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IMMA 144: Unbreakable vs Solov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takka has chosen Kavinsky - Nightcall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takka blocks a leg kick.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Takka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harper's knee momentarily.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Takka in a clinch.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Takka .
Takka scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Takka looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Takka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takka missing with knees to the body.
Takka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takka misses with a knee to the head.
Takka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takka lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Takka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper has his hands on Takka 's head, controlling the position.
Takka trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper looking to control.
Takka is looking to advance position but Harper has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Takka wants to hold on but Harper pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Takka is looking to get to half guard.
Harper get's back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Takka finds it's way through Harper's defenses.
Takka throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takka .
Timo Takka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Takka counters with a body kick.
Harper lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Takka misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harper, right into the meat.
Takka throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Takka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takka . Harper shrugs it off though.
Takka throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
Takka just misses with a punch to the body.
Takka cracks Harper with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takka throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harper's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harper!
Takka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Takka is out of range.
Takka throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Takka is just out of range.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
Harper slips under a jab from Takka .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper takes a swing at Takka 's ribcage but misses.
Takka connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Takka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takka throws out the jab.
Harper misses with a double jab
and Takka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harper is able to avoid easily.
Harper is looking to clinch but Takka is avoiding it.
Harper 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.
Takka avoids the body shot from Harper.
Takka throws a push kick but Harper slaps the foot to one side.
Harper slips under a jab from Takka .
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Takka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crunch! Harper slams his shin into Takka 's torso.
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harper's calf.
Harper tries to land a leg kick but Takka saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Harper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takka misses with a lunging right hand
and Harper counters with a good low kick that Takka was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takka .
Some bone on bone action there as Harper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Takka blocks the leg kick.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harper feints and then cracks Takka 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takka down.
Takka scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Takka off balance momentarily.
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harper avoids the body shot from Takka .
Charles Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka misses with a hook
and Harper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takka 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Harper.
Harper is looking to wear down Takka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takka checks a leg kick.
Harper throws a low kick but Takka moves out of range easily.
Takka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper tries to clinch up but Takka circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Takka wants to land a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
Takka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Takka moves out of range easily.
Harper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka lands with a cross.
Takka cracks Harper with an open hand slap.
Takka avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Takka off balance momentarily.
Harper scores with a push kick.
Harper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takka thows a body shot but no joy.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takka cracks the inside of Harper's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takka misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takka is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Takka checks it.
Harper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper lands a high kick!
Harper thumps Takka with a low kick.
Harper connects with a leg kick. Takka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takka misses the shot to the body.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harper is out of range and Takka settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takka lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper throws a wild body kick that Takka sees coming a mile off.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takka .
Takka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Takka looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harper wants to stand but Takka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harper gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takka takes a step back to recover.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Takka circles away.
Takka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Harper tries a low kick but Takka avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harper enables Takka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Takka throws a strike but Harper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper tries to stand but Takka is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Takka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Takka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harper decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Takka is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Takka misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harper checks a leg kick.
Takka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takka throws a low kick, looking for Harper's leg but Harper calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Takka .
A looping hook to the body misses from Takka . Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harper is able to avoid easily.
Harper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takka misses with a series of wild punches.
Takka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
Takka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka throws a head kick that misses.
Takka throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Takka off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harper, right into the meat.
Harper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takka in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harper checks the leg kick.
Harper takes a swing at Takka 's ribcage but misses.
Harper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper scores with a nice head shot.
Takka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harper.
Harper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harper 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Harper!
Charles Harper really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get Back - Ludacris. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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254 lbs
29 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko slips under a jab.
Marko throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Marko only half commits.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Marko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
Marko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Marko.
Marko throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Marko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Emelianenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Emelianenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marko prevents Emelianenko from moving into mount.
Emelianenko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Emelianenko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves into full mount!
Marko blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Marko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cain Marko's cut is getting worse.
Marko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marko is rocked!
Jeez, Cain Marko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Marko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Haittavaikutus - Matkalla kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada lands a body shot.
Cekada loads up on a big right hand but Virtanen slips the punch.
A big right from Virtanen misses.
Virtanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cekada.
Cekada scoring well with a low kick there.
Cekada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Virtanen throws a hook to the side of Cekada's head but Cekada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Cekada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Cekada moves out of range easily.
Virtanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Virtanen lands with a right hand.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cekada connects with a body shot that sends Virtanen's belly button to the back.
Cekada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Virtanen swivels and escapes.
Cekada tries to score with a low kick but Virtanen moves his leg out of the way.
Cekada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elias Virtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Cekada. Cekada gets slowly back to his feet.
Cekada misses with a low kick.
Virtanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cekada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cekada misses with a low kick.
Virtanen scores with a punch to the head.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Cekada moves out of range.
Cekada looks to score with a jab to the body but Virtanen is just out of range.
Cekada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cekada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virtanen.
Cekada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Virtanen as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virtanen scores with a hook.
Cekada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Virtanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Virtanen prevents a body shot from Cekada.
Cekada tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Virtanen smiles and moves away.
Virtanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cekada.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
Virtanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cekada avoids a kick to the body.
Virtanen misses with a looping right.
Virtanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cekada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Virtanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cekada looks to throw the jab but Virtanen is out of range.
Virtanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cekada.
