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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nayoui might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to nWo Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying David's choice of entrance music: The Who - Baba O'Riley. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noriyuki Nayoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig David!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from David misses
and Nayoui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nayoui drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nayoui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nayoui throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it.
Nayoui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nayoui throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
David wants to slow Nayoui down by chopping away at his legs.
Craig David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayoui checks a low kick from David.
Nayoui gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a solid leg kick but Nayoui takes the impact on his shin and smiles at David.
David scores with a kick to the midsection.
David throws a leg kick that misses.
Nayoui moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayoui scores with a nice head shot.
David misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David is looking to clinch but Nayoui is avoiding it.
Nayoui connects with a body shot.
David throws a leg kick but Nayoui sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Nayoui misses.
David misses with a double jab
and Nayoui counters with a stiff right hand.
David thumps Nayoui with a low kick.
David swinging wildly here.
Nayoui gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David tries to clinch but Nayoui moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui looks to land a right hand but David moved out of range.
David is looking to clinch.
David has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
No joy there for Nayoui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Nayoui.
David walks into a straight right hand from Nayoui.
Nayoui has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from David finds it's way round the side to connect with Nayoui's head.
David throws a nice head kick!
David tries to work over Nayoui's front leg with a kick but Nayoui checks it.
David attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nayoui keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Nayoui moves out of range easily.
Nayoui swings widly with a right hand
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by David.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick but Nayoui moves out of range.
David throws out a leg kick but Nayoui moves out of range and David only half commits.
David throws a head kick that misses.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nayoui.
David's corner calls for a 1-2. David obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nayoui dodges the punch combination from David.
David attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
David is looking to clinch.
Nayoui blocks a head kick by David.
Nayoui misses the shot to the body.
David lands a leg kick that knocks Nayoui off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nayoui. Beautiful body shot.
David throws a hook to the side of Nayoui's head but Nayoui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nayoui scores with a hook.
Nayoui lands with a hook. David tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
David misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nayoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
David shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Nayoui misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by David.
Nayoui connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig David dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David moves out of range of the strikes.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David loads up on a big right hand but Nayoui slips the punch.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David is looking to slow Nayoui down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
David lands a head kick. Nayoui smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
David tries to score with a low kick but Nayoui moves his leg out of the way.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nayoui on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
David takes one to the chin there.
David connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David takes one to the side of the head.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nayoui. Those never looked like landing.
Nayoui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
David throws a head kick that Nayoui semi-blocks.
David avoids the body shot from Nayoui.
David lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nayoui's sensitive parts.
David uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
David throws a hook but Nayoui avoids it easily.
Nayoui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
Nayoui checks the leg kick.
Nayoui checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nayoui keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Craig David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nayoui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David moves in looking to clinch but Nayoui pushes him off.
Good leg kick by David there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noriyuki Nayoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nayoui misses with a looping right.
Nayoui moves out of range of the leg kick from David.
Nayoui misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Nayoui misses.
David walks into a jab.
David is looking to clinch.
David misses with a low kick.
Nayoui misses with a two punch combination.
Nayoui checks a low kick from David.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Nayoui blocks the leg kick.
David uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nayoui listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
David tries to land a front kick but Nayoui steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
David is looking to clinch.
David connects with a solid leg kick.
David 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.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nayoui on the side of the head.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David misses with a low kick.
David throws a leg kick but Nayoui moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui lands a two punch combo.
Nayoui slips under a jab.
David tries to clinch up but Nayoui circles away and keeps his distance.
Nayoui is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
David delivers a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Nayoui.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nayoui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
David lands with a slapping head kick.
David keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David throws a head kick that misses.
David is breathing heavily.
David tries to score with a low kick but Nayoui moves his leg out of the way.
David rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nayoui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nayoui takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Nayoui with a hook.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David tries to land a leg kick but Nayoui saw it coming and moves away.
David throws a leg kick but Nayoui checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for David.
David throws a shot from downtown. Nayoui moves away and avoids it.
David misses with a straight left.
Nayoui thows a body shot but no joy.
David looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
David takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
David looks to land a right hand but Nayoui moved out of range.
David throws a leg kick but Nayoui sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nayoui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Nayoui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nayoui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Nayoui.
David throws a low kick but Nayoui moves out of range easily.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David throws a head kick but Nayoui moves out of range.
David takes a swing at Nayoui's ribcage but misses.
