has chosen Under a Killing Moon by Thrice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jigoro Kane told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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214 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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redenbacher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Redenbacher's corner calls for a 1-2. Redenbacher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jigoro Kane has been cut.
Redenbacher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane lands with a hook. Redenbacher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redenbacher throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Kane moves out of range as Redenbacher strikes.
Kane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kane throws a head kick but Redenbacher moves out of range.
Redenbacher scores with a sloppy right hand. Kane should have avoided that one.
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!
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redenbacher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher checks a leg kick nicely.
Redenbacher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redenbacher. Redenbacher obviously looking to wear him down.
Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Redenbacher.
Redenbacher lands a body shot.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane is trying to maintain a safe position but Redenbacher gets an underhook and turns Kane into the cage.
A short left from Kane.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Redenbacher controls his hands.
Kane lands a right hand.
Redenbacher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redenbacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redenbacher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Redenbacher fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Redenbacher as Kane tries to tie him up.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Redenbacher.
Kane tries to work over Redenbacher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane tries a body shot but Redenbacher blocks it.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
Kane prevents a body shot from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redenbacher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane prevents a body shot from Redenbacher.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane wants to stall.
Redenbacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane blocking some punches.
Redenbacher prevents a body shot from Kane.
A right hand to the body from Redenbacher.
A hook to the body from Kane.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redenbacher's elbow.
Redenbacher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redenbacher misses with a body punch.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Redenbacher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane.
Redenbacher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redenbacher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kane checks a low kick from Redenbacher.
Kane throws a low kick but Redenbacher moves out of range easily.
Kane throws a right and a left that Redenbacher avoids nicely.
Redenbacher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Redenbacher misses.
Kane lands a head kick!
It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Kane digs a good body shot into Redenbacher's ribs.
Redenbacher throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane moves away from the strike by Redenbacher.
A punch combination from Redenbacher misses.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redenbacher moves away.
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 Orville Redenbacher will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Redenbacher blocks a low kick nicely.
Kane throws a right and a left that Redenbacher avoids nicely.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane throws a push kick but Redenbacher slaps the foot to one side.
Redenbacher misses with a low kick.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redenbacher lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Redenbacher throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Redenbacher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Redenbacher.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redenbacher throws out the jab.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redenbacher is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane blocks a leg kick.
Redenbacher throws a leg kick that misses.
Redenbacher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redenbacher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Redenbacher throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Kane as he checks the leg kick.
Kane throws a push kick but Redenbacher slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Kane.
Redenbacher works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redenbacher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Redenbacher cracks Kane with a good jab.
Kane is rocked!
That has opened up Jigoro Kane's cut even more.
Kane lands with a right hand.
Redenbacher with a jab.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Redenbacher finish him?
Orville Redenbacher is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Kane.
A head kick misses from Redenbacher.
Kane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Redenbacher punishes Kane's body with a nice straight punch.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Redenbacher checks a low kick from Kane.
Redenbacher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Redenbacher lands the left hand.
The cut above Jigoro Kane's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Redenbacher moves in close and cracks Kane with a massive right hand! Kane, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Redenbacher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orville Redenbacher!
A victorious Orville Redenbacher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei has chosen Alice in Chains - No Excuses as his entrance music. Budo Rei is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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31
237 lbs
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225 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei tries to clinch but Cregov moves out of range.
Rei misses with a kick to the body.
Rei has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cregov.
Cregov misses with a head kick.
Cregov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cregov scores with a jab.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Good shot there by Rei.
Rei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cregov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cregov misses with a low kick as Rei jumps back.
Cregov takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Cregov misses with an uppercut. Rei saw that one coming.
Cregov throws a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei looks to land a left hand but Cregov moved out of range nicely.
Cregov is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rei checks a leg kick.
Rei throws a push kick but Cregov slaps the foot to one side.
Rei throws a leg kick but Cregov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cregov closes the distance and pushes Rei back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rei tries to clinch but Cregov is having none of it.
Cregov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cregov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rei moves away.
Cregov wants to clinch.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov misses with a straight right.
Cregov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cregov.
Cregov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cregov throws a sloppy body shot
and Rei counters with a leg kick.
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
Cregov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cregov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Rei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cregov's calf.
Cregov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cregov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cregov misses with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rei.
Cregov is breathing heavily.
Rei lands with a nice body punch.
Rei misses with a body shot.
Rei misses with a double jab.
That kick from Rei tenderised Cregov's leg. Cregov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cregov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rei throws a good cross that connects.
