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SFL 47 Murray vs Puustinen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake comes to the cage accompanied by Primo Victoria. Michihiro Bukake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michihiro Bukake !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirt McGirt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGirt moves into the clinch.
McGirt has picked Bukake up - he's going for a ride! McGirt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McGirt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bukake defending well though.
Bukake pushes McGirt off and gets back to his feet.
McGirt clinches.
McGirt takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGirt lands a takedown into guard.
McGirt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGirt!
Bukake breaks from McGirt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Dirt McGirt has been cut.
McGirt is in a horrible position here. Bukake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bukake throwing strikes here but McGirt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McGirt is in a horrible position here. Bukake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bukake connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bukake controlling from mount.
Bukake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bukake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGirt because Bukake loaded up on that one.
Bukake misses with a head shot.
Bukake lands a couple of good shots and McGirt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGirt has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bukake tries to keep control of the position but McGirt is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirt avoids the strikes from Bukake .
McGirt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bukake . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGirt fending off the submission attempt from Bukake .
Bukake scores with punches to the body.
McGirt is in a bad position with Bukake working for a choke. McGirt manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Bukake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGirt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukake goes for an armbar but McGirt turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McGirt.
Bukake has McGirt pulled in close to control his posture.
Bukake wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGirt throwing strikes but missing.
Bukake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michihiro Bukake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirt McGirt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGirt gets caught flat footed, as Bukake shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bukake is looking to work some ground and pound but McGirt has wrist control.
Bukake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bukake throwing strikes but missing.
Bukake looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGirt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bukake trying to control but McGirt is working from the bottom.
Michihiro Bukake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bukake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake trying to control the position from guard on top but McGirt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bukake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Michihiro Bukake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McGirt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bukake wants to control from the top but McGirt keeps moving.
Bukake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGirt is keeping the position for now.
Bukake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake wants to control but McGirt is keeping him busy.
Bukake is nestled in close to McGirt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bukake stalling away here and it's allowed McGirt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bukake is looking to work some ground and pound but McGirt has wrist control.
Bukake slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGirt defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bukake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bukake thows a huge punch but McGirt dodges it nicely.
McGirt is staying active underneath Bukake , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bukake uses his free foot to push down on McGirt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGirt.
Bukake looking to ground and pound but McGirt is blocking nicely.
Bukake putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bukake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukake scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGirt?
Bukake punching from mount but McGirt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bukake dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGirt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bukake misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michihiro Bukake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirt McGirt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukake has managed to clinch.
McGirt tries to break free but Bukake pushes him back against the cage.
Bukake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGirt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGirt tries to break the clinch but Bukake is controlling the position.
Bukake with a knee to the head.
Bukake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bukake struggles to land a body shot inside as McGirt controls his hands.
McGirt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukake 's elbow.
Bukake prevents the takedown attempt.
Bukake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGirt tries to break the clinch but Bukake is controlling the position.
McGirt goes for a takedown attempt but Bukake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McGirt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGirt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bukake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michihiro Bukake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirt McGirt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGirt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bukake looking to sit in guard and control but McGirt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bukake pulls McGirt in close to prevent any damage.
McGirt throwing strikes from guard but Bukake blocks nicely.
Bukake wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirt postures up in Bukake 's guard and throws a big left but Bukake blocks it.
Bukake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGirt throws a big right hand that misses.
Bukake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGirt can do to turn this around?
McGirt is looking to work some ground and pound but Bukake has wrist control.
Bukake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bukake is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McGirt rolls with it to try and escape but Bukake cranks on the arm and McGirt is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michihiro Bukake !
During a confident post fight interview, Michihiro Bukake 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Valko Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gruberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gruberman's choice of entrance music: Boot to the Head. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valko Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Gruberman!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gruberman avoids it really well and circles away.
Gruberman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hai.
Hai shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruberman tries to sprawl out of it but Hai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruberman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Hai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hai misses with a wild body shot.
Hai throws a jab when Gruberman was well out of range.
Gruberman slips under a jab from Hai.
