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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cruel Summer by Bananarama. Bull has chosen Black Label Society - Fire It Up as his entrance music. Papa Legba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Bull's chin.
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157 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull throws a hook but Legba avoids it easily.
Bull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Legba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legba shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bull throws a front kick aimed at Legba's knee but Legba avoids it well.
Legba walks into a left hand.
Bull takes a swing at Legba's ribcage but misses.
Bull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bull.
Legba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Legba lands with a nice body punch.
Legba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Bull - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Legba lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Legba on the inside.
Legba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bull struggles to land a body shot inside as Legba controls his hands.
Legba tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Legba obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Legba.
Bull avoids the elbow strike from Legba, against the cage.
Legba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legba tries to throw a body punch but Bull avoids it by throwing Legba back against the cage.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull misses with a knee to the head.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legba is defending well for now.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Legba.
Legba missing with knees to the body.
Legba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bull's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Legba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Legba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bull's defenses.
Bull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bull manages to pull guard.
Bull thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bull can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Legba controls the pace.
Legba trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bull looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legba is one step ahead there.
Legba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Legba's guard.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment.
Legba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bull postures up in Legba's guard and throws a big left but Legba blocks it.
Bull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legba wants to sweep but no luck.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Bull gets to his feet. Legba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Legba.
Legba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bull to score with a decent uppercut.
Bull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bull sizes up Legba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bull tests Legba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull slaps away a takedown attempt from Legba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Bull coming out on top.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legba loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull checks a low kick from Legba.
Bull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Legba is out of range.
Bull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Bull will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bull is looking to land body kicks.
Papa Legba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Legba drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bull keeping full guard, as Legba tries to pass.
Legba trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Bull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legba manages to get himself to full guard.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Legba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Legba is pulling down on Bull's head to control his posture.
Legba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legba working a defensive guard here.
Bull stands and throws Legba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The strikes coming from Bull are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Legba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Legba's head.
Bull working Legba over with strikes.
Bull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Legba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Legba is looking to improve his position.
Bull not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Bull lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bull throwing shots but Legba is blocking nicely.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Legba to regain full guard.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Legba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Legba!
Bull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bull is on top in guard.
Bull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bull with a nice head shot there.
Roy Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bull throwing strikes from guard but Legba blocks nicely.
Bull lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull is in close to Legba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull throws a strike but Legba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Legba!
Legba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Legba circles away.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legba.
Nice uppercut there from Bull.
Bull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Legba counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legba.
A head kick from Legba lands but Bull takes it in his stride.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt.
Papa Legba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legba misses with a takedown attempt
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legba.
A thudding body kick lands there by Legba!
Legba fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Legba misses.
Legba misses with a double jab.
Bull jabs at Legba's body.
Bull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Legba has time to react.
Nice cross by Bull.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bull.
Bull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Legba scores with a jab.
Legba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull clobbers Legba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Legba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legba scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Legba - just one landing.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bull throws a leg kick but Legba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Legba scores with a sloppy right hand. Bull should have avoided that one.
Legba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bull's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bull duly obliges.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Legba doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
Roy Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull dips to his left and cracks Legba with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bull.
Bull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Legba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Legba scores with a one two! Bull had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bull swinging wildly here.
Legba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
Legba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
Legba takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull throws a body kick that misses.
Bull staying out of range there.
Legba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Legba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Legba.
Papa Legba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legba tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
Legba defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Legba scores with a decent looking hook.
Legba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bull closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Legba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
Legba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bull pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Legba connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
Legba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legba misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Bull.
I've got Bull 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Bull!
A very excited looking Roy Bull made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Reed has chosen Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn lands a slapping body shot.
Finn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed counters with a left and a right that stings Finn.
Reed throws a hook but Finn avoids it easily.
Finn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reed. That one must have hurt.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finn.
Reed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finn scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn throws a right hand that misses
and Reed counters with an outside leg kick.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Reed lands.
A jab from Reed finds it's way through Finn's defenses.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Finn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Finn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn tries to advance to mount but Reed denies him.
Reed is trying to control Finn's posture but Finn avoids it.
Reed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn stands up.
Finn slips a straight right by Reed.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but Finn ducks down to avoid it.
Finn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Finn lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn is looking to wear down Reed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Finn with a jab.
Finn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Reed with a jab.
Reed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oliver Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finn throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Finn misses with a looping left.
Finn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed is looking to score with low kicks.
Finn throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Finn throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reed - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Finn.
Finn checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Finn misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
Finn throws a right hand that misses
and Reed counters with a body kick that stops Finn in his tracks momentarily.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reed scrambles back to his feet.