David throws out a leg kick but Nayoui moves out of range and David only half commits.
David fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nayoui is out of range.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nayoui misses with a wild combination.
David throws a leg kick
and Nayoui counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui tries to bum rush David with a series of wild strikes but David uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nayoui.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Nayoui moves out of range easily.
David misses with a low kick.
Nayoui blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Nayoui blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from David.
David pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nayoui gets cracked with a nice right hand there by David.
Nayoui scores with a crisp jab that stopped David in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nayoui blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from David misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nayoui.
David is looking to chop away at Nayoui's legs.
Nayoui throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
Crunch! David slams his shin into Nayoui's torso.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Nayoui moves out of range easily.
Nayoui slips a jab from David.
Nayoui moves forwards but David connects with a nice, crisp jab.
David tries a low kick but Nayoui avoids it.
A head kick misses from David.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nayoui scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noriyuki Nayoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nayoui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nayoui might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between David's hands.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David wants to slow Nayoui down by chopping away at his legs.
David throws a leg kick
and Nayoui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David slips under a jab from Nayoui.
David looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nayoui takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayoui looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
David throws a hook to the side of Nayoui's head but Nayoui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nayoui takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Nayoui.
Craig David is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
David uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nayoui.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Craig David.
Well David has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig David!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen's entrance music is Let It Rock. A fine choice. Cage has chosen Johnny Cage Theme as his entrance music. Jin Sen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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217 lbs
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195 lbs
35 - 20 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Sen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sen throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sen.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sen.
Cage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sen throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Sen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sen throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
Cage stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sen misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Sen 's knee.
Sen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Sen.
Sen walks into a left hand.
It looks like Jin Sen has been cut.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
Sen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cage keeps Sen at a distance using the push kick.
Sen throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Sen is breathing heavily.
That kick from Cage tenderised Sen's leg. Sen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Sen's head.
Cage cracks the inside of Sen's front leg.
Cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sen's calf.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jin Sen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sen at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cage drops Sen with a beautiful combination! Sen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cage is looking for the KO!
Jin Sen's cut is getting worse.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cage!
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Cage lands a left and a right that send Sen crashing to the mat, dazed. Cage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sen is rocked!
Cage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Sen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jin Sen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cage lands a big uppercut and Sen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sen looks OK. Cage waves Sen back to his feet!
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage misses with a head kick.
Sen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Sen off balance momentarily.
Cage lands a nice looking body kick.
Cage lands a big uppercut and Sen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sen looks OK. Cage waves Sen back to his feet!
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage throws a head kick but Sen moves out of range.
Cage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sen if he has to take too many more of those.
Cage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeez, Jin Sen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cage! Sen is out on his feet! Cage rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sen is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sen is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage!
Our winner, Johnny Cage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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149 lbs
32 - 23 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Torres.
North wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Torres tenderised North's leg. North is trying to keep his angry face on.
North tries a low kick but Torres avoids it.
Torres slips a jab from North.
North lands with a right hand.
Kid Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws out a leg kick but North moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
North swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
North jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
North with a jab.
A cross from North lands.
Torres throws a body punch but North moves out of range.
North shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
North throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres throws a head kick but North moves out of range.
North clinches with his opponent.
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!
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
Torres presses North against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
North blocking some punches.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
North moves into range and connects with a jab.
North looking to land some kicks to the body here.
North chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by North. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Torres tenderised North's leg. North is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by North.
North takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
North has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Torres misses with a hook. North ducked under it nicely.
Torres walks into a straight right hand from North.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from North.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and North makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Torres really felt that one!
Torres misses with a hook. North ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
North connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
North just misses with a punch to the body.
North throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
North avoids the body shot from Torres.
North is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Torres misses with a hook
enabling North to counter with a crisp jab.
North takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torres misses with a head kick.
North wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
North is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
North tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres is rocked!
Torres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can North finish him?
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and North counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Torres connects with a leg kick. North looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North avoids the head kick by Torres.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as North checks a leg kick.
North digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to North's calf.
Torres works North's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. North darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres clobbers North with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
North misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
North keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
North scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torres tries a low kick but North avoids it.
North misses with a body shot.
North is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
North lands a body shot.
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!
North ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
North looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North moves into range and connects with a jab.
North fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
North lands a nice looking body kick.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Marco North has been cut.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres slips a jab from North.
North checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from North.
North throws a shot to the body.