Hai misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gruberman avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valko Hai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai misses with an uppercut
and Gruberman counters with a two punch combo.
Gruberman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hai throws out the jab.
Hai misses with a wild combination.
Hai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruberman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruberman.
Hai fails with the takedown.
Hai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ed Gruberman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai missing with a left hand there. Gruberman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hai throws a lazy uppercut
and Gruberman counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hai.
Gruberman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hai.
Hai throws an off balance right hand
and Gruberman counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruberman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gruberman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gruberman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gruberman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gruberman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hai thows a huge punch but Gruberman dodges it nicely.
Gruberman has hold of Hai's hands but Hai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hai in particular looking to stall.
Hai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruberman keeps working.
Well, if Hai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Valko Hai just wasn't active enough.
Gruberman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Gruberman as Hai shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Hai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruberman moves away.
Hai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruberman is just out of range.
Hai throws an off balance right hand
and Gruberman counters with a stiff right hand.
Gruberman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hai.
Hai fails with a takedown attempt.
Hai throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gruberman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hai misses with a wild body shot.
Hai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruberman.
Hai misses with a takedown attempt - Gruberman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruberman ducks under a wild hook from Hai.
Hai misses with a straight left.
Hai misses with a double jab.
Hai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gruberman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hai misses with a left hand
and Gruberman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hai shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruberman tries to sprawl out of it but Hai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruberman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valko Hai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai throws a right hand that misses
and Gruberman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gruberman blocks a jab.
Valko Hai is winning the standup battle so far.
Hai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruberman.
Valko Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hai missing with a left hand there. Gruberman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hai misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gruberman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruberman manages to avoid it.
Hai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gruberman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hai.
Hai throws a combination that misses
and Gruberman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hai swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruberman ducks under a wild hook from Hai.
Hai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gruberman counters with a nice body kick.
Hai misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hai. Gruberman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Hai does no damage.
Hai misses with a hook
and Gruberman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gruberman stuffs the takedown attempt from Hai. Hai gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai misses with a looping left.
Hai scores with a takedown into Gruberman's guard.
Hai prevents Gruberman from getting back to his feet.
Hai looking to sit in guard and control but Gruberman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hai throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gruberman uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Hai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hai scores with a hook to the body. Gruberman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ed Gruberman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gruberman leaves Hai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hai fails with the takedown.
A big left from Hai misses.
Horrible takedown by Hai or perhaps it was just good defense by Gruberman which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valko Hai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruberman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hai.
Hai misses the shot to the body.
Hai misses the shot to the body.
Hai throws a right hand that misses
and Gruberman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruberman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hai.
Hai misses with a hook
and Gruberman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruberman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valko Hai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruberman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gruberman wants it to stay on the feet.
Hai misses the jab.
Hai shoots in for a double leg but Gruberman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hai misses with a body shot.
Hai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruberman.
Hai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hai misses with a hook
and Gruberman counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Valko Hai has been cut.
Hai misses with a left hand
and Gruberman counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hai throws an off balance right hand
and Gruberman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gruberman counters with a body kick.
Hai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruberman circles away.
Hai lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Hai misses its intended target.
Hai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruberman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruberman slips under a jab from Hai.
Hai fails to land the takedown.
Hai misses with a right hand
and Gruberman counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai throws a jab when Gruberman was well out of range.
Hai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gruberman avoids it really well and circles away.
Hai misses with an uppercut
and Gruberman counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gruberman but Gruberman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai throws a body punch but Gruberman moves out of range.
Hai looks to throw the jab but Gruberman is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ed Gruberman.
Well Hai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valko Hai!
A very excited looking Valko Hai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian Lewis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Pounder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots and misses
and Pounder counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pounder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Pounder has control of the leg.
Pounder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lewis looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pounder is defending well. Lewis quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pounder has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lewis celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Lewis!
Adrian Lewis is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levent Kucuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Sankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levent Kucuk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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223 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levent Kucuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Sankara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kucuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sankara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kucuk.