Finn looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Reed throws a head kick but Finn moves out of range.
Reed connects with a body shot that sends Finn's belly button to the back.
Reed blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finn, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Reed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reed.
Reed stuffs the takedown.
Finn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Finn as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reed misses with a body kick.
Finn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reed slips a jab from Finn.
Reed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finn connects with a jab.
Reed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reed, right into the meat.
Finn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Finn moves out of range of the body kick from Reed.
Reed lands with a cross.
Finn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finn, as that shot connected.
Finn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Reed throws a leg kick but Finn moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finn misses with a wild body shot.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Finn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finn manages to avoid it.
Finn cracks Reed with a good jab.
Finn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliver Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finn with a hook.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Finn lands a jab to the head.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finn throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a head kick.
Finn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Finn looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Finn looks to land a combination. Reed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Oliver Reed has been cut.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Finn misses with an uppercut.
Finn cracks a nice hook into Reed's ribs.
Finn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mickey Finn's cut is getting worse.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finn if he has to take too many more of those.
Reed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finn misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Finn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finn.
Reed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reed throws the kick towards the body but Finn avoids it.
The fighters circling - Finn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finn misses with a double jab.
Reed throws a push kick but Finn slaps the foot to one side.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finn doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed connects with an inside leg kick.
Reed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Finn backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed delivers a nice body kick.
Reed scores with a head kick. Finn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Finn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reed to score with a decent uppercut.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mickey Finn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Finn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reed with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Finn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's 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!
Reed scores with a leg kick.
Reed punishes Finn's body with a nice straight punch.
Finn swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Finn misses with a hook.
Reed tries to land a front kick but Finn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finn throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Finn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
A left lands for Reed.
Reed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finn if he has to take too many more of those.
Donk. Reed catches Finn right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finn's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Finn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed cracks the inside of Finn's front leg.
Reed scores with a hook.
Jeez, Mickey Finn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Finn throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Finn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Reed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reed connects with a right hand. Finn shakes it off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Finn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oliver Reed!
As Oliver Reed got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: To everyone that supports me and to all of my Convicted brothers and the fighters who train with me at Nemesis, I thank you all. To everyone else, you can sod off.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . The crowd seem to be enjoying Monstra's choice of entrance music: Slayer - Hate Worldwide. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class 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
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Koski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monstra misses with a right hand
and Koski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koski.
Monstra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Monstra swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski scores with a shot to the side of Monstra's head.
Koski scores with a shoulder strike.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monstra's elbow.
Koski gets through Monstra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Koski.
Monstra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monstra is trying to break free.
Monstra lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monstra misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monstra.
Koski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Koski.
Koski has a couple of punches blocked by Monstra.
Koski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Monstra swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koski.
Monstra misses with a punch on the inside.
Monstra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monstra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski lands an uppercut.
Monstra throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Koski.
Koski breaks from the clinch.
Monstra gets caught flat footed, as Koski 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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koski controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Tomi Koski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Monstra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski motions for Monstra to come forward. Koski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monstra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koski tries to land a leg kick but Monstra saw it coming and moves away.
Monstra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monstra misses with a two punch combination.
Koski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koski shoots in for a takedown but Monstra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
Koski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Koski is looking to take a break and control but Monstra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monstra keeps working.
Monstra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koski scores with a leg kick.
Monstra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Monstra.
Good shot there by Koski.
Koski cracks Monstra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monstra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monstra wants it to stay on the feet.
Monstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monstra moves out of range of the body kick.
Koski scores with a nice right hand.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Monstra stuffs the takedown attempt from Koski. Koski gets slowly back to his feet.
Koski misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra avoids a kick to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Monstra enables Koski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Monstra manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Koski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Koski tries to free his leg and advance position but Monstra is retaining full guard.
Koski wants to control from the top but Monstra keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Koski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tomi Koski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Monstra tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monstra swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Koski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Monstra slips a straight right by Koski.
Koski throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra scores with a punch to the head.
Koski avoids the head kick by Monstra.
Monstra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Koski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Koski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a wild body kick that Monstra sees coming a mile off.
Monstra throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monstra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monstra is breathing heavily.
Koski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Koski wants to work for an arm triangle but Monstra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koski moves nicely into side control.
Koski controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monstra, who protects the arm well.
Koski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monstra keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monstra throws a right hand that misses
and Koski counters with an inside leg kick.
Koski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monstra misses with a hook
and Koski counters with a single leg into guard. Monstra didn't expect that.
Monstra 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.
Koski wants to pass the guard but Monstra is keeping the position.