Cekada thuds his right hand into Virtanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Cekada cracks Virtanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cekada drops his hands momentarily and Virtanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cekada misses with the combination.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Virtanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cekada lands a really nice looking cross but Virtanen seems unphased.
A jab from Cekada finds it's way through Virtanen's defenses.
Virtanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Virtanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Virtanen is rocked!
Cekada throws a looping overhand right but Virtanen ducks down to avoid it.
Cekada lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cekada checks a leg kick nicely.
Virtanen throws a front kick aimed at Cekada's knee but Cekada avoids it well.
Virtanen takes a swing at Cekada's ribcage but misses.
Boris Cekada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to score with a low kick but Cekada moves his leg out of the way.
Cekada throws a wild body kick that Virtanen sees coming a mile off.
Cekada misses with a two punch combination.
Cekada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Cekada.
Virtanen misses with a hook.
Cekada tries a head kick but it misses.
Cekada throws a body punch but Virtanen moves out of range.
Cekada throws a head kick that misses.
Cekada checks a leg kick nicely.
Cekada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Virtanen throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada swats away the attempt to clinch by Virtanen.
Cekada closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Virtanen as Cekada tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada 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.
Cekada moves out of range as Virtanen strikes.
Cekada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cekada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Virtanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Virtanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Virtanen is looking to clinch.
Cekada clinches.
Cekada misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cekada.
Virtanen prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cekada.
Cekada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Cekada misses with a punch on the inside.
Virtanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cekada has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.
Cekada is trying to pull guard but Virtanen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada lands a shoulder strike.
Cekada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Virtanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cekada tries to pull guard but Virtanen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cekada decides to pull guard.
Virtanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Virtanen gets to his feet - Cekada follows without any prompting.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cekada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Virtanen misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Cekada.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Cekada keeps it at a distance.
Cekada avoids a kick to the body.
Cekada ducks under a wild hook from Virtanen.
Virtanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Virtanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Cekada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Virtanen in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada moves out of range of the leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen missing with a left hand there. Cekada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cekada misses with a shot to the body
and Virtanen counters with a three punch combo that has Cekada backing up. Cekada nods at Virtanen to acknowledge the strikes.
Virtanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cekada tries to keep at a distance but Virtanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Virtanen lands an elbow that stopped Cekada in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
Cekada works on Virtanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Cekada is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cekada ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cekada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cekada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cekada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Virtanen tries to stand but Cekada is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen wants to control from the top but Cekada keeps moving.
Virtanen tries to stand but Cekada is controlling from the bottom.
Cekada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Virtanen is one step ahead there.
Virtanen tries to stand but Cekada is controlling from the bottom.
Virtanen stopping the sweep attempt from Cekada.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Virtanen wants to control from the top but Cekada keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Elias Virtanen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cekada scores with a head kick. Virtanen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cekada avoids the head kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Virtanen scores with a head kick.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virtanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cekada checks a low kick from Virtanen.
Cekada takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virtanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Virtanen misses
and Cekada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen misses with a wild body shot.
Cekada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Virtanen scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elias Virtanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Virtanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cekada. Cekada obviously looking to wear him down.
Cekada rushes Virtanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cekada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cekada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cekada gets control of Virtanen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cekada will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Virtanen won't allow Cekada to sweep him here.
Virtanen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Virtanen trying to control but Cekada is working from the bottom.
Cekada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cekada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Virtanen wants to control from the top but Cekada keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Elias Virtanen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cekada clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cekada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cekada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Virtanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cekada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cekada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cekada tries to score a body lock takedown but Virtanen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cekada wants the takedown. Virtanen is fighting it off but Cekada persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Virtanen's guard against the cage.
Virtanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cekada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Virtanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Virtanen 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.
Cekada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cekada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cekada throws a big right hand that misses.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Virtanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virtanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cekada.
Cekada advances to half guard.
Cekada is keen to just control but Virtanen is a slippery customer.
Virtanen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Virtanen trying to hold on to Cekada's head to control him but Cekada postures up.
Virtanen is staying active underneath Cekada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Virtanen has his hands clasped together around Cekada's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen trying to control but Cekada postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Elias Virtanen.
Cekada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Virtanen.
Cekada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cekada scores with a hook to the body. Virtanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cekada works the jab nicely.
Virtanen misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cekada. Virtanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Virtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cekada looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Virtanen is looking to improve his position.
Virtanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada lands with a punch from half guard.
Virtanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cekada.
Virtanen is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cekada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Virtanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cekada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cekada throwing shots but Virtanen is blocking nicely.
Boris Cekada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Virtanen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cekada tries to pass to full mount but Virtanen defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada wants to control but Virtanen is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Cekada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cekada 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Cekada!
Boris Cekada very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska comes to the cage accompanied by You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! . Mike Puska has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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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
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puska connects with a looping right hand.
Kurze lands with a good body shot.
Puska slips under a jab.
Puska scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Kurze. Beautiful body shot.
Kurze looks to throw the jab but Puska is out of range.
Kurze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puska.
Kurze slips a jab and a cross from Puska.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Puska is predictable there
and Kurze counters with a stiff right hand.
Puska slips a jab from Kurze.
Puska throws a lazy right hand but Kurze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puska throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurze counters with a straight right hand.
Kurze gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kurze with the ground and pound but Puska uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurze drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Puska manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kurze has Puska in his guard.
