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NFC 159 Jokinen vs Gomi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Seger - Turn the Page. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuch.
Kuch moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuch throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Kuch tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis throws a hook but Kuch blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuch blocks the leg kick.
Kuch scores with a leg kick.
Kuch misses with a head kick.
Kuch throws a big shot that misses.
Kuch misses with a low kick.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Kuch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis stuns Kuch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Kuch settles back down.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Kuch seems unphased.
Davis digs a good body shot into Kuch's ribs.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuch wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuch throws a big shot that misses.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuch looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Kuch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuch.
A punch lands to the side of Kuch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis tries to bum rush Kuch with a series of wild strikes but Kuch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuch manages to avoid it.
Kuch throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis misses the jab.
Kuch scores with a body shot.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a wild body kick that Kuch sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis throws the left hand but Kuch avoids the punch easily.
Kuch slips a jab from Davis.
Nice defenses there by Kuch.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Kuch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Kuch.
Davis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuch lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Kuch takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Kuch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a leg kick
and Davis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Davis throws the left hand but Kuch avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuch thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Kuch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuch ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Kuch swinging wildly here.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Kuch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuch.
Kuch looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Kuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis feints and then cracks Kuch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuch down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good exchange - Kuch coming out on top.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuch.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Davis lands a nice hook to Kuch's body. Kuch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuch scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuch avoids a kick to the body.
Kuch thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuch tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis keeps Kuch at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Kuch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuch.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuch is just out of range.
Kuch misses with an uppercut.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis thuds a left hand into Kuch's body.
Kuch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Kuch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Kuch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davis cracks Kuch with an open hand slap.
Kuch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuch cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
It looks like Ledil Kuch has been cut.
Davis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davis avoids the head kick by Kuch.
Kuch is breathing heavily.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Kuch throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davis punishes Kuch's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuch misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuch blocks the leg kick.
Kuch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuch throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuch can pounce on him.
Kuch lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuch 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.
Kuch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuch's head.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuch.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Kuch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuch.
Kuch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Kuch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Kuch.
Kuch misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Kuch lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Kuch.
Kuch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis connects with a jab.
A jab from Davis misses.
Kuch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Kuch counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Kuch throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Kuch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Kuch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Kuch missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis stuns Kuch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuch 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.
Kuch tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Kuch.
Kuch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Kuch's belly button to the back.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Kuch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
Davis thuds his shin into the meat of Kuch's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuch misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ledil Kuch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis slips a jab from Kuch.
Kuch looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Kuch slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Kuch moved away.
Davis misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Kuch.
Kuch swinging wildly here.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis throws a push kick but Kuch slaps the foot to one side.
Kuch throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis swings for the body but Kuch moves out of range.
Kuch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuch scores with a hook.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuch misses with a body kick.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Davis.
Sloppy strikes from Kuch. Those never looked like landing.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuch.
Kuch motions for Davis to come forward. Kuch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kuch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Kuch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kuch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuch misses with a body shot.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a nice body kick.
Kuch looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Kuch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davis thuds a left hand into Kuch's body.
Kuch just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuch misses with an uppercut.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis throws a series of punches but Kuch moves out of range.
Davis throws a series of punches but Kuch avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Kuch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuch missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davis throws a wild body kick that Kuch sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with a low kick as Kuch jumps back.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuch on the side of the head.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kuch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuch misses with a head kick.
Davis jabs Kuch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ledil Kuch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuch checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis defending well as Kuch loads up on a big left hand.
Kuch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuch if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis throws a push kick but Kuch slaps the foot to one side.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuch.
Kuch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuch lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Kuch counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Kuch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis thumps Kuch with a low kick.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuch moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuch throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Kuch misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Kuch throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Davis!
Taylor Davis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Resso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resso comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. Stroker has chosen TBR - Bigger Than Kiss as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Stroker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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194 lbs
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259 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Adam Resso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker lands a head kick. Resso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Adam Resso has been cut.
