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UPGV200 Tasapasku vThunderborn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl der Grosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keio Jun will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl der Grosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jun.
Jun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and der Grosse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. der Grosse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
der Grosse misses with a few strikes there.
der Grosse avoids the head kick by Jun.
Jun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. der Grosse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
der Grosse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
der Grosse lands with a hook. Jun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
der Grosse lands with a right hand.
der Grosse checks a leg kick.
A big left from Jun misses.
der Grosse just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
der Grosse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
der Grosse tries to land a front kick but Jun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun defending well as der Grosse loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun looks to land a right hand but der Grosse moved out of range.
Jun tests der Grosse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jun lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and der Grosse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from der Grosse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
der Grosse avoids the head kick by Jun.
der Grosse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
Jun throws a shot from downtown. der Grosse moves away and avoids it.
der Grosse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jun - that will leave a mark!
der Grosse blocks a head kick by Jun.
der Grosse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
der Grosse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jun tries to land a leg kick but der Grosse saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun connects with the punch.
Jun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from der Grosse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jun thuds a left hand into der Grosse's body.
Jun misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jun.
der Grosse lands with an overhand left.
Jun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jun moves out of range of the body kick.
der Grosse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jun manages to avoid it.
der Grosse lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jun falls backwards - clearly groggy! der Grosse dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl der Grosse!
An out of breath Karl der Grosse 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen has chosen The Mutilation of Christ as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osei Tutu avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osei Tutu has Laukkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Osei Tutu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laukkanen backwards.
Osei Tutu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jarmo Laukkanen has been cut.
Osei Tutu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laukkanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Osei Tutu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Osei Tutu.
I was talking to Osei Tutu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Osei Tutu tries a body shot but Laukkanen blocks it.
Laukkanen is looking for a takedown.
Osei Tutu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Osei Tutu landing knees to the body.
Laukkanen tries to pull guard but Osei Tutu won't allow it.
Osei Tutu crunches a lovely knee into Laukkanen's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osei Tutu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laukkanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu is pressed up against the cage. Laukkanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Osei Tutu down to the mat. Osei Tutu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danny Osei Tutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarmo Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu moves into the clinch.
Laukkanen tries to break free but Osei Tutu pushes him back against the cage.
Laukkanen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Osei Tutu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu lands an uppercut.
Osei Tutu lands an elbow inside that Laukkanen shrugs off.
Osei Tutu lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Osei Tutu.
Laukkanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laukkanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Osei Tutu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laukkanen jumps guard but Osei Tutu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Osei Tutu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laukkanen jumps guard but Osei Tutu stands there with Laukkanen around his waist. Laukkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Laukkanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laukkanen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Osei Tutu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Osei Tutu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Osei Tutu lands a nice knee to the body.
Osei Tutu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Osei Tutu prevents a body shot from Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu pushes Laukkanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laukkanen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Osei Tutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu misses with an elbow strike.
Laukkanen fails to pull guard.
Osei Tutu stops a takedown attempt from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen tries for a takedown but Osei Tutu manages to get underhooks.
Osei Tutu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Osei Tutu connects with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu working Laukkanen over with knees to the body.
Osei Tutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Osei Tutu on the inside.
Laukkanen is trying to force a seperation but Osei Tutu has the dominant position.
Osei Tutu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu landing knees to the head.
Osei Tutu stops a takedown attempt from Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands an elbow that stopped Laukkanen in his tracks for a moment.
Osei Tutu pushes Laukkanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laukkanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osei Tutu lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu effectively controlling the action here.
Laukkanen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Osei Tutu prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukkanen tries to circle away but Osei Tutu has him pinned against the cage.
Osei Tutu lands a shoulder strike.
Laukkanen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Osei Tutu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Laukkanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Laukkanen. That's going to slow Osei Tutu down.
Osei Tutu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osei Tutu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laukkanen avoids the head kick by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by Laukkanen as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Osei Tutu will feel that in the morning.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch up but Laukkanen keeps it at a distance.
Osei Tutu throws a series of punches but Laukkanen avoids them all with ease.
Laukkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osei Tutu blocks a head kick by Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laukkanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Osei Tutu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands a shoulder strike.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow.
Osei Tutu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laukkanen wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Osei Tutu.
Laukkanen takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laukkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Osei Tutu lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Osei Tutu to work.
Osei Tutu gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Laukkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osei Tutu.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu takes the fight into the clinch.