Kurze trying to keep a closed guard but Puska is proving a slippery customer.
Puska slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Puska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze trying to keep a closed guard but Puska is proving a slippery customer.
Kurze is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Puska wants to control from the top but Kurze keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Konrad Kurze.
Kurze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurze moves out of range as Puska strikes.
Puska moves out of range of the strikes.
Puska misses the shot to the body.
Puska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurze.
Puska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurze.
A slow jab from Kurze misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee asks Kurze politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kurze prefers to stall for the moment though.
Puska takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Puska parries the strikes from Kurze easily there. Kurze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Puska to escape.
Kurze controls the position.
Kurze trying to control the position but Puska is working away.
Kurze might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Puska haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Puska seems a little lost for a moment, as Kurze dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze trying to control the position but Puska is working away.
Kurze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Konrad Kurze hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kurze slips under a jab.
Puska shoots in but no luck this time.
Kurze tests Puska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Kurze misses.
Kurze lands a lovely overhand right.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kurze 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puska!
Puska thows a body shot but no joy.
Puska connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Puska misses
and Kurze counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puska tries to land a leg kick but Kurze saw it coming and moves away.
Mike Puska is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska misses with the combination.
Kurze connects with a body shot that sends Puska's belly button to the back.
Mike Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puska. Puska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kurze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurze looking to score a takedown here. Puska is defending well but Kurze drives through and ends up in Puska's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska keeping moving, preventing Kurze from controlling successfully.
Kurze landing some decent shots from guard.
Kurze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Puska will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kurze trying to control but Puska is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Konrad Kurze hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kurze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puska throws a sloppy head kick and Kurze moves out of range easily.
Kurze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurze tests Puska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puska sprawls well. Puska wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurze gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Puska lands but Kurze takes it in his stride.
Puska avoids the body shot from Kurze.
Puska misses with a hook.
Kurze misses with a body shot.
Puska lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurze off the cage and back into range.
Kurze loads up on a big right hand but Puska slips the punch.
Puska throws a push kick but Kurze slaps the foot to one side.
Kurze moves out of range as Puska strikes.
Puska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kurze. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Puska avoids the body shot from Kurze.
A slow jab from Kurze misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurze swivels and escapes.
The fighters circling - Puska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puska throws a body punch but Kurze moves out of range.
Kurze walks into a stiff left hand from Puska.
Kurze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurze circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurze scores with a head kick. Puska tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puska tries for a takedown but Kurze circles away easily
and Kurze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kurze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konrad Kurze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kurze throws out a loose jab but Puska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurze misses with a hook.
Puska finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puska.
Puska throws out a loose jab but Kurze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska throws a series of punches but Kurze avoids them all with ease.
Kurze looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Puska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurze was well out of range. Poor timing from Puska.
Kurze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Kurze ducks down to avoid it.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
Kurze takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Kurze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurze off the cage and back into range.
Puska scores with the left hand. Kurze knows he should have avoided that one.
Puska throws a sloppy head kick and Kurze moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurze. Puska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
Kurze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puska doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puska misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurze throws a right hand that misses
and Puska counters with a straight right hand.
Kurze throws a body punch but Puska moves out of range.
That kick from Puska tenderised Kurze's leg. Kurze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurze defending well as Puska loads up on a big left hand.
Kurze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Kurze moved out of range nicely.
Konrad Kurze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Kurze - just one landing.
Kurze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puska. That one must have hurt.
Kurze missing with a left hand there. Puska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puska takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Kurze moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Kurze misses.
Puska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurze lands with a nice body punch.
Puska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Kurze.
Puska cracks Kurze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puska.
Puska jabs at Kurze's body.
Puska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mike Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
Puska throws a head kick but Kurze moves out of range.
Kurze moves away from the strike by Puska.
Kurze looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Puska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Kurze. Beautiful body shot.
Puska throws an overhand right that lands on Kurze's shoulder, as Kurze tries to avoid the shot.
Kurze moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurze defending well as Puska loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Puska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puska misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurze to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurze punishes Puska's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurze dodges the punch combination from Puska.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Puska enables Kurze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Puska manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kurze controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Konrad Kurze.
I've got Kurze 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kurze!
A relieved looking Konrad Kurze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Taalasmaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taalasmaa.
Gomi misses with a kick to the body.
Taalasmaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomi. That's going to slow Taalasmaa down.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as Gomi throws a body kick.
Gomi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taalasmaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa prevents a body shot from Gomi.
Gomi gets through Taalasmaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taalasmaa gets through Gomi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to stall but Gomi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taalasmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taalasmaa gets through Gomi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gomi regains guard immediately.
Taalasmaa is in close to Gomi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taalasmaa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taalasmaa has managed to get both his arms back between Gomi's legs - danger averted.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taalasmaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taalasmaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomi looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomi, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi is pulling down on Taalasmaa's head to control his posture.
Taalasmaa prevents Gomi from getting back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Takanori Gomi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taalasmaa connects with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomi as Taalasmaa tries to tie him up.
Gomi misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Gomi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taalasmaa tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Taalasmaa back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Taalasmaa back against the cage.
Taalasmaa taking a breather.
Gomi struggles to land a body shot inside as Taalasmaa controls his hands.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taalasmaa works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Taalasmaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomi misses with a hook. Taalasmaa ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomi circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Taalasmaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomi throws a leg kick that misses.