Koski trying to control but Monstra is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Tomi Koski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koski closes the distance and clinches up with Monstra, looking for a takedown. Koski pushes Monstra against the cage but Monstra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koski instigates a clinch.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski throws a punch but it's blocked by Monstra.
Monstra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monstra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monstra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koski breaks the clinch.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Tomi Koski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a body punch
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
Monstra swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koski cracks Monstra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Monstra throws a head kick that misses.
Monstra takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Monstra is just out of range.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Koski defending well as Monstra loads up on a big left hand.
Koski connects with a crisp jab.
Koski throws a jab when Monstra was well out of range.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Monstra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monstra swivels and escapes.
Monstra misses with a head kick.
Monstra checks the leg kick.
Monstra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koski.
Marcus Monstra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monstra moves away.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch but Monstra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koski connects with a body shot that sends Monstra's belly button to the back.
Monstra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice takedown defense from Monstra. No joy for Koski on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Koski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses the jab.
Marcus Monstra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koski misses with a looping right.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Monstra 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.
Monstra swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
Monstra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Monstra throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koski scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Koski!
A pretty intense looking Tomi Koski took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Theiroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theiroff comes to the cage accompanied by Knuck If You Buck - Crime Mob. Paul Waul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Theiroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul misses with a hook to the body
and Theiroff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Theiroff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theiroff.
Theiroff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Theiroff is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waul is keeping busy.
Theiroff takes a shot to the head.
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waul swings wildly with an uppercut but Theiroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Theiroff blocks a body shot from Waul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Theiroff.
Waul tries to work over Theiroff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waul working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Theiroff.
Waul tries a body shot but Theiroff blocks it.
Waul misses with a punch to the body.
Theiroff lands a left hand.
Theiroff digs a right hand into Waul's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waul's gas tank.
Waul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theiroff's elbow.
Theiroff trying to stall but Waul improves his position.
Theiroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Theiroff tries to break free but Waul pushes him back against the cage.
Waul prevents a body shot from Theiroff.
A short body shot lands from Waul as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul misses with some punches.
Theiroff prevents Waul from breaking the clinch.
Waul tries to work over Theiroff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul misses with a punch on the inside.
Theiroff breaks the clinch.
Theiroff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Waul throws a wild body kick that Theiroff sees coming a mile off.
Theiroff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waul with a hook.
Theiroff ducks right into an uppercut from Waul.
Theiroff blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul connects with a high kick.
It looks like Aaron Theiroff has been cut.
Waul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waul misses with an uppercut
letting Theiroff counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theiroff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Theiroff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waul.
Waul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Theiroff counters with a stiff right hand.
Theiroff throws a hook but Waul avoids it easily.
Waul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Theiroff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theiroff. Waul does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Theiroff.
Waul lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul throws out a loose jab but Theiroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theiroff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waul misses with a body kick.
Waul misses with a body shot
and Theiroff counters with a two punch combo.
Waul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theiroff.
Waul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Waul checks a leg kick.
Theiroff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Theiroff scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul rushes Theiroff and presses him up against the cage.
Waul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theiroff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Waul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Theiroff's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Theiroff throws a lazy uppercut
and Waul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theiroff throws a head kick that misses.
Waul missing with a left hand there. Theiroff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paul Waul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waul closes the distance and pushes Theiroff back into the cage.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theiroff blocks a body shot from Waul.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Theiroff.
Theiroff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theiroff tries to stall but Waul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theiroff's elbow.
Waul scores with a shot to the side of Theiroff's head.
Waul throws a punch but it's blocked by Theiroff.
Theiroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waul misses with some punches.
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Theiroff can't find room to land a body shot as Waul controls the action.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waul lands with a short shot to the head.
Paul Waul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theiroff.
Still in the clinch, Theiroff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waul pushes Theiroff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Theiroff manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul scores with a jab to the head.
Theiroff misses with an uppercut.
Waul misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Waul misses
and Theiroff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waul's knee momentarily.
A big left from Theiroff misses.
Waul throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Waul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waul tries to throw a body punch but Theiroff avoids it by throwing Waul back against the cage.
Waul lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Theiroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Theiroff prevents a body shot from Waul.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Theiroff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Theiroff pushes Waul back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Theiroff blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Theiroff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theiroff's elbow.
Theiroff blocks an uppercut.
Waul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Theiroff has him pressed against the cage.
Waul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waul.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Theiroff backwards.
Waul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waul misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theiroff tries to throw a body punch but Waul avoids it by throwing Theiroff back against the cage.
Waul misses with some punches.
Theiroff tries a body shot but Waul blocks it.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theiroff blocks a body shot from Waul.
Theiroff misses with a punch to the body.
