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MMA HELSINKI 157 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne-Drop the World. Virne has chosen Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 28 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Virne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Virne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Virne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele takes a swing at Virne's ribcage but misses.
Virne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Virne wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Virne wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Virne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ben Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steele scores with a jab to the head.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Virne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virne doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Virne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Virne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Virne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Virne stalling.
Virne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steele gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Virne has him pressed against the cage.
Steele prevents a takedown attempt there.
Virne prevents Steele from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne lands a knee to the body.
Virne missing with knees to the body.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Virne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Virne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Virne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Virne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Virne might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Virne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Virne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Virne stops Steele from standing up.
Virne throws a strike but Steele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Virne throws a couple of heel strikes.
Virne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steele is bucking up trying to escape but Virne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Virne landing shots from mount.
Ben Steele's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jarppi Virne!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Surma avoids it really well and circles away.
Surma cracks Aspenia with a good jab.
Aspenia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aspenia drives through and clinches with Surma against the cage.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aspenia tries to circle away but Surma has him pinned against the cage.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Surma.
Aspenia tries a body shot but Surma blocks it.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aspenia's defenses.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Aspenia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Surma.
Aspenia wants to break free but Surma has control.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aspenia's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspenia is trying to push Surma away but Surma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aspenia tries to break free but Surma pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspenia's efforts to push away.
Surma lands a nice elbow.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aspenia is trying to push Surma away but Surma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aspenia dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Aspenia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aspenia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Surma.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Aspenia shrugs off.
Aspenia blocks the elbow strike.
Surma can't get the takedown.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch but Surma keeps him there for the moment.
Aspenia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Aspenia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Aspenia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aspenia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aspenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aspenia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Aspenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Aspenia avoids the damage to the body.
Aspenia is trying to push Surma away but Surma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Surma won't allow it.
Aspenia managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Surma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aspenia avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Aspenia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Surma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Surma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Surma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Surma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aspenia.
Surma successfully pulls guard.
Aspenia is looking to stand up but Surma won't let him.
Surma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Surma is adopting a defensive guard.
Aspenia wants to stand but Surma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aspenia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma wants to sweep here but Aspenia controlling him for the moment.
Aspenia wants to stand and escape but instead Surma has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Surma wants to control from the top but Aspenia keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Surma tries for a kimura but Aspenia is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Surma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aspenia tries to clinch but Surma is having none of it.
Aspenia tries to clinch but Surma moves away
and Surma counters by moving into the clinch.
Surma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Surma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Surma has the dominant position.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Aspenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that Surma avoids nicely.
Surma gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Surma has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma avoids the elbow strike from Aspenia, against the cage.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aspenia wants to take the fight to the mat but Surma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Aspenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Surma.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Aspenia shrugs off.
Surma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Surma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aspenia. Aspenia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aspenia dodges the punch combination from Surma.
Aspenia tries to keep at a distance but Surma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aspenia misses with some punches.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Aspenia in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspenia blocks an elbow strike.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Aspenia shrugs off.
Aspenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aspenia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Surma clinches up against the cage.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Surma.
Surma crunches a lovely knee into Aspenia's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Surma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspenia's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
Aspenia is looking to break free of the clinch but Surma has double underhooks.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Aspenia in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Surma won't allow it.
Aspenia misses with the head strike.
Aspenia takes an elbow to the temple.
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Aspenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aspenia avoids it.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma scores with a knee to the head.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Aspenia avoids the damage to the body.
Aspenia working hard to break the clinch.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Surma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aspenia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow just above Aspenia 's eye.
Surma lands a nice elbow.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Surma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aspenia takes an elbow to the temple.
Aspenia avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Aspenia in his tracks for a moment.
Aspenia is rocked!
Surma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Aspenia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surma lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Aspenia falls backwards - clearly groggy! Surma dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Surma!
Musta Surma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Quetzalcoatl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serlal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mortal Kombat . Quetzalcoatl comes into a darkened arena with his song building. J-Lo : On the Floor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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279 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbermat Serlal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Quetzalcoatl!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serlal looking to score a takedown here. Quetzalcoatl is defending well but Serlal drives through and ends up in Quetzalcoatl's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Serlal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Quetzalcoatl parries the strikes from Serlal easily there. Serlal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Quetzalcoatl to escape.
Serlal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Serlal tries to advance to mount but Quetzalcoatl denies him.
