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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Radanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Radanovic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radanovic throws a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head but Harkonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Radanovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harkonnen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Radanovic misses with a kick to the body.
Radanovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Radanovic wants to clinch up but Harkonnen keeps it at a distance.
Harkonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harkonnen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick by Harkonnen misses
and Radanovic counters with a left and a right that stings Harkonnen.
Radanovic missing with a left hand there. Harkonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harkonnen moves forwards but Radanovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Radanovic throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Radanovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harkonnen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radanovic fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Harkonnen to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Harkonnen looks to clinch but Radanovic throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Harkonnen taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Drago Radanovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Drago Radanovic 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lube-Shparu. Leissner has chosen Mohammed's theme as his entrance music. Viktor Kulakov 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
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Gabriel Leissner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leissner.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Leissner is just out of range.
Leissner drives through with a takedown into Kulakov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kulakov keeping full guard, as Leissner tries to pass.
Kulakov is looking to stand up but Leissner isn't so interested in that idea.
Kulakov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leissner wants to control from the top but Kulakov keeps moving.
Leissner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kulakov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kulakov misses the shot to the body.
Leissner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leissner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Gabriel Leissner has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulakov misses the target.
Leissner clinches up against the cage.
Kulakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Kulakov misses.
Leissner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leissner scores with a leg kick.
Kulakov misses with a two punch combination.
Kulakov lands a jab to the nose.
Kulakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leissner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Leissner throwing strikes but missing.
Leissner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leissner wants to pass the guard but Kulakov is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leissner wants to control from the top but Kulakov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner slips nicely into half guard.
Leissner is trying to control the action in half guard but Kulakov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leissner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulakov tries to kick Leissner off but Leissner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leissner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kulakov tries to kick Leissner off but Leissner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leissner wants to pass to mount but Kulakov is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leissner lands a nice short elbow.
Kulakov tries to kick Leissner off but Leissner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leissner stalling away here and it's allowed Kulakov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leissner cracks Kulakov with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leissner passes Kulakov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kulakov tries to kick Leissner off but Leissner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leissner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leissner working over Kulakov with some ground and pound. Kulakov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kulakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leissner.
Leissner wants to take a breather but Kulakov is having none of it.
Leissner slips a nice elbow through Kulakov's hands, connecting with Kulakov's forehead.
Leissner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leissner trying to control from half guard but Kulakov is working away.
Leissner is working for a kimura but Kulakov is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner wants to pass the guard but Kulakov is defending well.
Leissner prevents Kulakov from standing back up.
Leissner 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.
Leissner is pressing down on Kulakov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kulakov is holding on for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leissner misses with a head shot. Kulakov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Leissner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Leissner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Leissner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kulakov looks to throw the jab but Leissner is out of range.
Kulakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leissner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leissner. That's going to slow Kulakov down.
Kulakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leissner on the side of the head.
Kulakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leissner moves into the clinch successfully.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch but Leissner keeps him there for the moment.
Leissner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leissner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leissner is trying to stall.
Leissner throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulakov.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leissner has Kulakov pressed against the cage, preventing Kulakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leissner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leissner tries to stall but Kulakov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kulakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Leissner is controlling him.
Leissner misses with a punch to the body.
Kulakov blocks an uppercut.
Kulakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulakov throws a right hand that Leissner ducks under and follows up with a left that Leissner also avoids with ease.
Kulakov misses with a wild combination.
Leissner thumps Kulakov with a low kick.
Leissner tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Kulakov as he connects with a hook.
Kulakov misses with a double jab.
Kulakov takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov misses with a left hand
and Leissner counters with a leg kick.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leissner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulakov throws out the jab.
Kulakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulakov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leissner.
Leissner delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov gets caught flat footed, as Leissner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kulakov wants to get back to his feet but Leissner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leissner tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulakov is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner stops Kulakov from standing up.
Gabriel Leissner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leissner tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulakov is retaining full guard.
Kulakov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leissner won't allow Kulakov to get back to his feet.
Leissner passes into half guard.
Kulakov tries to kick Leissner off but Leissner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leissner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulakov defending well though.
Leissner thows a huge punch but Kulakov dodges it nicely.
Leissner slips a nice elbow through Kulakov's hands, connecting with Kulakov's forehead.
Leissner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kulakov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leissner is pressing down on Kulakov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kulakov is holding on for now.
