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NFC 174 Torturo vs Juntunen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavronenko comes to the cage accompanied by Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Thor misses the shot to the body.
That kick from al Thor tenderised Lavronenko's leg. Lavronenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Thor wants to clinch up but Lavronenko keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Thor.
al Thor wants to slow Lavronenko down by chopping away at his legs.
al Thor misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from al Thor misses.
A shot to the liver by al Thor. Beautiful body shot.
al Thor tried to score with a low kick but Lavronenko checks it.
Lavronenko throws a lazy uppercut
and al Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lavronenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavronenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko lands a right hook to the body.
al Thor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lavronenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Lavronenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Thor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavronenko.
al Thor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavronenko.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Thor. That's going to slow Lavronenko down.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Lavronenko checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor cracks the inside of Lavronenko's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavronenko swinging wildly here.
al Thor lands a head kick. Lavronenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ivan Lavronenko has been cut.
al Thor cracks the inside of Lavronenko's front leg.
al Thor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lavronenko looks for a takedown but al Thor sprawls well.
Rand al Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rand al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko scores with a shot to the body.
al Thor throws a looping overhand right but Lavronenko ducks down to avoid it.
al Thor takes a swing at Lavronenko's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by al Thor.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Lavronenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
al Thor is looking to score with low kicks.
al Thor has managed to clinch.
al Thor manages to break the clinch.
Lavronenko throws an off balance right hand
and al Thor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by al Thor.
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!
Lavronenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al Thor doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Thor.
Lavronenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from al Thor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavronenko throws a right and a left that al Thor avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Thor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lavronenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the liver by al Thor. Beautiful body shot.
Lavronenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Thor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lavronenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
al Thor is looking to slow Lavronenko down with leg kicks.
al Thor misses with a low kick as Lavronenko jumps back.
al Thor checks the leg kick.
al Thor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavronenko.
al Thor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
al Thor forces Lavronenko back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lavronenko looks to score with a jab to the body but al Thor is just out of range.
al Thor throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Thor. That's going to slow Lavronenko down.
Lavronenko throws a right hand that misses
and al Thor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Thor scores with a head kick. Lavronenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor throws a low kick but Lavronenko moves out of range easily.
Jab by al Thor.
al Thor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko 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.
al Thor stuffs the takedown.
al Thor with a nice cross.
Lavronenko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. al Thor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lavronenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and al Thor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lavronenko's knee momentarily.
al Thor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Thor connects with an inside leg kick.
al Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Thor throws a leg kick
and Lavronenko counters with a nice uppercut.
al Thor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lavronenko rather than just go for the knockout.
al Thor throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko misses with a body shot.
al Thor feints and then cracks Lavronenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavronenko down.
al Thor lands a body shot.
al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! al Thor slams his shin into Lavronenko's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavronenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lavronenko checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lavronenko avoids the body shot from al Thor.
al Thor lands with a good body shot.
al Thor lands with a hook. Lavronenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
al Thor darts in and clinches Lavronenko up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from al Thor.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Thor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lavronenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
al Thor moves into the clinch successfully.
al Thor stalling.
Lavronenko blocks an uppercut.
al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
al Thor cracks Lavronenko with a nice body shot.
al Thor lands a left hand.
al Thor tries a body shot but Lavronenko blocks it.
al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Lavronenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Thor lands a right hand.
Lavronenko wants to break free but al Thor has control.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Thor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lavronenko's head.
Lavronenko misses with a body punch
letting al Thor counter with a right hand.
Lavronenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
al Thor throws a body punch but Lavronenko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Thor takes a swing at Lavronenko's ribcage but misses.
Lavronenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavronenko looks to land a right hand but al Thor moved out of range.
al Thor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
al Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
al Thor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lavronenko throws a looping overhand right but al Thor ducks down to avoid it.
al Thor fakes the leg kick and cracks Lavronenko in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lavronenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has al Thor pinned against the cage. al Thor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lavronenko dives in and grabs al Thor's left leg, looking for a takedown. al Thor pushes down on Lavronenko's head and hops out.
Rand al Thor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Lavronenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavronenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Thor slips under a jab.
al Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from al Thor lands.
al Thor fakes the leg kick and cracks Lavronenko in the body.
al Thor lands with a kick to the temple. Lavronenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al Thor throws out a leg kick but Lavronenko moves out of range and al Thor only half commits.
Lavronenko misses with a right hand
and al Thor counters with a good low kick that Lavronenko was not able to check.
Ivan Lavronenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavronenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and al Thor counters with a head kick.
al Thor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lavronenko at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand al Thor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well al Thor 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand al Thor!
Our winner, Rand al Thor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mgła- With Hearts Toward None II . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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238 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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280 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Staton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staton scores with a jab. Jeremy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jeremy tests Staton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Staton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jeremy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Staton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeremy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staton finds it's way round the side to connect with Jeremy's head.
Staton moves out of range as Jeremy strikes.
Staton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Staton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jeremy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee Staton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremy looks gassed!
Staton rushes Jeremy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jeremy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Staton is working Jeremy over against the cage.
Staton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeremy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton throws a series of punches but Jeremy avoids them all with ease.
Staton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jeremy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Staton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Staton connects with a solid leg kick.
Staton with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big head kick from Staton and Jeremy is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Jeremy is rocked!
It looks like Ron Jeremy has been cut.
Staton gets to his feet and stands over Jeremy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Jeremy felt that one! Staton unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Jeremy from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Staton!
After winning the bout, Lee Staton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Takida - Curly Sue. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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166 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herzog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Herzog misses with a few strikes there.
Moses throws a hook but Herzog avoids it easily.
Herzog slips a jab and a cross from Moses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moses darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moses takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Moses.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Herzog's head but Herzog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Herzog.
Moses misses with a body shot.
Moses throws a predictable looking body shot
and Herzog counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog tries to land a body kick
and Moses counters with an outside leg kick.
Herzog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ricky Moses has been cut.