Serlal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Serlal tries to move to mount but Quetzalcoatl blocks the move with his legs.
Quetzalcoatl is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Serlal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quetzalcoatl to see if he's OK.
It looks like Armando Quetzalcoatl has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serlal tries to score with some ground and pound. Quetzalcoatl controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Quetzalcoatl is trying to get back to his feet.
Serlal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Quetzalcoatl sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Serlal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quetzalcoatl is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serlal works to advance to full mount. Quetzalcoatl defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Serlal lands a big elbow.
Serlal punching from mount but Quetzalcoatl doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Serlal softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Quetzalcoatl is out cold! Serlal jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zbermat Serlal!
A victorious Zbermat Serlal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Brevik throws a lazy head kick
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Brevik ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Brevik is avoiding it.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brevik throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
Brevik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brevik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johansson trying to land knees to the body.
Brevik takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brevik manages to break the clinch.
Brevik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brevik is rocked!
Brevik throws a sloppy head kick
and Johansson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Brevik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brevik is breathing heavily.
Brevik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johansson counters with a body kick.
Johansson and Brevik are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Johansson throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Brevik into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Johansson knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikael Johansson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikael Johansson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daigle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Above The Law . Muromets comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Krec Паром через kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Daigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Daigle.
Daigle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luke Daigle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daigle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daigle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muromets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daigle tries to clinch up
letting Muromets counter with a right hand.
Daigle tries a head kick but it misses.
Daigle wants to clinch but Muromets slips to the side
and Muromets cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muromets tries to bum rush Daigle with a series of wild strikes but Daigle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muromets misses with a two punch combination.
Daigle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muromets counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daigle moves to clinch but Muromets breaks away
and Muromets counters with a stiff right hand.
Muromets misses with a looping left.
Daigle tries to clinch but Muromets moves away
and Muromets counters with a single leg into guard. Daigle didn't expect that.
Muromets tries to free his leg and advance position but Daigle is retaining full guard.
Daigle keeping moving, preventing Muromets from controlling successfully.
Muromets wants to pass the guard but Daigle is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets trying to control the position from guard on top but Daigle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muromets has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daigle is proving hard to escape from.
Muromets preventing the sweep.
Daigle wants to get back to his feet but Muromets is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daigle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Muromets trying to control but Daigle is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by ILja Muromets.
Daigle pushes Muromets up against the cage in a clinch.
Daigle has had enough of the clinch but Muromets keeps him there for the moment.
Daigle has had enough of the clinch but Muromets keeps him there for the moment.
Daigle manages to break the clinch.
Muromets works over Daigle's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muromets. Daigle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muromets looks for a takedown but Daigle sprawls well.
Daigle wants to clinch up but Muromets keeps it at a distance.
Daigle avoids the body shot from Muromets.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Muromets misses.
Daigle tries to clinch there but Muromets circles away.
Daigle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Muromets lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daigle doesn't seem phased though.
Muromets fails to land the takedown.
Daigle moves in looking to clinch but Muromets pushes him off.
Muromets blocks the body kick.
Daigle tries to clinch but Muromets moves out of range.
Daigle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muromets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muromets keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle wants to clinch.
Muromets swats away the attempt to clinch by Daigle.
Daigle swings for the body but Muromets moves out of range.
Daigle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daigle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daigle throws a shot from downtown. Muromets moves away and avoids it.
Muromets scores with a shot to the body.
Daigle misses the shot to the body.
Daigle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daigle manages to break the clinch.
Daigle throws a sloppy head kick and Muromets moves out of range easily.
Daigle wants to clinch but Muromets slips to the side
and Muromets counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab-cross combination lands for Muromets and sends Daigle crashing to the mat! Muromets follows him down to the mat - Daigle regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Daigle is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muromets is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Oh Daigle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daigle tries to get to full guard but Muromets has control of the leg.
Muromets is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Daigle wants to control but Muromets is keeping busy.
Muromets trying to control the action but Daigle is working from the bottom.
Daigle seems to have got his legs back now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muromets connects with a nice short shot to Daigle's temple.
Muromets wants to work for an arm triangle but Daigle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daigle wants to get back to his feet.
Muromets tries to pass to full mount but Daigle defends it.
Muromets trying to control from half guard but Daigle is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muromets wants to pass the guard but Daigle is defending well.