Kulakov kicks Leissner off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Leissner throws a body kick that misses.
Kulakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leissner moves away.
Leissner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leissner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Leissner catches Kulakov right on the button with a cross.
Kulakov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leissner eats them both and turns towards Kulakov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kulakov throws a right hand that Leissner ducks under and follows up with a left that Leissner also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kulakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulakov misses the target.
Leissner moves in looking to clinch but Kulakov pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Leissner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Leissner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Leissner.
Kulakov misses with a looping right.
Leissner tries to clinch there but Kulakov circles away.
Leissner looks to clinch
and Kulakov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leissner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leissner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kulakov throws a nice looking combination but Leissner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Kulakov misses its intended target.
Kulakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leissner.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kulakov tries to break free but Leissner pushes him back against the cage.
Leissner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Leissner distracts Kulakov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner is pushing down on Kulakov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kulakov is fighting to maintain full guard but Leissner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Leissner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulakov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leissner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leissner is nestled in close to Kulakov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leissner prevents Kulakov from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leissner is working for a submission of some sort.
Leissner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leissner stops Kulakov from getting back to his feet.
Leissner seems to be looking for submissions.
Leissner is pressing down on Kulakov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kulakov is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leissner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leissner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leissner trying to mount his opponent but Kulakov defends it.
Leissner is looking for a kimura here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov is trying to stand back up but Leissner is controlling him
Leissner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kulakov is trying to stand up here but Leissner is controlling him well.
Leissner is pressing down on Kulakov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kulakov is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leissner.
Leissner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Leissner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leissner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulakov kicks off Leissner and gets to his feet.
Kulakov throws a jab when Leissner was well out of range.
Leissner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulakov.
Leissner dives in and grabs Kulakov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kulakov pushes down on Leissner's head and hops out.
Leissner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulakov sizes up Leissner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kulakov checks a low kick from Leissner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov slips a jab and a cross from Leissner.
Leissner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulakov.
Kulakov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leissner. Kulakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viktor Kulakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulakov blocks the body kick.
Kulakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leissner.
Nice straight punches there by Kulakov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kulakov.
Leissner takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov throws a hook but Leissner blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kulakov clobbers Leissner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leissner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Viktor Kulakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Leissner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kulakov!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Leissner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leissner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Leissner!
Gabriel Leissner made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Islam is NOT a fucking religion of peace'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun - Commodores. Ostergaard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Street, Atlanta, GA. Torsten Ostergaard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Todd Parker's chin.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Ostergaard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostergaard throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Parker as he checks the leg kick.
Ostergaard throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker rushes Ostergaard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Ostergaard scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Ostergaard.
Parker tries to work over Ostergaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ostergaard scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ostergaard. Ostergaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Ostergaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ostergaard ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ostergaard, pushing him back against the cage.
Ostergaard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ostergaard misses with the head strike.
Ostergaard tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Ostergaard back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Ostergaard is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ostergaard throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ostergaard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Ostergaard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ostergaard blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostergaard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ostergaard lands with a light punch inside.
Ostergaard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Ostergaard misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ostergaard. Those never looked like landing.
Parker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker lands with a right hand.
Parker lands with a kick to the temple. Ostergaard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ostergaard avoids a kick to the body.
Parker throws a leg kick but Ostergaard moved away.
Ostergaard looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Ostergaard connects with a crisp jab.
Ostergaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Ostergaard drops Parker with a beautiful combination! Parker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ostergaard is looking for the KO!
Parker is rocked!
Ostergaard moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Parker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Ostergaard looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard scores with a decent looking hook.
Parker with a hook.
Parker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard lands a left and a right that send Parker crashing to the mat, dazed. Ostergaard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker checks a leg kick nicely.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Ostergaard's shoulder, as Ostergaard tries to avoid the shot.
Ostergaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ostergaard lands a nice looking body kick.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
Ostergaard lands a big head kick that sends Parker tumbling to the mat! Ostergaard takes a step backwards and waves Parker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ostergaard pounces like a tiger and cracks Parker with a vicious hook! Parker is down but not out! Ostergaard follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Torsten Ostergaard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underworld has chosen Mr. Torture as his entrance music. Hades Underworld has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Maynard's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Underworld's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Maynard.
It looks like Hades Underworld has been cut.
Underworld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Underworld.