Torres throws a leg kick which misses North's front leg but catches the back leg as North tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
North scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
North chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Torres checks a low kick from North.
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 Marco North will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco North's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and North is able to avoid easily.
Torres tried to score with a low kick but North checks it.
North tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
North buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres scores with a body shot.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
North blocks a low kick nicely.
North walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torres!
Torres lands a nice looking body shot.
North avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres is looking to chop away at North's legs.
North misses with a body shot.
North thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torres if he has to take too many more of those.
Torres throws a head kick but North moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres wants to land a leg kick but North is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Torres with a nice cross.
North throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and North counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Good work by North as he checks the leg kick.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
North throws a one two combo.
A left lands for North.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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 North has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from North and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
North scores with a jab to the head.
North fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
North is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by North.
A jab lands there for Torres.
Torres misses with an uppercut. North saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres missing with a left hand there. North was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
North thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but North manages to avoid it.
North swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and North moves out of range easily.
Torres misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as North lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
North thuds a left hand into Torres's body.
North misses with a wild body shot.
North keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
North is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by North.
North looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
North throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
North clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and North counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
North throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from North misses.
North swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
North lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
North lands an overhand right.
Torres throws a sloppy body shot
and North scores with a counter punch that sends Torres to the canvas! North smells blood - he's punishing Torres with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Torres has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco North!
Marco North 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Freak On A Leash 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Norton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norton's calf.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
Norton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
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!
Steele throws a hook but Norton avoids it easily.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Steele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Norton coming out on top.
George Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Norton's head but Norton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Norton gets tackled into the cage by Steele. Steele maintains the clinch.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Steele is looking to slow Norton down with leg kicks.
Norton is breathing heavily.
Steele lands with a right and another and another! Norton is in big trouble! Steele lands again and this time it's lights out for Norton! A quality knockout there for Steele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Steele!
George Steele is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, George Steele, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan has chosen Down - Stone the Crow as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nolan.
Nolan throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nolan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corleone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nolan.
Corleone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nolan throws a jab but it's blocked by Corleone .
Corleone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corleone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan looks to land a right hand but Corleone moved out of range.
Corleone throws a body kick that misses.
Corleone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone throws a front kick aimed at Nolan's knee but Nolan avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corleone .
Nolan jabs Corleone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan throws a nice looking combination but Corleone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nolan scores with a decent looking hook.
Nolan checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Nolan.
Corleone walks into a straight right hand from Nolan.
Corleone tries to clinch up but Nolan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nolan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corleone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corleone tries to clinch but Nolan moves out of range.
Corleone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nolan digs a good hook to Corleone 's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nolan misses with an uppercut.
Nolan loads up on a big right hand but Corleone slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan lands with a straight right. Corleone didn't see that one coming.
Corleone misses with a body kick.
Nolan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nolan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corleone staying out of range there.
Nolan lands a nice looking body shot.
Corleone throws a push kick but Nolan slaps the foot to one side.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Nolan.
Nolan lands a hook that stumbles Corleone back into the cage. Nolan follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Corleone to the canvas! Nolan pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Corleone has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christian Nolan!
Christian Nolan took some time post fight to say the following; 'Are you not entertained?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by SMALL AXE. Surov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amphetamines kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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179 lbs
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182 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surov connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Surov's torso.
Stone catches Surov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stone avoids the body shot from Surov.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone punishes Surov's body with a nice straight punch.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Stone throws a hook but Surov blocks it.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Surov moved out of range.
Surov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Surov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Surov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stone is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stone is not content to let Surov control the position.
Surov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stone sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stone prevents Surov from moving into mount.
Surov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stone manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stone won't allow Surov to pass to mount.
Stone is defending against the submission attempts here by Surov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is controlling Surov's trapped leg to prevent Surov from advancing to side control.
Surov wants to pass to mount but Stone is defending the position.
Surov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stone defending well though.
Surov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Stone is doing well to control the position and prevent Surov from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov is thwarting Stone's attempts to control the position.
Surov trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
Surov looking for a submission but Stone manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Surov looking to pass the guard.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surov being controlled here momentarily.
Surov content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Surov moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Surov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone wants to slow Surov down by chopping away at his legs.
Surov throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Surov moved out of range.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone misses with a hook. Surov ducked under it nicely.
Stone jabs Surov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Surov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surov misses with an uppercut.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Surov.