Resso closes the distance and clinches.
Resso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Resso lands an elbow just above Stroker 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Stroker.
Stroker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stroker struggles to land a body shot inside as Resso controls his hands.
Stroker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stroker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Resso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Resso has a couple of punches blocked by Stroker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stroker.
Resso is rocked!
Stroker tries a knee to the head but Resso blocks it.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resso avoids it.
Resso blocks a body shot from Stroker.
Resso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Resso scores with a knee to the head.
Stroker managing to block the knees to the body from Resso.
Stroker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Stroker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stroker avoids it.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the head but Resso blocks with his arms.
Resso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stroker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Resso lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Resso just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stroker's brow.
Stroker dodges an elbow strike from Resso.
Resso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resso digs a right hand underneath Stroker's ribcage. Stroker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Resso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Resso misses with some punches.
Resso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroker's elbow.
Resso lands a nice elbow.
Resso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stroker crunches a lovely knee into Resso's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resso tries a body shot but Stroker blocks it.
Resso wants to stall.
Stroker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Resso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Resso is breathing heavily.
Resso pushes Stroker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Resso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroker just leaning against Resso, taking a breather.
Stroker tries to work over Resso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Resso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Resso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Resso struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Resso misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stroker.
Still in the clinch, Stroker scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Resso goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Stroker in side control.
Oh Resso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd goes nuts as Stroker knocks Resso out cold with a massive hammerfist! Stroker Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harry Stroker!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Stroker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adebisi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go Go Adebisi. Torturo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mogwai - Katrien. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
Torturo lands a really nice looking cross but Adebisi seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Torturo.
Adebisi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torturo to the ground. Adebisi is now in Torturo's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Adebisi looking to pass the guard.
Adebisi trying to control but Torturo is working from the bottom.
Adebisi wants to pass the guard but Torturo is keeping the position.
Adebisi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adebisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Torturo is retaining full guard.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Torturo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Simon Adebisi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Adebisi throws a shot from downtown. Torturo moves away and avoids it.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Torturo throws a shot from downtown. Adebisi moves away and avoids it.
Torturo throws a looping overhand right but Adebisi ducks down to avoid it.
Torturo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
Adebisi checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo delivers a nice body kick.
Torturo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torturo gets caught flat footed, as Adebisi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adebisi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adebisi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi has gone for a leg lock! Torturo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adebisi's guard.
Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adebisi wants to improve his position but instead Torturo has moved into half guard.
Torturo not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi tries to roll over but Torturo keeps him under control.
Adebisi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adebisi.
Adebisi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torturo tries to free his leg and advance position but Adebisi is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Torturo is stalling in the full guard.
Adebisi 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.
Adebisi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torturo defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torturo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches up with Torturo, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes Torturo against the cage but Torturo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Torturo tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adebisi connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Torturo finds it's target.
Adebisi swings for the body but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adebisi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adebisi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torturo moves into full guard.
Torturo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adebisi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Torturo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi looking to pass the guard.
Adebisi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torturo trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torturo keeping full guard, as Adebisi tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Torturo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torturo looks for the body kick but Adebisi saw that one coming.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torturo scores with a punch to the head.
Torturo connects with a leg kick. Adebisi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torturo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adebisi.
Torturo thuds a left hand into Adebisi's body.
Torturo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adebisi throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo scoring well with a low kick there.
Torturo throws a lazy right hand but Adebisi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi tries to bum rush Torturo with a series of wild strikes but Torturo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adebisi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adebisi looks to land a right hand but Torturo moved out of range.
Torturo misses with the combination.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adebisi is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
Adebisi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adebisi misses with the combination.
Adebisi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torturo's guard.
Torturo keeping full guard, as Adebisi tries to pass.
Torturo keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi trying to control but Torturo is working from the bottom.
Adebisi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torturo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torturo has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adebisi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adebisi checks a low kick from Torturo.
Torturo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torturo tried to score with a low kick but Adebisi checks it.
