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IMMA 73: Pyle vs Glozman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Hedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Hedman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hedman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hedman has an Americana. Gonzalez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hedman is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hedman hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nikolai Hedman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Jokinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prodigy - Poison. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Olli Jokinen enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Torni misses
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Torni was not able to check.
Jokinen slips a jab from Torni.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Torni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lauri Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torni.
Torni scores with a jab to the head.
Torni staying out of range there.
Torni wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Torni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Torni saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torni throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Torni cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
Torni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torni was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Torni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torni feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Torni.
Jokinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Torni down.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Torni sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torni finds it's way round the side to connect with Jokinen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Torni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Torni slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.
Jokinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torni rather than just go for the knockout.
Jokinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torni.
Torni misses with a straight left.
Torni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jokinen is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torni in his tracks.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Torni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torni.
Nice body kick from Jokinen.
Torni moves out of range of the strikes.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far.
Torni blocks the body kick.
Torni throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Torni swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Torni tests Jokinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a front kick.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni 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.
Torni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Torni moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Torni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torni down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen drops his hands momentarily and Torni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Torni throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Torni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Jokinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Torni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Torni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
Torni throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni throws a head kick that misses.
Torni misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a series of strikes. Torni will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torni misses with a straight right.
Torni jabs Jokinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torni throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torni.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Torni's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Torni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torni gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
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 Lauri Torni will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torni misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Torni.
Torni walks into a left hand.
Torni cracks Jokinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Torni off balance momentarily.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Torni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torni.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Torni defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Torni blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Torni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torni misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Torni throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jokinen 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 Torni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Olli Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torni.
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torni's sensitive parts.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jokinen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A swing and a miss from Torni.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Torni.
Jokinen lands a nice shot that snaps Torni's head back.
Torni throws a combination. Jokinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jokinen jabs Torni right on the nose. Torni blinks but takes it well.
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Torni saw it coming and moves away.
Torni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jokinen misses.
Torni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jokinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jokinen misses with a hook. Torni ducked under it nicely.
Torni cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni throws a low kick, looking for Jokinen's leg but Jokinen calmly moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torni was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Torni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Torni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torni 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
Our winner, Lauri Torni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman's entrance music is The Devil's Rejects. A fine choice. Garcia has chosen Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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164 lbs
25 - 10 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Grossman counters with a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Grossman slips the punch.
Garcia feints and then cracks Grossman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossman down.
Grossman scores with a decent looking hook.
Grossman thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Grossman.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Grossman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grossman misses with a leg kick
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Rolando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Grossman. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grossman is out of range.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Grossman connects with a single shot there.
Garcia tries to land a front kick but Grossman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grossman checks a leg kick.
Grossman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grossman swivels and escapes.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Grossman's head back.
Grossman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Grossman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grossman jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Grossman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossman motions for Garcia to come forward. Grossman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grossman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garcia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grossman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Garcia.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Grossman is out of range.
Karl Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grossman counters with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grossman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grossman throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Grossman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grossman throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Grossman only half commits.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grossman, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Grossman's ribs.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grossman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grossman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Garcia 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.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Grossman counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Grossman looks at the referee who does nothing so Grossman lands a crushing right that sends Garcia to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Grossman!
A relieved looking Karl Grossman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unbreakable has chosen Busta and Yelawolf - Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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166 lbs
26 - 9 - 1 |
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbreakable avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
Unbreakable shoots in for a takedown but Kowalczyk shows good takedown defense.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Unbreakable scores with a body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalczyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unbreakable throws out the jab.
Kowalczyk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Unbreakable finds it's way round the side to connect with Kowalczyk's head.
Kowalczyk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kowalczyk scores with a leg kick.
Kowalczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unbreakable.
No joy there for Unbreakable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalczyk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Unbreakable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalczyk manages to avoid it.
Kowalczyk throws a chopping leg kick but Unbreakable manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kowalczyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Unbreakable, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unbreakable.
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!
Kowalczyk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalczyk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalczyk slowing the pace effectively.
Unbreakable misses with a punch on the inside.
Unbreakable is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Unbreakable into the cage.
Kowalczyk dodges an elbow strike from Unbreakable.
Kowalczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Unbreakable is keeping busy.
Kowalczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Unbreakable controls the action.
Unbreakable turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The strikes coming from Unbreakable are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Unbreakable tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kowalczyk keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk is looking for a sweep.