Osei Tutu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laukkanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Osei Tutu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danny Osei Tutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarmo Laukkanen.
Laukkanen is trying to push Osei Tutu away but Osei Tutu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laukkanen tries to pull guard but Osei Tutu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Laukkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Osei Tutu has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osei Tutu looking to throw knees to the head but Laukkanen is blocking nicely.
Osei Tutu misses with a knee strike.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Osei Tutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osei Tutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danny Osei Tutu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Osei Tutu has Laukkanen pressed against the cage.
Laukkanen is trying to break free.
Osei Tutu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laukkanen blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osei Tutu.
Laukkanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osei Tutu crunches a lovely knee into Laukkanen's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Osei Tutu.
Laukkanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osei Tutu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Osei Tutu has Laukkanen pressed against the cage.
Laukkanen prevents a body shot from Osei Tutu.
Laukkanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Osei Tutu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laukkanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laukkanen goes for a takedown attempt but Osei Tutu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Osei Tutu fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laukkanen slips a straight right by Osei Tutu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Osei Tutu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Laukkanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laukkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laukkanen misses the shot to the body.
Danny Osei Tutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osei Tutu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laukkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Osei Tutu.
Laukkanen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Osei Tutu connects with the punch.
Osei Tutu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Osei Tutu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Osei Tutu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Osei Tutu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osei Tutu.
Laukkanen throws a body kick that misses.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but Laukkanen is having none of it.
Laukkanen lands with a cross.
Osei Tutu clinches up against the cage.
Laukkanen tries for a takedown but Osei Tutu manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Osei Tutu avoiding damage.
Osei Tutu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laukkanen is trying to stall.
Laukkanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osei Tutu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laukkanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danny Osei Tutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarmo Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands a nice knee to the body.
Laukkanen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Osei Tutu is defending well.
Osei Tutu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osei Tutu prevents the takedown attempt.
Osei Tutu scores a nice knee to the body.
Laukkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osei Tutu lands a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu scores with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Osei Tutu stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osei Tutu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laukkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Osei Tutu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Osei Tutu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Osei Tutu lands a right hand.
Osei Tutu lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen goes for a takedown attempt but Osei Tutu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Osei Tutu is just out of range.
Osei Tutu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laukkanen misses with a low kick as Osei Tutu jumps back.
Danny Osei Tutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osei Tutu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laukkanen manages to avoid it.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but Laukkanen is having none of it.
Osei Tutu misses with a right hand
and Laukkanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Laukkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laukkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laukkanen blocks a jab.
Osei Tutu moves into the clinch successfully.
Danny Osei Tutu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laukkanen backwards.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Jarmo Laukkanen's cut even more.
Come on Osei Tutu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laukkanen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Osei Tutu to keep the fight standing.
Osei Tutu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laukkanen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Osei Tutu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laukkanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osei Tutu looks to land a right hand but Laukkanen moved out of range.
Jarmo Laukkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Osei Tutu does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Osei Tutu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Osei Tutu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Osei Tutu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cale Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Watson (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Watson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter blocks a head kick by Watson.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson scores with a jab.
Carter rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Carter tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Carter tries for a takedown but Watson manages to get underhooks.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Paul Watson has been cut.
Carter tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Watson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is working for takedown but Watson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cale Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Watson avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Watson prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Watson prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Carter blocking some punches.
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!
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Watson digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Watson has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter works on Watson's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Watson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watson lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Carter blocks a body shot from Watson.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Watson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watson, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Watson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Watson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter slips under a jab.
Jab by Carter.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter walks into a jab.
Carter tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Carter takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watson momentarily.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Carter in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson misses with some punches.
Watson misses with a body punch.
Watson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Watson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter scores with a jab.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Watson slips a jab from Carter.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter letting Watson take a breather here.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watson is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Watson into the cage.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
Watson lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Watson - that landed with a thud.
Watson tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter blocks a body shot from Watson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Watson is working Carter over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watson.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Watson.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Watson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Watson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Carter with a nice cross.
Watson scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Carter lands the left hand.
Watson scores with a kick to the body.
Watson scores with a jab.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Watson. Watson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Watson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Watson controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter prevents a body shot from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to control Watson's arms but Watson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Paul Watson's cut even more.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Watson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson misses with a punch to the body.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter prevents a body shot from Watson.
