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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vvierme Llamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llamer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Spitfire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vvierme Llamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Daigle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daigle scoring well with a low kick there.
Daigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Llamer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daigle.
Daigle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Llamer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Llamer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daigle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Llamer.
Llamer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daigle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daigle throws a push kick but Llamer slaps the foot to one side.
Daigle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Llamer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Llamer misses with an uppercut.
Daigle tries to work over Llamer's front leg with a kick but Llamer checks it.
A left and a right from Daigle both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Vvierme Llamer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Llamer misses.
Daigle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Llamer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Llamer misses with a double jab.
Daigle wants to land a leg kick but Llamer is out of range.
Llamer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daigle scores with a jab to the head.
Daigle throws a wild body kick that Llamer sees coming a mile off.
Daigle lands a leg kick that knocks Llamer off balance momentarily.
Daigle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Llamer's sensitive parts.
Daigle closes the distance and clinches.
Daigle lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Daigle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daigle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daigle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Llamer struggles to land a body shot inside as Daigle controls his hands.
Llamer lands a nice shot to the body.
Daigle blocks an uppercut.
Daigle has Llamer pressed against the cage, preventing Llamer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Llamer tries to throw a body punch but Daigle avoids it by throwing Llamer back against the cage.
Llamer tries to throw a body punch but Daigle avoids it by throwing Llamer back against the cage.
Llamer blocks an uppercut.
Llamer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Llamer has had enough of the clinch but Daigle keeps him there for the moment.
Llamer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daigle's elbow.
Daigle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Llamer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daigle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daigle tries to clinch but Llamer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llamer throws a lazy right hand but Daigle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daigle throws a wild body kick that Llamer sees coming a mile off.
Llamer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daigle thumps Llamer with a low kick.
Daigle tries to clinch up but Llamer circles away and keeps his distance.
Llamer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Llamer misses with a leg kick.
Daigle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Llamer scores with a three punch combo!
Daigle keeps Llamer at a distance using the push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daigle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llamer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llamer blocks a low kick nicely.
Daigle throws a leg kick but Llamer moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llamer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llamer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Llamer closes the distance and pushes Daigle back into the cage.
Daigle prevents a body shot from Llamer.
Daigle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daigle misses with a punch on the inside.
Llamer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daigle stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llamer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daigle tries to circle away but Llamer has him pinned against the cage.
Llamer breaks from the clinch.
Daigle lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Daigle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vvierme Llamer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Llamer throws a body punch but Daigle moves out of range.
Daigle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Llamer wants to clinch.
Daigle blocks a leg kick.
Llamer tries to close the distance and clinch but Daigle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Llamer.
Llamer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daigle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daigle loads up on a big right hand but Llamer slips the punch.
Daigle swats away the attempt to clinch by Llamer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daigle. That's going to slow Llamer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamer moves in looking to clinch but Daigle pushes him off.
Luke Daigle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daigle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daigle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daigle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Llamer cracks the inside of Daigle's front leg.
Llamer is looking to clinch but Daigle is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Daigle.
A punch combination from Llamer misses.
Daigle misses with a low kick.
Daigle throws a lazy head kick
and Llamer counters with a left to the body.
Daigle tries to clinch up but Llamer circles away and keeps his distance.
Daigle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daigle dodges the punch combination from Llamer.
Daigle thumps Llamer with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daigle tries to land a front kick but Llamer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daigle is looking to clinch.
Daigle connects with a leg kick. Llamer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daigle clobbers Llamer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Llamer catches Daigle right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from Daigle misses
and Llamer counters with a left to the body.
Llamer tries to clinch there but Daigle circles away.
Llamer lands a nice hook to Daigle's body. Daigle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daigle tries to work over Llamer's front leg with a kick but Llamer checks it.
Vvierme Llamer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daigle.
Llamer's corner calls for a 1-2. Llamer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daigle misses with a wild body shot.
Daigle is looking to clinch but Llamer is avoiding it.
Daigle scores with a decent looking hook.
Daigle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Llamer 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 Daigle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daigle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Llamer ducks under a wild hook from Daigle.
Llamer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Daigle.
Daigle tries to land a front kick but Llamer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daigle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Llamer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daigle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Llamer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daigle tries to close the distance and clinch but Llamer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daigle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Llamer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luke Daigle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daigle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Llamer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llamer tries to bum rush Daigle with a series of wild strikes but Daigle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daigle throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Daigle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vvierme Llamer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Llamer moves away from the strike by Daigle.