Rei slips a jab from Cregov.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Cregov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cregov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Cregov tries to clinch but Rei moves out of range.
Rei thuds a left hand into Cregov's body.
Rei takes a swing at Cregov's ribcage but misses.
Cregov thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Rei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cregov doesn't seem phased though.
Cregov throws a series of punches but Rei avoids them all with ease.
Rei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Rei.
Rei blocks a head kick by Cregov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cregov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cregov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rei just misses with a punch to the body.
Cregov checks a leg kick.
Cregov wants to land a leg kick but Rei is out of range.
Rei blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rei lands with a nice combination. Cregov backs away looking to recover.
Rei wants to clinch.
Cregov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
Rei takes a swing at Cregov's ribcage but misses.
Cregov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rei swats away the attempt to clinch by Cregov.
Rei is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cregov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei has a couple of punches blocked by Cregov.
Rei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Cregov.
Rei throws out a loose jab but Cregov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
That's time! Cregov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Cregov misses.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cregov moves away.
Rei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cregov throws a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei gets tackled into the cage by Cregov. Cregov maintains the clinch.
Cregov has had enough of the clinch but Rei keeps him there for the moment.
Cregov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cregov moves out of range as Rei throws a body kick.
Rei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cregov.
Rei throws a shot from downtown. Cregov moves away and avoids it.
Rei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rei. Cregov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cregov tries to land a body kick
and Rei counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rei.
A head punch on the inside from Rei fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cregov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei breaks from the clinch.
Cregov misses with a double jab
and Rei counters with a nice uppercut.
Cregov throws a chopping leg kick but Rei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rei gets tackled into the cage by Cregov. Cregov maintains the clinch.
Cregov blocking some punches.
Rei lands a left hand.
Rei scores with a shoulder strike.
Cregov is working Rei over against the cage.
Cregov tries to break free but Rei pushes him back against the cage.
Cregov breaks from the clinch.
Cregov avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Cregov misses
and Rei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cregov thinking.
Cregov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei feints and then cracks Cregov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cregov down.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
A big left from Cregov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov slips a jab from Rei.
Cregov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cregov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rei tries to land a front kick but Cregov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cregov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cregov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rei. That one must have hurt.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cregov.
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rei connects with a leg kick. Cregov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cregov thows a body shot but no joy.
Cregov tries to clinch up but Rei circles away and keeps his distance.
Cregov wants to slow Rei down by chopping away at his legs.
Rei avoids the body shot from Cregov.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cregov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cregov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov looks to land a right hand but Rei moved out of range.
Rei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rei lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
Cregov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cregov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cregov moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei clinches up with Cregov and pushes him back against the cage.
Rei scores with a shoulder strike.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rei looks for the body kick but Cregov saw that one coming.
Cregov slips a jab and a cross from Rei.
Nice body kick from Rei.
Rei throws out a loose jab but Cregov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cregov is looking to wear down Rei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cregov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov misses with a low kick.
Cregov wants to clinch up but Rei keeps it at a distance.
Rei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cregov cracks Rei with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cregov.
Rei lands a glancing blow to the side of Cregov's head.
Cregov throws a head kick but Rei moves out of range.
Cregov has closed the distance and engaged Rei in a clinch.
Cregov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rei blocks a head kick by Cregov.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Rei.
Cregov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rei moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei tries to clinch up but Cregov circles away and keeps his distance.
Rei avoids a kick to the body.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Cregov circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rei.
Rei avoids the head kick by Cregov.
Rei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cregov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rei throws a hook but Cregov avoids it easily.
Rei tries to clinch but Cregov moves out of range.
Rei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cregov momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Rei lands a front kick.
Rei tries to clinch up but Cregov circles away and keeps his distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rei checks a leg kick.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Cregov misses with a wild body shot.
Rei is looking to clinch.
Budo Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Rei.
Cregov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rei.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cregov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rei.
Rei misses with a low kick as Cregov jumps back.
Cregov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cregov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei throws a low kick but Cregov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei avoids the head kick by Cregov.
Rei lands a front kick.
Cregov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rei will feel that in the morning.
Rei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rei scores with a body shot.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cregov tries to score with a low kick but Rei moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Rei.
Rei fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cregov.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cregov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rei defending well as Cregov loads up on a big left hand.
Rei slips a jab and a cross from Cregov.
Cregov tries a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands the left hand.
Rei thumps Cregov with a low kick.
Rei connects with a nice looking jab.
Rei misses with a double jab.
Cregov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Rei as he connects with a hook.
Cregov misses the jab.