Carter trying to stall but Watson improves his position.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Watson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Cale Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Watson under the eye.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Watson seems unphased.
A solid body kick from Watson.
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!
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Carter in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Watson.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Watson scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson lands the left hand.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Carter in his tracks momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Watson.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Watson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Paul Watson waved his t-shirt featuring Project Mayhem's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Cale Carter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wah wah wahhh'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Krilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krilla has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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158 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
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mic Krilla!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Krilla counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Koskinen.
We've been informed that Krilla has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Krilla throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Donk. Koskinen catches Krilla right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koskinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Krilla's head but Krilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krilla checks a low kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krilla counters with a body kick that stops Koskinen in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Krilla scores with a head kick.
Krilla closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krilla tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Krilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Koskinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krilla working Koskinen over with knees to the body.
Krilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krilla has Koskinen pressed against the cage, preventing Koskinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Krilla.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koskinen.
Krilla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koskinen can't break the clinch.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Krilla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krilla swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen lands a shot to the body.
Krilla misses with a knee strike.
Koskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the side of Krilla's head.
Koskinen breaks from the clinch.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Krilla misses its intended target.
Krilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Krilla throws a sloppy head kick and Koskinen moves out of range easily.
Krilla scores with a head kick.
Krilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskinen takes a swing at Krilla's ribcage but misses.
Koskinen blocks a head kick by Krilla.
Koskinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koskinen lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Krilla misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilla has his takedown stuffed
and Koskinen counters with a nice body kick.
Krilla looks winded!
Koskinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krilla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krilla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krilla throws a hook but Koskinen blocks it.
Krilla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koskinen sprawls well. Koskinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krilla gets slowly back to his feet.
Krilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Koskinen.
Good standup being displayed there by Koskinen as he connects with a hook.
Koskinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krilla tries to clinch up but Koskinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Krilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krilla moves away.
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!
A left lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen thumps Krilla with a low kick.
Koskinen is looking to clinch.
Koskinen swings widly with a right hand
and Krilla counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Krilla clinches with his opponent.
Krilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krilla lands a knee to the head.
Koskinen lands with a right to the head.
Koskinen misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krilla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koskinen digs a right hand underneath Krilla's ribcage. Krilla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krilla cracks Koskinen with a nice body shot.
Koskinen is trying to break the clinch but Krilla has him pressed against the cage.
Krilla lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Olle Koskinen will probably get the nod.
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.
Krilla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krilla misses with a knee strike.
Mic Krilla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Krilla controls the action.
Koskinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
Krilla misses with a body punch.
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Koskinen.
Still in the clinch, Koskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Krilla lands but Koskinen takes it in his stride.
Krilla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koskinen.
Krilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krilla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Olle Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Krilla throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body. Krilla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koskinen lands a jab to the head.
Krilla is rocked!
Koskinen cracks Krilla with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Krilla tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Koskinen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Krilla is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olle Koskinen!
Olle Koskinen made sure to mention his sponsor, [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Vandelay has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man 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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27
154 lbs
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28
154 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay scores with a shot to the body.
Retale doesn't manage to clinch there - Vandelay circles away.
Vandelay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vandelay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Retale is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retale was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Retale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vandelay. That's going to slow Retale down.
Retale avoids the head kick by Vandelay.
Retale checks a low kick from Vandelay.
Sloppy strikes from Retale. Those never looked like landing.
Retale moves into range and clinches up with Vandelay.
Retale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Retale has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
Vandelay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Retale manages to break the clinch.
Vandelay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Retale lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale throws a hook but Vandelay avoids it easily.
Vandelay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Retale.
Vandelay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vandelay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Retale's calf.
Retale with a nice cross.
Retale looks to land a body kick but Vandelay moved away.
Vandelay throws a sloppy head kick and Retale moves out of range easily.
Art Vandelay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retale tries to clinch there but Vandelay circles away.
Vandelay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Retale's sensitive parts.
Vandelay misses with a leg kick.
Vandelay tries to move into range but Retale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vandelay lands a really nice looking cross but Retale seems unphased.
Vandelay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Retale moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandelay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Retale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vandelay's brow.
Vandelay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Retale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Retale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a body punch.
Vandelay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Retale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Retale tries to clinch there but Vandelay circles away.
Vandelay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vandelay swats away the attempt to clinch by Retale.