Llamer swings for the body but Daigle moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daigle. Llamer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daigle throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Daigle tenderised Llamer's leg. Llamer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Llamer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daigle to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Daigle misses.
Llamer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Llamer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daigle can pounce on him.
Llamer avoids the head kick by Daigle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daigle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daigle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamer takes one to the chin there.
Daigle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Llamer is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daigle keeps control of Llamer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daigle prevents Llamer from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Llamer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Llamer misses with a punch to the body.
Llamer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daigle throws a punch but it's blocked by Llamer.
Llamer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Daigle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Llamer.
Daigle avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daigle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Llamer is keeping busy.
Llamer throws a head punch that misses.
Llamer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daigle keeps control of Llamer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Llamer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daigle avoiding damage as Llamer throws knees to the body.
Daigle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Daigle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daigle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daigle trying to stall but Llamer improves his position.
Daigle throws a punch but it's blocked by Llamer.
Llamer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Llamer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Llamer trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Llamer fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle blocks a body shot from Llamer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Llamer.
Daigle struggles to land a body shot inside as Llamer controls his hands.
Llamer pushes Daigle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Llamer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daigle pushes Llamer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vvierme Llamer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Llamer just leaning against Daigle, taking a breather.
Daigle throws a head punch that misses.
Llamer stalling in the clinch but Daigle improves position.
Daigle lands a left hand.
Llamer working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daigle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daigle throws a punch but it's blocked by Llamer.
Daigle can't find room to land a body shot as Llamer controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle lands with a right to the head.
Llamer digs a right hand into Daigle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daigle's gas tank.
Daigle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Llamer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Llamer can't find room to land a body shot as Daigle controls the action.
Daigle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daigle lands with a light punch inside.
Llamer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daigle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Llamer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Llamer breaks the clinch.
Llamer is looking to wear down Daigle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llamer catches Daigle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Llamer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vvierme Llamer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Llamer looks to land a right hand but Daigle moved out of range.
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 Vvierme Llamer.
I think Daigle 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luke Daigle!
Luke Daigle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soleil is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Solitaire Unraveling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soleil blocks the body kick.
Bennett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Soleil misses.
Bennett jabs Soleil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Soleil missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soleil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennett circles away.
Richard Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennett. That's going to slow Soleil down.
Soleil misses with a straight left.
Bennett throws a low kick, looking for Soleil's leg but Soleil calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bennett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennett darts in and clinches Soleil up against the cage.
Soleil lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soleil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Soleil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soleil misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soleil's efforts to push away.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Soleil lands a knee to the body.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Soleil controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bennett.
Soleil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Soleil controls his hands.
Soleil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bennett working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.
Soleil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soleil tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soleil prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Soleil wants to stall.
Soleil takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett tries to work over Soleil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Bennett.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bennett.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bennett cracks Soleil with a nice body shot.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Soleil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soleil wants a takedown but no success here.
Bennett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bennett tries a body shot but Soleil blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soleil is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soleil backwards.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Soleil controls his hands.
Soleil misses with some punches.
Soleil tries to land a knee to the head but Bennett blocks with his arms.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bennett.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bennett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soleil's brow.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Soleil throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Soleil taking a breather.
Soleil has Bennett pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett taking a breather.
Soleil misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bennett.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett.
Soleil lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soleil is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
Bennett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soleil is trying to force a seperation but Bennett has the dominant position.
Bennett stalling against the cage.
Soleil goes for a takedown attempt but Bennett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richard Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luna Soleil.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soleil with a hook.
Soleil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Soleil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bennett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soleil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bennett throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Soleil. That snapped Bennett's head back.
Soleil throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Soleil.
Soleil tries to work over Bennett's front leg with a kick but Bennett checks it.
A left lands for Soleil.
Bennett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Soleil is avoiding it.
Soleil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Soleil in a clinch.
Soleil misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Soleil misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Soleil.
Soleil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett gets through Soleil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bennett tries a body shot but Soleil blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Bennett.
Bennett seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Soleil has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soleil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soleil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil working aggressively here.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soleil backwards.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soleil backwards.
Soleil is rocked!
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soleil is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett digs a right hand into Soleil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soleil's gas tank.
Soleil is breathing heavily.