Taalasmaa rushes Gomi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taalasmaa effectively controlling the action here.
Taalasmaa wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch.
Taalasmaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomi keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taalasmaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taalasmaa throws a combination that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Taalasmaa throws a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa thuds his right hand into Gomi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taalasmaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomi. Gomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taalasmaa misses with a kick to the body
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice strike.
Taalasmaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomi throws a solid leg kick but Taalasmaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gomi.
Takanori Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Taalasmaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomi checks a leg kick.
Gomi feints and then cracks Taalasmaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taalasmaa down.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Taalasmaa with that takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a low kick but Gomi moves out of range easily.
A big left from Gomi misses.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Taalasmaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taalasmaa misses with a leg kick.
Taalasmaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants a takedown.
Gomi lands a left hand.
Taalasmaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taalasmaa is trying to break the clinch but Gomi is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Taalasmaa is looking to control Gomi's arms but Gomi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taalasmaa has his back to the cage.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Taalasmaa avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Gomi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taalasmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomi controls his hands.
Gomi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Taalasmaa.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Taalasmaa controls the action.
Taalasmaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taalasmaa moves into range and clinches up with Gomi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa can't get the takedown.
Taalasmaa tries to pull guard but Gomi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gomi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gomi manages to end up in side control.
Taalasmaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taalasmaa down.
Taalasmaa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Taalasmaa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomi's back!
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!
Taalasmaa controlling well, preventing Gomi from escaping the position.
Taalasmaa scores with strikes from the back.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Gomi is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa gets his hands free as Gomi looks to control.
Taalasmaa lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gomi hold on?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa punches the canvas rather than the man.
Taalasmaa lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gomi tries to escape but Taalasmaa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gomi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Taalasmaa off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Taalasmaa lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gomi hold on?!
Gomi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gomi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taalasmaa's guard. Nice work there by Gomi.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taalasmaa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Taalasmaa trying to hold on to Gomi's head to control him but Gomi postures up.
Gomi works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gomi instigates a clinch.
Taalasmaa blocks an uppercut.
Gomi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gomi.
Taalasmaa effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomi.
Taalasmaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomi gets an underhook and turns Taalasmaa into the cage.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gomi lands a hook that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Gomi misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Taalasmaa.
Gomi is leaning against Taalasmaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takanori Gomi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi lands a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taalasmaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomi.
Taalasmaa misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Taalasmaa finds it's way through Gomi's defenses.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
A big right from Taalasmaa misses.
Gomi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taalasmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa looks to land a body kick but Gomi moved away.
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Taalasmaa circles away.
Gomi cracks Taalasmaa with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taalasmaa is defended easily by Gomi.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Gomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gomi counters with an inside leg kick.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch.
Gomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Gomi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa cracks Gomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi is looking to land body kicks.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice head shot.
Gomi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taalasmaa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gomi's guard.
Taalasmaa scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi is trying to keep Taalasmaa in close.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taalasmaa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomi's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomi wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takanori Gomi.
I've got Gomi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Gomi!
A victorious Takanori Gomi 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 Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Angelo Smokeleaf. Fender comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fender misses with a body kick.
Angelo Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fender avoids the body shot from Smokeleaf.
Fender pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fender throws a body punch but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Fender lands a slapping body shot.
Smokeleaf rushes Fender and presses him up against the cage.
Smokeleaf lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Fender.
Fender tries to work over Smokeleaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smokeleaf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fender has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fender.
Smokeleaf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fenders head.
Fender is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but Fender blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Fender blocks it.
Fender lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fender misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smokeleaf takes a shot to the head.
Fender on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fender tries to throw a body punch but Smokeleaf avoids it by throwing Fender back against the cage.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Fender pushes off an throws an elbow but Smokeleaf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fender avoids it.
Fender throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Fender.
Smokeleaf pushes Fender back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fender pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fender blocks a body shot from Smokeleaf.
Fender throws an elbow that misses.
Smokeleaf working Fender over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fender's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fender tries to work over Smokeleaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smokeleaf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fender misses with some punches.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head.
Fender swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Fender looking to throw knees to the head but Smokeleaf is blocking nicely.
Smokeleaf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fender has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smokeleaf as Fender tries to tie him up.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender can't find room to land a body shot as Smokeleaf controls the action.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Fender throws a punch but it's blocked by Smokeleaf.
Fender swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fender.
Smokeleaf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fender lands a hook that snaps the head of Smokeleaf backwards.
Fender has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smokeleaf is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fender has a couple of punches blocked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Fender misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fender on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands with a right to the head.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Fender is blocking nicely.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fender is defending well for now.
Fender tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Fender.
A left hand lands to the body for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf is pressed up against the cage. Fender has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smokeleaf down to the mat. Smokeleaf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smokeleaf looks to land a body kick but Fender moved away.
Fender uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smokeleaf scores with a body shot.
Smokeleaf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fender counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Smokeleaf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Smokeleaf dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smokeleaf throws the kick towards the body but Fender avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Fender 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fender is rocked!
Smokeleaf closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Fender out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Smokeleaf!
Angelo Smokeleaf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . Contemprato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cats. 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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton cracks the inside of Contemprato's front leg.
Patton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Contemprato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Contemprato throws a hook but Patton avoids it easily.