Retale closes the distance and clinches up with Vandelay, looking for a takedown. Retale pushes Vandelay against the cage but Vandelay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vandelay tries to land a leg kick but Retale saw it coming and moves away.
Retale instigates a clinch.
Retale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandelay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries to work over Vandelay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Retale lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vandelay moves into full guard.
Vandelay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Retale is one step ahead there.
Vandelay has Retale pulled in close to control his posture.
Vandelay wants to sweep but no luck.
Vandelay keeping moving, preventing Retale from controlling successfully.
Vandelay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Retale's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Retale keeps moving.
Retale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Retale is pulling down on Vandelay's head. It's preventing any offense from Vandelay, at least for the moment.
Vandelay looking to pass the guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reiska Pekka Retale will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vandelay throws a leg kick
letting Retale counter with a right hand.
Vandelay throws a lazy uppercut
and Retale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Retale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Retale scores with a head kick.
Retale checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Retale shoots in looking for a takedown. Vandelay tries to sprawl out of it but Retale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vandelay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vandelay staying out of range there.
Vandelay lets loose with a powerful body kick. Retale will feel that in the morning.
Retale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandelay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Retale to counter with a crisp jab.
Retale loads up on a big right hand but Vandelay slips the punch.
Retale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
Art Vandelay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Retale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandelay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Vandelay.
Vandelay keeps the fight on the outside.
Vandelay tries a head kick but it misses.
Retale misses with a wild body shot.
Vandelay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Retale checks it well.
Retale misses with a hook. Vandelay ducked under it nicely.
Vandelay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vandelay moves away from the strike by Retale.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Retale cracks Vandelay with an open hand slap.
Retale throws the left hand but Vandelay avoids the punch easily.
Vandelay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Retale misses with a straight right.
Retale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay throws out a leg kick but Retale moves out of range and Vandelay only half commits.
Retale blocks a head kick by Vandelay.
Retale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vandelay circles away quickly and effectively.
Vandelay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Retale misses with a right hand
and Vandelay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Retale checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale misses with a right hand
and Vandelay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Retale lands a jab to Vandelay's midsection.
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandelay was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.
Vandelay with a jab.
Retale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Vandelay.
Retale checks a low kick from Vandelay.
A swing and a miss from Retale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Retale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vandelay can pounce on him.
Vandelay clinches up with Retale and pushes him back against the cage.
Vandelay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Retale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Vandelay tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vandelay has Retale pressed against the cage, preventing Retale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Retale blocks a body shot from Vandelay.
A nice left hand lands by Vandelay.
Retale tries a body shot but Vandelay blocks it.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Vandelay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but Retale blocks with his arms.
Retale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandelay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vandelay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Retale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandelay.
Vandelay can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Retale prevents a body shot from Vandelay.
Vandelay is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Retale takes a knee right on the jaw!
Retale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Retale throws a shot to the body.
Retale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vandelay doesn't seem bothered though.
Retale looks to throw the jab but Vandelay is out of range.
Vandelay has closed the distance and engaged Retale in a clinch.
Vandelay trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandelay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Retale fails to land.
Vandelay lands a shot to the body.
Retale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Vandelay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Art Vandelay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Retale clobbers Vandelay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Retale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Retale throws a series of strikes that have Vandelay backpedaling.
Vandelay throws a leg kick
and Retale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Retale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vandelay throws a leg kick that is checked
and Retale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Retale misses its intended target.
Retale fails to land with a series of punches.
Retale lands with an uppercut that bounces Vandelay off the cage and back into range.
Retale dips to his left and cracks Vandelay with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandelay connects with a leg kick. Retale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vandelay scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Retale throws a series of punches but Vandelay moves out of range.
Vandelay tries to keep at a distance but Retale has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Vandelay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Retale swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandelay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vandelay misses with a punch to the body.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Vandelay avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Retale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vandelay's efforts to push away.
Retale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Retale fails to land.
Vandelay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Retale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Retale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vandelay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Retale.
Vandelay throws a head kick but Retale moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Retale throws a sloppy head kick and Vandelay moves out of range easily.
Retale throws a jab but it's blocked by Vandelay.
Retale looks to throw the jab but Vandelay is out of range.
Retale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Retale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Retale throws a sloppy head kick and Vandelay moves out of range easily.
Retale throws a big shot that misses.
Vandelay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Retale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vandelay tries to work over Retale's front leg with a kick but Retale checks it.