Waul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Theiroff or not.
Waul throws a punch but it's blocked by Theiroff.
Waul tries to work over Theiroff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Theiroff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waul has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Theiroff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waul throws a jab but it's blocked by Theiroff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Waul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Theiroff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Waul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Waul lands with a right to the head.
Theiroff is looking to control Waul's arms but Waul gets an underhook and turns him. Now Theiroff has his back to the cage.
Waul is trying to break free.
Waul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waul can't find room to land a body shot as Theiroff controls the action.
Waul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Theiroff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waul's elbow.
Waul scores with a shot to the side of Theiroff's head.
Waul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waul.
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!
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Theiroff tries to land knees in the clinch but Waul avoids the damage to the body.
Theiroff blocks a body shot from Waul.
Theiroff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waul's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Theiroff blocking some punches.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waul misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Waul.
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waul tries a body shot but Theiroff blocks it.
Theiroff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Theiroff.
Theiroff has a couple of punches blocked by Waul.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waul working aggressively here.
Waul misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Waul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theiroff takes a shot to the head.
Waul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Theiroff.
Waul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waul lands a nice shot to the body.
Theiroff prevents a body shot from Waul.
Waul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waul lands a nice uppercut.
Waul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Theiroff backwards.
Paul Waul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul cracks Theiroff with a nice body shot.
Theiroff looking to stall.
Aaron Theiroff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Theiroffs head.
Theiroff tries to work over Waul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Waul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul breaks the clinch.
Waul scores with a body shot.
Theiroff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Theiroff throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Waul to counter with a crisp jab.
Waul lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Theiroff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Waul throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul lands a slapping body shot.
Waul lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Waul. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Waul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waul 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Waul!
Paul Waul took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. Jesus Martinez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Farro's chin.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farro scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farro.
Martinez swings for the body but Farro moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farro.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Farro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farro lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez takes a swing at Farro's ribcage but misses.
Martinez swings for the body but Farro moves out of range.
Farro misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
Martinez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Farro misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Farro misses the target.
Nice shot by Farro.
Farro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Martinez moves away from the strike by Farro.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farro dives in and scores a takedown into Martinez's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez is pulling down on Farro's head to control his posture.
Farro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez pulls Farro in close to prevent any damage.
Farro lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez working a defensive guard here.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farro works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
Farro has gone for a leg lock! Martinez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Farro's guard.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Farro is retaining full guard.
Farro 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.
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Farro's legs - danger averted.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Farro looking to control.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Farro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez can't keep his opponent in guard - Farro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Farro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Farro's back!
Martinez punches Farro on the ear.
Farro tries to escape the position.
Farro turns into Martinez and is now in his guard.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Farro controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro looking to pass the guard.
Farro throws a big elbow that misses.
Farro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farro is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Farro looking to pass the guard.
Farro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Farro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Farro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Farro is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Farro is proving a slippery customer.
Farro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farro tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that round.
That's time! Farro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farro.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farro rather than just go for the knockout.
Farro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farro can pounce on him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Farro tries to improve position but can't.
Martinez throws an elbow but Farro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Farro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martinez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Farro trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Farro prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Farro there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Farro has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Farro prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Farro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Farro is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Martinez as he works his way to full guard.
Farro is pushing down on Martinez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martinez is fighting to maintain full guard but Farro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Farro slips a nice elbow through Martinez's hands, connecting with Martinez's forehead.
Farro is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez is in trouble now - Farro has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Farro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farro lands with some strikes.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
Farro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Martinez is surviving well by controlling Farro's body position as best he can.
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Farro has a good base and remains in mount.
Farro landing strikes from the mount.
Martinez regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to control Farro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martinez avoid being mounted?
Farro is nestled in close to Martinez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ben Farro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martinez defending well though.
Farro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Farro is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
Farro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Farro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Farro winds up and cracks Martinez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control but Farro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farro.
Martinez is trying to control but can't.
Farro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farro tries to pass to full mount but Martinez defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Farro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martinez is staying active underneath Farro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martinez gets full guard.
Farro is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farro works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro postures up.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Farro tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
A combination from Farro does no damage.
Ben Farro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Farro fakes the leg kick and cracks Martinez in the body.
Farro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Farro fails with the takedown.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Farro.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Farro counters with a single leg into guard. Martinez didn't expect that.
Farro slips nicely into half guard.
Farro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Farro sits in half guard.
Martinez won't allow Farro to pass to mount.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Farro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farro.
Martinez regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.
Farro working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Farro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jesus Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farro trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Farro is working from the bottom.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez pushing down on Farro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Farro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Farro is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working for a kimura but Farro is defending it quite comfortably.