Unbreakable throws an elbow but Kowalczyk slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kowalczyk prevents Unbreakable from moving into mount.
Unbreakable throws an elbow but Kowalczyk slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kowalczyk tries to control but Unbreakable manages to take his back.
Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Unbreakable misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk can't escape the position.
Well, with Unbreakable on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kowalczyk is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Kowalczyk breaks Unbreakable's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalczyk throws an elbow that misses. Unbreakable uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kowalczyk's guard. Nice move by Unbreakable!
Unbreakable trying to control but Kowalczyk is working from the bottom.
Kowalczyk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk keeping moving, preventing Unbreakable from controlling successfully.
Unbreakable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Unbreakable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unbreakable passes Kowalczyk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Unbreakable is trying to control the action in half guard but Kowalczyk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalczyk wants to control but Unbreakable is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kowalczyk is staying active underneath Unbreakable, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Unbreakable will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Unbreakable. That snapped Kowalczyk's head back.
Kowalczyk thumps Unbreakable with a low kick.
Unbreakable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Unbreakable moves out of range easily.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick that misses.
Unbreakable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Unbreakable avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Unbreakable lands a jab to the nose.
Unbreakable checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unbreakable moves away.
Kowalczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalczyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Unbreakable.
Kowalczyk throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbreakable closes the distance and clinches.
Unbreakable is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalczyk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalczyk tries to work over Unbreakable's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Unbreakable blocking some punches.
Unbreakable wants a takedown but no success here.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kowalczyk lands a left hand.
Kowalczyk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kowalczyk is working Unbreakable over against the cage.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Unbreakable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Unbreakable backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unbreakable manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk cracks the inside of Unbreakable's front leg.
Kowalczyk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Unbreakable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Unbreakable scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Unbreakable is looking to chop away at Kowalczyk's legs.
Unbreakable fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kowalczyk is out of range.
Kowalczyk tries to land a leg kick but Unbreakable saw it coming and moves away.
Kowalczyk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unbreakable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unbreakable. Kowalczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalczyk is looking to chop away at Unbreakable's legs.
Unbreakable tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kowalczyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Unbreakable avoids the punch easily.
Unbreakable thows a left - swing and a miss!
Unbreakable thows a leg kick but Kowalczyk checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable lands a lovely overhand right.
Kowalczyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kowalczyk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Viktor Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Unbreakable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unbreakable tries a head kick but it misses.
Unbreakable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a wild body kick that Unbreakable sees coming a mile off.
Kowalczyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Kowalczyk thows a leg kick but Unbreakable checks it
and Unbreakable counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kowalczyk thinking.
Kowalczyk throws a looping overhand right but Unbreakable ducks down to avoid it.
Unbreakable swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kowalczyk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good shot there by Unbreakable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalczyk. Unbreakable does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a low kick as Unbreakable jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a low kick but Unbreakable moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unbreakable fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unbreakable blocks a leg kick.
Unbreakable moves out of range of the body kick.
Unbreakable misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalczyk looks to clinch
and Unbreakable cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Unbreakable scoring well with a low kick there.
Kowalczyk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Viktor Kowalczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalczyk misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kowalczyk throws a push kick but Unbreakable slaps the foot to one side.
Unbreakable blocks a jab.
Kowalczyk connects with an inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping left.
Unbreakable moves out of range of the leg kick from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable lands a high kick!
Unbreakable's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Unbreakable throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Viktor Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unbreakable checks a leg kick.
Unbreakable has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Unbreakable takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Unbreakable throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch but Unbreakable is avoiding it.
Kowalczyk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Unbreakable counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Unbreakable throws a leg kick but Kowalczyk checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throws out a loose jab but Unbreakable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Unbreakable shoots in for a takedown but Kowalczyk shows good takedown defense.
Kowalczyk tries to sprawl but Unbreakable drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kowalczyk trying to control here.
Kowalczyk is trying to stand up here but Unbreakable is controlling him well.
Unbreakable is looking to stall here but Kowalczyk recovers full guard.
Kowalczyk keeping moving, preventing Unbreakable from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kowalczyk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Unbreakable passes into half guard.
Kowalczyk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Unbreakable uses his free foot to push down on Kowalczyk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kowalczyk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk is squirming around, avoiding Unbreakable's attempts to control the action.
Unbreakable is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Unbreakable connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Unbreakable tries to control but Kowalczyk wriggling away.