Daigle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ILja Muromets dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daigle slips a jab from Muromets.
Daigle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Muromets cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daigle tries to clinch up
and Muromets counters with a stiff right hand.
Muromets misses with a hook. Daigle ducked under it nicely.
Daigle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muromets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muromets throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daigle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Muromets counters with a left and a right that hurts Daigle! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Muromets jumps into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muromets throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Daigle because Muromets loaded up on that one.
Muromets looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daigle working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle tries to hold on but Muromets pushes him away.
Muromets looking to secure an arm triangle but Daigle defends it well.
Muromets landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daigle working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daigle is in a horrible position here. Muromets smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Daigle is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Muromets is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Daigle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Muromets trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muromets misses with a head shot.
Muromets gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Daigle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muromets moves out of range of the body kick.
Muromets sizes up Daigle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muromets circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muromets counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daigle is looking to clinch but Muromets is avoiding it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Muromets. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Daigle throws a right hand that Muromets ducks under and follows up with a left that Muromets also avoids with ease.
Daigle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luke Daigle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daigle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muromets swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daigle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daigle closes the distance but Muromets moves to the side
and Muromets counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle tries to clinch
and Muromets counters with a stiff right hand.
Daigle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daigle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Muromets misses.
Muromets plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Daigle to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Daigle just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). ILja Muromets!
A victorious ILja Muromets thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Extreme Ways. Pertti Kiilopaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt ducks right into an uppercut from Kiilopaa.
Bolt scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Pertti Kiilopaa has been cut.
Kiilopaa drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kiilopaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolt is keeping the position for now.
Bolt looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolt, not yet.
Bolt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiilopaa defends well.
Bolt is trying to control the position but Kiilopaa postures up.
Kiilopaa stopping the sweep attempt from Bolt.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kiilopaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiilopaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolt trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiilopaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kiilopaa passes Bolt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bolt wants to improve his position but Kiilopaa is controlling well.
Bolt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiilopaa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolt is trying to maintain the position but Kiilopaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Kiilopaa moves nicely into side control.
Bolt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kiilopaa is trying to ground and pound but Bolt uses the momentary lack of control by Kiilopaa to regain half guard.
Bolt wants to control but Kiilopaa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kiilopaa throws a strike but Bolt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kiilopaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiilopaa looking to sit in guard and control but Bolt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kiilopaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kiilopaa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bolt is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kiilopaa's guard.
Bolt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kiilopaa defends it well.
Bolt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bolt is looking to stall here but Kiilopaa recovers full guard.
Kiilopaa striking from the bottom.
Kiilopaa has his feet on Bolt's thighs here. He's pushed Bolt off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bolt screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pertti Kiilopaa!
A victorious Pertti Kiilopaa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer has chosen My Sweet Lord by George Harrison as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wer, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pennanen.
Wer swings for the body but Pennanen moves out of range.
Wer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wer throws a good cross that connects.
Wer misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pennanen misses with a double jab.
Pennanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wer's hands.
Pennanen checks a leg kick.
Wer misses with a wild body shot.
Pennanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pennanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer thumps Pennanen with a low kick.
Pennanen walks into a straight right hand from Wer.
Pennanen tries to clinch there but Wer circles away.
Wer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wer cracks Pennanen with a good jab.
Pennanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pennanen swinging wildly here.
Wer 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.
Pennanen scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wer throws a big shot that misses.
Pennanen lands a jab to the nose.
Wer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pennanen's head backwards.
Wer throws a leg kick
and Pennanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennanen misses with a low kick.
Wer misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen misses with a low kick.
Wer avoids the body shot from Pennanen.
Wer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pennanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wer's corner calls for a 1-2. Wer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wer misses with the head strike.
Wer lands a shoulder strike.
Wer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Wer.
Pennanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pennanen throws a solid leg kick but Wer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pennanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer throws a leg kick but Pennanen moved away.
Pennanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wer throws out the jab.
Wer staying out of range there.
Wer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wer avoids the head kick by Pennanen.
Wer throws a leg kick which misses Pennanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pennanen tries to avoid it.
Pennanen tries to bum rush Wer with a series of wild strikes but Wer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennanen scores with a kick to the body.
Wer misses with a straight right.
Wer looks to land a left hand but Pennanen moved out of range nicely.
Wer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wer misses the jab.
Wer misses with a left hand
and Pennanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pennanen checks a leg kick.
