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NFC 180 Shakur vs Staal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavronenko comes to the cage accompanied by Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya'. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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212 lbs
16 - 11 - 2 |
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31
220 lbs
17 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavronenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lavronenko is defended easily by Jones.
Lavronenko with a poor takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lavronenko throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavronenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Lavronenko there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavronenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lavronenko is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lavronenko controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lavronenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Lavronenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Lavronenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lavronenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lavronenko trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavronenko looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is trying to stand.
Lavronenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lavronenko lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Lavronenko throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lavronenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lavronenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lavronenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Lavronenko misses with a head shot.
Lavronenko is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavronenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones wanted to stand there but Lavronenko had control of the position.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lavronenko looking to control.
Lavronenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Lavronenko wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Lavronenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lavronenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Lavronenko throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavronenko fails to land the takedown.
Lavronenko takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Lavronenko fails to land the takedown.
Lavronenko misses with a leg kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Lavronenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lavronenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lavronenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lavronenko scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Lavronenko 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.
Lavronenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lavronenko cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones tries to buck Lavronenko off but Lavronenko is having none of it.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lavronenko advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Lavronenko looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones tries to buck Lavronenko off but he can't manage it.
Lavronenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Lavronenko throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Lavronenko unloading with bombs!
Lavronenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lavronenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lavronenko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavronenko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Lavronenko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lavronenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lavronenko fails to land the takedown.
Lavronenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Lavronenko walks into a jab.
Lavronenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lavronenko trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Lavronenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Lavronenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lavronenko thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Lavronenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lavronenko wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to control Lavronenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Lavronenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lavronenko looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lavronenko is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jones digs a good hook to Lavronenko's body.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Lavronenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavronenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Lavronenko scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Lavronenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Lavronenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavronenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lavronenko catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones takes a swing at Lavronenko's ribcage but misses.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lavronenko pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Lavronenko - just one landing.
Lavronenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavronenko throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones pushes Lavronenko off looking to stand but Lavronenko dives back in and keeps control.
Adam Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavronenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lavronenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavronenko passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Lavronenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lavronenko, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Lavronenko!
A very excited looking Ivan Lavronenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Seger - Turn the Page 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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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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203 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch avoids the head kick by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Kuch finds it's way through Bjornsson's defenses.
Kuch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gunnar Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Kuch.
Bjornsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuch drops his hands momentarily and Bjornsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bjornsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuch swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Kuch is predictable there
and Bjornsson counters with a nice body shot.
Bjornsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bjornsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Kuch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch lands with a straight right. Bjornsson didn't see that one coming.
Kuch misses with an uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuch's knee momentarily.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuch connects with the punch.
Kuch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Kuch moves out of range.
Kuch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuch looks to land a left hand but Bjornsson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuch moves away.
Kuch moves out of range of the body kick from Bjornsson.
Kuch slips a jab and a cross from Bjornsson.
Kuch moves into the clinch.
Bjornsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson trying to land knees to the body.
Kuch blocks an uppercut.
Bjornsson misses with a body punch.
Bjornsson prevents a body shot from Kuch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch looking to throw knees to the head but Bjornsson is blocking nicely.
Kuch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjornsson prevents a body shot from Kuch.
Bjornsson tries a body shot but Kuch blocks it.
Bjornsson scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuch avoids it.
Bjornsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuch.
Kuch blocks a body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuch avoids the damage to the body.
Kuch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjornsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bjornsson throws an elbow but misses.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Kuch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bjornsson avoids it.
Kuch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Kuch is pushing Bjornsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bjornsson.
Kuch tries a body shot but Bjornsson blocks it.
Bjornsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuch managing to block the knees to the body from Bjornsson.
Kuch misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Bjornsson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kuch looking to slow down the pace here.
Bjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Bjornsson to work.
Bjornsson is leaning against Kuch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bjornsson misses with some punches.
Kuch misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjornsson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuch is looking to control Bjornsson's arms but Bjornsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuch has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bjornsson lands an elbow inside that Kuch shrugs off.
It looks like Ledil Kuch has been cut.
Bjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands with a light punch inside.
Bjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson digs a right hand underneath Kuch's ribcage. Kuch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bjornsson effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Bjornsson.
Kuch looks winded!
Kuch tries to throw a body punch but Bjornsson avoids it by throwing Kuch back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bjornsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Kuch controls the action.
Bjornsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ledil Kuch's cut.
That's time! Bjornsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bjornsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuch tries to clinch up.
Kuch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuch lunges at Bjornsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bjornsson's hand.
Bjornsson misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Kuch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuch lands a head shot.
Bjornsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornsson is looking to wear down Kuch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bjornsson backs up against the cage.
Kuch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuch misses with an uppercut. Bjornsson saw that one coming.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the body kick from Kuch.
Bjornsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Bjornsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson scores with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson gets through Kuch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson works on Kuch's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuch is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bjornsson as Kuch tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bjornsson pushes Kuch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjornsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Bjornsson slows down the pace here.
Bjornsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson lands a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bjornsson lands with a left to the head.
Bjornsson lands a shot to the body.
Gunnar Bjornsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjornsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Bjornsson tries to work over Kuch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuch lands with a light punch inside.
Bjornsson is looking to control Kuch's arms but Kuch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bjornsson has his back to the cage.
Bjornsson lands a shot to the body.
Bjornsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bjornsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuch's face.
Kuch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bjornsson digs a right hand into Kuch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuch's gas tank.
Bjornsson tries to work over Kuch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bjornsson controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Bjornsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuch backwards.
Bjornsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuch up against the cage.
Bjornsson pushes Kuch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjornsson presses Kuch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuch blocks a body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuch controls his hands.
Kuch has Bjornsson pushed against the cage.
Bjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjornsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bjornsson missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjornsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bjornsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Bjornsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjornsson gets an underhook and turns Kuch into the cage.
Bjornsson cracks Kuch with a nice body shot.
Bjornsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bjornsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bjornsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuch can do to turn this around?
Bjornsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but Kuch blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjornsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuch won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Bjornsson.
A nice left hand lands by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bjornsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ledil Kuch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bjornsson lands with a straight right. Kuch didn't see that one coming.
Ledil Kuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuch is rocked!
Kuch misses with a low kick.
Kuch is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornsson finish him?
Bjornsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuch circles away.
Kuch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bjornsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuch seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuch was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuch moves away.
Bjornsson moves to clinch but Kuch breaks away
and Kuch counters with a two punch combo.
Kuch misses with a double jab.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjornsson lands with a right hand.
Kuch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Kuch moves out of range.
Bjornsson drops Kuch with a beautiful combination! Kuch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bjornsson is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson connects with a leg kick. Kuch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch blocks a leg kick.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuch tries to work over Bjornsson's front leg with a kick but Bjornsson checks it.
Kuch defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bjornsson checks a low kick from Kuch.
Kuch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bjornsson is able to avoid easily.
Kuch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsson misses the target.
Kuch avoids the head kick by Bjornsson.
Kuch keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Kuch slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bjornsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bjornsson. That's going to slow Kuch down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Kuch moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuch moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuch throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsson lands a jab.
Bjornsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Kuch moves out of range.
Bjornsson lands with a cross.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuch's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson scores with a head kick.
Bjornsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bjornsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson throws a push kick but Kuch slaps the foot to one side.
Kuch with a jab.
Kuch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch misses with a straight right.
Bjornsson checks a leg kick.
Kuch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjornsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuch scores with a hook.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Kuch blocks it.
Kuch misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson cracks the inside of Kuch's front leg.
Kuch moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuch throws a series of strikes that have Bjornsson backpedaling.
Ledil Kuch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuch duly obliges.
Good work by Bjornsson as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Kuch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bjornsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuch is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch dodges an elbow strike from Bjornsson.
Kuch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuch tries to throw a body punch but Bjornsson avoids it by throwing Kuch back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bjornsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bjornsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bjornsson tries a body shot but Kuch blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Bjornsson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjornsson obliges.
Bjornsson lands a damaging elbow.
Gunnar Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuch misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bjornsson!
Our winner, Gunnar Bjornsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Puman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sami Vasara enters the cage!
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166 lbs
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163 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Puman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Puman blocks the leg kick.
Puman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puman with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Puman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasara blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasara wants to stall.
Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasara.
Puman moves into the clinch.
Vasara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Puman obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara wants to get back to striking at distance but Puman won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vasara.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasara tries to keep at a distance but Puman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasara trying to control the position but instead, Puman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vasara into the cage.
Puman slows down the pace here.
Puman managing to block the knees to the body from Vasara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasara's face.
Puman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puman is looking to control Vasara's arms but Vasara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puman has his back to the cage.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Vasara avoiding damage as Puman throws knees to the body.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
Puman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Puman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasara avoids it.
Puman misses with a knee strike.
Puman working Vasara over with knees to the body.
Vasara avoids a wild elbow strike from Puman.
Puman misses with a knee to the head.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puman managing to block the knees to the body from Vasara.
Vasara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vasara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara is trying to force a seperation but Puman has the dominant position.
Vasara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puman managing to block the knees to the body from Vasara.
Puman lands a good knee to the midsection. Vasara won't want to take too many of those.
Vasara working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Vasara.
Puman trying to land knees to the body.
Vasara tries to land knees in the clinch but Puman avoids the damage to the body.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puman.
Puman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vasara.
Puman tries a knee to the head but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasara is looking to slow Puman down with leg kicks.
A jab from Puman misses.
Vasara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vasara looks winded!
Vasara tries to bum rush Puman with a series of wild strikes but Puman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puman closes the distance and clinches.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Puman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasara is defending well for now.
Puman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puman scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puman tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Puman blocks it.