Unbreakable controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unbreakable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Unbreakable lands a heavy elbow.
Unbreakable fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalczyk is squirming around, avoiding Unbreakable's attempts to control the action.
Unbreakable thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Unbreakable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Unbreakable has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Unbreakable!
Jon Unbreakable seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by .. Joensen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gasolina. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Flay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joensen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flay.
Flay scores with a nice strike.
Flay throws a low kick but Joensen avoids it.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Joensen.
Joensen throws a leg kick that misses.
Flay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joensen. That did some damage!
Flay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joensen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joensen with a nice cross.
Joensen looks to land a combination but Flay avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay lands a high kick!
Joensen throws a solid leg kick but Flay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joensen.
Joensen connects with an inside leg kick.
Joensen throws a body punch but Flay moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Joensen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flay doesn't seem phased though.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joensen misses with a wild body shot.
Joensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flay.
Joensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flay. That did some damage!
Joensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Flay fails to land with a series of punches.
Joensen scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay throws a poor cross that misses
and Joensen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joensen throws a wild body kick that Flay sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Flay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay misses with a low kick as Joensen jumps back.
Joensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Flay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joensen checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joensen.
Joensen lands a head kick!
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joensen.
Flay misses with a body kick.
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Joensen scores with a hook to the body. Flay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joensen throws a nice looking combination but Flay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joensen blocks a leg kick.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joensen throws a leg kick that misses.
Joensen swings for the body but Flay moves out of range.
A jab from Joensen misses.
Flay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joensen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joensen. That's going to slow Flay down.
Flay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joensen looks to land a body kick but Flay moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flay 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 Joensen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joensen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joensen lands a jab to Flay's midsection.
Joensen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flay.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joensen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flay momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joensen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flay rather than just go for the knockout.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen throws a push kick but Flay slaps the foot to one side.
Flay misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Joensen misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that round.
That's time! Flay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Flay is just out of range.
Flay throws a quick inside leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Joensen enables Flay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Joensen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Flay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joensen looking to control.
Flay throws a big elbow that misses.
Joensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Joensen, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay won't allow Joensen to get back to his feet.
Flay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joensen is controlling Flay's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johann Joensen wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big left from Joensen misses.
Joensen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flay connects with a single shot there.
Flay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Joensen tenderised Flay's leg. Flay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Flay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Flay.
Joensen pushes Flay away with a front kick.
Flay just misses with a punch to the body.
Flay avoids the body shot from Joensen.
Flay throws a right hand that Joensen ducks under and follows up with a left that Joensen also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay throws a leg kick which misses Joensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Joensen tries to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johann Joensen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flay throws a leg kick that misses.
Flay misses with an uppercut
and Joensen counters with a head kick. That will keep Flay thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joensen lands with a nice body punch.
Joensen throws the kick towards the body but Flay avoids it.
Flay takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses.
Joensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
A slow jab from Flay misses its intended target.
Flay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flay misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Joensen there.
Joensen works over Flay's head and body with a nice combination.
Flay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen takes a swing at Flay's ribcage but misses.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Flay checks it.
Flay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joensen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joensen swings widly with a right hand
and Flay counters with a thumping low kick.
Flay thows a body shot but no joy.
Joensen misses with a few strikes there.
Flay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joensen quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joensen is looking for a sweep. Flay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flay is keen to just control but Joensen is a slippery customer.
Joensen has his hands clasped together around Flay's back. He's all about the action.
Flay works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen regains half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flay slips a nice elbow through Joensen's hands, connecting with Joensen's forehead.
Joensen is pressing down on Flay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Flay trying to control the position from guard on top but Joensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Joensen, not yet.
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 Bobby Flay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Flay throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
Flay keeps the fight on the outside.
Joensen fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Flay misses.
Flay misses with a low kick.
Joensen wants to clinch up but Flay keeps it at a distance.
Joensen misses with a body shot.
Flay throws a wild body kick that Joensen sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joensen, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Joensen.
Flay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joensen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joensen lands a nice looking body shot.
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay shoots in and gets a takedown into Joensen's guard.
Bobby Flay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flay trying to control the position from guard on top but Joensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flay throws a strike but Joensen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Flay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flay keeping full guard, as Joensen tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Flay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
Joensen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johann Joensen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen wants to land a leg kick but Flay is out of range.
Flay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flay tries to work over Joensen's front leg with a kick but Joensen checks it.