Wer misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from Wer lands.
Wer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wer.
Wer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennanen is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Pennanen blocks the leg kick.
Pennanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pennanen scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pennanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wer. Wer obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Wer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pennanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wer throws a lazy right hand but Pennanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wer scores with a nice head shot.
Wer misses with a kick to the body.
Wer looks to land a right hand but Pennanen moved out of range.
Pennanen darts in and clinches Wer up against the cage.
Pennanen lands a shot to the body.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pennanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennanen managing to block the knees to the body from Wer.
Pennanen tries to break the clinch but Wer is controlling the position.
Pennanen blocking some punches.
Pennanen breaks from the clinch.
Wer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
Pennanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pennanen. That did some damage!
Wer throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pennanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pennanen defending well as Wer loads up on a big left hand.
Pennanen throws a sloppy head kick and Wer moves out of range easily.
Pennanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pennanen.
Pennanen tries to clinch there but Wer circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wer.
Pennanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pennanen scrambles back to his feet.
Pennanen misses with a looping right.
Pennanen drops his hands momentarily and Wer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A clash of legs there as Pennanen blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wer throws a big shot that misses.
Pennanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pennanen instigates a clinch.
Pennanen prevents a body shot from Wer.
Pennanen has Wer pressed against the cage, preventing Wer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pennanen backwards.
Pennanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pennanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wer scores with a body shot.
Pennanen is looking to clinch but Wer is avoiding it.
Pennanen checks a low kick from Wer.
Wer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wer throws a leg kick but Pennanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pennanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pennanen.
Good work by Wer as he checks the leg kick.
Wer throws a lazy right hand but Pennanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flo Wer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pennanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wer throws a front kick aimed at Pennanen's knee but Pennanen avoids it well.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pennanen.
Pennanen swings for the body but Wer moves out of range.
Wer scores with a jab.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wer ducks under a wild hook from Pennanen.
Wer tries to clinch up.
Wer scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer thumps Pennanen with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Pennanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pennanen.
Pennanen jabs Wer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Wer.
Wer lands with a shot to the body.
Pennanen has closed the distance and engaged Wer in a clinch.
Wer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennanen blocking some punches.
Pennanen managing to block the knees to the body from Wer.
Pennanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wer is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer misses with a body punch.
Pennanen wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Wer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pennanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut.
Pennanen wants to clinch up but Wer keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wer. Pennanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wer keeps the fight on the outside.
Pennanen lands with a hook. Wer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pennanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wer can pounce on him.
Wer throws an overhand right that lands on Pennanen's shoulder, as Pennanen tries to avoid the shot.
Wer misses with an uppercut. Pennanen saw that one coming.
Pennanen ducks under a wild hook from Wer.
Pennanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wer throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Pennanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wer checks it well.
Pennanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennanen misses with a straight left.
Wer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Wer.
Pennanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wer checks it well.
Wer throws a solid leg kick but Pennanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wer.
Wer punishes Pennanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Wer tries to work over Pennanen's front leg with a kick but Pennanen checks it.
Wer keeps the fight on the outside.
Wer thows a body shot but no joy.
Pennanen slips a straight right by Wer.
Wer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pennanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wer. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pennanen misses with a double jab
and Pennanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wer misses with a low kick.
Pennanen connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen tries to clinch but Wer is having none of it.
Wer jabs at Pennanen's body.
Good leg kick by Pennanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wer throws the left hand but Pennanen avoids the punch easily.
Pennanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wer jabs Pennanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pennanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wer scores with a nice strike.
Juho Pennanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennanen throws a hook but Wer avoids it easily.
Pennanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pennanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pennanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pennanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pennanen throws a leg kick
and Wer counters with a nice uppercut.
Pennanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wer.
Wer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pennanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wer blocks a head kick by Pennanen.
Wer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pennanen.
Wer misses with an uppercut.
Wer throws a sloppy body shot
and Pennanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Wer.
Pennanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Wer in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennanen sizes up Wer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wer walks into a left hand.
Wer is rocked!
It looks like Flo Wer has been cut.
Wer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pennanen.
Pennanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wer is still on wobbly legs! Can Pennanen finish him?
Pennanen moves forwards but Wer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wer seems to have recovered his senses.
Wer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennanen ducks right into an uppercut from Wer.
Wer misses with a leg kick.