Farro is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farro avoid being mounted?
Farro is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Farro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Farro gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Farro tries to get the hooks in deep but Martinez pushed the leg off.
Martinez fending off the submission attempt from Farro.
Martinez wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Martinez is looking for a way out.
Martinez is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Farro off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Farro punishes Martinez with strikes from the back mount.
Martinez rolls, trying to escape but Farro keeps control of the position.
Martinez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Martinez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Farro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Farro raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Farro's attempts to control the action.
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martinez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Farro!
Ben Farro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bing Ka Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong comes to the cage accompanied by Aegukka. Sonni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mahti Sonni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bing Ka Wong's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bing Ka Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni digs a good body shot into Wong's ribs.
Wong tries to work over Sonni's front leg with a kick but Sonni checks it.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Wong ducks down to avoid it.
Wong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonni checks a low kick from Wong.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
No joy there for Wong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sonni lunges at Wong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wong's hand.
Sonni fails to land the takedown.
Sonni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sonni checks a low kick from Wong.
Mahti Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Bing Ka Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
Wong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sonni lands a jab to the head.
Wong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wong.
Sonni swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
Sonni 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni looks to clinch
and Wong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sonni tests Wong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sonni gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wong tries to buck Sonni off but Sonni is having none of it.
Sonni landing a few strikes.
Sonni working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sonni wants to control but Wong is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Wong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wong's legs.
Sonni goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wong rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sonni's guard! Nice work there by Wong!
Wong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sonni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wong's guard.
Sonni pushes down on Wong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sonni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wong defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wong defending well though.
Sonni working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wong's thigh. Wong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni pushing down on Wong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahti Sonni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Sonni on that attempt.
Wong looks to land a combination but Sonni avoids it well.
Sonni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wong prevents a body shot from Sonni.
Wong digs a right hand into Sonni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sonni's gas tank.
Sonni takes an elbow to the temple.
Sonni digs a right hand underneath Wong's ribcage. Wong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wong misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni misses with a body punch.
Sonni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni stalls.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sonni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Wong.
Sonni avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Sonni breaks the clinch.
Wong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wong counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wong blocks a head kick by Sonni.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wong tries to roll over but Sonni keeps him under control.
Sonni works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni working the ground and pound effectively.
Sonni dominating with strikes here.
Sonni punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wong is rocked!
Sonni looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Wong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonni punching from mount but Wong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sonni postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Wong badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sonni around the waist but Sonni pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sonni is the winner by TKO! Sonni jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahti Sonni!
During a confident post fight interview, Mahti Sonni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Can I Play With Madness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
28 - 7 - 1 |
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285 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Reese!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese delivers a nice body kick.
Paulsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paulsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Paulsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
A head kick from Reese lands but Paulsen takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen throws a solid leg kick but Reese takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paulsen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paulsen 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 Reese has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reese and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Paulsen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reese back to the cage. Paulsen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like David Reese has been cut.
Reese drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reese tries to work over Paulsen's front leg with a kick but Paulsen checks it.
Paulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reese. Reese obviously looking to wear him down.
Reese connects with a jab.
Reese fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reese throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Paulsen counter with a right hand.
Reese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Jan Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Reese on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reese throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paulsen lands with a nice combination. Reese backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paulsen. Reese shrugs it off though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paulsen.
Reese looks gassed!
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulsen looks for the body kick but Reese saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen walks into a stiff left hand from Reese.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Reese lands with a straight right. Paulsen didn't see that one coming.
Reese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reese tries to clinch up but Paulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
David Reese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulsen thuds a left hand into Reese's body.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the head.
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Paulsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paulsen is looking to wear down Reese with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paulsen stuns Reese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Reese avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a nice body kick.
Reese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen stuns Reese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reese takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paulsen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Paulsen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese is not content to let Paulsen control the position.
Paulsen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jan Paulsen just wasn't active enough.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reese moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Reese'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.
Reese slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Reese throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Reese tries to clinch up but Paulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Reese.
Reese thows a leg kick but Paulsen checks it
and Paulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reese is looking to land body kicks.
Reese scores with a jab. Paulsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reese tries to move into range but Paulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen lands a leg kick that knocks Reese off balance momentarily.
Reese is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Reese seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Paulsen shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Reese is backing up but Paulsen catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Reese covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Paulsen Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Paulsen!
Jan Paulsen retains his super heavyweight title!
Jan Paulsen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decision Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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243 lbs
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28
254 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Decision Machine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine dips to his left and cracks Overeem with an uppercut!
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Machine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overeem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Overeem throws the kick towards the body but Machine avoids it.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Machine 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 Machine.