Flay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joensen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flay thinking.
Joensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joensen avoids the head kick by Flay.
Flay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a leg kick
and Joensen counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Joensen misses the target.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay looks to land a left hand but Joensen moved out of range nicely.
Joensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flay manages to avoid it.
Joensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flay.
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!
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Joensen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joensen lands with a straight right. Flay didn't see that one coming.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Flay avoids the head kick by Joensen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay throws a head kick but Joensen moves out of range.
Flay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joensen misses with a body punch
enabling Flay to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Joensen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joensen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Joensen!
An out of breath Johann Joensen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
157 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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33
163 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee with a hook.
ORielly looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
ORielly throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
ORielly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ORielly.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORielly moves out of range of the body kick.
ORielly sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORielly. ORielly obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee moves away from the strike by ORielly.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from ORielly.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ORielly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ORielly doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and ORielly is able to avoid easily.
ORielly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
ORielly catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee tests ORielly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ORielly throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A punch combination from ORielly misses.
ORielly tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
A clash of legs there as ORielly blocks the low kick.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ORielly.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but ORielly is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee dodges the punch combination from ORielly.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
ORielly blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORielly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORielly throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
ORielly looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee swings for the body but ORielly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from ORielly misses the target.
ORielly throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and ORielly only half commits.
ORielly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ORielly punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a body punch but ORielly moves out of range.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
ORielly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ORielly.
ORielly drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee wants to sweep here but ORielly controlling him for the moment.
ORielly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but ORielly is having none of it.
ORielly working some strikes from top position.
ORielly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
ORielly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ORielly is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from ORielly.
ORielly is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ORielly looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
ORielly scores with a hook.
ORielly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee is looking to wear down ORielly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
ORielly connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORielly moves away.
ORielly avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and ORielly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
ORielly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
ORielly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. ORielly shrugs it off though.
ORielly throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at ORielly.
Lee tries to land a front kick but ORielly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
ORielly throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORielly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORielly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
ORielly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ORielly's hands.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
ORielly scores with a shot to the body.
ORielly lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ORielly.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ORielly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
ORielly blocks a head kick by Lee.
ORielly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee lands with a nice combination. ORielly backs away looking to recover.
ORielly throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at ORielly.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from ORielly misses the target.
ORielly misses with a looping left.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ORielly on the side of the head.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ORielly momentarily.
ORielly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
ORielly tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands with an overhand left.
ORielly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from ORielly.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ORielly pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee connects with the punch.
ORielly scores with a hook.
ORielly throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by ORielly.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee lands with a straight right. ORielly didn't see that one coming.
Lee blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
ORielly avoids the body shot from Lee.
ORielly looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
ORielly blocks the body kick.
ORielly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
ORielly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
ORielly misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
ORielly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ORielly misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee wants to slow ORielly down by chopping away at his legs.
ORielly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ORielly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee cracks the inside of ORielly's front leg.
ORielly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from ORielly. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
ORielly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORielly.
ORielly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
ORielly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from ORielly.
ORielly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ORielly tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ORielly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent ORielly getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from ORielly.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ORielly doesn't seem bothered though.
ORielly throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a good low kick that ORielly was not able to check.
ORielly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ORielly works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee tries to work over ORielly's front leg with a kick but ORielly checks it.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and ORielly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee slips a straight right by ORielly.
ORielly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses ORielly's front leg but catches the back leg as ORielly tries to avoid it.
ORielly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ORielly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORielly manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ORielly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ORielly.
ORielly lands a body shot.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but ORielly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a combination. ORielly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
ORielly blocks the body kick.
ORielly throws a body kick that misses.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ORielly.
ORielly throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to ORielly's calf.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but ORielly slips the punch.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
ORielly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ORielly throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORielly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
ORielly throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORielly manages to avoid it.
ORielly avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but ORielly moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and ORielly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ORielly lands a nice shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as ORielly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from ORielly.
Lee swings for the body but ORielly moves out of range.
ORielly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORielly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aiden ORielly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORielly was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
A big right from ORielly misses.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but ORielly slips the punch.
ORielly tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and ORielly counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
ORielly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee jabs ORielly right on the nose. ORielly blinks but takes it well.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
ORielly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ORielly throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly throws a lazy uppercut
and ORielly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
ORielly throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
ORielly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee moves out of range as ORielly strikes.