Contemprato avoids the body shot from Patton.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Contemprato misses.
Contemprato jabs Patton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Contemprato misses with a leg kick
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Patton defending well as Contemprato loads up on a big left hand.
Patton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Contemprato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Contemprato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patton counters with a low kick, right behind Contemprato 's knee.
Patton cracks Contemprato with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Contemprato misses with a hook. Patton ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with an uppercut.
Contemprato is looking to chop away at Patton's legs.
Contemprato scoring well with a low kick there.
Contemprato throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a stiff right hand.
Contemprato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
Contemprato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Patton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Contemprato backwards.
Patton prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Contemprato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Contemprato tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Contemprato back against the cage.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Contemprato lands a shoulder strike.
Contemprato scores with a hook to the body.
Contemprato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patton scores with a jab to the body.
Contemprato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left lands for Contemprato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Contemprato there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contemprato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Contemprato throws a lazy head kick
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Contemprato misses with a low kick as Patton jumps back.
A head kick from Contemprato lands but Patton takes it in his stride.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Contemprato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patton can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contemprato cracks the inside of Patton's front leg.
Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Patton avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Patton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato throws a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Contemprato avoids a kick to the body.
Contemprato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contemprato throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Contemprato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contemprato.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Patton.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Contemprato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patton. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Contemprato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Patton lands a head kick. Contemprato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Patton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patton tries to land a front kick but Contemprato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Contemprato is looking to clinch.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Contemprato's head but Contemprato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contemprato connects with a single shot there.
Patton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Contemprato instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton tries a body shot but Contemprato blocks it.
Patton pushes Contemprato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
Patton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Contemprato swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contemprato throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton lands a jab to Contemprato's midsection.
Michael Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Contemprato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patton's hands.
Patton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patton moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
Patton scores with a one two! Contemprato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Contemprato forces Patton back against the cage and clinches.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patton.
Patton working aggressively here.
Contemprato tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Contemprato misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from Patton.
Patton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Contemprato throws a leg kick but Patton checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Contemprato down.
Patton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Contemprato's sensitive parts.
Patton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Contemprato.
Patton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range and Patton settles back down.
Patton thows a leg kick but Contemprato checks it
and Contemprato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Contemprato. That did some damage!
Patton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Contemprato counters with an outside leg kick.
Patton scores with a nice head shot.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Patton.
Patton wants to slow Contemprato down by chopping away at his legs.
Patton is looking to slow Contemprato down with leg kicks.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Contemprato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Patton misses.
Contemprato misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with a leg kick.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Contemprato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Contemprato tried to score with a low kick but Patton checks it.
Contemprato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Contemprato drives through and clinches with Patton against the cage.
Contemprato misses with a punch on the inside.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contemprato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato is working Patton over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contemprato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattons head.
Contemprato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Patton blocking some punches.
Noel Contemprato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Contemprato as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Contemprato fails to land.
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 Michael Patton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Contemprato.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Contemprato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Contemprato throws a leg kick but Patton checks it.
Contemprato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patton can pounce on him.
Contemprato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patton.
Noel Contemprato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contemprato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Contemprato under the eye.
Contemprato moves out of range of the leg kick from Patton.
Contemprato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patton throws a head kick that misses.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Contemprato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato tries to clinch
and Patton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Noel Contemprato's cut even more.
Contemprato motions for Patton to come forward. Contemprato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Contemprato - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick from Patton misses.
Contemprato moves out of range of the body kick.
Contemprato throws a leg kick
and Patton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Contemprato needs to keep his hands up - Patton had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato misses with an uppercut.
Contemprato loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Patton checks a leg kick.
Michael Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Contemprato's head but Contemprato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton looks to land a combination but Contemprato avoids it well.
Patton checks a low kick from Contemprato.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contemprato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Contemprato.
Contemprato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick by Contemprato misses
and Patton counters with a nice leg kick.
Contemprato thows a leg kick but Patton checks it
and Patton counters with a low kick, right behind Contemprato 's knee.
Contemprato throws a leg kick
and Patton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Contemprato digs a good body shot into Patton's ribs.
Patton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patton throws a leg kick
and Contemprato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Contemprato swinging wildly here.
Contemprato swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton scores with a jab to the head.
Contemprato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noel Contemprato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton looks to land a right hand but Contemprato moved out of range.
Contemprato connects with a nice looking jab.
Contemprato is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Patton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patton swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Patton blocks a low kick nicely.
Contemprato swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato tries a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Patton moves out of range of the leg kick from Contemprato.
A jab from Patton does it's job there.
Patton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Contemprato takes a step back to recover.
Patton scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Patton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato gets a clinch.
Contemprato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contemprato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Patton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Patton!
A victorious Michael Patton 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stunna is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring The Pain. Art Vandalay has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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282 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandalay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunna misses with a head kick.
Vandalay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandalay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Vandalay tenderised Stunna's leg. Stunna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stunna misses the shot to the body.
Stunna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stunna throws a hook to the side of Vandalay's head but Vandalay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stunna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vandalay lands with a straight right. Stunna didn't see that one coming.
Vandalay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandalay misses with a wild body shot.
Stunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandalay manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stunna dodges the punch combination from Vandalay.
Vandalay blocks the body kick.