Maynard is looking to score with low kicks.
Maynard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Underworlds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Underworld scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard checks a low kick from Underworld.
A head kick misses from Underworld.
A good leg kick by Maynard.
Underworld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Underworld throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maynard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Underworld's knee momentarily.
Underworld looks winded!
Underworld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maynard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maynard is working Underworld over against the cage.
Maynard is stalling here.
Maynard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maynard lands with a left to the head.
Maynard presses Underworld against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard.
Underworld letting Maynard take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Underworld misses with some punches.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Underworld tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Underworld tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Underworld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Underworld tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Underworld misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Underworld.
Maynard slows down the pace here.
Underworld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Underworld.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
The referee calls for Maynard to work.
Maynard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maynard digs a right hand into Underworld's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Underworld's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Maynard as the two fighters clinch.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Underworld avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maynard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maynard has Underworld pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Underworld is keeping busy.
Maynard lands with a right to the head.
Underworld throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Underworld.
Underworld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Maynard.
Underworld tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Underworld tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Underworld back against the cage.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Underworld has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maynard.
A left hand lands to the body for Maynard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underworld lands a right hand.
Maynard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maynard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Underworld doesn't seem bothered though.
Maynard digs a good body shot into Underworld's ribs.
Underworld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Underworld on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Underworld takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maynard.
Underworld drops his hands momentarily and Maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maynard connects with a right hand. Underworld shakes it off.
That has opened up Hades Underworld's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard feints and then cracks Underworld's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Underworld down.
Maynard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Underworld is rocked!
Maynard lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Maynard!
Alexander Maynard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hazan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mag Ne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blå and Black - Nephew. Mag Ne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hazan Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mag Ne!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ne throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and Ne counters with a nice body kick.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ne on the side of the head.
Ne tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ne checks it well.
Ali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ne misses with an uppercut.
Ne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ne misses with a body shot.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ne jabs at Ali's body.
Ne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Ne blocks the low kick.
Ali blocks a jab.
Mag Ne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ali misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali blocks a head kick by Ne.
Ne lands a glancing blow to the side of Ali's head.
Ne takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ne throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ne is just out of range.
Ne slips under a jab from Ali.
The fighters circling - Ne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ne throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ne lunges at Ali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ali's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne moves into range and clinches up with Ali.
Ali is struggling to control the position.
Ne can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ne throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Ne's shoulder, as Ne tries to avoid the shot.
Ne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
Ne slips a jab from Ali.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Ne's ribs.
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ne moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Ne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ne closes the distance but Ali moves to the side
and Ali counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali trying to control the pace.
Ne won't allow Ali to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazan Ali 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.
Ne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ne misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ne.
Ne thuds a left hand into Ali's body.
Ne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali slips a jab from Ne.
Ne cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Jab by Ali.
Ne throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ne throws a front kick aimed at Ali's knee but Ali avoids it well.
Ali lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ne will feel that in the morning.
A solid body kick from Ali.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Ne.
Ne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ne misses the shot to the body.
Ne misses with a low kick.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ali!
Ne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ne as he checks the leg kick.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ne was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ne.
Ne scores with a one two! Ali had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali jabs Ne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Ne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Ne moved out of range nicely.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Ne ducks down to avoid it.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ali looks to land a body kick but Ne moved away.
Ne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ali at a distance.
Hazan Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ne blocking some punches.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ne fails to land.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ne scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nes head.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Ne controls his hands.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ne misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ne.
Ali prevents a body shot from Ne.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Ne.
Ali throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ne was covering up waiting for the punch and Ali finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hazan Ali will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ne throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ali throws out a leg kick but Ne moves out of range and Ali only half commits.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Ne.
Ali avoids the head kick by Ne.
Ne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ne connects with a leg kick. Ali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Ne misses.
Ne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali lands with a nice combination. Ne backs away looking to recover.
Ne throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali counters with a low kick, right behind Ne 's knee.
Ne stalks Ali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ali's face. Ali staggers backwards, shaken.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ne if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Mag Ne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ne connects with the punch.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
Ali connects with a right hand. Ne shakes it off.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Ne saw that one coming.
Ne throws a front kick aimed at Ali's knee but Ali avoids it well.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Ne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Ne.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ne.
Ali blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks a head kick by Ne.
A good leg kick by Ali.
Ne misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a thumping low kick.