Bennett dips a shoulder and cracks Soleil with a mighty uppercut! Soleil falls back against the cage and Bennett unloads with a barrage of strikes! Soleil is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bennett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Bennett!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Bennett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Freak On A Leash. Krueger has chosen Freddy's Coming For You as his entrance music. Freddy Krueger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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217 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger cracks the inside of Steele's front leg.
Steele darts in and clinches Krueger up against the cage.
Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krueger misses with a body punch.
Krueger wants to break free but Steele has control.
Steele lands an elbow just above Krueger 's eye.
Krueger has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krueger's brow.
Krueger can't break the clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krueger avoids it.
Steele manages to break the clinch.
George Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krueger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krueger can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Krueger managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Krueger blocks the elbow strike.
Krueger has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Krueger taking a breather.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger lands an uppercut.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Krueger.
Krueger can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Krueger keeps him there for the moment.
Krueger blocks an elbow strike.
Steele looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krueger blocks the elbow strike.
Krueger takes an elbow to the temple.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Krueger in his tracks for a moment.
Krueger avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krueger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Krueger wants to get back to striking at distance but Steele won't allow it.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele breaks the clinch.
Steele with a hook.
Krueger misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steele in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele checks a leg kick.
Steele throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krueger.
Steele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Krueger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele breaks the clinch.
Steele scores with a jab.
Steele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krueger throws a front kick aimed at Steele's knee but Steele avoids it well.
Krueger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele throws a series of punches but Krueger moves out of range.
Steele takes one to the side of the head.
Steele tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krueger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steele on the side of the head.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele throws a jab when Krueger was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Krueger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Krueger cracks a nice hook into Steele's ribs.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krueger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steele.
Steele throws a head kick but Krueger moves out of range.
Steele throws a leg kick but Krueger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krueger misses with a few strikes there.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Krueger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele blocks a head kick by Krueger.
Krueger misses with a low kick.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krueger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krueger cracks Steele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krueger lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Steele is looking to close the distance but Krueger sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Steele crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Steele is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Freddy Krueger!
After winning the bout, Freddy Krueger 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusivirta comes to the cage accompanied by Moonsorrow - Huuto. Scott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Power. Maximus Scott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uusivirta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.
Scott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uusivirta's head.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Uusivirta sees coming a mile off.
Uusivirta looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Uusivirta.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Uusivirta misses.
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scott lands a jab to the head.
Uusivirta misses with a few strikes there.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Uusivirta moved away.
Scott scores with a hook.
Uusivirta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Uusivirta.
Uusivirta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Scott.
Uusivirta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Uusivirta is not content to let Scott control the position.
Uusivirta won't allow Scott to pass to mount.
Scott prevents Uusivirta from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Uusivirta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uusivirta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Scott in particular looking to stall.
Scott wants to control but Uusivirta is keeping him busy.
Maximus Scott has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott counters with a thumping low kick.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uusivirta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uusivirta 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 Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tarmo Uusivirta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Uusivirta back to the cage. Scott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Scott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott trying to control the position but Uusivirta is working away.
Uusivirta is pushing Scott's head away, looking to escape. Scott manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Scott trying to control the action but Uusivirta is working from the bottom.
Uusivirta is trying to escape the position but Scott is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to control but instead Uusivirta has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Scott looks to land a strike but Uusivirta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Uusivirta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scott misses with the combination.
Scott looks for the body kick but Uusivirta saw that one coming.
Uusivirta wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Uusivirta saw that one coming.
Scott has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Uusivirta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uusivirta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maximus Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uusivirta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Uusivirta throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Uusivirta only half commits.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Uusivirta just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott tries to land a front kick but Uusivirta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uusivirta moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Uusivirta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott blocks a jab.
Uusivirta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusivirta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uusivirta checks a low kick from Scott.
Scott pushes Uusivirta away with a front kick.
Uusivirta moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Uusivirta lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Uusivirta misses with an uppercut.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Uusivirta moved out of range.
Scott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Uusivirta back to the cage. Scott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusivirta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uusivirta scoring well with a low kick there.
Uusivirta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Scott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uusivirta will feel that in the morning.
Uusivirta needs to keep his hands up - Scott had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott throws a body punch but Uusivirta moves out of range.
Uusivirta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uusivirta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uusivirta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a leg kick but Uusivirta checks it.
Uusivirta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uusivirta scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Scott.