Kucuk tries to clinch but Sankara moves out of range.
Sankara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kucuk's sensitive parts.
Sankara throws a front kick aimed at Kucuk's knee but Kucuk avoids it well.
Sankara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kucuk.
Thomas Sankara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kucuk throws a sloppy head kick and Sankara moves out of range easily.
Sankara thumps Kucuk with a low kick.
Sankara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kucuk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sankara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankara throws a series of punches but Kucuk moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sankara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sankara.
Sankara works Kucuk's body with a nice hook.
Kucuk tries to clinch but Sankara is having none of it.
Sankara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Sankara lands but Kucuk takes it in his stride.
It looks like Levent Kucuk has been cut.
Kucuk throws a hook but Sankara avoids it easily.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kucuk. That did some damage!
Kucuk is breathing heavily.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kucuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sankara. Sankara obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
Sankara lands a glancing blow to the side of Kucuk's head.
Sankara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
Good leg kick by Sankara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sankara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sankara.
Sankara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sankara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sankara tries a head kick but it misses.
Kucuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kucuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kucuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sankara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kucuk scrambles back to his feet.
Sankara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sankara feints and then cracks Kucuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sankara.
Sankara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kucuk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sankara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kucuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kucuk.
Sankara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankara is looking to slow Kucuk down with leg kicks.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sankara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sankara throws a leg kick which misses Kucuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kucuk tries to avoid it.
Sankara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankara throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kucuk's calf.
Sankara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Sankara tenderised Kucuk's leg. Kucuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sankara lands a head kick!
Crunch! Sankara slams his shin into Kucuk's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucuk walks into a jab.
Sankara lands with a nice body kick.
Sankara throws a sloppy head kick and Kucuk moves out of range easily.
Sankara 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.
A good leg kick by Sankara.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
Sankara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kucuk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sankara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sankara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sankara connects with an inside leg kick.
Sankara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Sankara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levent Kucuk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sankara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sankara connects with a solid leg kick.
Sankara tests Kucuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankara. That's going to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kucuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankara lands a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankara, right into the meat.
Kucuk throws a head kick but Sankara moves out of range.
Sankara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sankara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kucuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick lands from Sankara that sends Kucuk to the canvas. Kucuk tries to scramble back to his feet but Sankara brings him back down into side control.
Kucuk is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sankara cracks Kucuk with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sankara immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kucuk is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sankara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Sankara!
A very excited looking Thomas Sankara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanapa Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animai comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the hotstepper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
212 lbs
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28
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vanapa Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francois Faber!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Animai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Faber.
Faber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Animai.
Vanapa Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Animai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Faber closes the distance and clinches.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Animai is trying to push Faber away but Faber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Animai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Animai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faber to keep the fight standing.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Animai.
Faber lands a left hand.
Animai tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Animai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Animai jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanapa Animai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Animai dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Animai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Animai jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Animai blocks the elbow strike.
Animai is trying to pull guard but Faber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Faber on the inside.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Animai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Animai fails to pull guard.
Faber misses with a body punch.
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!
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Animai jumps guard but Faber stands there with Animai around his waist. Animai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Faber lands a right hand.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Animai is trying to pull guard but Faber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Animai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faber walks away with a smile on his face. Animai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Animai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Animai moves out of range as Faber strikes.
Animai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faber's waist but Faber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Animai off to one side.
Faber clobbers Animai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Animai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Faber.
Faber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faber wants it to stay on the feet.
Francois Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Animai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber moves into the clinch.
Animai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Animai avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Animai's defenses.
Animai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Animai jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Animai dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber scores a nice knee to the body.
Faber pushes Animai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Faber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Animai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Animai fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Animai.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanapa Animai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Animai shoots for a double leg takedown but Faber sprawls well. He's pushed Animai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vanapa Animai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faber. That's going to slow Animai down.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Animai.
Animai has his takedown stuffed
and Faber counters with a slapping leg kick.
Faber takes the fight into the clinch.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Animai avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Animai is defending well for now.