Ne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ne lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
Ne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ne dips to his left and cracks Ali with an uppercut!
Ali looks for the body kick but Ne saw that one coming.
Ne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ali.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali cracks Ne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hazan Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali is rocked!
Ne looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ne throws a wild body kick that Ali sees coming a mile off.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali moves away from the strike by Ne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ne lands an uppercut.
Ne presses Ali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mag Ne.
I think Ali 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazan Ali!
A victorious Hazan Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quadros might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pride Theme. Irwin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - T.N.T. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quadros throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quadros.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Quadros.
Quadros lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quadros misses with an uppercut
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quadros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Quadros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Irwin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin throws a leg kick
and Quadros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quadros.
Quadros stalling the fight.
Quadros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Irwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quadros tries to stall but Irwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to push Quadros away but Quadros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Irwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
Quadros lands a jab to the nose.
Quadros misses with a looping right.
Irwin staying out of range there.
Quadros misses with a wild combination.
Quadros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin connects with a body shot.
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Quadros counters by clinching up.
Irwin manages to break the clinch.
Irwin with a hook.
Quadros fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros slips a straight right by Irwin.
Irwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quadros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Irwin blocks a body shot from Quadros.
Irwin manages to break the clinch.
Quadros checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quadros checks a low kick from Irwin.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quadros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quadros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Quadros. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin throws the kick towards the body but Quadros avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin walks into a stiff left hand from Quadros.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quadros.
Quadros misses with a series of wild punches.
Quadros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quadros throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Quadros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Irwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quadros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephen Quadros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Quadros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quadros misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Irwin.
Quadros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
A head kick by Quadros misses
and Irwin counters with a leg kick.
Irwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Irwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quadros thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Quadros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quadros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quadros throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Quadros misses with a kick to the body
and Irwin counters with a three punch combo that has Quadros backing up. Quadros nods at Irwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Quadros is out of range.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Quadros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quadros.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quadros wants to clinch up but Irwin keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Quadros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quadros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irwin throws a good cross that connects.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stephen Quadros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irwin scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros connects with a nice looking jab.
Quadros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quadros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quadros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quadros scores with a body shot.
Quadros moves into the clinch.
Quadros connects with a nasty looking knee right to Irwin's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Irwin.
Quadros throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.
Irwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quadros throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quadros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Quadros catches Irwin right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quadros.
Stephen Quadros is winning the standup battle so far.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Quadros.
Irwin throws a hook but Quadros avoids it easily.
Irwin blocks the body kick.
Quadros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Irwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quadros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quadros.
Quadros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irwin's efforts to push away.
Irwin blocks a body shot from Quadros.
Irwin breaks the clinch.
Irwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Irwin misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quadros.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quadros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Quadros holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Irwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irwin tries to circle away but Quadros has him pinned against the cage.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Quadros tries a knee to the head but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quadros backwards.
Irwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Irwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Irwin is trying to force a seperation but Quadros has the dominant position.
Irwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quadros lands with a left to the head.
Quadros lands a knee to the head.
Quadros scores a nice knee to the body.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros lands a damaging elbow.
Stephen Quadros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros keeps control of Irwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quadros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Irwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irwin avoids the elbow strike from Quadros, against the cage.
Irwin is trying to break the clinch but Quadros is controlling him.
Quadros pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Irwin is trying to break the clinch but Quadros has him pressed against the cage.
Quadros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quadros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Irwin can't break the clinch.
Irwin blocks an uppercut.
Irwin dodges an elbow strike from Quadros.
Quadros landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irwin has had enough of the clinch but Quadros keeps him there for the moment.
Quadros lands with a left to the head.
Irwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quadros is looking to control Irwin's arms but Irwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quadros has his back to the cage.
Irwin avoiding damage as Quadros throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Irwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Quadros.
Quadros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quadros throws a wild body kick that Irwin sees coming a mile off.
Quadros throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Quadros missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin thuds his shin into the meat of Quadros's side.
Quadros takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Quadros.
Quadros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Quadros.
Quadros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irwin defending well as Quadros loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Quadros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Quadros lands a nice looking kick to the body. Irwin takes a step back to recover.
Quadros misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quadros.
Quadros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Quadros thows a body kick. Irwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quadros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quadros misses with a wild combination.
Quadros looks to land a left hand but Irwin moved out of range nicely.