Vandelay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Retale moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vandelay!
Retale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vandelay connects with a body shot.
Retale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Retale gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Vandelay.
Vandelay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale breaks from the clinch.
Retale misses with a hook.
Vandelay scores with a nice body kick.
Vandelay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Retale showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Retale passes to full mount!
Vandelay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Retale has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vandelay's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale misses with a head shot.
Retale with shots to the head and body - Vandelay looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Retale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttersnaps comes to the cage accompanied by Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
142 lbs
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135 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken tries to clinch but Buttersnaps is having none of it.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
Gushiken lands a right hook to the body.
Gushiken tries to clinch but Buttersnaps moves out of range.
Buttersnaps ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
Gushiken throws a jab when Buttersnaps was well out of range.
Buttersnaps misses with a kick to the body.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Gushiken throws out a loose jab but Buttersnaps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttersnaps throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gushiken to counter with a crisp jab.
Buttersnaps throws a right hand that misses
letting Gushiken counter with a right hand.
Buttersnaps comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buttersnaps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttersnaps.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buttersnaps prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
Buttersnaps blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Buttersnaps looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Gushiken fails to land.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gushiken.
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Buttersnaps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttersnaps is trying to force a seperation but Gushiken has the dominant position.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Buttersnaps blocks a body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps blocking some punches.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Buttersnaps.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buttersnaps takes a shot to the head.
Gushiken lands a body punch.
Buttersnaps is trying to break free.
Gushiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Buttersnaps blocks an uppercut.
Buttersnaps is trying to force a seperation but Gushiken has the dominant position.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buttersnaps backwards.
Gushiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buttersnaps breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buttersnaps looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Buttersnaps moves out of range.
Gushiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken tries to clinch but Buttersnaps is having none of it.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buttersnaps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gushiken looks to throw the jab but Buttersnaps is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gushiken lands a jab.
Buttersnaps looks to score with a jab to the body but Gushiken is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Buttersnaps's ribs.
A slow jab from Buttersnaps misses its intended target.
Gushiken slips under a jab.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buttersnaps was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Nice defenses there by Gushiken.
Gushiken punishes Buttersnaps's body with a nice straight punch.
Buttersnaps misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
A cross from Buttersnaps lands.
Buttersnaps throws an off balance right hand
letting Gushiken counter with a right hand.
Buttersnaps throws a leg kick but Gushiken moved away.
Gushiken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buttersnaps thows a body shot but no joy.
Buttersnaps misses with a few strikes there.
Gushiken lands a nice shot that snaps Buttersnaps's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken lands the left hand.
Buttersnaps throws the left hand but Gushiken avoids the punch easily.
Buttersnaps takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Buttersnaps connects with a crisp jab.
Buttersnaps looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buttersnaps looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gushiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buttersnaps misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Gushiken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gushiken.
Buttersnaps throws an overhand right that lands on Gushiken's shoulder, as Gushiken tries to avoid the shot.
Gushiken clinches up against the cage.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Buttersnaps is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps trying to control the position but instead, Gushiken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buttersnaps into the cage.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Buttersnaps controls his hands.
Gushiken working aggressively here.
Gushiken can't find room to land a body shot as Buttersnaps controls the action.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Buttersnaps.
Gushiken lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Buttersnaps to work.
Buttersnaps trying to stall but Gushiken improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gushiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken tries to throw a body punch but Buttersnaps avoids it by throwing Gushiken back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gushiken.
Gushiken tries to throw a body punch but Buttersnaps avoids it by throwing Gushiken back against the cage.
Gushiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buttersnaps prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buttersnaps.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buttersnaps blocks an uppercut.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Buttersnaps controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps blocks an uppercut.
Buttersnaps tries to stall but Gushiken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gushiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Buttersnaps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buttersnaps blocking some punches.
Gushiken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buttersnaps blocks a body shot from Gushiken.
Buttersnaps stalling.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Buttersnaps's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Buttersnaps is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gushiken.
Buttersnaps misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gushiken counter with a right hand.
Buttersnaps with a hook.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buttersnaps manages to avoid it.
Gushiken blocks a head kick by Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Buttersnaps looks to land a right hand but Gushiken moved out of range.
Buttersnaps tries to bum rush Gushiken with a series of wild strikes but Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gushiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Buttersnaps tries to bum rush Gushiken with a series of wild strikes but Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buttersnaps tries to land a front kick but Gushiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buttersnaps misses with a hook. Gushiken ducked under it nicely.