Faber missing with knees to the body.
Animai avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Animai avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Faber throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Faber.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faber.
Animai tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Animai blocks the elbow strike.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Animai is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Animai is trying to break the clinch but Faber is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Animai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
Animai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faber to keep the fight standing.
Faber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faber lands a knee to the body.
Animai is trying to push Faber away but Faber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faber lands an uppercut.
Animai managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
Faber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Animai avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai fails to pull guard.
Animai avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Animai jumps guard but Faber stands there with Animai around his waist. Animai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faber lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Vanapa Animai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber blocks a body shot from Animai.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Animai managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vanapa Animai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Animai.
Faber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Faber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faber wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Animai with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanapa Animai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Animai dives in and grabs Faber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes down on Animai's head and hops out.
Animai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Animai or perhaps it was just good defense by Faber which made him look bad.
Faber forces Animai back against the cage and clinches.
Animai avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Animai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Faber on the inside.
Animai jumps guard but Faber stands there with Animai around his waist. Animai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Animai dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Animai dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Animai struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Animai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faber walks away with a smile on his face. Animai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Animai.
Faber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai with a poor takedown
and Faber counters with a nice kick to the body.
Animai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Faber moves into the clinch.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Animai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Animai blocks an elbow strike.
Animai jumps guard but Faber stands there with Animai around his waist. Animai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Animai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faber to keep the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Animai's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faber obliges.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Animai is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
Francois Faber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Animai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Animai's elbow.
Faber is working Animai over against the cage.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Animai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Animai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Faber.
Animai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Animai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
Faber lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai blocks an elbow strike from Faber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Animai avoids the damage to the body.
Vanapa Animai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francois Faber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Faber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faber 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Faber!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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21
199 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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22
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Vvit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vvit throws a hook to the side of Habana's head but Habana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Habana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vvit throws a poor cross that misses
and Habana counters with a nice leg kick.
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
Habana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Vvit misses with an uppercut.
Vvit misses the shot to the body.
Habana shoots in and drives through. Vvit sprawls well.
Vvit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Vvit misses.
Decent striking displayed by Vvit there.
Vvit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vvit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vvit closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Habana out cold! Habana corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joni Vvit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thuam Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lithe Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Lithe Tarzan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thuam Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lithe Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka moves into the clinch.
Tarzan blocks an uppercut.
Tarzan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chaka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tarzan has the hooks in. Chaka is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tarzan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tarzan.
Chaka is trying to stand back up.
Tarzan lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaka is trying to stand back up.
Chaka wants to escape the position.
Well, with Tarzan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chaka is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarzan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chaka defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tarzan scores with punches from the back.
Chaka is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaka is trying to remain composed but Tarzan is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Tarzan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chaka knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chaka for a finish.
Tarzan looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarzan keeps control of the position as Chaka tries to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chaka rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tarzan is nestled in close to Chaka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chaka gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarzan chips away with some ground and pound.
Chaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tarzan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaka is breathing heavily.
Chaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarzan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarzan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tarzan trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarzan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chaka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tarzan is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka has his foot on Tarzan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tarzan works his way back into a safe position though.
Chaka has momentary wrist control but Tarzan slips an elbow through the middle.
Chaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarzan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarzan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tarzan wants to control from the top but Chaka keeps moving.
Tarzan drops back looking for a leg! Chaka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chaka manages to kick Tarzan off! Tarzan jumps back into Chaka's guard.
Tarzan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tarzan lands a couple of elbows.
Tarzan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tarzan trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tarzan defends it easily.
Tarzan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarzan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarzan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chaka 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.
Tarzan won't allow Chaka to get back to his feet.
Tarzan advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tarzan trying to control the action but Chaka is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lithe Tarzan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chaka closes the distance and pushes Tarzan back into the cage.
Tarzan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Tarzan is nestled in close to Chaka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tarzan pulls his head out easily.
Tarzan works his way into side control.
Chaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tarzan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chaka is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarzan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chaka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tarzan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka pushes Tarzan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tarzan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tarzan cracks Chaka with a big right hand but Chaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tarzan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tarzan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tarzan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chaka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chaka is looking to regain half guard here but Tarzan keeps moving and retains side control.
Tarzan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chaka some visible discomfort.
Chaka tries to buck Tarzan off but Tarzan is having none of it.
Tarzan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tarzan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tarzan lands a few punches from side control.
Tarzan landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarzan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tarzan works to advance to full mount. Chaka defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tarzan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chaka is trying desperately to improve position.
Tarzan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Tarzan has a good base and remains in mount.
Chaka taking shots to the head.
Chaka is bucking up trying to escape but Tarzan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tarzan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chaka hang on?
Tarzan has hold of Chaka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chaka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chaka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chaka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarzan tries to control but Chaka wriggling away.
Chaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tarzan looking to finish Chaka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chaka!
Tarzan unloading with bombs!
Tarzan raining down shots from the mount!
Chaka is rocked!
Tarzan content just to control the position here.
Oh Chaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarzan dominating with strikes here.
Chaka tries to reverse the position but Tarzan maintains control.
Chaka is working hard here to advance position.
Tarzan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chaka has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chaka seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarzan is landing with some decent strikes but Chaka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chaka working to try and regain half guard.
Tarzan tries to control but Chaka wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Tarzan seems content to control.
Chaka is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Tarzan.
Tarzan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tarzan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lithe Tarzan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chaka working to try and regain half guard.
Tarzan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chaka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tarzan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan lands with some strikes.
Chaka is trying to stand.
Tarzan drops a big elbow. That's hurt Chaka! More shots from Tarzan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lithe Tarzan!
Lithe Tarzan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Montferrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montferrand is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Joe Mufferaw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Montferrand!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montferrand takes one on the button.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
Butcher can't break the clinch.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montferrand scores with a punch to the head.
Montferrand throws an overhand right that lands on Butcher's shoulder, as Butcher tries to avoid the shot.
Montferrand slips a jab and a cross from Butcher.
Montferrand misses with a looping left.
A jab from Butcher misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montferrand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Montferrand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Butcher tests Montferrand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montferrand lands with a nice body punch.
Montferrand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher dips to his left and cracks Montferrand with an uppercut!
Montferrand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Montferrand has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Butcher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher tries to break free but Montferrand pushes him back against the cage.
Montferrand is looking to take this one to the mat.
Butcher breaks from the clinch.
Butcher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montferrand backs up against the cage.
Montferrand is rocked!
Butcher feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Montferrand crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Butcher!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Butcher 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eroglu has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eroglu fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaeger in the body.
Jaeger slips a jab and a cross from Eroglu.
Jaeger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eroglu.
Jaeger blocks a low kick nicely.
Jaeger misses with a low kick as Eroglu jumps back.
Jaeger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaeger throws a leg kick
and Eroglu counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Josef Jaeger has been cut.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown but Eroglu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eroglu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaeger lands a jab to Eroglu's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eroglu.
Jaeger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Eroglu misses its intended target.
Jaeger throws a sloppy head kick and Eroglu moves out of range easily.
Eroglu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaeger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eroglu.
A shot to the liver by Jaeger. Beautiful body shot.
Eroglu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A leg kick checked by Eroglu.
Jaeger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Jaeger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaeger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A bone on bone clash there as Jaeger blocks the leg kick.
Jaeger scores with a takedown into Eroglu's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaeger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eroglu pulls Jaeger in to control the position.
Jaeger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Eroglu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jaeger, into his guard.
Jaeger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eroglu defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger wants to control but Eroglu passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaeger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jaeger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eroglu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jaeger working a defensive guard here.
Eroglu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jaeger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eroglu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jaeger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jaeger throwing shots but Eroglu is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeger wants to work for an arm triangle but Eroglu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jaeger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 Josef Jaeger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josef Jaeger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eroglu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eroglu throws a solid leg kick but Jaeger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eroglu.
Eroglu looks to throw the jab but Jaeger is out of range.