Stone throws a right and a left that Surov avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Surov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Surov moves out of range of the strikes.
Surov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stone rather than just go for the knockout.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Surov is out of range.
Stone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Surov under the eye.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Surov moved away.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Surov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Surov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Surov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Surov is working Stone over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Surov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stone has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Surov working away.
Surov misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Surov connects with a decent elbow.
Surov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stone prevents Surov from moving into mount.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Surov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Surov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Surov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Surov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Stone prevents Surov from moving into mount.
Surov working the ground and pound.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stone, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Surov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Surov.
Surov moves out of range of the strikes.
Surov scores with a shot to the body.
Surov thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surov.
Surov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Surov gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surov was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Surov slips a jab from Stone.
Ben Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Surov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Surov sees coming a mile off.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Surov.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Surov misses with a straight left.
Surov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Surov.
Stone avoids the body shot from Surov.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Surov's head but Surov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Surov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexei Surov 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.
Surov controlling the action here.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Surov sits in half guard.
Surov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Surov wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alexei Surov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Surov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone with a hook.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Surov.
Surov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Surov.
Surov cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone thows a leg kick but Surov checks it
and Surov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Surov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Surov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stone keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexei Surov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stone misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Surov 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexei Surov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti comes into the arena with Hunting For Death blaring out of the sound system. Kyle has chosen I Like to Move It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
27 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evangelisti 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 Kyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Evangelisti tenderised Kyle's leg. Kyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyle avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evangelisti pinned against the cage. Evangelisti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Evangelisti lands.
Kyle lands a nice shot that snaps Evangelisti's head back.
Evangelisti pushes Kyle away with a front kick.
Takeru Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle is looking to clinch but Evangelisti is avoiding it.
Evangelisti tries to land a leg kick but Kyle saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Kyle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelisti is just out of range.
Evangelisti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evangelisti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evangelisti.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a body shot.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Evangelisti. Those never looked like landing.
Evangelisti defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Evangelisti misses the target.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt - Evangelisti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick by Kyle misses
and Evangelisti counters with a left to the body.
Kyle missing with a left hand there. Evangelisti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyle checks a low kick from Evangelisti.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
A low kick from Kyle is predictable there
and Evangelisti counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a low kick but Evangelisti avoids it.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Kyle's front leg.
A shot to the body from Evangelisti misses
and Kyle counters with a straight right hand.
Evangelisti misses with a leg kick.
Evangelisti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evangelisti looks to land a combination. Kyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.
Kyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Evangelisti.
Kyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evangelisti doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle throws a push kick but Evangelisti slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Kyle misses
and Evangelisti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
Evangelisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyle moves away from the strike by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti lands with a right hand.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle slips a straight right by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyle slips a jab from Evangelisti.
Kyle lands with a good body shot.
Kyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evangelisti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyle misses with a looping left.
Evangelisti takes the fight into the clinch.
Kyle tries a body shot but Evangelisti blocks it.
Kyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Evangelisti tries to break the clinch but Kyle is controlling the position.
Kyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evangelisti lands with a right to the head.
Evangelisti tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing Evangelisti back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyle.
Evangelisti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Evangelisti cracks a nice hook into Kyle's ribs.
Evangelisti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyle shoots in looking for a takedown but Evangelisti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kyle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyle.
Evangelisti looks to throw the jab but Kyle is out of range.
Dante Evangelisti is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle looks for the body kick but Evangelisti saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evangelisti pinned against the cage. Evangelisti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Kyle throws a wild body kick that Evangelisti sees coming a mile off.
Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Evangelisti lands with a cross.
Kyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Evangelisti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Kyle misses with a head kick.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle thumps Evangelisti with a low kick.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dante Evangelisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Kyle.
Kyle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Evangelisti connects with an inside leg kick.
Kyle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Evangelisti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kyle.
Kyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti delivers a nice body kick.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that misses.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evangelisti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evangelisti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Evangelisti. No joy for Kyle on that attempt.
Kyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelisti is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Evangelisti scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kyle is rocked!
Kyle wants to stay close but Evangelisti steps back to make room for something. Kyle seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Evangelisti and Kyle drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dante Evangelisti!
Our winner, Dante Evangelisti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McThornbody might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tame. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gristle McThornbody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from McThornbody.
Grundy looks to score with a jab to the body but McThornbody is just out of range.
McThornbody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grundy misses with a lunging right hand
and McThornbody counters with a stiff right hand.