Quadros takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quadros.
Irwin throws a right and a left that Quadros avoids nicely.
Quadros uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quadros misses with a looping left.
Quadros lands a head shot.
Irwin misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quadros. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quadros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quadros tries to land a front kick but Irwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quadros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irwin's head backwards.
Quadros connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Irwin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irwin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irwin avoids the head kick by Quadros.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Quadros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quadros 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quadros!
Our winner, Stephen Quadros, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes to the cage accompanied by my way. Ralph Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pile Driver's chin.
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34
147 lbs
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31
156 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slips a jab from Driver.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Driver's legs.
Driver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie motions for Driver to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Driver tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Driver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie throws a lazy body kick
and Driver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Driver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Driver misses with a looping left.
Driver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Driver punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Driver tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Driver.
Driver misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Driver checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Driver was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Driver's half guard.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Driver gets full guard.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Driver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Driver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Driver 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.
Driver is working hard here to advance position.
Driver wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Driver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control but Driver is working from the bottom.
Driver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Driver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Driver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Driver's legs - danger averted.
Gracie distracts Driver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pile Driver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
Driver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Driver cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Driver lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Driver checks it.
Driver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Driver checks a leg kick.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Driver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Driver with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver's corner calls for a 1-2. Driver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Driver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Driver moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Driver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Driver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Driver moved away.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
A bone on bone clash there as Driver blocks the leg kick.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Driver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Driver checks a leg kick.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Driver connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Driver's sensitive parts.
Gracie slips under a jab from Driver.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Driver looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Driver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Driver throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Driver keeps moving.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Driver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Driver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Driver passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Driver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pile Driver will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Driver to the mat! Driver manages to get full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Driver keeps moving.
Driver wants to sweep but no luck.
Driver working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Driver keeps moving.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Driver wants to sweep but no luck.
Driver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pile Driver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Driver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ralph Gracie.
Driver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Driver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Driver is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Driver avoid being mounted?
Driver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Driver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Driver.
Driver is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Driver keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driver 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.
Gracie trying to control but Driver is working from the bottom.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Driver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Driver's legs - danger averted.
Ralph Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ralph Gracie.
Driver throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Driver lands with a shot to the body.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Driver closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Driver pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Driver moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Driver counters with a two punch combo.
A big right from Driver misses.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Driver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Driver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pile Driver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Driver 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
184 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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30
204 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deforz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Deforz.
Deforz tries a low kick but Ollongren avoids it.
Deforz misses with a body kick.
Ollongren just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Deforz.
Deforz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deforz misses with a two punch combination.
Mulroon Deforz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deforz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deforz swings for the body but Ollongren moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deforz. That's going to slow Ollongren down.
Deforz misses with a body kick.
Ollongren blocks a head kick by Deforz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deforz throws a leg kick but Ollongren moved away.
The fighters circling - Ollongren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ollongren moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Deforz.
Ollongren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deforz misses the shot to the body.
Ollongren looks to land a right hand but Deforz moved out of range.
Deforz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Deforz throws a combination that misses
and Ollongren counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz moves out of range as Ollongren strikes.
Ollongren punishes Deforz's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deforz throws a leg kick that misses.
Ollongren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deforz.
Deforz throws a wild body kick that Ollongren sees coming a mile off.
Deforz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Deforz throws a push kick but Ollongren slaps the foot to one side.
Deforz walks into a left hand.
Deforz scores with a punch to the head.
Deforz throws the kick towards the body but Ollongren avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Deforz coming out on top.
Deforz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deforz wants it to stay on the feet.
Deforz throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Deforz.
Ollongren misses with a hook
and Deforz counters with a good, hard body kick but Ollongren shrugs it off.
Mulroon Deforz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deforz defending well as Ollongren loads up on a big left hand.
Deforz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deforz moves away from the strike by Ollongren.
Deforz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ollongren. That did some damage!
Deforz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ollongren circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deforz connects with a high kick.
Deforz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ollongren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deforz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ollongren moves out of range of the body kick.
Ollongren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deforz can pounce on him.
Deforz throws a front kick that sends Ollongren stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Deforz.
Deforz motions for Ollongren to come forward. Deforz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mulroon Deforz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fjalar Ollongren's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ollongren lands a slapping body shot.
Deforz looks for the body kick but Ollongren saw that one coming.