Torturo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adebisi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torturo.
Adebisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torturo.
Adebisi lands with a good body shot.
Adebisi moves out of range of the leg kick from Torturo.
Adebisi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adebisi throws a leg kick but Torturo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adebisi lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torturo, right into the meat.
Torturo tries to score with a low kick but Adebisi moves his leg out of the way.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torturo moves away.
No joy there for Adebisi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torturo misses with an uppercut.
Torturo with a hook.
Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torturo.
Adebisi shoots in but Torturo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick from Torturo misses.
A jab lands there for Torturo.
Adebisi throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Torturo lands a slapping body shot.
Adebisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torturo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torturo pushes off an throws an elbow but Adebisi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torturo tries to work over Adebisi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torturo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torturo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adebisi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adebisi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo throws a series of punches but Adebisi avoids them all with ease.
Torturo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adebisi.
Torturo looks to throw the jab but Adebisi is out of range.
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt
and Torturo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adebisi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torturo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adebisi somewhat.
Torturo scores with a nice head shot.
Simon Adebisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torturo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torturo misses with a straight right.
Torturo throws out a loose jab but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
Adebisi blocks a jab.
Marko Torturo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adebisi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
Torturo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo slaps away a takedown attempt from Adebisi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Torturo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torturo fakes the leg kick and cracks Adebisi in the body.
Torturo tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torturo throws a low kick, looking for Adebisi's leg but Adebisi calmly moves out of range.
Torturo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adebisi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torturo scrambles back to his feet.
Adebisi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torturo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adebisi somewhat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torturo, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Torturo slaps away a takedown attempt from Adebisi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marko Torturo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adebisi throws a body punch but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo slips under a jab from Adebisi.
Torturo tries to work over Adebisi's front leg with a kick but Adebisi checks it.
Torturo connects with a leg kick. Adebisi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marko Torturo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo jabs at Adebisi's body.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Adebisi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torturo throws a front kick that sends Adebisi stumbling back into the cage.
Torturo digs a good body shot into Adebisi's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
Adebisi defending well as Torturo loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Adebisi as he checks the leg kick.
Torturo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adebisi checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adebisi 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cummings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . Rebo has chosen Papa Roach - Burn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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329 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tj Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Rebo.
Rebo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cummings. Cummings obviously looking to wear him down.
Rebo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cummings.
Cummings throws a lazy right hand but Rebo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rebo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cummings misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rebo to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Cummings misses.
Cummings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cummings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rebo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cummings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rebo tries to clinch up but Cummings circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Cummings. Those never looked like landing.
Rebo scores with a spinning back kick!
Cummings is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rebo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rebo lands a jab.
It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Rebo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cummings manages to avoid it.
Cummings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rebo.
Cummings digs a good body shot into Rebo's ribs.
Cummings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cummings misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Rebo.
Cummings misses with a lunging right hand
and Rebo counters with a straight right hand.
Cummings drops his hands momentarily and Rebo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cummings avoids a kick to the body.
Cummings wants to slow Rebo down by chopping away at his legs.
Rebo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rebo tries to clinch but Cummings moves out of range.
Cummings throws out a loose jab but Rebo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cummings connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cummings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rebo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cummings connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rebo momentarily.
Rebo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cummings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rebo looks gassed!
Rebo moves away from the strike by Cummings.
Rebo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Rebo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tj Cummings's cut is getting worse.
Tj Cummings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Cummings blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings throws a hook but Rebo avoids it easily.
Rebo throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
Rebo throws a push kick but Cummings slaps the foot to one side.
Rebo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rebo cracks a nice hook into Cummings's ribs.
Rebo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cummings.
Rebo catches Cummings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cummings throws a big shot that misses.
Rebo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cummings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rebo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rebo drives through and clinches with Cummings against the cage.
Rebo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rebo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rebo landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebo tries to throw a body punch but Cummings avoids it by throwing Rebo back against the cage.
Cummings wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Rebo.