A swing and a miss from Uusivirta.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
Uusivirta clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Uusivirta tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uusivirta circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Uusivirta connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uusivirta tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uusivirta to the ground. Uusivirta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uusivirta missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uusivirta staying out of range there.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uusivirta blocks the body kick.
Uusivirta swinging wildly here.
Uusivirta swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a nice body kick.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but Uusivirta seems unphased.
Scott cracks Uusivirta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uusivirta moves away from the strike by Scott.
Uusivirta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uusivirta wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling his opponent.
Scott putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Scott has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Uusivirta really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maximus Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Uusivirta lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into range.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Uusivirta 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.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott connects with a nice looking jab.
Scott checks a low kick from Uusivirta.
Scott misses the jab.
Scott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Uusivirta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Scott controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott tries to advance to mount but can't.
Uusivirta is pushing Scott's head away, looking to escape. Scott manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott staying calm.
Scott trying to control the position but Uusivirta is working away.
Scott misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Scott staying calm.
Tarmo Uusivirta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the action but Uusivirta is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uusivirta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Scott cracks Uusivirta with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice forearm strike.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uusivirta keeps working.
Uusivirta is pushing Scott's head away, looking to escape. Scott manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maximus Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Uusivirta is not content to let Scott control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Uusivirta will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Maximus Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maximus Scott was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Scott avoids the head kick by Uusivirta.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You. Lucifer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Few Dollars More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judas Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucifer connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Meyer to the floor! Lucifer dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lucifer.
Lucifer is pressing down on Meyer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meyer is holding on for now.
Lucifer trying to control from Meyer's half guard. Meyer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lucifer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lucifer with a nice head shot there.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Lucifer from controlling successfully.
Lucifer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lucifer's guard.
Lucifer working a defensive guard here.
Lucifer looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucifer, not yet.
Meyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lucifer keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
Meyer wants to get up but he can't break Lucifer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lucifer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Meyer controls the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Kurt Meyer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lucifer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meyer on his heels. He'll look to pass Meyer's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer works over Meyer with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucifer working some strikes from top position.
Lucifer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lucifer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meyer striking off his back but it's not causing Lucifer any problems.
Lucifer wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving.
Meyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer postures up.
Meyer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lucifer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucifer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meyer's efforts to push away.
Lucifer wants to stall.
Lucifer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Meyer.
Lucifer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucifers head.
Meyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucifer has double underhooks.
Meyer blocking some punches.
Lucifer lands an elbow just above Meyer 's eye.
Kurt Meyer's cut is getting worse.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyer takes a swing at Lucifer's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucifer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meyer doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
Meyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meyer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lucifer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meyer - the referee stops the clock and Lucifer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meyer. Lucifer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer thuds a left hand into Lucifer's body.
Meyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Judas Lucifer has been cut.
Meyer catches Lucifer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judas Lucifer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucifer looks for a takedown but Meyer sprawls well.
Meyer tried to score with a low kick but Lucifer checks it.
Lucifer wants to clinch up but Meyer keeps it at a distance.
Lucifer wants to clinch up but Meyer keeps it at a distance.
Meyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucifer's head.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer takes a swing at Lucifer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer cracks the inside of Lucifer's front leg.
Lucifer takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meyer.
Lucifer misses with a low kick.
Meyer scores with a hook.
Meyer keeps Lucifer at a distance using the push kick.
Meyer jabs Lucifer right on the nose. Lucifer blinks but takes it well.
Lucifer moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lucifer sprawling to the canvas! Lucifer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Meyer finish him?!
Lucifer is rocked!
Kurt Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meyer closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lucifer out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Meyer!
A very excited looking Kurt Meyer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Takka has chosen Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni cracks Takka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torni throws a chopping leg kick but Takka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torni loads up on a big right hand but Takka slips the punch.
A big right from Takka misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torni checks a leg kick.
Takka slips a jab from Torni.
Torni fakes the leg kick and cracks Takka in the body.
Torni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Torni blocks the low kick.
Torni stuns Takka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takka slips under a jab.
Takka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torni scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni stuffs the takedown attempt from Takka . Takka gets slowly back to his feet.
Torni throws a body kick that misses.
Torni moves out of range of the body kick from Takka .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danga de danga de dang - Takka scores with a four punch combination!
Takka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torni. Torni obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni misses with a low kick as Takka jumps back.