Vasara lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puman misses with a knee to the head.
Puman struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasara controls his hands.
Puman pushes Vasara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vasara takes a shot to the head.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Puman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasara blocks it with crossed arms.
Puman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vasara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasara trying to land knees to the body.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puman blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puman is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puman scores with a shot to the side of Vasara's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Puman blocks it.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Puman blocks it.
Puman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Puman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Puman rushes Vasara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasara avoiding damage as Puman throws knees to the body.
Puman stalling in the clinch but Vasara improves position.
Vasara misses with an elbow strike.
Puman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puman.
Puman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vasara.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Vasara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puman blocks it with crossed arms.
Puman dodges an elbow strike from Vasara.
Vasara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puman takes an elbow to the temple.
Vasara taking a breather.
Puman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Puman blocks it.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Vasara lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vasara blocks an elbow strike from Puman.
Jan Puman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vasara takes an elbow to the temple.
Puman looking to throw knees to the head but Vasara is blocking nicely.
Vasara dodges an elbow strike from Puman.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Puman.
Vasara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman effectively controlling the action here.
Vasara digs a right hand underneath Puman's ribcage. Puman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puman blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vasara is breathing heavily.
Puman tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Puman back against the cage.
Vasara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara working hard to break the clinch.
Puman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puman looking to stall.
Puman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puman misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Puman's face.
Puman taking a breather.
Puman blocks an uppercut.
Vasara tries to stall but Puman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasara manages to break the clinch.
Puman misses with a body kick.
Puman misses with a looping left.
Puman takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Puman avoiding damage as Vasara throws knees to the body.
Vasara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puman backwards.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Vasara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Puman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasara blocks it with crossed arms.
Puman lands a damaging elbow.
Puman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vasara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vasara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vasara has a couple of punches blocked by Puman.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Puman.
Puman lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Puman blocks it.
Puman takes a shot to the head.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puman blocks it with crossed arms.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puman.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puman blocking some punches.
Puman tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara managing to block the knees to the body from Puman.
Vasara lands a right hand.
Vasara swings wildly with an uppercut but Puman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puman is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Puman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Puman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puman. Vasara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puman.
Puman takes the fight into the clinch.
Puman misses with a knee to the head.
Puman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasara is defending well for now.
Puman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puman looking to throw knees to the head but Vasara is blocking nicely.
Puman missing with knees to the body.
Vasara connects with a knee to the head.
Vasara missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Puman throws an elbow but misses.
Vasara lands a hook that snaps the head of Puman backwards.
Puman is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara landing knees to the head.
Oh Puman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Puman misses with some punches.
Vasara lands a big knee to the head and Puman goes down! Vasara pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Vasara!
During a confident post fight interview, Sami Vasara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebo comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Burn. Nort has chosen Riverside - Forgotten Land as his entrance music. Tore Rebo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Niklas Nort's chin.
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30
321 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nort!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebo misses with a leg kick
and Nort counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nort attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rebo ducks under a wild hook from Nort.
Rebo is looking to slow Nort down with leg kicks.
Nort misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Rebo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rebo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rebo checks a leg kick.
Rebo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nort.
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!
Nort misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Nort.
Tore Rebo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rebo moves out of range as Nort throws a body kick.
Rebo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nort is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nort's calf.
Nort avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rebo lands a lovely overhand right.
Rebo cracks Nort with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rebo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Rebo misses
and Nort counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rebo throws a chopping leg kick but Nort manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rebo throws a low kick but Nort moves out of range easily.
Good work by Nort as he checks the leg kick.
Rebo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rebo misses with a low kick.
Nort lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rebo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rebo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nort checks a low kick from Rebo.
That kick from Rebo tenderised Nort's leg. Nort is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rebo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nort checks it well.
Rebo scores with a sloppy right hand. Nort should have avoided that one.
Nort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rebo manages to avoid it.
Nort misses the jab.
Nort slips under a jab.
Rebo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Rebo.
Rebo throws a push kick but Nort slaps the foot to one side.
Nort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rebo.
An inside leg kick from Nort misses.
Rebo checks the leg kick.
Rebo lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rebo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rebo throws a leg kick which misses Nort's front leg but catches the back leg as Nort tries to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nort.
Nort takes a swing at Rebo's ribcage but misses.
Rebo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nort.
Rebo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nort misses with an uppercut. Rebo saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rebo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rebo throws a lazy uppercut
and Nort makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rebo really felt that one!
Nort feints and then cracks Rebo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rebo down.
Nort is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nort connects with an inside leg kick.
Rebo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Nort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whack! Nort lands a heavy head kick that drops Rebo. The ref tackles Nort to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rebo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Niklas Nort!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Niklas Nort made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki comes to the cage accompanied by I've Just Seen a Face. Masaru Hideki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo is looking to clinch.
Palo slaps away a takedown attempt from Hideki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hideki lands with a shot to the body.
Hideki connects with a solid leg kick.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palo misses with a double jab.