Cregov connects with a right hand. Rei shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Rei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cregov misses with a left hand
and Rei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cregov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cregov wants to clinch up but Rei keeps it at a distance.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cregov at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cregov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rei ducks under a wild hook from Cregov.
Rei moves out of range of the body kick from Cregov.
Cregov misses with a body shot.
Cregov looks to land a combination but Rei avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rei lands a slapping body shot.
Cregov keeps the fight on the outside.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cregov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Rei tenderised Cregov's leg. Cregov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rei lands a nice hook to Cregov's body. Cregov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cregov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rei is just out of range.
Rei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cregov takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cregov. Rei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei scores with a spinning back kick!
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei blocks a low kick nicely.
Cregov moves out of range as Rei strikes.
Rei tries to clinch up.
Cregov misses with a low kick.
Cregov takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Rei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cregov manages to avoid it.
Cregov tries to clinch but Rei moves out of range.
Rei swats away the attempt to clinch by Cregov.
Rei misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cregov closes the distance and clinches.
Cregov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cregov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cregov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cregov works on Rei's body with a couple of short punches.
Rei is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rei working aggressively here.
Cregov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cregov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cregov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cregov lands a right hook to the body.
Cregov looks for the body kick but Rei saw that one coming.
Cregov throws a low kick but Rei moves out of range easily.
Cregov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cregov scores with a jab. Rei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cregov feints and then cracks Rei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rei down.
Cregov feints and then cracks Rei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rei down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cregov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cregov scores with a shot to the body.
Cregov pushes Rei away with a front kick.
Cregov tries to close the distance and clinch but Rei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
A slow jab from Rei misses its intended target.
Cregov clinches.
Cregov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cregov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rei backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cregov misses with a body punch.
Rei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cregov or not.
Cregov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cregov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rei backwards.
Cregov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rei tries to throw a body punch but Cregov avoids it by throwing Rei back against the cage.
Rei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cregov backwards.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Rei. Beautiful body shot.
Rei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei looks to land a left hand but Cregov moved out of range nicely.
Cregov wants to clinch up but Rei keeps it at a distance.
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rei checks it well.
Rei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good exchange - Cregov coming out on top.
Cregov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Rei. Beautiful body shot.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Cregov circles away.
Cregov takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Cregov is just out of range.
Cregov slips under a jab from Rei.
Rei throws a push kick but Cregov slaps the foot to one side.
Cregov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov throws a chopping leg kick but Rei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rei dodges the punch combination from Cregov.
Cregov misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirian Cregov had his way with Budo Rei in that round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cregov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cregov. That one must have hurt.
Cregov lands with a slapping head kick.
Cregov tries to clinch but Rei is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cregov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rei lands a jab.
Rei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cregov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rei manages to avoid it.
Cregov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rei momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Cregov blocks the leg kick.
Cregov takes one on the button.
Rei tries to land a leg kick but Cregov saw it coming and moves away.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rei if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov tries to clinch up but Rei circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Cregov as he checks the leg kick.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cregov scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Cregov finds it's target.
Cregov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rei.
Rei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rei thows a body shot but no joy.
Rei feints and then cracks Cregov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cregov down.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Cregov avoids it.
Cregov lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rei.
Mirian Cregov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cregov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Rei misses with an uppercut
and Cregov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rei lunges at Cregov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cregov's hand.
Rei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cregov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rei tries to keep at a distance but Cregov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rei digs a right hand into Cregov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cregov's gas tank.
Rei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cregov backwards.
Cregov lands with a right to the head.
Cregov tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Cregov back against the cage.
Rei struggles to land a body shot inside as Cregov controls his hands.
Rei misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei misses with some punches.
Cregov misses with a body punch.
Rei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rei gets through Cregov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cregov's elbow.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cregov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cregov moves in looking to clinch but Rei pushes him off.
Cregov throws a leg kick which misses Rei's front leg but catches the back leg as Rei tries to avoid it.
Rei moves out of range of the leg kick from Cregov.
Cregov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rei throws a low kick but Cregov avoids it.
Cregov lands with a shot to the body.
Cregov lands a head kick. Rei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cregov.
Rei is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rei pushes Cregov up against the cage in a clinch.
Cregov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cregov lands a right hand.
Cregov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rei manages to break the clinch.
Cregov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cregov tries to clinch up.
Cregov misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov misses with a head kick.
Cregov thows a leg kick but Rei checks it
and Rei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cregov misses with a looping right.
Budo Rei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirian Cregov.
I think Rei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budo Rei!
Budo Rei is the new heavyweight champion!
Budo Rei gave a mention to KINGDOM in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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