Rebo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cummings drops his hands momentarily and Rebo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rebo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rebo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rebo throws a shot to the body.
Rebo throws a shot to the body.
Rebo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cummings prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rebo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rebo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cummings doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rebo - that will leave a mark!
Rebo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tj Cummings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rebo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rebo is looking to clinch but Cummings is avoiding it.
Rebo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cummings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jeez, Tj Cummings's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cummings takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tj Cummings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tore Rebo!
After the big win, Tore Rebo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors $10 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Goat was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 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
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Taalasmaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goat doesn't seem phased though.
Goat 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.
Taalasmaa wants to land a leg kick but Goat is out of range.
Taalasmaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Goat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Goat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taalasmaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goat checks a leg kick.
Goat defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa lands a really nice looking cross but Goat seems unphased.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
No luck for Goat with that takedown attempt.
Goat throws an overhand right that lands on Taalasmaa's shoulder, as Taalasmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Goat closes the distance and pushes Taalasmaa back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Taalasmaa misses with the head strike.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch.
Goat lands an uppercut.
Goat pulls Taalasmaa into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing.
Goat working a defensive guard here.
Goat keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat working a defensive guard here.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Goat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taalasmaa advances position into side control!
Taalasmaa in side control, throwing shots but Goat defends.
Goat is looking to regain half guard here but Taalasmaa keeps moving and retains side control.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position but Goat is working away.
Taalasmaa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taalasmaa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Goat wants to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taalasmaa grinds an elbow into Goat's temple.
Taalasmaa throws an elbow but Goat slips to the side and avoids it well.
Goat is not content to let Taalasmaa control the position.
Taalasmaa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Goat!
Taalasmaa lands a big elbow.
Goat sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa tries to pass to full mount but Goat defends it.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Goat is blocking nicely.
Goat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Goat keeps moving.
Goat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa pushing down on Goat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Goat trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Goat is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa 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.
Good leg kick by Taalasmaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa tries to land a leg kick but Goat saw it coming and moves away.
Goat throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa moved away.
Taalasmaa connects with a jab.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Goat circles away.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
Goat misses with a low kick.
Goat misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a leg kick that knocks Goat off balance momentarily.
Goat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goat takes one on the button.
Taalasmaa connects with a jab.
Goat lands a head kick. Taalasmaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat moves forwards but Taalasmaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Goat moves out of range.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Goat circles away.
Taalasmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taalasmaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taalasmaa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taalasmaa trying to control from half guard but Goat is working away.
Ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
Goat tries to roll over but Taalasmaa keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat trying to hold on to Taalasmaa's head to control him but Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa is keen to just control but Goat is a slippery customer.
Taalasmaa tries to pass to full mount but Goat defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa moves into full mount! Goat won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taalasmaa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goat looks a forlorn figure.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot there that rocks Goat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Goat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a head shot.
Taalasmaa lands with some strikes.
Taalasmaa is landing with some decent strikes but Goat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taalasmaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Billy Goat has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa scoring with strikes but Goat is staying in there.
Goat is rocked!
That has opened up Billy Goat's cut even more.
Taalasmaa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Goat covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfa Uros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Protagonist comes to the cage accompanied by Teenage Bottlerocket - Bigger Than Kiss. Uros has chosen Dirty Diana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiro Protagonist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfa Uros!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uros connects with a leg kick. Protagonist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alfa Uros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uros throws a combination. Protagonist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uros.
Uros thumps Protagonist with a low kick.
Protagonist defending well as Uros loads up on a big left hand.
Protagonist misses with a wild body shot.
Uros slips under a jab from Protagonist.
Uros checks a low kick from Protagonist.
Protagonist throws a poor cross that misses
and Uros counters with a left and a right that stings Protagonist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Uros throws a jab but it's blocked by Protagonist.
Protagonist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uros counters with a nice uppercut.
Uros closes the distance and clinches.
Uros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Protagonist's elbow.
Uros holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uros backwards.
Uros struggles to land a body shot inside as Protagonist controls his hands.