Deforz lands a head shot.
That kick from Deforz tenderised Ollongren's leg. Ollongren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ollongren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ollongren defending well as Deforz loads up on a big left hand.
Deforz blocks a jab.
Deforz misses with a body punch
and Ollongren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deforz won't be happy with that.
Deforz can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ollongren tries to score with some ground and pound. Deforz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Deforz is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Deforz prevents Ollongren from moving into mount.
Ollongren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Deforz some visible discomfort.
Ollongren working away.
Ollongren lands some shots froms side control.
Deforz struggling a bit here.
Ollongren working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Ollongren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Deforz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Deforz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ollongren asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Ollongren.
Ollongren scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz is not content to let Ollongren control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Ollongren crashes against the mat.
Deforz gets back to half guard.
Deforz is defending against the submission attempts here by Ollongren.
Ollongren throwing shots but Deforz is blocking nicely.
Ollongren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ollongren looks to land a strike but Deforz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Deforz working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren throws an elbow that misses. Deforz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ollongren's guard. Nice move by Deforz!
Deforz is looking to stand up but Ollongren won't let him.
Ollongren throws his legs up looking for a submission but Deforz uses it to pass to side control.
A lull in the action here as Deforz stalls from top position.
Ollongren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Deforz is trying to control. Ollongren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ollongren tries to get to full guard but Deforz has control of the leg.
Deforz wants to take a breather but Ollongren is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz is really struggling to control Ollongren but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mulroon Deforz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Deforz delivers a nice body kick.
Deforz misses with a body shot
enabling Ollongren to counter with a crisp jab.
Deforz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deforz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ollongren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Deforz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Deforz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ollongren drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Deforz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ollongren has Deforz in his guard.
Deforz wanted to stand there but Ollongren had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjalar Ollongren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fjalar Ollongren's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Deforz is looking to slow Ollongren down with leg kicks.
Deforz throws a leg kick
and Ollongren counters with a shoot takedown. Deforz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ollongren stops Deforz from standing up.
Ollongren throws a sloppy strike and Deforz has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Ollongren is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Deforz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mulroon Deforz!
Mulroon Deforz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sparta Fightware logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Martinez has chosen Cool Your Engines as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laitinen moves away.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laitinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Laitinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Laitinen in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinez.
Laitinen misses with some punches.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Laitinen.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laitinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Laitinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
Laitinen manages to break the clinch.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws a body punch but Laitinen moves out of range.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez defending well as Laitinen loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Laitinen as he connects with a hook.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinez. Laitinen shrugs it off though.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laitinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laitinen.
Martinez throws a hook but Laitinen avoids it easily.
Laitinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Laitinen swinging wildly here.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Laitinen moved out of range nicely.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Laitinen counters with a straight right hand.
Laitinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laitinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Laitinen tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laitinen is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Laitinen misses with a body punch
and Martinez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laitinen tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laitinen to the ground. Laitinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laitinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses the jab.
Laitinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laitinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laitinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laitinen jabs Martinez right on the nose. Martinez blinks but takes it well.
Laitinen cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laitinen misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Laitinen as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laitinen misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez blocks the body kick.
Laitinen misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
That's time! Laitinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Laitinen to the ground. Martinez is now in Laitinen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laitinen is looking to sweep but instead, Martinez has passed into half guard.
Laitinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Laitinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Laitinen, not yet.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitinen keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Laitinen wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position.
Laitinen keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Laitinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position.
Laitinen keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez won't allow Laitinen to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Laitinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Laitinen sneaks out the side door and pushes Martinez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Laitinen scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laitinen lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Laitinen misses the target.
Martinez moves forwards but Laitinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Laitinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martinez doesn't seem phased though.
Martinez tries a low kick but Laitinen avoids it.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laitinen. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Laitinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez 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.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Laitinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laitinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Laitinen misses with a straight right.
Laitinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Laitinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laitinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Nice sprawl there from Laitinen as Martinez shoots in.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laitinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laitinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Laitinen lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Laitinen.
Laitinen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Martinez! Laitinen dives in looking to finish! Martinez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Laitinen!
Ilkka Laitinen retains his lightweight title!
Ilkka Laitinen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes to the cage accompanied by Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr. Darius Pudzianowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farro just misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pudzianowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pudzianowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farro lands a jab to the head.
Farro 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.
Farro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but Farro moves out of range.