Grundy throws a poor cross that misses
and McThornbody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grundy misses with a low kick.
Grundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McThornbody lands with a cross.
A low kick from Grundy is predictable there
and McThornbody counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McThornbody lands a left hand.
Grundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McThornbody fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McThornbody seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Grundy is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Grundy misses with an elbow over the top.
McThornbody just leaning against Grundy, taking a breather.
McThornbody takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gristle McThornbody has been cut.
McThornbody has a couple of punches blocked by Grundy.
A head punch on the inside from McThornbody fails to land.
Grundy is struggling to control the position.
McThornbody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Grundy.
McThornbody lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grundy controlling the action here for a moment.
Grundy blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy stalling against the cage.
Grundy lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grundy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
McThornbody lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Grundy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McThornbody managing to block the knees to the body from Grundy.
Grundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grundy misses with an elbow strike.
McThornbody misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy digs a right hand underneath McThornbody's ribcage. McThornbody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McThornbody is stalling here.
McThornbody misses with a hook from the clinch.
McThornbody lands a nice shot to the body.
McThornbody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grundy lands with a left to the head.
Grundy struggles to land a body shot inside as McThornbody controls his hands.
A short right from McThornbody on the inside.
Grundy breaks from the clinch.
McThornbody throws a leg kick
and Grundy counters with a low kick, right behind McThornbody 's knee.
McThornbody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grundy tries a low kick but McThornbody avoids it.
Grundy misses the shot to the body.
McThornbody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody checks a leg kick nicely.
McThornbody throws a hook to the side of Grundy's head but Grundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McThornbody lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McThornbody lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grundy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grundy connects with a good right hand that stumbles McThornbody. McThornbody circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McThornbody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McThornbody cracks Grundy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Grundy misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grundy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grundy misses with a body punch
enabling McThornbody to counter with a crisp jab.
Grundy checks a low kick from McThornbody.
Nice defenses there by McThornbody.
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 Gristle McThornbody will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gristle McThornbody's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grundy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McThornbody to score with a decent uppercut.
McThornbody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as McThornbody blocks the leg kick.
McThornbody misses with a combination
and Grundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McThornbody lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McThornbody digs a good hook to Grundy's body.
McThornbody throws a push kick but Grundy slaps the foot to one side.
Grundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grundy lands a nice hook to McThornbody's body. McThornbody takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grundy. That's going to slow McThornbody down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McThornbody is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McThornbody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grundy.
Grundy scores with a push kick.
McThornbody swings for the body but Grundy moves out of range.
Grundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McThornbody.
Grundy throws a leg kick but McThornbody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grundy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McThornbody motions for Grundy to come forward. McThornbody throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grundy.
McThornbody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grundy is rocked!
McThornbody lands with a right and another and another! Grundy is in big trouble! McThornbody lands again and this time it's lights out for Grundy! A quality knockout there for McThornbody.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gristle McThornbody!
An out of breath Gristle McThornbody 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - Hurt. Näkäräinen has chosen Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Näkäräinen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Näkäräinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Miller was covering up waiting for the punch and Näkäräinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Näkäräinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller trying to control the position here.
Näkäräinen looking to pass the guard.
Näkäräinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
Näkäräinen stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Näkäräinen under the eye.
Näkäräinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen blocks a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Näkäräinen enables Miller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Näkäräinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Näkäräinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Näkäräinen, not yet.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Näkäräinen has wrist control.
Näkäräinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Näkäräinen stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Näkäräinen!
Miller unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Näkäräinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller is landing with some decent strikes but Näkäräinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Näkäräinen tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
Näkäräinen working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Näkäräinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Näkäräinen is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Näkäräinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Näkäräinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Näkäräinen is looking to improve his position.
Miller is looking to pass Näkäräinen's guard but actually Näkäräinen recovers to full guard.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Näkäräinen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller prevents Näkäräinen from improving his position.
Näkäräinen wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Näkäräinen defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Näkäräinen manages to get to full guard.
Miller stands up over Näkäräinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller gets a double leg takedown into Näkäräinen's guard.
Miller is looking to advance position but Näkäräinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Näkäräinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Näkäräinen is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller is controlling Näkäräinen's trapped leg to prevent Näkäräinen from advancing to side control.
Näkäräinen trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Näkäräinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Näkäräinen is just content to waste time from the top position. Miller takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miller holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miller holds on and takes a little breather.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Näkäräinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller trying to control the position.
Näkäräinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is controlling Näkäräinen's posture.