Uros presses Protagonist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uros wants the takedown. Protagonist is fighting it off but Uros persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Protagonist's guard against the cage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Protagonist keeping moving, preventing Uros from controlling successfully.
Uros stands and throws Protagonist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uros is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Protagonist knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uros fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Uros wants to control but Protagonist is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Protagonist is pushing Uros's head away, looking to escape. Uros manages to hold on to the position though.
Protagonist is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Uros working the head and body with strikes.
Uros wants to control for a moment but Protagonist uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Uros controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist is trying to stand.
Uros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Protagonist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uros tries to pass to full mount but Protagonist defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Protagonist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alfa Uros hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Protagonist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist takes a swing at Uros's ribcage but misses.
Uros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uros throws a jab but it's blocked by Protagonist.
Uros moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfa Uros 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.
Protagonist needs to keep his hands up - Uros had a free shot at his head there.
Uros clinches up against the cage.
Uros taking a breather.
Uros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Protagonist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uros.
Uros trying to control the position but instead, Protagonist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uros into the cage.
Uros blocks a body shot from Protagonist.
Uros stalling in the clinch but Protagonist improves position.
Protagonist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Protagonist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Protagonist tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Protagonist misses the target.
Protagonist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Uros 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.
Protagonist lands a nice shot that snaps Uros's head back.
Uros is rocked!
Uros throws a sloppy head kick
and Protagonist counters with an inside leg kick.
Uros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Protagonist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Uros tenderised Protagonist's leg. Protagonist is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uros closes the distance and pushes Protagonist back into the cage.
Uros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Uros leaning his opponent against the cage.
Uros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uros will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Protagonist up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Protagonist.
Uros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Protagonist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uros is looking to control Protagonist's arms but Protagonist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uros has his back to the cage.
Uros blocks a body shot from Protagonist.
Uros is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Protagonist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uros sizes up Protagonist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Protagonist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uros lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Uros closes the distance but Protagonist moves to the side
and Protagonist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Uros finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Protagonist throws a chopping leg kick but Uros manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alfa Uros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Protagonist misses with a head kick.
Protagonist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uros.
Uros tries to clinch there but Protagonist circles away.
Protagonist throws a hook but Uros avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uros ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uros avoids the body shot from Protagonist.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uros checks a leg kick.
Hiro Protagonist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Protagonist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Protagonist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uros thumps Protagonist with a low kick.
Uros tries a head kick but it misses.
Protagonist misses with a wild combination.
Uros fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uros scores with a head kick. Protagonist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uros checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfa Uros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uros misses with a low kick.
Uros moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Protagonist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uros shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uros lands a jab.
Uros throws a sloppy head kick and Protagonist moves out of range easily.
Uros is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uros.
Uros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Protagonist misses with a leg kick
and Uros counters with a stiff right hand.
Protagonist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uros counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uros throws a head kick that half lands.
Protagonist thows a body shot but no joy.
Uros throws a lazy uppercut
and Protagonist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Protagonist, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Uros.
Uros keeps control of Protagonist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Protagonist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Uros.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Protagonist misses.
Protagonist throws a leg kick but Uros checks it.
Uros shoots in and drives through. Protagonist sprawls well.
Uros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Uros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Protagonist avoids it really well and circles away.
Hiro Protagonist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfa Uros.
Protagonist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uros tries to clinch but Protagonist is having none of it.
Protagonist thows a leg kick but Uros checks it
and Uros holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Protagonist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alfa Uros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Protagonist breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist with a hook.
Protagonist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Uros. Uros obviously looking to wear him down.
Uros tries to clinch
and Protagonist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Protagonist moves out of range of the body kick from Uros.
Uros moves in looking to clinch but Protagonist pushes him off.
Uros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Protagonist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uros tries for a takedown but Protagonist circles away easily
and Protagonist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Protagonist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uros thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Uros.
Protagonist cracks Uros with a good jab.
Uros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk. Protagonist catches Uros right on the button with a cross.