Moses throws a series of punches but Herzog avoids them all with ease.
Moses listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Herzog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moses's waist but Moses gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Herzog off to one side.
Ricky Moses is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herzog lands a slapping body shot.
Herzog scores with a jab.
Herzog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moses's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Herzog.
Moses throws a body punch but Herzog moves out of range.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to land a leg kick but Herzog saw it coming and moves away.
Herzog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moses throws a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Herzog!
Herzog feints and then cracks Moses's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moses down.
Moses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Moses.
A head kick misses from Herzog.
Moses looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
Herzog thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Moses slams his shin into Herzog's torso.
Moses defending well as Herzog loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Herzog.
Herzog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moses stuffs the takedown.
Herzog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moses momentarily.
Moses checks a leg kick.
Moses takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Chris Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herzog throws a shot from downtown. Moses moves away and avoids it.
Moses's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moses duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moses lands a body shot.
Herzog takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Herzog throws out a powerful jab.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herzog.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Herzog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moses gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Herzog.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moses misses with a two punch combination.
Herzog scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Herzog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Moses coming out on top.
Chris Herzog is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moses - that will leave a mark!
Herzog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moses checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Herzog 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 Moses has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moses and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Moses.
Moses throws a hook but Herzog avoids it easily.
Herzog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
Moses scores with a leg kick.
Herzog misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moses.
Herzog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
and Herzog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moses misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moses keeps Herzog at a distance using the push kick.
Herzog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Herzog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moses doesn't seem bothered though.
Herzog scoring well with a low kick there.
Herzog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Herzog takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Moses wants to land a leg kick but Herzog is out of range.
Moses misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses throws a low kick but Herzog avoids it.
Moses checks a leg kick nicely.
Moses keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herzog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moses can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Herzog.
Herzog slips a jab and a cross from Moses.
Herzog throws a push kick but Moses slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Moses finds it's way through Herzog's defenses.
The fighters circling - Moses throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog slips under a jab.
Moses lands a jab.
Moses takes a kick to the side of the head.
Herzog throws the left hand but Moses avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Moses.
Herzog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Herzog.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herzog can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
Moses throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Herzog counters with a good low kick that Moses was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Herzog misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Herzog, right into the meat.
Herzog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moses checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Herzog takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herzog explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Herzog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herzog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moses takes one to the chin there.
Herzog avoids the body shot from Moses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Moses will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Herzog throws a lazy right hand but Moses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moses connects with the punch.
Moses slaps away a takedown attempt from Herzog, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herzog throws a hook but Moses avoids it easily.
Moses doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Herzog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herzog shoots in for a double leg but Moses sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A shot to the body from Herzog misses
and Moses counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herzog thinking.
Moses connects with a solid leg kick.
Herzog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herzog.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Moses throws a nice looking combination but Herzog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Moses.
Moses slips under a jab.
Herzog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moses dodges the punch combination from Herzog.
Herzog connects with an inside leg kick.
Moses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses 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.
Moses throws out a leg kick but Herzog moves out of range and Moses only half commits.
Moses throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moses throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
Moses jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Herzog scores with a punch to the head.
Herzog swings widly with a right hand
and Moses counters with a body kick that stops Herzog in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moses scores with a decent looking hook.
Herzog thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Herzog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moses's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moses lunges at Herzog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herzog's hand.
Donk. Herzog catches Moses right on the button with a cross.
Herzog moves out of range of the body kick.
Moses misses with a double jab
and Herzog counters with a straight right hand.
Ricky Moses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herzog wants to slow Moses down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Herzog misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Herzog.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Herzog's head but Herzog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herzog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Moses counter with a right hand.
Herzog lands a glancing blow to the side of Moses's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moses thows a body shot but no joy.
Moses throws a low kick but it's checked well by Herzog.
Moses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moses scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Herzog misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses misses with a looping left.
Herzog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moses takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Moses.
I think Moses has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ricky Moses!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Moses 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Macku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno comes to the cage accompanied by Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Macku!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tauno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macku looks to land a left hand but Tauno moved out of range nicely.
Macku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tauno. Macku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tauno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Macku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tauno looks to throw the jab but Macku is out of range.
Tauno throws a looping overhand right but Macku ducks down to avoid it.
Macku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tauno's sensitive parts.
Tauno slips a jab from Macku.
Macku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Adam Macku has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tauno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Tauno finds it's target.
Macku avoids the head kick by Tauno.
Crunch! Tauno slams his shin into Macku's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Macku looks for the body kick but Tauno saw that one coming.
Tauno throws a jab but it's blocked by Macku.
Macku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tauno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tauno tries to bum rush Macku with a series of wild strikes but Macku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Tauno misses.
Tauno looks to score with a jab to the body but Macku is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Macku.
Macku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Tony Tauno has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tauno.
Macku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adam Macku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tauno counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Macku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauno moves away.
Macku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tauno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macku.
Macku throws a leg kick but Tauno checks it.
Tauno throws a shot from downtown. Macku moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Macku.
Tauno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tauno misses with a straight left.
Tauno digs a good hook to Macku's body.
Tauno looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Macku!
Macku looks gassed!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Macku taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno lands a big elbow.
Tauno lands a big shot to the head and Macku winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Tauno!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Speed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Stern!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Speed shoots for a double leg takedown but Stern sprawls well. He's pushed Speed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stern throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range.
Speed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abel Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern scores with a shot to the body.
Stern cracks Speed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Speed takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
Speed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Speed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Speed trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed is looking to advance position but Stern has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Speed wants to hold on but Stern pushes him away.
Speed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Speed is working hard here to advance position.
Stern landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Speed is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Speed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stern is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Speed is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stern prevents Speed from improving his position.
Speed looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stern is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stern would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stern slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stern working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Speed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stern's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Stern has momentary wrist control but Speed slips an elbow through the middle.