ORielly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
ORielly misses the jab.
Lee stuns ORielly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly throws a nice outside leg kick.
ORielly moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORielly takes one to the chin there.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
After winning the bout, Bruce Lee 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Boris Cekada has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Boris Cekada seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Parker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cekada counter with a right hand.
It looks like Darius Parker has been cut.
Cekada slips a straight right by Parker.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cekada fails with the takedown.
Cekada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cekada avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cekada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parker but Parker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker lands a jab to Cekada's midsection.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Cekada.
Cekada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada connects with a jab.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cekada.
Cekada moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Parker misses.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Cekada moved out of range.
Cekada dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Cekada throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker staying out of range there.
Cekada throws a big shot that misses.
Cekada misses with an uppercut.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Cekada ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cekada throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Cekada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cekada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cekada keeps Parker at a distance using the push kick.
Cekada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cekada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
Parker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Parker scores with a four punch combination!
Parker clobbers Cekada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker lands with a hook. Cekada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darius Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cekada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cekada momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cekada throws a strike but Parker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada wants to sweep but no luck.
Cekada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
Cekada wants to stand and escape but Parker is having none of it.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Cekada.
Parker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cekada looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parker passes into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker slows the pace down.
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 Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cekada with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with an outside leg kick.
Parker lands a head shot.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cekada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cekada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a head kick. That will keep Cekada thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cekada digs a good hook to Parker's body.
Darius Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cekada cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cekada slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cekada throws out the jab.
Cekada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cekada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cekada loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Parker blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Cekada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cekada lands a glancing blow to the side of Parker's head.
Parker takes a swing at Cekada's ribcage but misses.
Cekada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cekada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cekada's calf.
Cekada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cekada.
Cekada clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cekada lands with a short shot to the head.
Cekada pulls Parker into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cekada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker trying to control but Cekada is working from the bottom.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cekada is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cekada has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cekada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker controlling from the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darius Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Parker throws a series of punches but Cekada moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Cekada scores with a nice right hand.
Cekada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Jab from Parker.
Parker is looking to score with low kicks.
Cekada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cekada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parker looks to land a combination but Cekada avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cekada slips under a jab.
Cekada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker moves away from the strike by Cekada.
Darius Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
Parker throws the left hand but Cekada avoids the punch easily.
Cekada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada cracks Parker with a good jab.
That has opened up Darius Parker's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Cekada ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker feints and then cracks Cekada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cekada down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darius Parker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cekada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cekada.
Parker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Cekada moved out of range nicely.
Cekada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cekada misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Cekada misses
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cekada throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Cekada rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is pushing Cekada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cekada lands an uppercut.
Cekada jumps guard but Parker stands there with Cekada around his waist. Cekada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cekada blocks an uppercut.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker scores with the left hand. Cekada knows he should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Parker.
Cekada throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cekada throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker jabs at Cekada's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Cekada finds it's target.
Cekada throws a front kick aimed at Parker's knee but Parker avoids it well.
Cekada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cekada closes the distance and clinches up with Parker, looking for a takedown. Cekada pushes Parker against the cage but Parker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cekada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cekada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cekada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parker sprawls well initially but Cekada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cekada moves nicely into side control.
Parker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cekada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker is looking for a sweep. Cekada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker trying to control but Cekada postures up.
Parker is in trouble now - Cekada has advanced to mount!
Parker can't escape the position.
Parker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cekada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cekada working over Parker with some ground and pound. Parker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parker trying to control from the bottom.
Cekada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is pressing down on Parker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Parker is holding on for now.
Cekada is working hard here to advance position.
Parker works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cekada is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cekada lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker keeping full guard, as Cekada tries to pass.
Parker 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.
Cekada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boris Cekada.
I think Cekada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Cekada!
Boris Cekada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Colmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . Jay Colmen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Patton's chin.
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162 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Colmen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colmen swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Colmen.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Colmen takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.
Patton lands a really nice looking cross but Colmen seems unphased.
It looks like Jay Colmen has been cut.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Colmen slips the punch.
Patton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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 Colmen does it's job there.
Patton cracks Colmen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Colmen tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
Colmen closes the distance and clinches.
Colmen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patton scores with a hook to the body.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Colmen backwards.
Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colmen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton blocks a body shot from Colmen.