Pennanen misses with a few strikes there.
Pennanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flo Wer.
I've got Wer 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Wer!
During a confident post fight interview, Flo Wer 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy's entrance music is I'm sexy and I know it by LMFAO. A fine choice. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Ron Jeremy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jeremy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jeremy.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jeremy doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jeremy is defended easily by Barnes.
Jeremy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jeremy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
Jeremy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jeremy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws a lazy head kick
and Jeremy counters with a good low kick that Barnes was not able to check.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremy throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Jeremy lands the left hand.
Jeremy clinches.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jeremy.
Jeremy looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Jeremy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mike Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jeremy is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy instigates a clinch.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeremy avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jeremy.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Jeremy moved out of range.
Jeremy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeremy feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Jeremy swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Jeremy misses with a kick to the body.
Jeremy with a jab.
Jeremy lands a body shot.
Jeremy looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy connects with a jab.
Jeremy throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Jeremy.
Jeremy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Jeremy's head.
Jeremy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Jeremy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes slips under a jab from Jeremy.
Jeremy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Jeremy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Jeremy.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeremy's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Jeremy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jeremy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeremy misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jeremy scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeremy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jeremy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jeremy scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Jeremy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnes throws a head kick but Jeremy moves out of range.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Jeremy counters with a leg kick.
Jeremy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Jeremy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Jeremy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Jeremy checks it.
Jeremy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy misses with a straight right.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jeremy is able to avoid easily.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Jeremy blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Jeremy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jeremy misses with a combination
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Jeremy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeremy avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Jeremy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnes as Jeremy tries to tie him up.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Jeremy looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeremy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Jeremy controls the action.
Jeremy blocking some punches.
Jeremy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Jeremy swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Jeremy tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeremy controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Jeremy misses with some punches.
Jeremy presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jeremy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes gets through Jeremy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeremy has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes lands an elbow that stopped Jeremy in his tracks for a moment.
Mike Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jeremy managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jeremy fails to land.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeremy tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Jeremy back against the cage.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Jeremy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeremy takes a shot to the head.
Jeremy prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Jeremy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeremy is defending well for now.
Jeremy tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Jeremy off balance momentarily.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Jeremy moves out of range easily.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jeremy.
Jeremy throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick but Jeremy moves out of range.
Jeremy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jeremy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeremy misses with the head strike.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy lands with a right to the head.
Barnes tries to circle away but Jeremy has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Jeremy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeremy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jeremy avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jeremy.
Jeremy can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Mike Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeremy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jeremy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Jeremy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Jeremy is looking to clinch.
Ron Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves out of range as Jeremy throws a body kick.
Jeremy tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Jeremy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Jeremy moves into the clinch successfully.
Jeremy digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jeremy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Jeremy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy lands a left hand.
Jeremy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeremy throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Jeremy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeremy.
Jeremy lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Jeremy checks a low kick from Barnes.
Jeremy throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Jeremy.
Jeremy avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jeremy - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeremy.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
Jeremy missing with knees to the body.
Jeremy breaks from the clinch.
Jeremy 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.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Jeremy.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeremy misses the target.
Jeremy looks to throw a body kick
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Jeremy was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Jeremy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
Mike Barnes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain comes to the cage accompanied by kuningas. Zhirinovsky has chosen Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky lands with a nice body punch.
Zhirinovsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mountain swivels and escapes.
Mountain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mountain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zhirinovsky.
Mountain scores with a hook.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Zhirinovsky checks it.
Zhirinovsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jari Mountain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Sloppy strikes from Zhirinovsky. Those never looked like landing.
Mountain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mountain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mountain - that will leave a mark!
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhirinovsky.
Mountain throws a shot to the body.
Mountain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mountain thumps Zhirinovsky with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky scores with a hook.
Donk. Mountain catches Zhirinovsky right on the button with a cross.
Mountain is looking to slow Zhirinovsky down with leg kicks.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Jari Mountain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mountain scores with a push kick.
Zhirinovsky looks winded!
Zhirinovsky takes one on the button.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mountain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhirinovsky. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Mountain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mountain.
A big right from Zhirinovsky misses.
Mountain misses with a series of wild punches.
Mountain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhirinovsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zhirinovsky misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a double jab.
Mountain stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Mountain misses with a few strikes there.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhirinovsky moves away.