Speed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stern bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Speed's guard.
Speed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stern is aware though and is defending well.
Speed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stern stacks Speed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stern!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stern wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Abel Speed will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Speed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stern keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speed clobbers Stern with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Stern has closed the distance and engaged Speed in a clinch.
Stern lands a nice shot to the body.
Stern stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Speed is trying to maintain a safe position but Stern gets an underhook and turns Speed into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stern lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stern lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stern lands a shot to the body.
Stern doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stern lands a left hand.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stern scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stern misses with a body punch.
Stern swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern lands with a light punch inside.
Speed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stern lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stern trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stern on the inside.
Speed prevents a body shot from Stern.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern blocks a body shot from Speed.
Stern has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Stern misses with a body punch.
Stern scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stern blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Stern as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stern throws an elbow but misses.
Speed tries to score a body lock takedown but Stern shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stern is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Stern throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Stern blocking some punches.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sterns head.
Stern cracks Speed with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stern misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stern just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speed's brow.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Speed can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed misses with some punches.
Stern lands with a light punch inside.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stern misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stern.
Jason Stern seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stern.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stern's elbow.
Stern misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Stern.
Stern tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Stern back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Speed works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed won't allow Stern to sweep him here.
Stern trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stern wants to sweep but no luck.
Stern wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Speed throwing strikes from guard but Stern blocks nicely.
Speed passes Stern's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abel Speed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stern defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Speed misses the body punch
and Stern counters with a left and a right that stings Speed.
Speed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stern lands a nice elbow.
Stern blocking some punches.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stern lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Speed blocks a body shot from Stern.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Stern misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed has Stern pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stern manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Speed'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.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stern's efforts to push away.
Stern lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Stern misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Stern misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stern blocks a body shot from Speed.
Stern working aggressively here.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stern lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Stern back against the cage.
Stern struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stern tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stern looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stern unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stern tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stern tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.
Speed blocks an elbow strike.
Speed dodges an elbow strike from Stern.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Stern lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stern pulls his leg out and moves away.
Speed lands with a straight right. Stern didn't see that one coming.
Speed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stern as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Speed to score with a decent uppercut.
Stern connects with a right hand. Speed shakes it off.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Stern connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern moves forwards but Speed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Speed misses with the combination.
Stern moves into range and connects with a jab.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stern connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stern defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Stern.
I think Stern has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Stern!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Stroker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Stroker.
Stroker checks a leg kick.
Pinta throws a leg kick but Stroker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stroker misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Pinta.
It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Stroker defending well as Pinta loads up on a big left hand.
Stroker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinta can pounce on him.
Pinta slips under a jab from Stroker.
Pinta throws a low kick but Stroker avoids it.
Pinta stuns Stroker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pinta.
Stroker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pinta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stroker throws a head kick but Pinta moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroker misses with a kick to the body
and Pinta counters with an inside leg kick.
Stroker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinta misses with a right hand
letting Stroker counter with a right hand.
Stroker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinta swings for the body but Stroker moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Stroker blocks the low kick.
Pinta is looking to land body kicks.
Stroker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinta pushes Stroker away with a front kick.
A solid body kick from Pinta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinta misses with a wild body shot.
Pinta clobbers Stroker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pinta misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinta, right into the meat.
A cross from Stroker lands.
Stroker misses with a body kick.
Stroker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinta.
Stroker throws a big shot that misses.
Pinta moves out of range of the body kick from Stroker.
Stroker scores with the left hand. Pinta knows he should have avoided that one.
Stroker throws a low kick, looking for Pinta's leg but Pinta calmly moves out of range.
Pinta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stroker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pinta throws a low kick but Stroker moves out of range easily.
Stroker sizes up Pinta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stroker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stroker.
Nice defenses there by Pinta.
That kick from Pinta tenderised Stroker's leg. Stroker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stroker throws out a leg kick but Pinta moves out of range and Stroker only half commits.
Pinta throws a head kick that misses
and Stroker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinta thinking.
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Stroker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stroker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinta. Pinta obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stroker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pinta counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinta throws a leg kick but Stroker moved away.
Pinta missing with a left hand there. Stroker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stroker's calf.
Pinta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinta 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.
Stroker throws a leg kick
and Pinta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Stroker misses
and Pinta counters with a good, hard body kick but Stroker shrugs it off.
Pinta digs a good hook to Stroker's body.
Stroker avoids the head kick by Pinta.
Pinta ducks under a wild hook from Stroker.
Stroker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Bob Stroker's cut even more.
Stroker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pinta under the eye.
Bob Stroker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroker blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pinta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pinta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stroker throws a head kick but Pinta moves out of range.
Pinta misses with a combination
and Stroker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stroker lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinta. That's going to slow Stroker down.
Stroker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pinta doesn't seem bothered though.
A leg kick checked by Pinta.
Stroker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinta looks to land a combination but Stroker avoids it well.
Stroker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinta misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stroker moves out of range of the body kick from Pinta.
Pinta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stroker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinta's sensitive parts.
Stroker throws a sloppy head kick and Pinta moves out of range easily.
Pinta swings for the body but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker throws a body punch but Pinta moves out of range.
Pinta lands a jab.
Pinta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pinta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroker with a jab.
Pinta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stroker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinta checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stroker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stroker throws a good cross that connects.
Pinta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stroker.
Pinta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stroker blocks a jab.
Pinta avoids a kick to the body.
Pinta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pinta throws a sloppy head kick and Stroker moves out of range easily.
Stroker throws a sloppy head kick and Pinta moves out of range easily.
Stroker throws a body punch but Pinta moves out of range.
Stroker misses with a hook to the body
and Pinta counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Bob Stroker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stroker misses with a low kick.
Pinta misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker takes a swing at Pinta's ribcage but misses.
Stroker lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinta's head.
Stroker scores with a body shot.
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Stroker throws a head kick that half lands.