Machine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Overeem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Machine sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem checks the leg kick.
Machine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Machine blocks the low kick.
Overeem misses with a low kick as Machine jumps back.
Machine lands a jab.
A leg kick checked by Overeem.
Machine moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem feints and then cracks Machine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machine down.
Machine is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem swings for the body but Machine moves out of range.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Machine saw that one coming.
Machine lands with a nice body punch.
Overeem throws a body kick the misses
and Machine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overeem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machine throws a hook to the side of Overeem's head but Overeem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Overeem lands with a straight right. Machine didn't see 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!
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machine.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Overeem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machine.
Overeem throws a head kick but Machine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machine walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Machine misses.
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machine throws the kick towards the body but Overeem avoids it.
Overeem lands a jab.
Machine blocks a low kick nicely.
Machine blocks a leg kick.
Machine misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Machine misses.
Overeem gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Machine counters with a low kick, right behind Overeem 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
Overeem connects with an inside leg kick.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Machine throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands a glancing blow to the side of Overeem's head.
Machine fails to land with a series of punches.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Overeem thumps Machine with a low kick.
Machine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Overeem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Machine counters with a good, hard body kick but Overeem shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine slips under a jab.
Overeem lands a lovely overhand right.
Machine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Overeem blocks a low kick nicely.
Overeem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machine.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machine throws out the jab.
Overeem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machine is out of range and Overeem settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Overeem blocks the body kick.
Overeem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Machine throws a right hand that Overeem ducks under and follows up with a left that Overeem also avoids with ease.
Overeem takes a swing at Machine's ribcage but misses.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Nice uppercut there from Machine.
Machine takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Machine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machine avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machine misses with a looping left.
Machine throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Decision Machine will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Overeem checks the leg kick nicely there.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
Overeem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Overeem works the jab nicely.
Machine scores with a jab. Overeem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machine blocks a low kick nicely.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from Machine.
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!
Machine moves out of range of the leg kick from Overeem.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overeem manages to avoid it.
Machine scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Machine down.
Machine moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine tries a low kick but Overeem avoids it.
Machine checks the leg kick.
Machine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Overeem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machine. That did some damage!
Overeem takes one to the chin there.
Overeem lands a head kick!
Overeem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machine scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine lands with a straight right. Overeem didn't see that one coming.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Machine saw that one coming.
Machine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machine throws a one two combo.
Machine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab by Machine.
Overeem is rocked!
Machine lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Overeem - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Machine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Decision Machine!
Decision Machine is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Decision Machine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tough as Steel by Wolfsbane. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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29
150 lbs
16 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Speed blocks the leg kick.
De Groot throws a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot misses with an uppercut.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Groot tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
De Groot cracks Speed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Speed pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Groot is out of range and Speed settles back down.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Speed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
Good shot there by De Groot.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speed throws a series of punches but De Groot avoids them all with ease.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Speed does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a lovely overhand right.
Crunch! De Groot slams his shin into Speed's torso.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
De Groot lands with a cross.
De Groot misses with a left hand
and Speed counters with a leg kick.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Speed moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot tries to work over Speed's front leg with a kick but Speed checks it.
Speed checks a leg kick nicely.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed jabs at De Groot's body.
De Groot lands a jab to Speed's midsection.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Speed's knee but Speed avoids it well.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speed clobbers De Groot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Speed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Speed there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by De Groot.
Speed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Speed scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Groot in his tracks.
De Groot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot throws a hook but Speed avoids it easily.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Speed avoids the head kick by De Groot.
A head kick misses from Speed.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot lands a nice hook to Speed's body. Speed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Speed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speed tries to bum rush De Groot with a series of wild strikes but De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Groot's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Speed's leg but Speed calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Speed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Speed misses the shot to the body.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Speed's leg. Speed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott Speed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Groot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Groot slips under a jab from Speed.
De Groot punishes Speed's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
De Groot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Groot misses the body punch
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Speed misses with a low kick.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Speed's leg. Speed is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed is looking to land body kicks.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! De Groot slams his shin into Speed's torso.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of De Groot's head.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
A big right from De Groot misses.
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Speed checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a looping right.
Speed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Groot misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Speed scores with a four punch combination!
De Groot misses with a hook
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed throws a low kick, looking for De Groot's leg but De Groot calmly moves out of range.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot tests Speed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Speed throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
Speed connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Groot. De Groot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Groot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Speed throws a series of punches but De Groot avoids them all with ease.
De Groot throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as De Groot blocks the low kick.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
De Groot walks into a left hand.