Stunna throws a sloppy body shot
and Vandalay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vandalay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandalay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vandalay digs a right hand underneath Stunna's ribcage. Stunna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stunna breaks the clinch.
Vandalay misses with a low kick.
Vandalay looks for the body kick but Stunna saw that one coming.
Stunna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandalay.
Stunna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vandalay rather than just go for the knockout.
Vandalay closes the distance and clinches.
Vandalay avoiding damage as Stunna throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
A right handed body shot lands from Vandalay.
Stunna misses with a knee to the head.
Stunna tries a body shot but Vandalay blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandalay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vandalay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vandalay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stunna tries to land knees in the clinch but Vandalay avoids the damage to the body.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Stunna controls the action.
Stunna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunna can't break the clinch.
Stunna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stunna blocks an uppercut.
Vandalay lands with a right to the head.
Vandalay scores with a shot to the side of Stunna's head.
Vandalay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stunna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vandalay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stunna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stunna looks winded!
A hook to the body from Vandalay.
A short uppercut from Vandalay.
Vandalay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Vandalay.
A right hand to the body from Vandalay.
A shot in the inside from Vandalay.
A shot in the inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay digs a right hand into Stunna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stunna's gas tank.
Vandalay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vandalay lands an elbow that stopped Stunna in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stunna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay digs a right hand into Stunna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stunna's gas tank.
Stunna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandalay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vandalay.
Stunna being controlled against the cage.
Stunna is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vandalay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stunna lands a right hand.
Stunna struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandalay controls his hands.
Vandalay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vandalay avoids a wild elbow strike from Stunna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandalay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vandalay taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a body punch.
Stunna misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vandalay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vandalay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vandalay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vandalay lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stunna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vandalay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vandalay trying to land knees to the body.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stunna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandalay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vandalay thuds his right hand into Stunna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandalay manages to avoid it.
Stunna tries a low kick but Vandalay avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stunna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vandalay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vandalay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stunna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stunna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vandalay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stunna with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vandalay to score with a decent uppercut.
Vandalay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vandalay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vandalay cracks Stunna with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Stunna tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Vandalay pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Stunna is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Vandalay!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Art Vandalay waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Vida Bandida. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maia throws a leg kick but Katainen checks it.
Katainen cracks Maia with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Katainen thumps Maia with a low kick.
Katainen connects with a right hand. Maia shakes it off.
Katainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
Maia throws out a powerful jab.
Maia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Katainen.
Maia throws a head kick but Katainen moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Katainen
and Maia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Katainen's guard now.
Maia preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katainen is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia working a defensive guard but Katainen passes into half guard.
Maia wants to improve his position but Katainen is controlling well.
Maia wants to control but Katainen is keeping busy.
Maia tries to roll over but Katainen keeps him under control.
Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking for a sweep. Katainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia with the active half guard here but Katainen passes nicely into side control.
Maia is looking for a sweep.
Katainen controlling the position.
Maia is trying to get back to half guard.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia struggling a bit here.
Maia tries to bench press Katainen off him but Katainen keeps the position.
Katainen wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Katainen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Maia wants to control but Katainen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Katainen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maia is looking for a sweep. Katainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia manages to get to full guard.
Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Katainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Katainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Katainen has managed to get both his arms back between Maia's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katainen wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Demian Maia will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katainen.
Nice body kick from Maia.
Maia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia misses with an uppercut
and Katainen counters with a solid body kick.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maia misses with a left hand
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katainen tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia moves out of range as Katainen strikes.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen misses the jab.
Katainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maia!
Maia shoots in and drives through. Katainen sprawls well.
Maia looking to score a takedown here. Katainen is defending well but Maia drives through and ends up in Katainen's guard.
Maia wants to control from the top but Katainen keeps moving.
Maia is fighting to break Katainen's control of his arms but Katainen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Katainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Katainen blocks nicely.
Maia wants to control from the top but Katainen keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katainen.
Katainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katainen takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jyrki Katainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katainen throws a leg kick
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maia working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Katainen's thigh. Katainen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Katainen pulls Maia in close to prevent any damage.
Maia distracts Katainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Katainen pulls Maia in close to prevent any damage.
Maia wants to control from the top but Katainen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katainen wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Katainen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maia has Katainen in his guard.
Katainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Katainen which made him look bad.
Katainen swings widly with a right hand
and Maia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maia.
Maia trying to control but Katainen is working from the bottom.
Katainen controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Katainen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Katainen throws the kick towards the body but Maia avoids it.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katainen.
Katainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katainen missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katainen clobbers Maia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maia misses with a few strikes there.
Katainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katainen. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Maia.
Maia misses with a two punch combination.
Katainen throws an off balance right hand
and Maia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Katainen defends the submission attempt.
Maia throwing shots but Katainen is blocking nicely.
Katainen is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Katainen avoid being mounted?
Jyrki Katainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katainen looking to control.
Maia wants to control from the top but Katainen keeps moving.
Katainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katainen controlling Maia's posture.
Maia passes into half guard.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Katainen defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia prevents Katainen from improving his position.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Katainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Katainen wants to get back to full guard.
Katainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Katainen trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Katainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Katainen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Maia!
Demian Maia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unbreakable comes to the cage accompanied by Busta and Yelawolf - Break Ya Neck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbreakable fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Solovyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Unbreakable.
Solovyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Unbreakable pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solovyev misses with an uppercut.
Solovyev walks into a straight right hand from Unbreakable.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solovyev tries to clinch up.
Solovyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Unbreakable lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solovyev doesn't seem phased though.
Solovyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jon Unbreakable has been cut.
Solovyev blocks a head kick by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Unbreakable, as that shot connected.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unbreakable swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unbreakable with a hook.
Unbreakable lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Unbreakable's calf.
Solovyev moves in looking to clinch but Unbreakable pushes him off.
Unbreakable misses with a combination
and Unbreakable takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solovyev throws a lazy right hand but Unbreakable sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Solovyev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Solovyev throws a lazy right hand but Unbreakable sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unbreakable swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
A jab from Solovyev misses.
Unbreakable lands a nice looking kick to the body. Solovyev takes a step back to recover.
Solovyev is looking to slow Unbreakable down with leg kicks.
Unbreakable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unbreakable gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Solovyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Unbreakable throws a jab but it's blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev defending well as Unbreakable loads up on a big left hand.
Solovyev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solovyev cracks Unbreakable with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Solovyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Unbreakable.
Solovyev lands an overhand right.
Unbreakable lands a really nice looking cross but Solovyev seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Unbreakable.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Unbreakable, as that shot connected.
Solovyev needs to keep his hands up - Unbreakable had a free shot at his head there.
Unbreakable checks a leg kick.
Solovyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solovyev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Unbreakable is able to avoid easily.
Unbreakable is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solovyev. Unbreakable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Solovyev throws a big shot that misses.
Solovyev lands a glancing blow to the side of Unbreakable's head.
Solovyev moves out of range of the leg kick from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable scores with a kick to the body.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unbreakable on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solovyev. Solovyev obviously looking to wear him down.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. Unbreakable looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Solovyev lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Solovyev.
Solovyev slips a jab from Unbreakable.
Solovyev slips under a jab.
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!
Unbreakable lands with an overhand left.
Solovyev avoids the head kick by Unbreakable.
Solovyev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Unbreakable.
Solovyev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Solovyev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Unbreakable misses with a looping left.
Solovyev's corner calls for a 1-2. Solovyev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Solovyev scores with a body shot.
Unbreakable swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Solovyev.
Unbreakable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Unbreakable misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
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.
A slow jab from Solovyev misses its intended target.
Unbreakable throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Unbreakable misses with a low kick.
Unbreakable just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Unbreakable - just one landing.
Solovyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Solovyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Unbreakable's sensitive parts.
Unbreakable takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Solovyev misses with a leg kick.
Unbreakable throws a head kick that misses
and Solovyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Solovyev misses with an uppercut.
Solovyev misses with a head kick.
Unbreakable throws a lazy head kick
and Solovyev counters with a nice body shot.
Unbreakable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Solovyev misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev misses with a straight left.
Unbreakable misses with a looping right.
Solovyev tries to clinch up.
Solovyev moves away from the strike by Unbreakable.
Solovyev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Unbreakable attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Solovyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Unbreakable is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Unbreakable lands a really nice looking cross but Solovyev seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Solovyev.
Solovyev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Unbreakable's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Unbreakable throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unbreakable throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Solovyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Unbreakable's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands a nice shot that snaps Unbreakable's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solovyev throws a solid leg kick but Unbreakable takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Solovyev.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unbreakable misses with a hook. Solovyev ducked under it nicely.
Solovyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Solovyev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Solovyev scores with the left hand. Unbreakable knows he should have avoided that one.
Solovyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Unbreakable on the side of the head.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Unbreakable.
Solovyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Unbreakable throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Solovyev misses with a straight left.
Solovyev fakes the leg kick and cracks Unbreakable in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
Unbreakable moves out of range of the body kick.
Solovyev checks a leg kick nicely.
Unbreakable checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unbreakable fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Unbreakable misses with an uppercut.
Unbreakable shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Unbreakable was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Solovyev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Solovyev is looking for a sweep.
Unbreakable misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Solovyev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Unbreakable trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev is trying to control the action in half guard but Unbreakable is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Unbreakable manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Unbreakable is trying to control the position but Solovyev postures up.
Solovyev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Solovyev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Unbreakable lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Solovyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solovyev. Unbreakable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unbreakable.
Solovyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Solovyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
Solovyev lands an overhand right.
Unbreakable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solovyev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Solovyev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Unbreakable counters with a nice body kick.
Solovyev 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.
Solovyev lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Solovyev misses.
A big right from Unbreakable misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Unbreakable tenderised Solovyev's leg. Solovyev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Unbreakable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
Unbreakable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
Solovyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solovyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Unbreakable walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Solovyev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Solovyev misses with a hook.
Unbreakable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Unbreakable checks a leg kick nicely.
Solovyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Unbreakable stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Unbreakable on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solovyev. Solovyev obviously looking to wear him down.
Solovyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Unbreakable on the side of the head.
Unbreakable is looking to slow Solovyev down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev is looking to chop away at Unbreakable's legs.
Nice defenses there by Solovyev.
Solovyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unbreakable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solovyev.
Solovyev moves out of range of the body kick from Unbreakable.
Solovyev motions for Unbreakable to come forward. Solovyev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Unbreakable moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unbreakable throws a nice inside leg kick.
Unbreakable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solovyev.