Stroker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stroker tries to land a front kick but Pinta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stroker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinta.
Pinta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pinta throws a hook to the side of Stroker's head but Stroker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stroker misses with a leg kick
enabling Pinta to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker misses with a left hand
and Pinta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stroker.
Pinta blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Stroker slams his shin into Pinta's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses.
Pinta throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Pinta.
Pinta loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Pinta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroker is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta scores with a punch to the head.
Bob Stroker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pinta scores with a leg kick.
Pinta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stroker is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pinta throws a low kick, looking for Stroker's leg but Stroker calmly moves out of range.
Stroker thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinta misses with a right hand
and Stroker counters with a straight right hand.
Pinta throws a body kick that misses.
Stroker moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Pinta.
Stroker slips under a jab.
Stroker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stroker lands a leg kick that knocks Pinta off balance momentarily.
Stroker jabs Pinta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Stroker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stroker, right into the meat.
Pinta misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stroker.
Pinta throws a series of punches but Stroker avoids them all with ease.
Pinta is looking to land body kicks.
Pinta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stroker momentarily.
Stroker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pinta doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinta.
Stroker misses with a kick to the body
and Pinta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stroker.
Stroker misses with an uppercut.
Stroker scores with a hook.
Pinta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stroker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stroker is able to avoid easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinta. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stroker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinta.
Pinta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pinta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stroker doesn't seem bothered though.
Stroker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pinta.
Pinta with a jab.
Pinta throws a nice looking combination but Stroker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pinta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Pinta.
Pinta lands a jab.
Stroker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker loads up on a big right hand but Pinta slips the punch.
Pinta lands with a hook. Stroker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinta.
Bob Stroker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stroker throws a series of punches but Pinta moves out of range.
Stroker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinta wants to slow Stroker down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinta takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Pinta cracks the inside of Stroker's front leg.
Stroker scores with a hook to the body. Pinta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Pinta coming out on top.
Pinta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stroker can do to turn this around?
Stroker checks a low kick from Pinta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stroker punishes Pinta's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Pinta.
Thomas Pinta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas Pinta is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Pinta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stroker.
Stroker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stroker. That one must have hurt.
Stroker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pinta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroker.
Pinta blocks a low kick nicely.
Pinta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pinta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinta 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pinta!
Thomas Pinta tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem. Meridius has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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245 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meridius stuns Overeem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Overeem throws a push kick but Meridius slaps the foot to one side.
Meridius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Overeem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meridius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meridius throws out the jab.
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius scores with a punch to the head.
Overeem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meridius. Meridius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meridius misses with a hook
and Meridius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meridius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overeem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Meridius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overeem. Overeem obviously looking to wear him down.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meridius misses with a kick to the body.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Meridius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meridius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Overeem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a solid leg kick but Meridius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Overeem.
Meridius throws a leg kick but Overeem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius scores with a kick to the body.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
Overeem throws a solid leg kick but Meridius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Overeem.
Meridius cracks a nice hook into Overeem's ribs.
Meridius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Meridius.
Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meridius checks a leg kick.
Meridius throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem pushes Meridius away with a front kick.
Overeem 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meridius has time to react.
Meridius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Overeem clinches up with Meridius and pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius tries to circle away but Overeem has him pinned against the cage.
Meridius misses with a body punch.
Meridius working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Meridius looks gassed!
Overeem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Meridius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meridius working hard to break the clinch.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem throws an overhand right that lands on Meridius's shoulder, as Meridius tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meridius dips to his left and cracks Overeem with an uppercut!
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Overeem throws a head kick that Meridius semi-blocks.
Overeem with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overeem doesn't seem bothered though.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Meridius moves out of range easily.
Overeem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meridius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meridius is looking to slow Overeem down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meridius 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 Overeem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Overeem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Overeem throws a looping overhand right but Meridius ducks down to avoid it.
Meridius jabs at Overeem's body.
Overeem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meridius is looking to chop away at Overeem's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius 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.
Overeem lands a nice looking body kick.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meridius throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Meridius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Overeem lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Meridius avoids it well.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius throws an off balance right hand
and Overeem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
Overeem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Overeem lands a right hook to the body.
Meridius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius misses with a low kick.
Overeem punishes Meridius's body with a nice straight punch.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overeem moves away.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Meridius avoids it well.
Overeem checks a low kick from Meridius.
Meridius takes one to the side of the head.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Meridius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Meridius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Overeem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Overeem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meridius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Overeem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meridius trying to pass the guard but Overeem defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Overeem pushes Meridius off and gets back to his feet.
Overeem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Overeem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meridius circles away quickly and effectively.
Overeem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meridius's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Overeem circles away.
Meridius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Overeem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem lands a nice looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Overeem - that will leave a mark!
Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Overeem.
Overeem scores with a nice strike.
Overeem cracks the inside of Meridius's front leg.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Overeem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Overeem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overeem thumps Meridius with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looks to land a combination. Meridius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overeem stuns Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meridius drops his hands momentarily and Overeem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meridius looks to land a combination but Overeem avoids it well.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meridius swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Meridius down.
Overeem tries to clinch but Meridius is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.
Overeem sends Meridius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Overeem is motioning to the referee to let Meridius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Meridius is rocked!
Overeem jabs Meridius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Meridius is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem flashes Meridius a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Meridius's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Meridius crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Overeem punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Overeem!
Alistair Overeem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki has chosen I've Just Seen a Face as his entrance music. 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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178 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hideki with a hook.
McBrain throws a low kick, looking for Hideki's leg but Hideki calmly moves out of range.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
Hideki defending well as McBrain loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Masaru Hideki has been cut.
Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBrain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
McBrain misses with a hook.
Hideki takes one to the side of the head.
McBrain misses with a two punch combination.
Hideki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hideki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McBrain. That did some damage!
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hideki lands with a nice body kick.
Hideki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki thows a body shot but no joy.