Eroglu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Metin Eroglu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaeger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eroglu pulls Jaeger in close to his closed guard and prevents Jaeger from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eroglu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eroglu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger postures up and lands a big shot to Eroglu's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaeger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaeger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaeger throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaeger stopping the sweep attempt from Eroglu.
Jaeger throws an elbow that misses. Eroglu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jaeger's guard. Nice move by Eroglu!
Eroglu with a nice head shot there.
Eroglu trying to control but Jaeger is working from the bottom.
Jaeger is trying to keep Eroglu in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu wants to control from the top but Jaeger keeps moving.
Jaeger is trying to keep Eroglu in close.
Eroglu preventing the sweep.
Josef Jaeger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eroglu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eroglu controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eroglu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger tries to improve position but can't.
Eroglu throws a strike aimed at the side of Jaeger's head but Jaeger avoids it well.
Jaeger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eroglu is working Jaeger over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jaeger is looking to regain half guard here but Eroglu keeps moving and retains side control.
Jaeger is working hard here to advance position.
Eroglu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jaeger wants to control but Eroglu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger tries to bench press Eroglu off him but Eroglu keeps the position.
Jaeger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Eroglu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jaeger struggling a bit here.
Eroglu wants to control but Jaeger is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeger sneaks back into half guard.
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!
Jaeger trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Metin Eroglu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josef Jaeger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eroglu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaeger.
Jaeger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaeger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eroglu.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Eroglu misses with a hook.
Jaeger loads up on a big right hand but Eroglu slips the punch.
Jaeger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eroglu throws out a powerful jab.
Eroglu lands a brutal head kick. Jaeger looks out on his feet and Eroglu throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Metin Eroglu!
Metin Eroglu is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Metin Eroglu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Puustinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is KO muzik. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Puustinen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puustinen throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puustinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puustinen backwards.
Puustinen stalling in the clinch but Murray improves position.
Murray lands a right hand.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Puustinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Puustinen controls the action.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puustinen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Murray is trying to keep an underhook but Puustinen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murray is pressing down on Puustinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Puustinen is fighting to break Murray's control of his arms but Murray is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murray is on top in guard.
Puustinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray passes Puustinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murray stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Puustinen to get to his feet.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puustinen moves away.
Murray scores with a sloppy right hand. Puustinen should have avoided that one.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray wants to clinch up but Puustinen keeps it at a distance.
Puustinen moves away from the strike by Murray.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Puustinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Puustinen.
Puustinen throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.
Lee Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puustinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jarmo Puustinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray tests Puustinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Puustinen misses.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puustinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Puustinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puustinen staying out of range there.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puustinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puustinen throws out the jab.
Puustinen misses with a straight right.
Puustinen moves away from the strike by Murray.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puustinen manages to avoid it.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Puustinen moves away and avoids it.
Puustinen lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Puustinen throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murray enables Puustinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murray manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Puustinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puustinen works over Murray with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murray is on top in guard.
Puustinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murray stands and steps away. Puustinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Puustinen misses with a wild body shot.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Puustinen moved out of range nicely.
Puustinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray drives through and clinches with Puustinen against the cage.
Puustinen stops a takedown attempt from Murray.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Puustinen controls his hands.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Puustinen has had enough of the clinch but Murray keeps him there for the moment.
Puustinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puustinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murray as Puustinen tries to tie him up.
Puustinen has picked Murray up - he's going for a ride! Puustinen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Murray is pressing down on Puustinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puustinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Puustinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murray pulls Puustinen in to control the position.
Puustinen lands a couple of digs.
Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murray throws a hook but Puustinen blocks it.
Puustinen cracks Murray with a good jab.
Puustinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puustinen moves away.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Puustinen.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puustinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Puustinen.
Puustinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puustinen misses with a hook
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Puustinen misses with a few strikes there.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
Puustinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Puustinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Puustinen misses the jab.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Puustinen moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Puustinen lands.
Murray is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puustinen knocks out Murray with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Puustinen before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Puustinen picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarmo Puustinen!
Jarmo Puustinen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jarmo Puustinen made sure he mentioned Fight Night Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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