Palo tries to clinch up.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hideki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Palo blocks the leg kick.
Hideki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hideki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hideki lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hideki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Palo takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki lands with a light punch inside.
Palo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Hideki misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hideki.
Hideki misses with the head strike.
A short left from Palo.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hideki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Hideki fails to land.
Palo blocks a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki breaks from the clinch.
Hideki scores with the left hand. Palo knows he should have avoided that one.
Palo closes the distance and pushes Hideki back into the cage.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Hideki catches Palo right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hideki throws a leg kick but Palo moved away.
Hideki clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Palo fails to land.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palo blocking some punches.
Hideki takes a shot to the head.
Hideki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
Hideki wants a takedown but no success here.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo lands a left hand.
Palo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palo throws a head kick that misses.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hideki shoots in and drives through. Palo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Hideki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Palo is looking to land body kicks.
Palo throws a lazy body kick
letting Hideki counter with a right hand.
Hideki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palo wants to clinch.
Crunch! Hideki slams his shin into Palo's torso.
Palo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hideki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hideki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palo - the referee stops the clock and Hideki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palo. Hideki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Palo wants to clinch but Hideki slips to the side
and Hideki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Palo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo blocks it.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo blocks it.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palo throws out the jab.
Palo moves into the clinch.
Palo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palo throws a leg kick which misses Hideki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideki tries to avoid it.
Palo tries to clinch there but Hideki circles away.
Palo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hideki. Hideki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palo tries a low kick but Hideki avoids it.
Hideki misses with a looping right.
Hideki throws a low kick but Palo avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Palo blocks the leg kick.
Hideki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hideki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hideki throws out a loose jab but Palo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tauno Palo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
Palo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palo.
Hideki misses with an uppercut. Palo saw that one coming.
Hideki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.
A jab from Hideki finds it's way through Palo's defenses.
Palo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hideki dips to his left and cracks Palo with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Hideki.
Hideki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palo loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Hideki lands a slapping body shot.
Palo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palo blocks a jab.
Hideki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo cracks Hideki with a good jab.
Palo swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Palo throws a low kick, looking for Hideki's leg but Hideki calmly moves out of range.
Palo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palo looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Palo swinging wildly here.
Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palo manages to avoid it.
Palo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki checks a leg kick.
Hideki with a hook.
Hideki throws a sloppy head kick
and Palo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palo throws a right hand that Hideki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideki also avoids with ease.
Hideki moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Palo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Palo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palo.
Palo cracks the inside of Hideki's front leg.
Palo throws a leg kick
and Hideki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tauno Palo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Palo.
Palo works Hideki's body with a nice hook.
Hideki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hideki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hideki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tauno Palo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Palo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Hideki.
Palo misses with a low kick as Hideki jumps back.
Palo staying out of range there.
Palo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws the kick towards the body but Hideki avoids it.
Palo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki moves into the clinch.
Palo prevents Hideki from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Palo.
Hideki blocks a body shot from Palo.
Palo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hideki.
Palo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hideki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hideki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Palo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Masaru Hideki has been cut.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo misses with some punches.
Hideki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hideki manages to break the clinch.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo tries to work over Hideki's front leg with a kick but Hideki checks it.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo scores with a push kick.
Hideki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palo checks the leg kick.
Palo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palo throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Palo misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo tries to work over Hideki's front leg with a kick but Hideki checks it.
Hideki throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Palo.
Hideki throws a lazy right hand but Palo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tauno Palo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palo.
Hideki throws a chopping leg kick but Palo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideki swings for the body but Palo moves out of range.
Palo moves out of range as Hideki strikes.
Palo misses with a low kick.
Hideki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hideki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hideki looks to land a combination but Palo avoids it well.
Palo scores with a nice head shot.
Palo tries to land a front kick but Hideki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hideki tries to bum rush Palo with a series of wild strikes but Palo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hideki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hideki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Palo misses.
Hideki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palo.
Hideki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Hideki tenderised Palo's leg. Palo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hideki throws a big shot that misses.
Palo misses with a two punch combination.
Hideki jabs Palo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palo lands a nice looking body kick.
Hideki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hideki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palo rushes Hideki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Palo tries to work over Hideki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hideki is trying to maintain a safe position but Palo gets an underhook and turns Hideki into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
Hideki misses with the head strike.
Hideki breaks the clinch.
Palo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Palo.
Palo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hideki feints and then cracks Palo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palo tries to bum rush Hideki with a series of wild strikes but Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki 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.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palo scores with a three punch combo!
Palo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palo under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palo throws a chopping leg kick but Hideki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Palo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Palo throws a right and a left that Hideki avoids nicely.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Palo lands a jab to Hideki's midsection.
Palo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hideki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a jab when Palo was well out of range.
Palo moves in looking to clinch but Hideki pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Palo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Palo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
Hideki punishes Palo's body with a nice straight punch.