Uros is still on wobbly legs! Can Protagonist finish him?
Protagonist thuds a left hand into Uros's body.
Uros seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Uros misses.
Protagonist throws a good cross that connects.
Uros lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Uros doesn't seem bothered though.
Uros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Protagonist lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uros takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hiro Protagonist did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Protagonist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Protagonist with a nice cross.
Protagonist just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Uros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uros stuns Protagonist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Protagonist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Protagonist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uros fails to land with a series of punches.
Uros clinches with his opponent.
Protagonist misses with a punch on the inside.
Uros dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uros breaks the clinch.
Uros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Protagonist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Protagonist.
Uros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Protagonist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Uros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Uros.
Protagonist swats away the attempt to clinch by Uros.
Uros checks a leg kick.
Uros clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uros lands a body shot.
Uros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Uros lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Protagonist stalling the fight.
Uros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uros throws a series of punches but Protagonist moves out of range.
Protagonist takes a swing at Uros's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uros. Protagonist does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws a series of strikes that have Uros backpedaling.
Uros tries to clinch there but Protagonist circles away.
Protagonist misses with a lunging right hand
and Uros counters with a leg kick.
Protagonist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uros counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Protagonist fails to land with a series of punches.
Uros tries to clinch up but Protagonist circles away and keeps his distance.
Protagonist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Protagonist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Uros. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws a body kick that misses.
Protagonist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uros.
Protagonist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Protagonist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uros was well out of range. Poor timing from Protagonist.
Uros misses with a few strikes there.
Uros throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uros shoots in looking for a takedown. Protagonist tries to sprawl out of it but Uros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Protagonist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hiro Protagonist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfa Uros.
Protagonist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uros counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Protagonist misses with a body kick.
A jab from Protagonist finds it's way through Uros's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alfa Uros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Uros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Protagonist swats away the attempt to clinch by Uros.
Uros tries a low kick but Protagonist avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Protagonist.
Uros lands with a nice body punch.
Uros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Protagonist misses with a combination
and Uros counters with a one-two to the body.
Protagonist looks to score with a jab to the body but Uros is just out of range.
Uros scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uros throws a front kick aimed at Protagonist's knee but Protagonist avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Protagonist manages to avoid it.
Protagonist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Uros. Uros obviously looking to wear him down.
Protagonist misses with a hook. Uros ducked under it nicely.
Uros thows a body shot but no joy.
Protagonist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Protagonist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uros counters with a stiff right hand.
Uros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Protagonist tries to move into range but Uros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Protagonist catches Uros with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Protagonist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Protagonist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hiro Protagonist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist looks to score with a jab to the body but Uros is just out of range.
A low kick from Protagonist misses
and Uros counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Protagonist blocks it with crossed arms.
Protagonist tries to work over Uros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uros lands an elbow inside.
Uros digs a right hand underneath Protagonist's ribcage. Protagonist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Protagonist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uross head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uros landing knees to the head.
Uros displaying some good clinch control by pressing Protagonist up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Protagonist.
Protagonist's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Uros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alfa Uros is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Protagonist.
Protagonist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uros pushes Protagonist up against the cage in a clinch.
Uros lands an elbow inside.
Protagonist tries a body shot but Uros blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Uros.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Uros presses Protagonist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfa Uros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uros has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfa Uros!
Alfa Uros is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfa Uros thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Nort has chosen Riverside - Forgotten Land as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nort!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nort. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Nort there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nort checks the leg kick.
Nort is looking to chop away at Tolonen's legs.
Tolonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tolonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nort on the side of the head.
Nort misses with a kick to the body.
Tolonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nort. That did some damage!
Tolonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nort checks it well.
Tolonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Tolonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nort.
Tolonen misses the body punch
and Nort counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nort scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tolonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Tolonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tolonen connects with a high kick.
Nort looks to throw the jab but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen staying out of range there.
Niklas Nort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Tolonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Tolonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nort throws out a loose jab but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen looks to land a left hand but Nort moved out of range nicely.