Lauri Torni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takka thuds a left hand into Torni's body.
Torni slips under a jab.
Takka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torni checks a low kick from Takka .
Torni tries to work over Takka 's front leg with a kick but Takka checks it.
Torni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takka is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torni throws a solid leg kick but Takka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torni.
Torni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Torni throws a nice head kick!
Takka connects with a right hand. Torni shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Takka .
A nice leg kick lands there from Torni.
Torni takes a swing at Takka 's ribcage but misses.
Torni throws a leg kick but Takka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takka lands with a slapping head kick.
Takka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lauri Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takka checks a low kick from Torni.
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
Torni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takka checks a leg kick.
Takka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka throws an overhand right that lands on Torni's shoulder, as Torni tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Takka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torni wants to clinch.
Takka throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch but Takka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torni checks it well.
Torni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takka .
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takka misses with a wild body shot.
Takka connects with a solid leg kick.
Torni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takka connects with a jab.
Torni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takka .
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takka misses with a body kick.
Torni cracks the inside of Takka 's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takka staying out of range there.
Torni thuds a left hand into Takka 's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takka loads up on a big right hand but Torni slips the punch.
Torni misses with an uppercut.
Takka tries to work over Torni's front leg with a kick but Torni checks it.
Torni lands a glancing blow to the side of Takka 's head.
Takka punishes Torni's body with a nice straight punch.
Takka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torni just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Takka .
Takka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torni finds it's way round the side to connect with Takka 's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takka throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takka . That's going to slow Torni down.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
Takka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torni. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round.
That's time! Torni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Takka .
Torni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takka swats away the attempt to clinch by Torni.
Takka checks the leg kick.
Takka avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torni tries to work over Takka 's front leg with a kick but Takka checks it.
Torni misses with a hook. Takka ducked under it nicely.
Takka avoids the head kick by Torni.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Torni misses.
Torni scores with a sloppy right hand. Takka should have avoided that one.
Takka 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takka fails with the takedown.
Takka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Takka .
Takka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takka throws a body kick that misses.
Takka lands a two punch combo.
Takka checks a low kick from Torni.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torni pushes Takka away with a front kick.
Torni throws an overhand right that lands on Takka 's shoulder, as Takka tries to avoid the shot.
Takka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torni.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takka .
Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Torni.
Takka moves out of range of the strikes.
Torni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torni misses with a body kick.
Torni misses with a low kick as Takka jumps back.
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takka blocks a leg kick.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takka moves away.
Torni fakes the leg kick and cracks Takka in the body.
Takka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torni misses with a kick to the body.
Torni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takka in his tracks.
Torni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takka was well out of range. Poor timing from Torni.
Takka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takka lands a really nice looking cross but Torni seems unphased.
Torni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takka at a distance.
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takka .
Torni scores with a head kick.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takka checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torni, as that shot connected.
Torni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torni throws a sloppy head kick and Takka moves out of range easily.
Torni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takka under the eye.
Takka throws a leg kick that misses.
Takka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takka connects with a right hand. Torni shakes it off.
Takka lands a leg kick that knocks Torni off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takka digs a good body shot into Torni's ribs.
Torni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
Torni lands the left hand.
Torni misses with a wild combination.
Torni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takka is able to avoid easily.
Torni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torni was well out of range. Poor timing from Takka .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torni lands with a straight right. Takka didn't see that one coming.
Torni blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takka misses with a low kick.
Takka throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
Takka throws a front kick aimed at Torni's knee but Torni avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takka checks a leg kick.
Takka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takka scores with a decent looking hook.
Torni misses the body punch
and Takka counters with a leg kick.
Torni clobbers Takka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
Takka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Torni's half guard.
Takka working the head and body with strikes.
Takka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni kicks off Takka and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takka scores with a jab to the body.
Takka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takka checks a leg kick nicely.
Takka slips under a jab from Torni.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Takka moves out of range as Torni throws a body kick.
Takka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torni throws out the jab.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torni clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torni swings for the body but Takka moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takka .
Torni misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torni checks a leg kick.
Takka missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Takka misses.
Takka throws a body kick that misses.
Takka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Takka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takka . Takka obviously looking to wear him down.
Takka clobbers Torni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Timo Takka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torni scores with a jab to the body.
Takka scores with a hook.
Torni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torni scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka misses with a hook.
Takka lands a jab to the head.
Takka throws a head kick that misses.