Masaru Hideki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palo moves out of range of the body kick from Hideki.
Palo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palo lands a nice shot that snaps Hideki's head back.
Palo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hideki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palo.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hideki checks a low kick from Palo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Hideki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palo!
Hideki misses with a hook
and Palo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hideki thinking.
Hideki throws the kick towards the body but Palo avoids it.
Hideki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Palo tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Hideki.
Hideki tries to bum rush Palo with a series of wild strikes but Palo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palo throws out a powerful jab.
Palo looks to land a body kick but Hideki moved away.
Hideki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tauno Palo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tauno Palo!
Tauno Palo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulus De Boskabouter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Boskabouter comes to the cage accompanied by Intro. Paulus De Boskabouter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce McBrain's chin.
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184 lbs
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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
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulus De Boskabouter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain misses with a lunging right hand
and De Boskabouter counters with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! De Boskabouter slams his shin into McBrain's torso.
McBrain throws a shot from downtown. De Boskabouter moves away and avoids it.
McBrain avoids the head kick by De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Boskabouter misses the jab.
De Boskabouter throws a series of punches but McBrain moves out of range.
McBrain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Boskabouter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McBrain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Boskabouter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Boskabouter avoids the body shot from McBrain.
De Boskabouter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
De Boskabouter cracks the inside of McBrain's front leg.
McBrain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Boskabouter.
McBrain takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Boskabouter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBrain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boskabouter thows a body shot but no joy.
De Boskabouter connects with a solid leg kick.
De Boskabouter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Boskabouter scoring well with a low kick there.
De Boskabouter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from De Boskabouter tenderised McBrain's leg. McBrain is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Boskabouter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Boskabouter fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Boskabouter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McBrain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Who's going to make the next move?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Boskabouter tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain can't do much from the bottom here.
McBrain manages to get back to half guard.
McBrain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Boskabouter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Boskabouter's back!
Good control from McBrain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Boskabouter looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McBrain is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that McBrain 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.
De Boskabouter is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
McBrain wants to control but De Boskabouter is keeping busy.
De Boskabouter tries to escape but McBrain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
De Boskabouter trying to control the action but McBrain just sinks the hooks in.
What can De Boskabouter do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
De Boskabouter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McBrain controlling from the full mount.
De Boskabouter is desperately trying to improve his position but McBrain has a good base and remains in mount.
McBrain trying to control but De Boskabouter is having none of it.
McBrain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain won't let De Boskabouter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McBrain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBrain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Boskabouter is wriggling around trying to escape.
McBrain avoids the attempt from De Boskabouter to control.
De Boskabouter is looking to improve his position but McBrain isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Boskabouter is looking to improve his position but McBrain isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulus De Boskabouter 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.
McBrain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Boskabouter moves away from the strike by McBrain.
McBrain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Boskabouter throws out a loose jab but McBrain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain tries to bum rush De Boskabouter with a series of wild strikes but De Boskabouter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBrain misses the jab.
De Boskabouter has McBrain up against the cage in a clinch.
McBrain pushes De Boskabouter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Boskabouter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McBrain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McBrain throws a hook but De Boskabouter avoids it easily.
McBrain throws a right hand that misses
and De Boskabouter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Boskabouter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
De Boskabouter tries to clinch but McBrain moves out of range.
McBrain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain throws a solid leg kick but De Boskabouter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McBrain.
McBrain swinging wildly here.
De Boskabouter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McBrain preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
De Boskabouter is working for a submission of some sort.
De Boskabouter wants to pass to mount but McBrain is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter is working for a submission of some sort.
McBrain is trying to get back to full guard.
De Boskabouter tries to pass to full mount but McBrain defends it.
McBrain trying to hold on to De Boskabouter's head to control him but De Boskabouter postures up.
De Boskabouter wants to control but McBrain is keeping him busy.
De Boskabouter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter wants to work for an arm triangle but McBrain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McBrain is pressing down on De Boskabouter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Boskabouter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McBrain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Boskabouter throwing strikes from guard but McBrain blocks nicely.
McBrain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Boskabouter is fighting to break McBrain's control of his arms but McBrain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Boskabouter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McBrain is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter keeping moving, preventing McBrain from controlling successfully.
McBrain slips nicely into half guard.
De Boskabouter is not content to let McBrain control the position.
McBrain trying to control the pace.
McBrain wants to take a breather but De Boskabouter is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce McBrain has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Good work by McBrain as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Boskabouter scores with a nice body kick.
McBrain throws a hook but De Boskabouter avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce McBrain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McBrain looks to land a left hand but De Boskabouter moved out of range nicely.
De Boskabouter throws a leg kick but McBrain sees it coming and moves out of range.
McBrain thows a body shot but no joy.
McBrain scores with a jab.
De Boskabouter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
De Boskabouter clinches with his opponent.
McBrain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBrain.
McBrain stalls.
De Boskabouter struggles to land a body shot inside as McBrain controls his hands.