Solovyev connects with a right hand. Unbreakable shakes it off.
Solovyev scores with the left hand. Unbreakable knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable throws a jab when Solovyev was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Solovyev, right into the meat.
Unbreakable throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solovyev on the side of the head.
Unbreakable takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Solovyev thumps Unbreakable with a low kick.
Solovyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unbreakable throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solovyev sprawls well. Solovyev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Unbreakable gets slowly back to his feet.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Unbreakable.
Solovyev needs to keep his hands up - Unbreakable had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Unbreakable counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Unbreakable shoots in looking for a takedown. Solovyev tries to sprawl out of it but Unbreakable keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solovyev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev throws a hook but Unbreakable blocks it.
Unbreakable takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Solovyev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Unbreakable avoids a punch combination nicely.
Unbreakable throws a low kick but Solovyev avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Unbreakable looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Solovyev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Solovyev throws a lazy right hand but Unbreakable sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
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.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Unbreakable counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Solovyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Unbreakable throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Solovyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Unbreakable swats away the attempt to clinch by Solovyev.
Solovyev connects with a body shot.
Solovyev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Solovyev scores with a hook.
Solovyev moves into range and clinches up with Unbreakable.
Solovyev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
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!
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solovyev throws a series of punches but Unbreakable avoids them all with ease.
Unbreakable throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Solovyev throws a one two combo.
Unbreakable feints and then cracks Solovyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solovyev down.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Unbreakable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Solovyev tries to clinch but Unbreakable moves away
and Unbreakable counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Unbreakable.
Solovyev looks to throw the jab but Unbreakable is out of range.
Solovyev throws a series of strikes that have Unbreakable backpedaling.
A lazy left from Unbreakable finds it's target.
Unbreakable scores with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Solovyev!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unbreakable tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Unbreakable.
Solovyev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable swats away the attempt to clinch by Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a nice looking body shot.
Unbreakable swats away the attempt to clinch by Solovyev.
Unbreakable tries a head kick but it misses.
Unbreakable checks a leg kick nicely.
Unbreakable throws a low kick but it's checked well by Solovyev.
Unbreakable tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solovyev ducks right into an uppercut from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Solovyev throws a good cross that connects.
Solovyev is looking to clinch but Unbreakable is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Unbreakable. That's going to slow Solovyev down.
Solovyev checks the leg kick.
Unbreakable takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice sprawl there from Solovyev as Unbreakable shoots in.
Solovyev throws a body kick that misses
and Unbreakable counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Solovyev thinking.
Horrible takedown by Unbreakable or perhaps it was just good defense by Solovyev which made him look bad.
Solovyev lands with a nice body punch.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unbreakable throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Solovyev tries to clinch up.
Solovyev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solovyev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solovyev scores with a nice strike.
Unbreakable misses with a body kick.
Unbreakable throws a low kick but Solovyev moves out of range easily.
Solovyev throws a big shot that misses.
Unbreakable jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Unbreakable takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice cross by Solovyev.
Solovyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unbreakable takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Solovyev misses with a body kick.
Unbreakable stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solovyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Unbreakable attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Unbreakable moves out of range as Solovyev strikes.
Unbreakable lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Unbreakable.
Solovyev throws a leg kick which misses Unbreakable's front leg but catches the back leg as Unbreakable tries to avoid it.
Unbreakable swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Unbreakable lands a head kick!
Unbreakable scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Solovyev wants to improve his position but Unbreakable is controlling well.
Unbreakable trying to control from half guard but Solovyev is working away.
Solovyev wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbreakable trying to control the action but Solovyev is working from the bottom.
Unbreakable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Unbreakable lands strikes from half guard.
Solovyev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Unbreakable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Solovyev tries to roll over but Unbreakable keeps him under control.
Solovyev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Unbreakable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unbreakable lands a couple of digs.
Unbreakable is looking to work some ground and pound but Solovyev has wrist control.
Jon Unbreakable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable wants to control from the top but Solovyev keeps moving.
Unbreakable throws a big right hand that misses.
Solovyev wants to get back to his feet but Unbreakable is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Unbreakable trying to control the position from guard on top but Solovyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solovyev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Solovyev feints and then cracks Unbreakable's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Unbreakable down.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable misses with a hook
and Solovyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Unbreakable misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Solovyev tenderised Unbreakable's leg. Unbreakable is trying to keep his angry face on.
Solovyev scores with a one two! Unbreakable had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Unbreakable lands a glancing blow to the side of Solovyev's head.
Solovyev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Solovyev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Unbreakable checks it well.
Solovyev lands a nice hook to Unbreakable's body. Unbreakable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solovyev defending well as Unbreakable loads up on a big left hand.
Unbreakable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Unbreakable misses the jab.
Solovyev thuds his shin into the meat of Unbreakable's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable throws a sloppy head kick and Solovyev moves out of range easily.
Solovyev clinches up with Unbreakable and pushes him back against the cage.
Unbreakable missing with knees to the body.
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!
Unbreakable lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Unbreakable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unbreakable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Unbreakable lands a glancing blow to the side of Solovyev's head.
Unbreakable misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unbreakable waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solovyev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Unbreakable connects with the punch.
Unbreakable misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Unbreakable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Solovyev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
Vladimir Solovyev is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Vladimir Solovyev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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