Some wild striking there from Zhirinovsky.
Mountain throws a shot to the body.
Mountain delivers a nice body kick.
Mountain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zhirinovsky momentarily.
Mountain is looking to wear down Zhirinovsky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zhirinovsky avoids a kick to the body.
Zhirinovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mountain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhirinovsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zhirinovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mountain.
Mountain lands with a nice combination. Zhirinovsky backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circling - Zhirinovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zhirinovsky.
Mountain works over Zhirinovsky's head and body with a nice combination.
Zhirinovsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mountain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mountain, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain with a nice cross.
Zhirinovsky is rocked!
Zhirinovsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mountain throws an overhand right that has Zhirinovsky reeling! Mountain follows up with more punches and Zhirinovsky is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jari Mountain!
An out of breath Jari Mountain 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 Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Robinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robinson tries to avoid it.
Good work by Robinson as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot scores with a kick to the body.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Groot works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
De Groot connects with a right hand. Robinson shakes it off.
De Groot cracks a nice hook into Robinson's ribs.
De Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robinson's calf.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson cracks De Groot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot walks into a stiff left hand from Robinson.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson scores with the left hand. De Groot knows he should have avoided that one.
De Groot scores with a nice body kick.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Groot feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
A solid body kick from De Groot.
Jab from Robinson.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a nice hook to De Groot's body. De Groot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as De Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Robinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.
De Groot cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Groot tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson lunges at De Groot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Groot's hand.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot throws a series of strikes that have Robinson backpedaling.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
De Groot connects with a crisp jab.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
De Groot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Groot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Robinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Groot throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robinson with a nice cross.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robinson takes a step back to recover.
De Groot throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Robinson sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson stuns De Groot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Groot rather than just go for the knockout.
De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groot swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Robinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Groot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Groot. Robinson shrugs it off though.
Robinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
De Groot throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Groot cracks Robinson with a good jab.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Robinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Robinson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Groot.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body. Robinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot slips under a jab.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson works over De Groot's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
A jab lands there for Robinson.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Groot. That one must have hurt.
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Groot counters with a nice leg kick.
De Groot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robinson throws out the jab.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
Robinson lands a glancing blow to the side of De Groot's head.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have De Groot backpedaling.
De Groot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Groot punishes Robinson's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robinson throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Groot at a distance.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson lands with an overhand left.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Robinson.
De Groot moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Robinson swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Groot.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by De Groot as he connects with a hook.
Robinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
De Groot misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands an overhand right.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
De Groot scores with a nice head shot.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Robinson moves forwards but De Groot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. De Groot catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Robinson. Beautiful body shot.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Robinson 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.
Robinson takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
Robinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
De Groot lands a nice looking body kick.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot jabs Robinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
De Groot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Groot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Groot defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson misses with a hook
and De Groot counters with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karl De Groot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groot counters with an inside leg kick.
De Groot connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot connects with a high kick.
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robinson takes a step back to recover.
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Robinson.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Robinson saw it coming and moves away.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a decent looking hook.
Robinson checks the leg kick.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robinson swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
De Groot moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
Robinson jabs De Groot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Groot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robinson throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robinson takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
Robinson swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot scores with a three punch combo!
Robinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Robinson's legs.
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Groot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
Nice jab there from De Groot.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson.
De Groot moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Groot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Groot delivers a nice body kick.
A cross from Robinson lands.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson slips a straight right by De Groot.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Groot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson lands with a right hand.
De Groot connects with a body shot that sends Robinson's belly button to the back.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
De Groot lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with Carlton Robinson in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Groot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Groot's head backwards.
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
De Groot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
De Groot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook.
De Groot throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
De Groot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Groot moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Robinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Robinson.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
Carlton Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
Robinson blocks the body kick.
De Groot cracks a nice hook into Robinson's ribs.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
De Groot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robinson in his tracks.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
De Groot slips under a jab from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
De Groot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
Robinson throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robinson takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
A shot to the body from Robinson misses
and De Groot counters with a body kick that stops Robinson in his tracks momentarily.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into De Groot's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot throws a front kick that sends Robinson stumbling back into the cage.
Robinson avoids the head kick by De Groot.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Groot - that will leave a mark!
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot scores with a kick to the body.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from De Groot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlton Robinson.
Well De Groot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Karl De Groot 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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