McBrain lands a hook that snaps the head of De Boskabouter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Boskabouter.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Boskabouter tries to land knees in the clinch but McBrain avoids the damage to the body.
De Boskabouter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McBrain avoids it.
McBrain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from McBrain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Boskabouter.
McBrain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBrain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBrain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBrain pushes De Boskabouter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Boskabouter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBrain is defending well for now.
McBrain working hard to break the clinch.
McBrain misses with the head strike.
McBrain trying to control the position but instead, De Boskabouter has worked for underhooks and has pushed McBrain into the cage.
McBrain swings wildly with an uppercut but De Boskabouter uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain is looking to control De Boskabouter's arms but De Boskabouter gets an underhook and turns him. Now McBrain has his back to the cage.
De Boskabouter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, McBrain scores with a nice short uppercut.
McBrain lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBrain blocking some punches.
McBrain throws a punch but it's blocked by De Boskabouter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain gets through De Boskabouter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Boskabouter throws a punch but it's blocked by McBrain.
De Boskabouter lands an uppercut.
De Boskabouter throws an elbow that misses.
McBrain breaks from the clinch.
De Boskabouter clinches.
McBrain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Boskabouter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Boskabouter struggles to land a body shot inside as McBrain controls his hands.
De Boskabouter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Boskabouter lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Boskabouter.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
McBrain takes an elbow to the temple.
De Boskabouter has McBrain pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Boskabouter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McBrain tumbling to the mat - De Boskabouter dives into McBrain's guard.
Bruce McBrain has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Boskabouter throwing strikes from guard but McBrain blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McBrain is on top in guard.
McBrain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McBrain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Boskabouter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McBrain is stalling in the full guard.
De Boskabouter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McBrain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bruce McBrain.
McBrain throws a poor cross that misses
and De Boskabouter counters with a good low kick that McBrain was not able to check.
McBrain throws a sloppy body shot
and De Boskabouter counters with an outside leg kick.
McBrain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Boskabouter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Boskabouter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paulus De Boskabouter is winning the standup battle so far.
De Boskabouter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Boskabouter swinging wildly here.
McBrain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Boskabouter's head backwards.
McBrain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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 Paulus De Boskabouter.
I think De Boskabouter 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulus De Boskabouter!
A relieved looking Paulus De Boskabouter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Sankari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Odorants - This Night. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Sankari blocks the leg kick.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. Sankari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Tolonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sankari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sankari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tolonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sankari.
Sankari throws a series of punches but Tolonen moves out of range.
Tolonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Sankari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tolonen avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen takes a swing at Sankari's ribcage but misses.
Sankari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab from Tolonen.
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Sankari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tolonen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tolonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sankari has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tolonen has managed to get both his arms back between Sankari's legs - danger averted.
Sankari looking to control.
Tolonen looking to sit in guard and control but Sankari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tolonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen has control of Sankari's left arm, preventing Sankari from doing any damage.
Tolonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tolonen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sankari tries to hold on but Tolonen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sankari holds on to Tolonen around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Sankari is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tolonen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sankari is looking to escape.
Sankari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tolonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The cut above Nyrkki Sankari's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tolonen scoring with strikes but Sankari is staying in there.
Nyrkki Sankari's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nyrkki Sankari's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iiro Tolonen!
Iiro Tolonen retains his super heavyweight title!
Iiro Tolonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chillum's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, High Hopes - Pink Floyd. Bundy has chosen God Hates a Coward as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chillum lands a nice shot to the body.
Bundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bundy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bundy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chillum tries to avoid it but Bundy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chillum to the ground. Chillum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chillum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bundy is out of range.
Chillum throws a right and a left that Bundy avoids nicely.
Chillum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bundy to score with a decent uppercut.
Bundy throws an off balance right hand
and Chillum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Chillum.
Chillum misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Chillum as Bundy shoots in.
Chillum misses with a low kick.
Chillum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chillum misses the shot to the body.
Bundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Chillum is just out of range.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chillum.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bundy landing a few strikes.
Chillum looking for a sweep but Bundy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bundy landing shots from mount.
Chillum wants to control but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chillum is looking to get to half guard.
Bundy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bundy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chillum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy dominating with strikes here.
Chillum can't escape the position.
Bundy breaks from Chillum's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chillum is rocked!
Chillum is looking to get to half guard.
Bundy is working for a guillotine from mount but Chillum frees his head quite easily.
Bundy with good strikes from the mount here!
Chillum in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Chillum is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bundy punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum is trying to escape the mount.
Chillum is squirming around, avoiding Bundy's attempts to control the action.
Bundy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chillum tries to hold on but Bundy pushes him away.
Chillum seems to have got his legs back now.
Bundy working Chillum over with strikes here.
Bundy postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Chillum out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Bundy goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alan Bundy!
Alan Bundy is the new welterweight champion!
Alan Bundy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blaze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pendulum - Slam. Abrams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kreator - Violent Revolution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams tries to clinch but Blaze moves out of range.