Tolonen tries to score with a low kick but Nort moves his leg out of the way.
Tolonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tolonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Tolonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen drops his hands momentarily and Nort needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tolonen just on the top of the head. Tolonen drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tolonen - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Niklas Nort!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Niklas Nort made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Human Sacrifice. Paul Poulter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rich Silva's chin.
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30
267 lbs
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217 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poulter swivels and escapes.
Poulter clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulter tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
Poulter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva avoids the head kick by Poulter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rich Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a high kick!
It looks like Paul Poulter has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Poulter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poulter.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Poulter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Poulter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulter cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Poulter wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Poulter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Poulter throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Poulter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Poulter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Poulter as he checks the leg kick.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Poulter moved out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Poulter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poulter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poulter.
Poulter throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Poulter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a hook but Poulter blocks it.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Poulter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Poulter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Poulter moves out of range easily.
Poulter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Poulter thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poulter counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poulter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Poulter throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poulter.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulter.
Paul Poulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Poulter.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulter.
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 Rich Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Poulter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poulter throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Poulter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva blocks a head kick by Poulter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poulter.
Poulter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Poulter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Poulter counters with an inside leg kick.
Poulter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poulter cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter misses with a leg kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab, jab by Poulter - just one landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poulter throws a head kick that half lands.
Poulter 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.
Jab by Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Poulter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poulter.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulter.
Nice jab there from Poulter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Poulter counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Poulter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Poulter counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poulter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poulter.
Poulter works the jab nicely.
Poulter thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Poulter tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poulter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poulter pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Poulter pushes Silva away with a front kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poulter.
Poulter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poulter punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poulter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poulter can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva is rocked!
Poulter cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Poulter throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulter counters with a leg kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Poulter pushes Silva away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paul Poulter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Silva misses.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Poulter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poulter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Poulter there.
Poulter misses with a head kick.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poulter.
Poulter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulter throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poulter.
Poulter staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Poulter slips a straight right by Silva.
Poulter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Poulter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poulter misses with a wild body shot.
Poulter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a low kick but Poulter avoids it.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slow jab from Poulter misses its intended target.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Poulter connects with a solid leg kick.
Poulter wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulter.
Silva throws a hook but Poulter blocks it.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Poulter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Poulter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poulter lands a jab.
Poulter sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws out a powerful jab.
Poulter lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Poulter throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Poulter checks a leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poulter scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poulter.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulter checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Poulter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poulter.
Poulter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poulter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Poulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a body punch but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poulter missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poulter.
Poulter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulter connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poulter cracks Silva with a good jab.
Poulter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poulter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poulter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulter. Poulter obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Poulter thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poulter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Poulter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Poulter made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoto Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
300 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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290 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoto Sugawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit dodges the punch combination from Sugawara.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sugawara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sugawara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balingit.
Sugawara moves out of range of the strikes.
Balingit lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Naoto Sugawara has been cut.
Sugawara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
An inside leg kick from Sugawara misses.
Sugawara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balingit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balingit tries to clinch up.
Sugawara throws a low kick, looking for Balingit's leg but Balingit calmly moves out of range.
Sugawara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sugawara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Balingit.
Balingit tries to clinch up but Sugawara circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Sugawara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balingit.
Sugawara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balingit counters with a stiff right hand.
Balingit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sugawara.
Jab, jab by Balingit - just one landing.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Sugawara is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balingit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Balingit misses its intended target.
Sugawara keeps the fight on the outside.
Sugawara lands a body shot.
Balingit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sugawara.
Sugawara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balingit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balingit misses the jab.
Sugawara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balingit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sugawara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Sugawara.
Sugawara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Sugawara is just out of range.
Sugawara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balingit is out of range.
Good shot there by Balingit.
Sugawara misses with a straight right.
Balingit misses with a wild body shot.
Sugawara lands a glancing blow to the side of Balingit's head.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balingit slips a jab from Sugawara.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balingit tries to clinch but Sugawara moves out of range.