McBrain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hideki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McBrain 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 Hideki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hideki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McBrain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBrain.
Hideki throws a low kick, looking for McBrain's leg but McBrain calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Hideki finds it's way through McBrain's defenses.
Hideki throws a leg kick but McBrain moved away.
Hideki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Hideki.
McBrain gets tackled into the cage by Hideki. Hideki maintains the clinch.
McBrain takes a shot to the head.
Hideki stalling in the clinch.
Hideki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McBrain backwards.
Hideki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hideki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hideki tried to score with a low kick but McBrain checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a chopping leg kick but McBrain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBrain misses with a wild body shot.
McBrain misses with a straight right.
McBrain throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hideki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hideki.
McBrain misses with an uppercut.
McBrain throws a one two combo.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from McBrain misses its intended target.
Hideki fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBrain throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki throws a one two combo.
McBrain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hideki.
Hideki slips under a jab from McBrain.
Hideki lands with a straight right. McBrain didn't see that one coming.
Hideki misses with a head kick.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but McBrain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBrain checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hideki.
Hideki jabs at McBrain's body.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Hideki sees it coming and moves out of range.
McBrain swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideki.
McBrain looks to throw the jab but Hideki is out of range.
Hideki cracks McBrain with a good jab.
McBrain lands a head kick. Hideki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Masaru Hideki's cut even more.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki connects with a right hand. McBrain shakes it off.
Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
Hideki lands a nice looking kick to the body. McBrain takes a step back to recover.
Hideki lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideki works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain thuds a left hand into Hideki's body.
Donk. Hideki catches McBrain right on the button with a cross.
Hideki slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hideki misses the target.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but McBrain is just out of range.
Good work by McBrain as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by McBrain.
McBrain misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely.
McBrain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McBrain there as he acknowledges the shot.
McBrain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
McBrain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
McBrain throws a head kick but Hideki moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hideki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hideki.
A shot to the liver by Hideki. Beautiful body shot.
McBrain is looking to chop away at Hideki's legs.
Hideki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBrain. McBrain obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Masaru Hideki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hideki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McBrain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Hideki.
Hideki works the jab nicely.
McBrain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki.
Hideki scores with the left hand. McBrain knows he should have avoided that one.
McBrain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hideki is out of range and McBrain settles back down.
McBrain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBrain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McBrain misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hideki 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.
McBrain misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming.
McBrain defending well as Hideki loads up on a big left hand.
McBrain throws a solid leg kick but Hideki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McBrain.
McBrain just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - McBrain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBrain misses with a body shot.
Hideki throws a lazy right hand but McBrain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain swings widly with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McBrain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBrain throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
Hideki thuds his right hand into McBrain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hideki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McBrain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hideki's sensitive parts.
McBrain moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hideki.
McBrain throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
McBrain lands with a slapping head kick.
Hideki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McBrain avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Hideki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hideki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBrain.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from McBrain misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McBrain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from McBrain.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBrain moves away.
A combination from Hideki does no damage.
Hideki works McBrain's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Hideki coming out on top.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBrain throws out the jab.
McBrain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hideki misses with a body shot.
Hideki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McBrain's head backwards.
Hideki connects with a good right hand that stumbles McBrain. McBrain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McBrain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hideki walks into a straight right hand from McBrain.
McBrain looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McBrain misses its intended target.
McBrain throws a nice looking combination but Hideki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McBrain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hideki cracks the inside of McBrain's front leg.
McBrain lands a front kick.
McBrain moves out of range of the body kick from Hideki.
McBrain misses with a straight left.
Hideki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hideki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as Hideki blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Hideki does no damage.
Hideki loads up on a big right hand but McBrain slips the punch.
Hideki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McBrain doesn't seem bothered though.
Hideki looks for the body kick but McBrain saw that one coming.
Masaru Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hideki scores with a sloppy right hand. McBrain should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki defending well as McBrain loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki avoids the head kick by McBrain.
Nice body kick there by Hideki.
Hideki lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
McBrain cracks Hideki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hideki blocks a jab.
No joy there for Hideki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hideki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McBrain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBrain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hideki moves away from the strike by McBrain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBrain throws out the jab.
Jab from Hideki.
Hideki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McBrain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masaru Hideki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki'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!
McBrain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBrain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki lands with a nice body kick.
Hideki thuds a left hand into McBrain's body.
McBrain blocks the body kick.
McBrain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McBrain momentarily.
McBrain loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Hideki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McBrain misses with a left hand
and Hideki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBrain manages to avoid it.
McBrain slips a straight right by Hideki.
McBrain blocks a jab.
Hideki takes the fight into the clinch.
Hideki lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideki taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki trying to control the position but instead, McBrain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hideki into the cage.
Hideki misses with a punch on the inside.
McBrain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McBrain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hidekis head.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Hideki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hideki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hideki taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Hideki.
McBrain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hideki is keeping busy.
McBrain stalling in the clinch.
Hideki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a shot to the body.
Hideki lands a jab to the nose.
McBrain swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain works Hideki's body with a nice hook.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
McBrain throws the left hand but Hideki avoids the punch easily.
Hideki throws the left hand but McBrain avoids the punch easily.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
Hideki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki tried to score with a low kick but McBrain checks it.
Bruce McBrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBrain avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Hideki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBrain.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBrain.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki.
McBrain connects with the punch.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from McBrain.
McBrain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki punishes McBrain's body with a nice straight punch.
McBrain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBrain misses with a looping right.
McBrain moves out of range of the strikes.
Masaru Hideki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hideki 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.
McBrain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hideki misses with a jab to the body
and McBrain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hideki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hideki misses with a double jab.
McBrain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki lands a glancing blow to the side of McBrain's head.
Hideki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McBrain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses.
McBrain throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hideki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McBrain scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBrain fails to land with a series of punches.
McBrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hideki. That's going to slow McBrain down.
Good exchange - McBrain coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Hideki. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hideki. That snapped McBrain's head back.
Hideki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBrain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McBrain with a hook.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from McBrain.
Hideki slips a straight right by McBrain.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Masaru Hideki.
Well Hideki 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Hideki!
A very excited looking Masaru Hideki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulus De Boskabouter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Boskabouter has chosen Intro as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
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31
173 lbs
23 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulus De Boskabouter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeldenthuis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zeldenthuis throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zeldenthuis. Beautiful body shot.
Zeldenthuis swats away the attempt to clinch by De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter throws a wild body kick that Zeldenthuis sees coming a mile off.
De Boskabouter slips under a jab.
De Boskabouter missing with a left hand there. Zeldenthuis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Boskabouter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeldenthuis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeldenthuis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zeldenthuis throws a looping overhand right but De Boskabouter ducks down to avoid it.
De Boskabouter scoring well with a low kick there.
De Boskabouter clinches up against the cage.
Zeldenthuis misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeldenthuis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeldenthuis avoids the elbow strike from De Boskabouter, against the cage.
De Boskabouter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zeldenthuis lands a body shot.
Zeldenthuis avoids a wild elbow strike from De Boskabouter.
Zeldenthuis drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boskabouter trying to control but Zeldenthuis is working from the bottom.
Zeldenthuis keeping full guard, as De Boskabouter tries to pass.
Zeldenthuis looking for a sweep. Not yet Zeldenthuis, not yet.
De Boskabouter looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Boskabouter wants to control from the top but Zeldenthuis keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paulus De Boskabouter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zeldenthuis shoots in and bounces De Boskabouter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zeldenthuis postures up and lands a big shot to De Boskabouter's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter looking for a guillotine here but Zeldenthuis defends easily.
Zeldenthuis trying to control the position from guard on top but De Boskabouter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Boskabouter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zeldenthuis passes into half guard.
De Boskabouter pushes Zeldenthuis off but Zeldenthuis dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zeldenthuis advances nicely into full mount.
Zeldenthuis lands with some strikes.
Zeldenthuis lands a nice shot to the head.
De Boskabouter is looking to improve his position but Zeldenthuis isn't that keen on the idea.
Zeldenthuis with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that De Boskabouter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
De Boskabouter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Boskabouter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zeldenthuis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Boskabouter is desperately trying to improve his position but Zeldenthuis has a good base and remains in mount.
Zeldenthuis breaks from De Boskabouter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zeldenthuis looking to secure an arm triangle but De Boskabouter defends it well.
De Boskabouter tries to hold on but Zeldenthuis pushes him away.
Zeldenthuis wants to control the pace but De Boskabouter is squirming around nicely.
De Boskabouter is controlling an arm, preventing Zeldenthuis from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
De Boskabouter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Boskabouter tries to reverse the position but Zeldenthuis maintains control.
Zeldenthuis raining down hammerfists from mount.
De Boskabouter wants to hold on but Zeldenthuis pushes him away.
Zeldenthuis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Boskabouter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
De Boskabouter tries to hold on but Zeldenthuis postures up.
De Boskabouter has given up his back.
De Boskabouter fending off the submission attempt from Zeldenthuis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Boskabouter rolls, trying to escape but Zeldenthuis keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zeldenthuis misses with a body shot.
Zeldenthuis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeldenthuis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Boskabouter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeldenthuis pinned against the cage. Zeldenthuis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zeldenthuis misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as De Boskabouter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zeldenthuis doesn't seem phased though.
Zeldenthuis throws a solid leg kick but De Boskabouter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Boskabouter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Boskabouter wants to clinch.
De Boskabouter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter tries to clinch up.
De Boskabouter staying out of range there.
Zeldenthuis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zeldenthuis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis misses the shot to the body.
De Boskabouter throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Boskabouter misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Boskabouter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dirk Zeldenthuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeldenthuis lands a slapping body shot.
Zeldenthuis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Boskabouter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeldenthuis circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeldenthuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Boskabouter.
A head kick misses from Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zeldenthuis lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Boskabouter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horrible takedown by Zeldenthuis or perhaps it was just good defense by De Boskabouter which made him look bad.
Zeldenthuis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Boskabouter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeldenthuis lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - De Boskabouter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Boskabouter gets caught flat footed, as Zeldenthuis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Boskabouter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeldenthuis!
Zeldenthuis wants to hold on but De Boskabouter pushes him away.
Zeldenthuis is trying to escape the mount.
De Boskabouter avoids the attempt from Zeldenthuis to control.
De Boskabouter with good strikes from the mount here!
De Boskabouter wants to control the pace but Zeldenthuis is squirming around nicely.
Zeldenthuis tries to hold on but De Boskabouter pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zeldenthuis stops De Boskabouter from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Zeldenthuis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Boskabouter is trying to take his opponent's back.
Zeldenthuis can't escape the position.
De Boskabouter fails to advance to Zeldenthuis's back.
Zeldenthuis 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.
Zeldenthuis wants to control but De Boskabouter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter wants to control the pace but Zeldenthuis is squirming around nicely.
Zeldenthuis is trying desperately to improve position.
Zeldenthuis is squirming around, avoiding De Boskabouter's attempts to control the action.
Zeldenthuis is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Boskabouter controlling his opponent.
De Boskabouter prevents Zeldenthuis from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis is squirming around, avoiding De Boskabouter's attempts to control the action.
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 Dirk Zeldenthuis will probably get the nod.
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!
Zeldenthuis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dirk Zeldenthuis is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeldenthuis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zeldenthuis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zeldenthuis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Boskabouter staying out of range there.
De Boskabouter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Boskabouter, as that shot connected.
Zeldenthuis staying out of range there.
Zeldenthuis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeldenthuis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Boskabouter connects with an inside leg kick.
De Boskabouter avoids a kick to the body.