A low kick from Blaze is predictable there
and Abrams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abrams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abrams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abrams circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Abrams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blaze scores with a sloppy right hand. Abrams should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abrams checks it well.
Abrams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Abrams misses.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Blaze.
Blaze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abrams misses with a body shot.
Abrams throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Abrams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Abrams checks it.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abrams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab.
Abrams scores with a shot to the body.
Blaze throws a body punch but Abrams moves out of range.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Abrams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Abrams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abrams looks to land a combination. Blaze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abrams lands a really nice looking cross but Blaze seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abrams throws out the jab.
Blaze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abrams misses with a takedown attempt - Blaze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abrams checks a low kick from Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abrams.
Abrams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Abrams.
Abrams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
Abrams misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Blaze cracks Abrams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abrams 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.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Abrams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nino Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abrams scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Abrams moves out of range as Blaze throws a body kick.
Abrams throws out a powerful jab.
Abrams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blaze wants to control but Abrams postures up.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams wants to control but Blaze is keeping him busy.
Abrams tries to score with some ground and pound. Blaze controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blaze stops Abrams from passing to mount.
Blaze wants to control but Abrams postures up.
Abrams scores with a couple of short elbows.
Abrams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams throws a strike aimed at the side of Blaze's head but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Abrams stalls from top position.
Abrams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blaze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blaze is looking to regain half guard here but Abrams keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Abrams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abrams misses with a looping left.
Abrams connects with a jab.
Blaze throws a series of strikes that have Abrams backpedaling.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abrams.
Abrams throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Blaze dips to his left and cracks Abrams with an uppercut!
Abrams staying out of range there.
Abrams is looking to clinch.
Abrams throws a low kick, looking for Blaze's leg but Blaze calmly moves out of range.
Abrams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaze throws a low kick but Abrams moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Abrams misses the target.
Blaze connects with the punch.
Abrams scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze wants to slow Abrams down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abrams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze lands a brutal head kick. Abrams looks out on his feet and Blaze throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tatanka - Africa. John Staal has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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34
255 lbs
29 - 7 - 1 |
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230 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakur takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Shakur. Those never looked like landing.
Shakur scores with a body shot.
Shakur pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Staal back to the cage. Shakur follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like John Staal has been cut.
Shakur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Staal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shakur takes a step back to recover.
Emeka Shakur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakur throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Shakur as he connects with a hook.
Shakur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shakur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
Staal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shakur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Staal lands a big head kick that sends Shakur tumbling to the mat! Staal takes a step backwards and waves Shakur back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
Shakur is breathing heavily.
Staal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shakur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Staal somewhat.
Shakur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Staal thumps Shakur with a low kick.
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!
Shakur needs to keep his hands up - Staal had a free shot at his head there.
Shakur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Staal.
Shakur misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shakur. Those never looked like landing.
Shakur misses with a hook
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Emeka Shakur's cut is getting worse.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick.
Staal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shakur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shakur's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Staal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Staal looking to pass the guard.
Staal trying to control but Shakur is working from the bottom.
Staal stands up over Shakur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shakur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shakur controlling Staal's posture.
Staal looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shakur wants to sweep but no luck.
Staal throws a big right hand that misses.
Staal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shakur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shakur is keeping the position for now.
Shakur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shakur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shakur is keeping the position for now.
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Staal wants to control from the top but Shakur keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A clash of legs there as Shakur blocks the low kick.
Shakur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shakur slips a straight right by Staal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shakur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Staal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shakur just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shakur throws a hook but Staal avoids it easily.
Shakur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Staal on the side of the head.
Shakur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shakur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Staal throws a leg kick but Shakur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shakur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Staal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shakur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Shakur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Staal lands a really nice looking cross but Shakur seems unphased.
Shakur misses with a body shot.
Staal throws the left hand but Shakur avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur thuds his right hand into Staal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shakur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shakur dips to his left and cracks Staal with an uppercut!
Staal throws a head kick but Shakur moves out of range.
Shakur blocks a head kick by Staal.
A head kick misses from Shakur.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakur staying out of range there.
Shakur thuds a left hand into Staal's body.
Shakur blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal defending well as Shakur loads up on a big left hand.
Staal avoids the body shot from Shakur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shakur misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shakur 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 Staal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Staal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shakur checks a leg kick.
Staal lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shakur lands a jab to Staal's midsection.
Staal scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Staal. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Staal coming out on top.
Shakur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staal manages to avoid it.
Shakur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shakur moves out of range as Staal throws a body kick.
Shakur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Shakur.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Staal.
Shakur throws a front kick aimed at Staal's knee but Staal avoids it well.
Staal throws a wild body kick that Shakur sees coming a mile off.
Shakur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Staal counters with a nice body shot.
Shakur tried to score with a low kick but Staal checks it.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Staal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Staal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakur blocks a head kick by Staal.
Staal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Shakur keeps moving.