Farro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Farro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pudzianowski did well to prevent Farro getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Farro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudzianowski is not content to let Farro control the position.
Farro controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudzianowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Farro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro throws a strike but Pudzianowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Farro throwing strikes from guard but Pudzianowski blocks nicely.
Farro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pudzianowski is keeping the position for now.
Pudzianowski is pulling down on Farro's head to control his posture.
Farro trying to control but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
Pudzianowski managing to control the position.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro wants to control from the top but Pudzianowski keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Darius Pudzianowski just wasn't active enough.
Farro scores with a body shot.
Farro tests Pudzianowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farro swings for the body but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Farro.
Farro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Farro showed some decent athleticism there.
Pudzianowski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski has hold of Farro's hands but Farro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Farro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farro prevents Pudzianowski from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is trying to control. Pudzianowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Farro is trying to work for a kimura but Pudzianowski is defending well.
Farro is looking for a kimura but Pudzianowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farro to get the leverage.
Pudzianowski trying to control here.
Farro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Farro working over Pudzianowski with some ground and pound. Pudzianowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Farro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pudzianowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Farro is looking to work some ground and pound but Pudzianowski has wrist control.
Farro postures up.
Farro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pudzianowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pudzianowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Farro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro stalling away here and it's allowed Pudzianowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pudzianowski is pulling down on Farro's head. It's preventing any offense from Farro, at least for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farro wants to control from the top but Pudzianowski keeps moving.
Farro lands a couple of digs.
Pudzianowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro with a nice head shot there.
Farro preventing the sweep.
Pudzianowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Farro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pudzianowski pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farro takes a swing at Pudzianowski's ribcage but misses.
Farro shoots in for a takedown but Pudzianowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up but Farro circles away and keeps his distance.
Farro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pudzianowski did well to prevent Farro getting side control.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pudzianowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pudzianowski manages to get to full guard.
Farro throws a big right hand that misses.
Farro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pudzianowski dives on top into guard.
Farro being controlled here, momentarily.
Pudzianowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pudzianowski is one step ahead there.
Farro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pudzianowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pudzianowski controlling from the top position.
Pudzianowski wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.
Pudzianowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Darius Pudzianowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Farro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Pudzianowski blocks the body kick.
Pudzianowski walks into a stiff left hand from Farro.
Farro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pudzianowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Farro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
Farro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pudzianowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Pudzianowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farro.
Farro swinging wildly here.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild body shot.
Farro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farro manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pudzianowski defends it nicely.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Farro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pudzianowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farro.
Farro scores with a jab to the body.
Pudzianowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pudzianowski slips a straight right by Farro.
Farro tests Pudzianowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pudzianowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Farro circles away.
Pudzianowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darius Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Farro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pudzianowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pudzianowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Farro is defended easily by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pudzianowski moves away.
Pudzianowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro scores with a nice head shot.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Farro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Pudzianowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Farro pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Farro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pudzianowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Farro.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Farro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Pudzianowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farro swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski.
Ben Farro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Farro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farro drops his hands momentarily and Pudzianowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Pudzianowski.
Farro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Farro.
Pudzianowski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farro.
Pudzianowski is looking to regain half guard here but Farro keeps moving and retains side control.
Pudzianowski defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro trying to control the position but Pudzianowski is working away.
Farro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Farro tries to move to mount but Pudzianowski blocks the move with his legs.
Farro tries to score with some ground and pound. Pudzianowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Farro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pudzianowski prevents Farro from improving position.
Farro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Farro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Farro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Farro wants to control but Pudzianowski is keeping him busy.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Ben Farro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Farro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Farro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Farro works to advance to full mount. Pudzianowski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Farro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Farro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pudzianowski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Farro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski taking shots to the head.
Pudzianowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Farro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pudzianowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Farro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Farro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pudzianowski is working to get back to half guard.
Farro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farro working for a submission but Pudzianowski is keeping him at bay.
BOOM! Farro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Farro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pudzianowski because Farro loaded up on that one.
Farro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Farro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Farro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Farro with the ground and pound from mount.
Farro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pudzianowski is rocked!
Farro lands a big shot there that rocks Pudzianowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Pudzianowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farro postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pudzianowski badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Farro around the waist but Farro pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Farro is the winner by TKO! Farro jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Farro!
Ben Farro is the new featherweight champion!
Ben Farro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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