Balingit misses with a hook. Sugawara ducked under it nicely.
Sugawara misses with a body shot.
Sugawara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balingit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sugawara.
Some wild striking there from Sugawara.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sugawara was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Sugawara tries to land a front kick but Balingit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sugawara lands a right hook to the body.
Balingit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Naoto Sugawara's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sugawara connects with a body shot that sends Balingit's belly button to the back.
Balingit looks gassed!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sugawara.
Balingit checks a leg kick.
Balingit misses with an uppercut. Sugawara saw that one coming.
Balingit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good work by Balingit as he checks the leg kick.
Sugawara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sugawara walks into a stiff left hand from Balingit.
Balingit dodges the punch combination from Sugawara.
Balingit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balingit there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sugawara walks into a straight right hand from Balingit.
Balingit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sugawara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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 Naoto Sugawara will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sugawara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balingit if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Sugawara.
Sugawara takes one to the chin there.
Sugawara throws a hook to the side of Balingit's head but Balingit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balingit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sugawara throws a jab but it's blocked by Balingit.
A head kick misses from Sugawara.
Sugawara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balingit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sugawara manages to avoid it.
Balingit lands with a right hand.
Balingit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sugawara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balingit.
Sugawara looks for the body kick but Balingit saw that one coming.
Sugawara avoids the body shot from Balingit.
Balingit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit blocks a jab.
Sugawara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Naoto Sugawara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Balingit moves out of range of the leg kick from Sugawara.
Sugawara throws a leg kick but Balingit moved away.
Balingit blocks the body kick.
Naoto Sugawara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sugawara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balingit.
A good leg kick by Sugawara.
Sugawara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sugawara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sugawara.
Sugawara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balingit.
Sugawara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sugawara misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit cracks Sugawara with an open hand slap.
Sugawara misses with a looping left.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugawara swings widly with a right hand
letting Balingit counter with a right hand.
Sugawara tries to keep at a distance but Balingit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balingit lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sugawara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balingit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Balingit.
Jeez, Naoto Sugawara's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Balingit wants to stall.
Balingit swings wildly with an uppercut but Sugawara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Balingit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sugawara backwards.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but Sugawara blocks with his arms.
Balingit is looking to control Sugawara's arms but Sugawara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Balingit has his back to the cage.
Balingit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balingit lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Naoto Sugawara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ej Balingit!
Ej Balingit managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
165 lbs
22 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi throws a right hand that misses
and Jokinen counters with a left to the body.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomi lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Gomi - just one landing.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Gomi finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Jokinen lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otso Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomi.
Gomi wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi fails with the takedown
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a head kick. Jokinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Jokinen cracks Gomi with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Gomi moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jokinen looks to land a body kick but Gomi moved away.
Gomi swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice body kick.
Jokinen throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomi momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi 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.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a body kick.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen scores with a jab. Gomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gomi misses the body punch
and Jokinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Gomi.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen gets a clinch.
Gomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Gomi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Gomi throws a head punch that misses.
Gomi lands a left hand.
A short right from Gomi on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jokinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gomi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomi misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Otso Jokinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gomi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Gomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi throws a head kick that half lands.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Gomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomi misses with a left hand
and Jokinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Gomi throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen sizes up Gomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
Gomi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jokinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gomi.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the body
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Gomi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen connects with a right hand. Gomi shakes it off.
Gomi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Gomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jokinen wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Gomi down.
Gomi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Gomi didn't see that one coming.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen wants to clinch.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Jokinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Gomi clinches up with Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomi wants a takedown but no success here.
A short left from Jokinen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomi.
A right hand to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Gomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomi is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Gomi wants a takedown but no success here.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Gomi.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Gomi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomi controls his hands.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Gomi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gomi with a big uppercut! Gomi tries to clinch up but Jokinen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gomi to the mat! Gomi covers up and Jokinen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Otso Jokinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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FIGHT
RATING
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