De Boskabouter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeldenthuis moves out of range of the body kick from De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Boskabouter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeldenthuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Boskabouter. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boskabouter avoids the head kick by Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Boskabouter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter scores with a leg kick.
De Boskabouter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Boskabouter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeldenthuis but Zeldenthuis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Boskabouter misses with an uppercut. Zeldenthuis saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Boskabouter 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 Zeldenthuis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zeldenthuis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Boskabouter misses with a body kick.
Zeldenthuis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Boskabouter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Boskabouter throws a front kick aimed at Zeldenthuis's knee but Zeldenthuis avoids it well.
Good work by De Boskabouter as he checks the leg kick.
De Boskabouter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeldenthuis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeldenthuis looks to land a right hand but De Boskabouter moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zeldenthuis checks a leg kick.
De Boskabouter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Boskabouter takes a swing at Zeldenthuis's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zeldenthuis - that will leave a mark!
Zeldenthuis misses the jab.
Zeldenthuis throws a hook to the side of De Boskabouter's head but De Boskabouter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by De Boskabouter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zeldenthuis's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Boskabouter under the eye.
De Boskabouter throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter slips a jab from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis checks a leg kick.
De Boskabouter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zeldenthuis throws a leg kick but De Boskabouter moved away.
Zeldenthuis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paulus De Boskabouter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter closes the distance and clinches.
Zeldenthuis manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter moves out of range as Zeldenthuis strikes.
De Boskabouter tries to land a front kick but Zeldenthuis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Zeldenthuis does it's job there.
A slow jab from Zeldenthuis misses its intended target.
Zeldenthuis avoids the head kick by De Boskabouter.
Zeldenthuis works De Boskabouter's body with a nice hook.
Zeldenthuis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Boskabouter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Boskabouter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zeldenthuis.
De Boskabouter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeldenthuis tries to avoid it but De Boskabouter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeldenthuis to the ground. Zeldenthuis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Boskabouter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Boskabouter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Zeldenthuis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeldenthuis. That's going to slow De Boskabouter down.
Zeldenthuis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Boskabouter in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Boskabouter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Boskabouter has his foot on Zeldenthuis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zeldenthuis works his way back into a safe position though.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but De Boskabouter keeps moving.
De Boskabouter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zeldenthuis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zeldenthuis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but De Boskabouter keeps moving.
De Boskabouter has an active guard here but Zeldenthuis has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeldenthuis working over De Boskabouter with some ground and pound. De Boskabouter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dirk Zeldenthuis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeldenthuis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paulus De Boskabouter!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulus De Boskabouter 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 Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo comes to the cage accompanied by Mogwai - Katrien. Juntunen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lumessakahlaajat. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juntunen.
Torturo cracks a nice hook into Juntunen's ribs.
Juntunen checks the leg kick.
Torturo closes the distance and pushes Juntunen back into the cage.
Torturo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torturo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torturo misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Torturo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torturo.
Torturo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torturo.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Juntunen avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Juntunen obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntunen working aggressively here.
Torturo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Juntunen avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
Juntunen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Juntunen obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torturo tries to land knees in the clinch but Juntunen avoids the damage to the body.
Torturo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juntunen's efforts to push away.
Torturo avoids a wild elbow strike from Juntunen.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Torturo.
Torturo missing with knees to the body.
Torturo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juntunen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Juntunen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torturo's defenses.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juntunen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juntunen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juntunen 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 Torturo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torturo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses.
Torturo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Juntunen blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen throws a shot from downtown. Torturo moves away and avoids it.
Torturo moves out of range as Juntunen throws a body kick.
Torturo blocks the body kick.
Torturo throws a shot from downtown. Juntunen moves away and avoids it.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen fails to land with a series of punches.
Juntunen throws out a loose jab but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juntunen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torturo scrambles back to his feet.
Torturo lands with a hook. Juntunen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juntunen misses with a straight right.
Torturo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Juntunen misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Torturo blocks the leg kick.
Juntunen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torturo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torturo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Juntunen does no damage.
Torturo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Torturo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Torturo misses.
Torturo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juntunen's sensitive parts.
Juntunen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torturo.
Torturo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juntunen misses with an uppercut. Torturo saw that one coming.
Torturo moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juntunen throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
Juntunen breaks the clinch.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Torturo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
Torturo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Juntunen.
Torturo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Torturo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Juntunen doesn't seem phased though.
Torturo looks for the body kick but Juntunen saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torturo scores with a nice strike.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 Marko Torturo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juntunen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torturo misses with a lunging right hand
and Juntunen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juntunen connects with a solid leg kick.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses.
Torturo tries to clinch but Juntunen moves away
and Juntunen counters with a body kick that stops Torturo in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torturo. Juntunen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torturo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juntunen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juntunen.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torturo, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Juntunen misses.
Juntunen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torturo throws a hook but Juntunen avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juntunen, right into the meat.
Juntunen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo missing with a left hand there. Juntunen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Torturo.
Juntunen lands a jab to the nose.
Juntunen blocks a jab.
Juntunen scores with a nice right hand.
Torturo is looking to slow Juntunen down with leg kicks.
Juntunen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torturo. Torturo obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juntunen.
Torturo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torturo cracks the inside of Juntunen's front leg.
Torturo slips under a jab.
Juntunen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torturo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Juntunen checks it well.
Juntunen checks a low kick from Torturo.
Juntunen digs a good body shot into Torturo's ribs.
Juntunen misses with a series of wild punches.
Juntunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juntunen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torturo looks to throw the jab but Juntunen is out of range.
Juntunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
Juntunen thumps Torturo with a low kick.
Torturo wants to slow Juntunen down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torturo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juntunen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torturo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torturo checks the leg kick.
Torturo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Juntunen blocks a head kick by Torturo.
Juntunen connects with a leg kick. Torturo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torturo.
Torturo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juntunen throws a looping overhand right but Torturo ducks down to avoid it.