Takka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torni counters with a series of strikes. Takka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takka . That did some damage!
Takka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takka throws a head kick that misses.
Torni looks to land a combination. Takka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Torni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Torni misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Takka blocks the leg kick.
Torni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takka 's calf.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takka .
Takka is looking to slow Torni down with leg kicks.
Takka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takka throws a leg kick but Torni checks it.
Takka looks to score with a jab to the body but Torni is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Takka down.
Takka 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.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.
Takka throws a front kick aimed at Torni's knee but Torni avoids it well.
Torni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takka avoids the body shot from Torni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Takka misses.
Takka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torni throws a low kick, looking for Takka 's leg but Takka calmly moves out of range.
Takka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 Lauri Torni.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torni, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
A very excited looking Lauri Torni 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen F.A.M.E as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gold 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 Holmes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holmes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gold.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holmes throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Holmes misses with an uppercut
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold blocks a head kick by Holmes.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Gold shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold throws a leg kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holmes's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes throws out a leg kick but Gold moves out of range and Holmes only half commits.
Gold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Holmes misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Gold misses.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Holmes. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Holmes both land. Nice combination.
Holmes scores with a hook.
Gold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gold staying out of range there.
Good work by Gold as he checks the leg kick.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Gold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Gold lands a nice shot that snaps Holmes's head back.
Holmes scores with a hook.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodney Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Gold.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holmes!
Holmes throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Holmes throws a nice head kick!
Holmes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Holmes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gold's head backwards.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Gold blocks a jab.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gold checks the leg kick.
Holmes stuns Gold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Gold shoots in and bounces Holmes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gold looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gold looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holmes passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to buck Holmes off but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes is working Gold over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gold trying to remain calm as Holmes controls from the top position.
Holmes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gold to his feet.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Gold moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gold.
Gold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Holmes moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
Holmes takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold scores with a punch to the head.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Gold.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gold throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Gold moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Gold 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!
Gold misses with a low kick.
Gold avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Gold throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holmes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Gold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holmes finds it's way round the side to connect with Gold's head.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes rushes Gold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gold throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold tries a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Gold misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes connects with the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gold 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 Holmes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holmes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gold at a distance.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Gold has a takedown stuffed.
Gold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holmes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Gold tries to land a body kick
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Gold's ribs.
Gold scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gold momentarily.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Holmes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
Gold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gold moves forwards but Holmes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Mr Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold cracks a nice hook into Holmes's ribs.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Gold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holmes on the side of the head.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gold misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Charlemagne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marciano if he has to take too many more of those.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wukong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marciano shoots in but no luck this time.
Wukong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marciano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wukong.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano tries to clinch but Wukong is having none of it.
Marciano connects with a right hand. Wukong shakes it off.
Marciano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wukong connects with a looping right hand.
Wukong scores with a head kick. Marciano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wukong throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Wukong tenderised Marciano's leg. Marciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wukong moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano pushes Wukong up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Wukong avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wukong.
Marciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wukong's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marciano throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.
Wukong trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Wukong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Wukong swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Wukong is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Wukong gets through Marciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wukong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wukong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marciano tries a body shot but Wukong blocks it.
Wukong throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Good body shot from Wukong.
Wukong tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wukong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wukong.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano misses with a looping right.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and Wukong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Wukong circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano misses with an uppercut.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Wukong avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Wukong throws out a powerful jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wukong. Marciano shrugs it off though.
Marciano misses with a hook. Wukong ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marciano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wukong - the referee stops the clock and Marciano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wukong. Marciano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Wukong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Wukong misses with a body kick.
Wukong misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wukong can pounce on him.
Sun Wukong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wukong misses with the body kick
and Wukong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wukong throws out a leg kick but Marciano moves out of range and Wukong only half commits.
Wukong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marciano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano drops his hands momentarily and Wukong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wukong misses with a two punch combination.
Marciano tries to clinch but Wukong is having none of it.
Marciano moves in looking to clinch but Wukong pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Wukong.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wukong catches Marciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wukong throws a head kick that Marciano semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Wukong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Marciano wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Wukong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Marciano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wukong throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano swinging wildly here.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wukong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marciano.
Wukong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wukong throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wukong. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wukong.
Rocky Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano scores with the left hand. Wukong knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wukong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marciano.
Wukong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marciano's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marciano, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong scores with a nice strike.