Colmen wants to take the fight to the mat but Patton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colmen prevents a body shot from Patton.
Colmen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colmen backwards.
Colmen scores with a hook to the body.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Colmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colmen misses with the head strike.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Colmen controls his hands.
Colmen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Colmen.
Colmen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colmen is looking to control Patton's arms but Patton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Colmen has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Colmen.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colmen misses with a punch on the inside.
Colmen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Colmen can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Colmen avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Patton.
Colmen lands a hook that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Colmen jumps guard.
Colmen working a defensive guard here.
Patton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patton wants to pass the guard but Colmen is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton stays in close to Colmen's body and controls the position.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Colmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michael Patton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Colmen fails with the takedown.
Colmen just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Colmen catches Patton right on the button with a cross.
Colmen misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
Colmen connects with a single shot there.
Colmen throws a right hand that misses
and Colmen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jay Colmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colmen.
Patton drops his hands momentarily and Colmen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Colmen cracks Patton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Patton catches Colmen right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Jay Colmen's cut even more.
Colmen drives through with a takedown into Patton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colmen postures up in Patton's guard and throws a big left but Patton blocks it.
Patton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Colmen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patton wants to stand up but Colmen is controlling him.
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 Michael Patton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Colmen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Patton.
Colmen clinches up against the cage.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colmen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colmen.
Colmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton breaks the clinch.
Colmen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Patton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patton digs a good body shot into Colmen's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton throws a head kick but Colmen moves out of range.
Colmen throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
Colmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colmen looks to land a right hand but Patton moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton staying out of range there.
Michael Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Colmen throws a right hand that misses
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Colmen is able to avoid easily.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colmen misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
Patton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Colmen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colmen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Colmen misses with a looping right.
Colmen clobbers Patton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Colmen throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Colmen moves out of range easily.
Colmen catches Patton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colmen tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton misses with a hook.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Colmen tries for a takedown but Patton circles away easily
and Patton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colmen's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colmen lands with an uppercut that bounces Patton off the cage and back into range.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Colmen ducks down to avoid it.
Colmen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Colmen tries to clinch but Patton moves away
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Colmen moves out of range easily.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colmen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton slips under a jab from Colmen.
Patton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Colmen.
Colmen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Colmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Colmen lands with a light punch inside.
Colmen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Colmen.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colmen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Colmen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colmen closes the distance and clinches up with Patton, looking for a takedown. Colmen pushes Patton against the cage but Patton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Colmen.
Colmen throws a low kick, looking for Patton's leg but Patton calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Colmen.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen lands a right hook to the body.
Colmen misses with a hook
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colmen dips to his left and cracks Patton with an uppercut!
Colmen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Patton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Colmen throws an off balance right hand
and Patton counters with a body kick.
Colmen is breathing heavily.
Patton lands a right hook to the body.
Colmen throws a jab when Patton was well out of range.
Colmen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton lands a really nice looking cross but Colmen seems unphased.
The cut above Jay Colmen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Colmen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colmen avoids the body shot from Patton.
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 Michael Patton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Colmen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Colmen moves out of range as Patton throws a body kick.
Patton feints and then cracks Colmen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colmen down.
Colmen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colmen cracks Patton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colmen is out of range.
Colmen throws an off balance right hand
and Patton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Colmen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patton walks into a left hand.
Colmen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colmen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Patton checks a leg kick.
Patton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Colmen doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colmen looks to land a left hand but Patton moved out of range nicely.
Colmen stuns Patton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michael Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton throws a body punch but Colmen moves out of range.
Patton swings widly with a right hand
and Colmen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Patton works the jab nicely.
Colmen missing with a left hand there. Patton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colmen misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colmen is rocked!
Patton wobbles Colmen with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Patton dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Colmen to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Patton!
A victorious Michael Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes into the arena with Dead Skin Mask blaring out of the sound system. Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly checks a low kick from Gein.
Hardly throws a body punch but Gein moves out of range.
Hardly drives through and clinches with Gein against the cage.
Gein avoiding damage as Hardly throws knees to the body.
Gein swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein missing with knees to the body.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gein managing to block the knees to the body from Hardly.
Hardly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Gein misses with a knee to the head.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gein misses with a body punch.
Hardly dodges an elbow strike from Gein.
Hardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gein is defending well for now.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gein is defending well for now.
Gein misses with an elbow strike.
Gein gets through Hardly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gein.
Gein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gein blocks an uppercut.