Torturo checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Juntunen.
Juntunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torturo pushes Juntunen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marko Torturo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torturo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen tries to break free but Torturo pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntunen breaks the clinch.
Juntunen misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Torturo blocks the leg kick.
Torturo connects with a solid leg kick.
Juntunen looks to land a body kick but Torturo moved away.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torturo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torturo's sensitive parts.
Juntunen defending well as Torturo loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torturo scores with the left hand. Juntunen knows he should have avoided that one.
Juntunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Juntunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torturo tries to land a leg kick but Juntunen saw it coming and moves away.
Torturo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juntunen feints and then cracks Torturo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torturo down.
Torturo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Juntunen if he has to take too many more of those.
Juntunen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torturo misses with a low kick as Juntunen jumps back.
Torturo cracks the inside of Juntunen's front leg.
Juntunen throws a jab when Torturo was well out of range.
Juntunen scores with a head kick.
Juntunen scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Torturo.
Juntunen throws a lazy head kick
and Torturo counters with a stiff right hand.
Juntunen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Juntunen is predictable there
and Torturo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Juntunen thinking.
Torturo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torturo checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Juntunen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Torturo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juntunen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Torturo.
Juntunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Juntunen is just out of range.
Juntunen scoring well with a low kick there.
Torturo is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juntunen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Juntunen.
Torturo misses with a low kick as Juntunen jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntunen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torturo at a distance.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Juntunen moved away.
Juntunen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juntunen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Juntunen throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Juntunen misses its intended target.
Juntunen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torturo's sensitive parts.
Torturo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juntunen.
Juntunen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Juntunen scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo slips under a jab from Juntunen.
Torturo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torturo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntunen.
Juntunen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juntunen blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Juntunen blocks the low kick.
Torturo throws a jab but it's blocked by Juntunen.
Juntunen scoring well with a low kick there.
Torturo throws a combination that misses
and Juntunen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juntunen.
Juntunen blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Torturo tenderised Juntunen's leg. Juntunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Juntunen misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a low kick but Juntunen avoids it.
Torturo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juntunen, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo pushes Juntunen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torturo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torturo pushes off an throws an elbow but Juntunen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juntunen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Juntunen lands an elbow inside.
Torturo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juntunen.
Juntunen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torturo tries to score with a low kick but Juntunen moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo scoring well with a low kick there.
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntunen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torturo throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Juntunen really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torturo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juntunen 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.
Torturo misses with an uppercut
and Juntunen counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
Nice jab there from Torturo.
Torturo lands a jab-cross combination.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juntunen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juntunen works Torturo's body with a nice hook.
Juntunen loads up on a big right hand but Torturo slips the punch.
Juntunen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juntunen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntunen checks a leg kick.
Juntunen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Juntunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torturo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torturo with a jab.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torturo's sensitive parts.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Juntunen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Torturo moves out of range as Juntunen throws a body kick.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torturo's sensitive parts.
Torturo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juntunen. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Juntunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Juntunen tenderised Torturo's leg. Torturo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torturo throws a push kick but Juntunen slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torturo's calf.
Juntunen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juntunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juntunen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juntunen throws a sloppy head kick and Torturo moves out of range easily.
Torturo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torturo thows a body kick. Juntunen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torturo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torturo lands a nice shot to the body.
Juntunen misses with the combination.
Juntunen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torturo misses with a double jab.
Juntunen 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.
Juntunen misses with a kick to the body.
Juntunen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Torturo blocks the low kick.
Torturo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Juntunen.
Torturo connects with a leg kick. Juntunen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
An inside leg kick lands from Torturo.
Juntunen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Torturo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Torturo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juntunen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torturo needs to keep his hands up - Juntunen had a free shot at his head there.
Torturo connects with the punch.
Juntunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torturo lands a jab to the head.
Torturo scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
Torturo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juntunen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torturo closes the distance and clinches.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Juntunen avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo had his way with Tomi Juntunen in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Juntunen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torturo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torturo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juntunen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juntunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Juntunen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Juntunen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Juntunen throws a sloppy head kick and Torturo moves out of range easily.
Juntunen checks a leg kick.
Torturo lands with an overhand left.
Juntunen misses with a looping right.
Juntunen throws an overhand right that lands on Torturo's shoulder, as Torturo tries to avoid the shot.
Torturo checks a low kick from Juntunen.
Juntunen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Juntunen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torturo blocks a head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juntunen, right into the meat.
Torturo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torturo.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torturo.
Torturo tries to work over Juntunen's front leg with a kick but Juntunen checks it.
Juntunen misses with a low kick.
Juntunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torturo lands a nice looking body shot.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torturo's sensitive parts.
Juntunen is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo scores with a jab. Juntunen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torturo scores with a jab to the body.
Torturo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torturo lands a nice shot to the body.
Torturo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torturo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Juntunen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torturo scores with a nice right hand.
Juntunen cracks Torturo with a good jab.
Juntunen keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juntunen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo cracks Juntunen with an open hand slap.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen digs a good body shot into Torturo's ribs.
Juntunen throws a low kick, looking for Torturo's leg but Torturo calmly moves out of range.
Juntunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juntunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juntunen.
Juntunen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torturo counters with a head kick. That will keep Juntunen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torturo.
Torturo throws a big shot that misses.
Torturo lands a leg kick that knocks Juntunen off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Juntunen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen connects with a solid leg kick.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses.
Juntunen misses with a wild combination.
Juntunen lands a jab to Torturo's midsection.
Juntunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torturo throws a leg kick which misses Juntunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Juntunen tries to avoid it.
Juntunen scores with a nice strike.
Torturo throws an overhand right that lands on Juntunen's shoulder, as Juntunen tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo moves in looking to clinch but Juntunen pushes him off.
Juntunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torturo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torturo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juntunen misses with a kick to the body
and Torturo counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torturo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo retains his light heavyweight title!
Marko Torturo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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