Shakur is trying to keep Staal in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shakur is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shakur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shakur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Shakur throws a body kick that misses.
Staal checks a leg kick nicely.
Staal checks a leg kick nicely.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Shakur moves out of range easily.
Shakur throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Shakur.
Shakur throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Staal.
Shakur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shakur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Staal.
Staal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Shakur.
Shakur tries to land a leg kick but Staal saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur thows a body shot but no joy.
Staal lands a high kick!
Staal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shakur doesn't seem bothered though.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
Staal misses with a head kick.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakur moves away.
Shakur throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.
Shakur throws a low kick, looking for Staal's leg but Staal calmly moves out of range.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Shakur.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Shakur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Staal throws a body kick that misses.
Shakur misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Staal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shakur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Staal lands a left and a right that send Shakur crashing to the mat, dazed. Staal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Staal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Staal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shakur but Shakur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shakur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Shakur.
A head kick by Shakur misses
and Staal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Staal misses with a low kick as Shakur jumps back.
Shakur connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emeka Shakur's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shakur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shakur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Staal is out of range.
Staal lands a jab to the head.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
Staal staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Staal.
Jeez, Emeka Shakur's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Staal lands a body shot.
Shakur avoids the head kick by Staal.
Shakur throws a head kick but Staal moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Shakur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Staal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Staal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shakur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur slips a jab from Staal.
Good work by Staal as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Shakur finds it's way through Staal's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Shakur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
Nice shot lands for Shakur.
Shakur avoids the head kick by Staal.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal throws a head kick that Shakur semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakur. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shakur scores with the left hand. Staal knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shakur cracks Staal with a good jab.
Shakur throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Staal throws a head kick but Shakur moves out of range.
John Staal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakur falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shakur slaps away a takedown attempt from Staal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shakur.
Staal avoids the head kick by Shakur.
Shakur just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakur scoring well with a low kick there.
Shakur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shakur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shakur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal throws a leg kick but Shakur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shakur thumps Staal with a low kick.
Shakur throws a body kick that misses.
Shakur connects with a single shot there.
Shakur wants to slow Staal down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Shakur.
Shakur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shakur throws a body kick that misses.
Shakur punishes Staal's body with a nice straight punch.
Shakur misses with a double jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shakur.
Nice body kick from Shakur.
Shakur ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal cracks the inside of Shakur's front leg.
Shakur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Staal throws a nice head kick!
Emeka Shakur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shakur takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Shakur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Staal counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Staal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Staal looks for a takedown but Shakur sprawls well.
Staal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Staal feints and then cracks Shakur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shakur down.
Staal connects with a leg kick. Shakur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shakur with a hook.
Shakur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur scores with a head kick.
Shakur throws a big shot that misses.
Shakur throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal throws a leg kick which misses Shakur's front leg but catches the back leg as Shakur tries to avoid it.
Staal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Staal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shakur counters with an outside leg kick.
Emeka Shakur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Staal.
Shakur avoids the head kick by Staal.
Shakur thumps Staal with a low kick.
Shakur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Shakur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Staal lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shakur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shakur motions for Staal to come forward. Shakur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Shakur as Staal shoots in.
Staal tries to land a front kick but Shakur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Staal misses.
Shakur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shakur connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shakur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shakur thuds a left hand into Staal's body.
Shakur thumps Staal with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emeka Shakur had his way with John Staal in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Staal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Staal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shakur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakur misses with a head kick.
Shakur misses with a body shot.
Staal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shakur on the side of the head.
Shakur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Staal counters with an inside leg kick.
Staal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shakur connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shakur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Staal.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Shakur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
A leg kick checked by Shakur.
Both fighters circling a little - Shakur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shakur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal connects with a body shot.
Staal connects with a high kick.
Shakur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Shakur blocks the leg kick.
Staal motions for Shakur to come forward. Staal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shakur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shakur throws a solid leg kick but Staal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shakur.
Staal misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Staal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emeka Shakur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur feints a jab promting Staal to slip. Shakur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Staal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal throws a leg kick but Shakur checks it.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Shakur.
Shakur misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Staal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Staal scores with a body shot.
Shakur 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 Shakur misses the target.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shakur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Staal cracks the inside of Shakur's front leg.
Staal delivers a nice body kick.
John Staal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Staal tenderised Shakur's leg. Shakur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Staal dips to his left and cracks Shakur with an uppercut!
Staal slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Shakur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Staal lands but Shakur takes it in his stride.
Staal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shakur if he has to take too many more of those.
Staal misses with a head kick.
Shakur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Staal motions for Shakur to come forward. Staal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shakur misses with a low kick.
Shakur misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
Shakur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal avoids the head kick by Shakur.
Staal throws a head kick but Shakur moves out of range.
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!
Staal avoids the head kick by Shakur.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Shakur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shakur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shakur has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shakur thows a body shot but no joy.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Shakur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Staal!
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