Hardly misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein tries to work over Hardly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardly is trying to maintain a safe position but Gein gets an underhook and turns Hardly into the cage.
Hardly breaks from the clinch.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Hardly.
Gein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardly.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly scores with the left hand. Gein knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Gein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardly, right into the meat.
Gein throws an overhand right that lands on Hardly's shoulder, as Hardly tries to avoid the shot.
Gein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Hardly misses.
Gein looks to land a right hand but Hardly moved out of range.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and Hardly counters with an inside leg kick.
Gein throws a low kick, looking for Hardly's leg but Hardly calmly moves out of range.
Gein drops his hands momentarily and Hardly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Gein.
Hardly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hardly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gein's calf.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gein lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardly.
Hardly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gein throws an off balance right hand
and Hardly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gein throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Hardly misses.
Hardly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gein throws out a loose jab but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gein looks to land a combination but Hardly avoids it well.
Hardly tries to clinch but Gein is having none of it.
Gein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardly.
Gein throws a hook to the side of Hardly's head but Hardly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly misses with a low kick.
Hardly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardly lands a high kick!
Gein has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gein missing with knees to the body.
Hardly misses with some punches.
Hardly pushes Gein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardly.
Hardly tries to land knees in the clinch but Gein avoids the damage to the body.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein is trying to force a seperation but Hardly has the dominant position.
Hardly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardly blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Hardly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gein.
Hardly scores with a push kick.
Nice body punch from Hardly.
Gein looks to throw a body kick
and Hardly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gein really felt that one!
Hardly avoids the head kick by Gein.
Hardly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gein can pounce on him.
A left lands for Hardly.
Gein throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardly's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gein under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gein misses with a looping right.
Gein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gein lands with an overhand left.
Gein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardly tries to clinch but Gein moves out of range.
Hardly misses with an uppercut
and Gein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardly lands with a good body shot.
Hardly scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Hardly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gein closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardly thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Hardly scores with a hook to the body. Gein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dan Hardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gein avoids the body shot from Hardly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a body punch but Gein moves out of range.
Hardly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardly.
Gein throws a leg kick
and Hardly counters with a big head kick but Gein shrugs it off.
Gein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardly's calf.
Gein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gein lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardly off the cage and back into range.
Gein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gein is looking to clinch.
Hardly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Gein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardly loads up on a big right hand but Gein slips the punch.
Hardly throws a solid leg kick but Gein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hardly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardly cracks Gein with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly stuns Gein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gein avoids the body shot from Hardly.
Hardly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gein's sensitive parts.
Gein moves out of range of the strikes.
Gein is looking to score with low kicks.
Gein scores with a nice head shot.
Hardly is rocked!
Gein is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Hardly flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hardly is out cold! Gein holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Gein!
Ed Gein thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Marines' Hymn. Glozman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. enae Volare Mezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gomer Pyle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Glozman's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Glozman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle wants to land a leg kick but Glozman is out of range.
Glozman moves out of range as Pyle strikes.
Pyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pyle lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Igor Glozman has been cut.
Glozman has closed the distance and engaged Pyle in a clinch.
Glozman blocks a body shot from Pyle.
Glozman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glozman.
Glozman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyle avoids the elbow strike from Glozman, against the cage.
Glozman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Glozman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pyle looks to land a left hand but Glozman moved out of range nicely.
Glozman connects with a body shot that sends Pyle's belly button to the back.
Pyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Glozman avoids the head kick by Pyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glozman moves out of range of the body kick.
Pyle throws a sloppy head kick and Glozman moves out of range easily.
Glozman works Pyle's body with a nice hook.
Glozman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glozman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Glozman with a jab.
Pyle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Glozman counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glozman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pyle trying to stall but Glozman improves his position.
Glozman controlling the action here for a moment.
Pyle jumps guard but Glozman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Glozman.
A shot in the inside from Glozman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Pyle.
Glozman lands an elbow inside.
Glozman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pyle regains guard immediately.
Pyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glozman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Glozman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Glozman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Pyle is working hard here to advance position.
Glozman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Glozman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glozman works over Pyle with some ground and pound from guard.
Pyle has his foot on Glozman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Glozman works his way back into a safe position though.
Glozman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pyle looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Glozman is defending well. Pyle quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Glozman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pyle celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gomer Pyle!
Gomer Pyle retains his middleweight title!
Gomer Pyle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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