Wukong connects with an inside leg kick.
Wukong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marciano if he has to take too many more of those.
Marciano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wukong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wukong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wukong tries a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marciano - that will leave a mark!
Wukong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wukong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Wukong blocks a head kick by Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong slips under a jab from Marciano.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wukong.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Wukong circles away.
Marciano tries to clinch but Wukong moves out of range.
Wukong lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wukong.
Wukong digs a good body shot into Marciano's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wukong.
Wukong keeps the fight on the outside.
Wukong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marciano misses with a few strikes there.
Marciano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wukong dips to his left and cracks Marciano with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wukong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sun Wukong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wukong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Wukong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marciano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wukong misses with a head kick.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wukong scores with a spinning back kick!
Wukong thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wukong throws a front kick that sends Marciano stumbling back into the cage.
Wukong thumps Marciano with a low kick.
Marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wukong. Wukong obviously looking to wear him down.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wukong cracks the inside of Marciano's front leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wukong throws a right and a left that Marciano avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong lands a jab to Marciano's midsection.
Wukong throws a push kick but Marciano slaps the foot to one side.
Wukong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marciano rather than just go for the knockout.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wukong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wukong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wukong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wukong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marciano's head.
Wukong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Wukong.
Wukong throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Wukong. Beautiful body shot.
Wukong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Marciano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wukong scores with a nice right hand.
Marciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marciano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wukong wants to stand and escape but Marciano is having none of it.
Wukong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wukong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marciano trying to control but Wukong is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sun Wukong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Wukong avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Wukong tenderised Marciano's leg. Marciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wukong looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Wukong lands a head kick!
Wukong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Marciano throws a lazy body kick
and Wukong counters with a nice body shot.
Wukong is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
Wukong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sun Wukong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wukong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Wukong.
Marciano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Wukong counters with a good low kick that Marciano was not able to check.
Wukong swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Wukong wants to land a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wukong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wukong.
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Wukong.
Marciano misses with a jab to the body
and Wukong counters with a left to the body.
Wukong throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wukong.
Marciano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marciano.
Wukong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Wukong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano loads up on a big right hand but Wukong slips the punch.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
and Wukong counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Marciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wukong.
Marciano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Wukong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wukong dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Wukong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wukong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wukong is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Wukong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wukong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Wukong!
Sun Wukong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Show me how to live as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross wants to clinch up but Cekada keeps it at a distance.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cekada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cekada swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Cekada shoots for a takedown but Ross saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ross throws a leg kick which misses Cekada's front leg but catches the back leg as Cekada tries to avoid it.
Ross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cekada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cekada misses with an uppercut. Ross saw that one coming.
Ross has closed the distance and engaged Cekada in a clinch.
Cekada pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Cekada jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cekada keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ross wants to get up but he can't break Cekada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rick Ross hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Cekada.
Decent striking displayed by Cekada there.
Ross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ross throws a leg kick but Cekada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Cekada counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ross tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cekada is in Ross's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cekada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cekada is looking to work some ground and pound but Ross has wrist control.
Cekada tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cekada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cekada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cekada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cekada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross keeping full guard, as Cekada tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ross holds on and takes a little breather.
Ross has a closed guard, preventing Cekada from standing up.
Cekada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ross wants to stand up but Cekada is controlling him.
Ross keeping full guard, as Cekada tries to pass.
Cekada trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cekada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cekada. Cekada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada dominated that round.
That's time! Cekada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cekada tries to land a leg kick but Ross saw it coming and moves away.
Cekada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ross.
Ross misses with a head kick.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick
and Cekada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cekada moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Ross misses.
Cekada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ross blocks a head kick by Cekada.
Ross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cekada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cekada.
Ross looks to throw a body kick
letting Cekada counter with a right hand.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Ross misses its intended target.
Cekada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Ross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ross wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cekada. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cekada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Cekada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Cekada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boris Cekada is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross throws a shot to the body.
Cekada wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ross avoids the body shot from Cekada.
Ross throws a leg kick which misses Cekada's front leg but catches the back leg as Cekada tries to avoid it.
Ross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cekada, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Cekada misses the target.
Ross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ross misses with a looping right.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick from Cekada.
Cekada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cekada.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ross.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cekada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cekada doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Cekada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ross!
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cekada throws out the jab.