Speed defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
De Groot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a right hand that misses
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Speed cracks De Groot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Speed blocks the low kick.
De Groot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot misses with a hook
and Speed counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Speed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
De Groot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Speed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Speed connects with the punch.
Speed lands with a kick to the temple. De Groot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Speed.
De Groot connects with a right hand. Speed shakes it off.
Speed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
A jab from De Groot does it's job there.
De Groot slips a jab from Speed.
Speed misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from De Groot finds it's target.
Speed blocks a leg kick.
De Groot looks to throw a body kick
and Speed counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Groot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Speed has time to react.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.
De Groot lands a jab to Speed's midsection.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed thows a leg kick but De Groot checks it
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Groot scores with a jab to the body.
Speed slips under a jab.
Speed swinging wildly here.
De Groot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Groot lands a really nice looking cross but Speed seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Speed digs a good body shot into De Groot's ribs.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from De Groot misses.
Speed checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Speed, right into the meat.
De Groot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speed is out of range and De Groot settles back down.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
De Groot misses with a lunging right hand
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Speed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Groot with a jab.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a lunging right hand
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot throws a head kick that half lands.
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Groot misses with a few strikes there.
De Groot clobbers Speed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Speed misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from De Groot misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Speed.
Some bone on bone action there as De Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Speed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Speed connects with the punch.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speed jabs at De Groot's body.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Speed.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
Speed cracks De Groot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Speed.
De Groot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Speed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands the left hand.
Speed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Groot slips under a jab.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Speed checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for De Groot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws an off balance right hand
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Groot lands a jab to the nose.
De Groot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Speed counters with a stiff right hand.
Speed misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Groot lands with a nice body punch.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Speed.
De Groot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
Some wild striking there from Speed.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Speed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speed slips a straight right by De Groot.
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Speed wants to land a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot lands a glancing blow to the side of Speed's head.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed slips a jab from De Groot.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot slips under a jab.
De Groot throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Speed moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speed moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Speed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Groot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Speed's knee momentarily.
Speed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Groot.
A combination from Speed does no damage.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws an off balance right hand
and Speed counters with a left and a right that stings De Groot.
A big right from De Groot misses.
De Groot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Speed counters with a left and a right that stings De Groot.
De Groot tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
De Groot throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Speed knows he should have avoided that one.
De Groot wants to slow Speed down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Groot lands a nice looking body kick.
Speed throws a right and a left that De Groot avoids nicely.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Speed slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot tries to clinch but Speed moves out of range.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot misses with a leg kick
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groot swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
Speed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Scott Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Speed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Speed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Groot misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed dips to his left and cracks De Groot with an uppercut!
Speed moves away from the strike by De Groot.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
Speed throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speed throws a low kick, looking for De Groot's leg but De Groot calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed misses with the combination.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
After winning the bout, Karl De Groot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dreams - The Game. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Koskinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen stands up over Martel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martel keeping moving, preventing Koskinen from controlling successfully.
Koskinen slips nicely into half guard.
Koskinen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Koskinen punching from mount but Martel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Martel is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen looking to ground and pound but Martel is blocking nicely.
Koskinen throwing strikes here but Martel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Koskinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koskinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel regains half guard.
Koskinen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martel!
Martel is bucking up trying to escape but Koskinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koskinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koskinen throws a strike there. Martel manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Koskinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koskinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koskinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martel is looking to escape.
Koskinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martel's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martel has hold of Koskinen's hands but Koskinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koskinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel throws a body kick the misses
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Martel misses with a looping right.
Martel misses with a body punch
and Koskinen counters with a single leg into guard. Martel didn't expect that.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koskinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koskinen stops Martel from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen postures up in Martel's guard and throws a big left but Martel blocks it.
Koskinen won't allow Martel to sweep him here.
Martel is trying to keep Koskinen in close.
Koskinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koskinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Martel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koskinen looking to pass the guard.
Martel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koskinen.
Martel wants to stand up but Koskinen is controlling him.
Martel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koskinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel has his hands on Koskinen's head, controlling the position.
Koskinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koskinen trying to control the action but Martel is working from the bottom.
Koskinen throws an elbow but Martel slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koskinen working the ground and pound.
Koskinen works to advance to full mount. Martel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martel misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Martel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Martel finds it's target.
Koskinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martel.
Nice shot by Martel.
Koskinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel misses with a body shot
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Martel as he connects with a hook.
Martel swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martel.
Martel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Martel throws a push kick but Koskinen slaps the foot to one side.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martel throws a front kick that sends Koskinen stumbling back into the cage.
Martel misses with a straight left.
Koskinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Martel thuds a left hand into Koskinen's body.