Näkäräinen trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Näkäräinen misses the shot to the body.
Näkäräinen scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Näkäräinen throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Näkäräinen tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Näkäräinen is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Näkäräinen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Miller.
Miller wants to control from the top but Näkäräinen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a strike but Näkäräinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller 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.
Miller keeping full guard, as Näkäräinen tries to pass.
Näkäräinen landing with the ground and pound.
Näkäräinen wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller trying to control the position here.
Näkäräinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Näkäräinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Matt Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Näkäräinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Näkäräinen can pounce on him.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller slips a straight right by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Näkäräinen.
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 Matt Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Näkäräinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Näkäräinen cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Näkäräinen.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Näkäräinen moves away and avoids it.
Näkäräinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Näkäräinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Näkäräinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Näkäräinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller is in trouble now - Näkäräinen has advanced to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Näkäräinen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Näkäräinen cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Näkäräinen wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
Miller wants to hold on but Näkäräinen pushes him away.
Näkäräinen lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
Miller has given up his back here.
Näkäräinen connects with a big shot to the side of Miller's head.
Miller is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Näkäräinen gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Näkäräinen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Miller has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Näkäräinen looking for the RNC.
Näkäräinen tries to get the hooks in deep but Miller pushed the leg off.
Näkäräinen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Näkäräinen looking for the choke from the back.
Miller is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Miller prevents Näkäräinen from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to escape but Näkäräinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Näkäräinen lands punches and elbows.
Näkäräinen is hanging on to Miller's back as he tries to escape.
Well, with Näkäräinen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Miller is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Näkäräinen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Näkäräinen controlling well, preventing Miller from escaping the position.
Miller defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Näkäräinen's arms.
Näkäräinen misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Miller!
You can see the frustration on Miller's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Näkäräinen looking to break Miller's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Miller remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Näkäräinen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Will Näkäräinen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Näkäräinen wants to control the position but Miller frees himself and scrambles - Näkäräinen manages to regain control in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Näkäräinen trying to control the position but Miller is working away.
Miller trying to remain calm as Näkäräinen controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Näkäräinen really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Näkäräinen.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen checks a low kick from Miller.
Näkäräinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Näkäräinen avoids the body shot from Miller.
Näkäräinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Näkäräinen slips a jab from Miller.
Miller drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Näkäräinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Näkäräinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Näkäräinen's guard.
Näkäräinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller thows a huge punch but Näkäräinen dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Näkäräinen tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Näkäräinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Näkäräinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Näkäräinen is trying to control but can't.
Näkäräinen is looking to improve his position.
Näkäräinen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Näkäräinen trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Näkäräinen's head.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Näkäräinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Näkäräinen keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Näkäräinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller seems keen to control Näkäräinen's posture.
Näkäräinen preventing the sweep.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Näkäräinen from controlling successfully.
Miller managing to control the position.
Miller trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good shot there by Miller.
Näkäräinen is looking to land body kicks.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Näkäräinen sprawls well. Näkäräinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Näkäräinen misses with a straight right.
Matt Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Näkäräinen some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Näkäräinen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller had his way with Pikku Näkäräinen in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Näkäräinen throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Näkäräinen shows good takedown defense.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller swings for the body but Näkäräinen moves out of range.
Näkäräinen misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Näkäräinen is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Näkäräinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Näkäräinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Näkäräinen sprawls well. Näkäräinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Näkäräinen misses with a wild body shot.
Näkäräinen misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Näkäräinen misses the target.
Näkäräinen throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Näkäräinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Näkäräinen scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Näkäräinen avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Näkäräinen counters with a shoot takedown. Miller fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to sweep here but Näkäräinen controlling him for the moment.
Näkäräinen wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Näkäräinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Näkäräinen wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Pikku Näkäräinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Näkäräinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Näkäräinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Näkäräinen passes Miller's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Näkäräinen has passed into side control.
Miller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Näkäräinen passes to side control.
Miller tries to bench press Näkäräinen off him but Näkäräinen keeps the position.
Näkäräinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Näkäräinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pikku Näkäräinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen landing a few strikes.
Matt Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller wants to control but Näkäräinen postures up.
Näkäräinen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Miller rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Näkäräinen's guard! Nice work there by Miller!
Miller wants to pass the guard but Näkäräinen is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is in close to Näkäräinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Näkäräinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matt Miller!
A relieved looking Matt Miller 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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