Ross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Cekada.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cekada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross digs a good body shot into Cekada's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow Cekada down.
Cekada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cekada throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Ross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cekada's head.
Cekada goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cekada jabs at Ross's body.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cekada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cekada wants to land a leg kick but Ross is out of range.
Ross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cekada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cekada blocks the body kick.
Ross misses with a looping right.
Cekada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cekada blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a solid leg kick but Cekada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ross.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ross stuffs the takedown.
Cekada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cekada blocks a head kick by Ross.
A shot to the body from Ross misses
enabling Cekada to counter with a crisp jab.
Cekada throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Cekada.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cekada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross 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.
Cekada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cekada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Ross blocks a head kick by Cekada.
Ross lands with a shot to the body.
Cekada scores with a head kick. Ross tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross throws an overhand right that lands on Cekada's shoulder, as Cekada tries to avoid the shot.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Ross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cekada.
Cekada has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Cekada lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Cekada avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cekada.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ross.
Cekada gets control of Ross's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cekada will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cekada looking to control.
Cekada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ross!
Cekada thowing shots but they're missing.
Boris Cekada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cekada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cekada cracks Ross with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ross can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cekada 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cekada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cekada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cekada looking to ground and pound but Ross is blocking nicely.
Cekada breaks from Ross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cekada unloading with bombs!
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cekada fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ross hang on?
Ross is rocked!
Ross takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Cekada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cekada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Cekada!
Boris Cekada really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Pedro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lucky Me nam-nam - Kanto Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorio San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San Pedro circles away quickly and effectively.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San Pedro wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. San Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
San Pedro tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
San Pedro closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
San Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and San Pedro avoids it.
San Pedro presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
San Pedro gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
San Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now San Pedro has his back to the cage.
Carter tries a knee to the head but San Pedro blocks it.
Carter trying to stall but San Pedro improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
San Pedro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
San Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
San Pedro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
San Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter cracks San Pedro with an open hand slap.
San Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Carter avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by San Pedro.
San Pedro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries to land a leg kick but Carter saw it coming and moves away.
San Pedro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
San Pedro moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter tries to work over San Pedro's front leg with a kick but San Pedro checks it.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San Pedro.
San Pedro wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
San Pedro misses with a kick to the body.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by San Pedro.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
San Pedro lands with a kick to the ribs.
San Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
San Pedro can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on San Pedro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. San Pedro is defending well for now.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by San Pedro.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
San Pedro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San Pedro keeps the fight on the outside.
Gregorio San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro moves to clinch but Carter breaks away
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregorio San Pedro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Llewelyn Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
San Pedro wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter looks to clinch
and San Pedro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro instigates a clinch.
San Pedro blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
San Pedro lands with a light punch inside.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
San Pedro lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
Carter tries to work over San Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from San Pedro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from San Pedro.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Pedro tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San Pedro's elbow.
Carter blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, San Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from San Pedro on the inside.
San Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
San Pedro blocks the elbow strike.
San Pedro stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as San Pedro controls the action.
San Pedro avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
San Pedro presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
San Pedro pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
San Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
Llewelyn Carter's cut is getting worse.
San Pedro blocks an uppercut.
San Pedro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
San Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
San Pedro manages to break the clinch.
San Pedro lands with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from San Pedro.
San Pedro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
San Pedro is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and San Pedro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carter moves out of range as San Pedro throws a body kick.
San Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Carter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carter tries to avoid it.
Llewelyn Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for San Pedro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
San Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter throws a leg kick but San Pedro checks it.
San Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by San Pedro.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San Pedro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
San Pedro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San Pedro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. San Pedro is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San Pedro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but San Pedro avoids the damage to the body.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregorio San Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Llewelyn Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
San Pedro tries a head kick but it misses.
San Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
San Pedro throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
San Pedro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
San Pedro moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but San Pedro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
San Pedro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carter on the side of the head.
San Pedro moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
San Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by San Pedro.
San Pedro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by San Pedro. San Pedro maintains the clinch.
San Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
Carter digs a right hand underneath San Pedro's ribcage. San Pedro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
Llewelyn Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregorio San Pedro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but San Pedro avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
San Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from San Pedro.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
Carter working aggressively here.
San Pedro tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries a knee to the head but San Pedro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but San Pedro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
Carter slows down the pace here.
San Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San Pedro's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from San Pedro.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gregorio San Pedro.
Well San Pedro 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregorio San Pedro!
Gregorio San Pedro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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