Koskinen with a nice cross.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martel takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
Martel scores with a nice head shot.
Martel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martel jabs at Koskinen's body.
Martel throws a low kick but Koskinen avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Koskinen.
Koskinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koskinen feints and as Martel raises his hands in defense, Koskinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koskinen 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.
Martel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martel throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Martel misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koskinen works Martel's body with a nice hook.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Koskinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koskinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koskinen.
Martel wants to sweep here but Koskinen controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koskinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martel trying to keep a closed guard but Koskinen is proving a slippery customer.
Martel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Martel is retaining full guard.
Martel wants to sweep here but Koskinen controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koskinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koskinen pushing down on Martel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Olle Koskinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Martel throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martel blocks a leg kick.
Koskinen defending well as Martel loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen throws the kick towards the body but Martel avoids it.
A cross from Koskinen lands.
Martel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koskinen.
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown but Martel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koskinen is defended easily by Martel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olle Koskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koskinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koskinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Martel tries to sprawl out of it but Koskinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Martel.
Martel misses with a wild combination.
Martel drops his hands momentarily and Koskinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koskinen lands a jab to the nose.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Martel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koskinen tests Martel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Martel misses.
Koskinen takes one to the side of the head.
Martel misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martel misses with a head kick.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
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!
Koskinen throws a right hand that Martel ducks under and follows up with a left that Martel also avoids with ease.
Koskinen moves out of range of the body kick from Martel.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Martel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Koskinen moves out of range as Martel throws a body kick.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Koskinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koskinen lands a nice hook to Martel's body. Martel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koskinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koskinen.
Koskinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koskinen tries to pass to full mount but Martel defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koskinen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Martel reverses the position - he's now on top in Koskinen's guard.
Martel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Koskinen wants to sweep here but Martel controlling him for the moment.
Martel passes Koskinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martel is looking to stand up but Koskinen won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Olle Koskinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Martel lands a nice shot that snaps Koskinen's head back.
Martel lands a glancing blow to the side of Koskinen's head.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
A low kick from Martel misses
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Martel misses.
Martel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koskinen is able to avoid easily.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martel takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
Martel tries to score with a low kick but Koskinen moves his leg out of the way.
Martel slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with the punch.
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel misses with a head kick.
Koskinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martel avoids it really well and circles away.
Martel digs a good body shot into Koskinen's ribs.
Martel looks for the body kick but Koskinen saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koskinen.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martel. That's going to slow Koskinen down.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel scores with a nice body kick.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Koskinen throws a leg kick which misses Martel's front leg but catches the back leg as Martel tries to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Martel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koskinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Koskinen really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Martel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martel lands with an uppercut that bounces Koskinen off the cage and back into range.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Koskinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martel.
Nice uppercut there from Koskinen.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen lands with a hook. Martel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koskinen blocks a head kick by Martel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Some bone on bone action there as Martel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martel throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Good exchange - Koskinen coming out on top.
Martel lands an overhand right.
Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Koskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel drops his hands momentarily and Koskinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martel scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Martel tenderised Koskinen's leg. Koskinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koskinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen stopping the sweep attempt from Martel.
Koskinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Charles Martel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Koskinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koskinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Sloppy strikes from Koskinen. Those never looked like landing.
Martel scores with a hook to the body. Koskinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Martel.
Koskinen digs a good hook to Martel's body.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koskinen. Koskinen obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Martel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koskinen moves out of range as Martel strikes.
Martel punishes Koskinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Martel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
Martel slips under a jab.
Martel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koskinen tries to work over Martel's front leg with a kick but Martel checks it.
Martel moves away from the strike by Koskinen.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koskinen cracks the inside of Martel's front leg.
Martel swings widly with a right hand
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koskinen. That's going to slow Martel down.
Martel digs a good body shot into Koskinen's ribs.
Martel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martel misses with an uppercut
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Martel misses the target.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel misses with a wild combination.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koskinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Martel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martel momentarily.
Martel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koskinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martel lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koskinen's calf.
Koskinen slips a jab and a cross from Martel.
Martel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koskinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martel thows a leg kick but Koskinen checks it
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koskinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martel throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Martel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martel throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Martel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koskinen is able to avoid easily.
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koskinen.
Jab from Koskinen.
Good exchange - Martel coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koskinen.
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!
Martel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Koskinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martel throws a sloppy head kick and Koskinen moves out of range easily.
Koskinen has a takedown stuffed.
Martel throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martel tries to work over Koskinen's front leg with a kick but Koskinen checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Olle Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot by Koskinen.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koskinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olle Koskinen!
Olle Koskinen retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Olle Koskinen thanked [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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