Buttersnaps misses with a body kick.
Ghee Buttersnaps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buttersnaps throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttersnaps slips under a jab.
Buttersnaps misses with a left hand
and Gushiken counters with a straight right hand.
Gushiken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gushiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Gushiken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buttersnaps takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gushiken lands a jab.
Buttersnaps circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buttersnaps lands a lovely overhand right.
Gushiken has managed to clinch.
Buttersnaps blocking some punches.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buttersnaps content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps looking to slow down the pace here.
Gushiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gushiken fails to land.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buttersnaps is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buttersnaps is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Buttersnaps breaks from the clinch.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Buttersnaps misses its intended target.
Buttersnaps takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buttersnaps works Gushiken's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps misses with a body kick.
Gushiken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buttersnaps, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Buttersnaps - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gushiken working aggressively here.
Ghee Buttersnaps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Gushiken misses with some punches.
Buttersnaps blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buttersnaps stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gushiken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Gushiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gushiken 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Gushiken!
A very excited looking Yoko Gushiken 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost comes to the cage accompanied by Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. Adebisi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alice in Chains - Here Comes the Rooster. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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278 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drost avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Drost fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adebisi avoids it really well and circles away.
Adebisi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adebisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drost.
We've been hearing reports that Drost has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adebisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adebisi misses with a hook to the body
and Drost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adebisi takes a swing at Drost's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Drost shoots for a takedown but Adebisi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Adebisi - just one landing.
No luck for Drost with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adebisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Drost is just out of range.
Chris Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Adebisi.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but Adebisi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adebisi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drost moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost is working for takedown but Adebisi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adebisi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adebisi tries to work over Drost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adebisi misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adebisi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drost is looking to take this one to the mat.
Drost has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adebisi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drost has Adebisi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Drost pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Adebisi tumbling to the mat - Drost dives into Adebisi's guard.
Adebisi wants to control the position but Drost says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Adebisi is looking to control Drost's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adebisi avoid being mounted?
Drost is looking to take a break and control but Adebisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi tries to roll over but Drost keeps him under control.
Drost throwing shots but Adebisi is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi trying to control here.
Drost lands with a punch from half guard.
Adebisi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drost postures up and lands a big shot to Adebisi's brow.
Drost wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Drost throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drost.
Drost wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Adebisi has control of Drost's left arm, preventing Drost from doing any damage.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adebisi is controlling Drost's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adebisi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Adebisi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adebisi tries to clinch up but Drost circles away and keeps his distance.
Adebisi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drost's head.
Drost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adebisi misses with a straight left.
Drost avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Adebisi clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adebisi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adebisi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adebisi trying to control the position but instead, Drost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adebisi into the cage.
Drost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Drost won't allow it.
Adebisi is looking to control Drost's arms but Drost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adebisi has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adebisi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adebisi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drost has Adebisi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adebisi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adebisi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adebisi stops a takedown attempt from Drost.
Nice body punch from Adebisi - that landed with a thud.
Drost is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adebisi is defending well.
Adebisi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adebisi tries to throw a body punch but Drost avoids it by throwing Adebisi back against the cage.
Adebisi prevents the takedown attempt.
Adebisi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Adebisi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adebisi tries to work over Drost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Adebisi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost is trying to drag Adebisi to the mat but Adebisi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi trying to control the position but instead, Drost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adebisi into the cage.
Drost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adebisi after a bit of a struggle.
Adebisi just leaning against Drost, taking a breather.
Adebisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drost letting Adebisi take a breather here.
Drost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adebisi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adebisi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drost wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adebisi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adebisi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drost swings wildly with an uppercut but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drost backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drost.
Drost is looking for a takedown.
Adebisi works on Drost's body with a couple of short punches.
Adebisi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Drost is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Adebisi to the mat. Adebisi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drost passes into half guard.
Adebisi tries to roll over but Drost keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Drost missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adebisi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drost pulls his head out easily.
Drost trying to control the action but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Adebisi is positioning himself well to prevent Drost advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drost not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adebisi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drost with the ground and pound but Adebisi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Adebisi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adebisi misses with an uppercut. Drost saw that one coming.
Adebisi throws an overhand right that lands on Drost's shoulder, as Drost tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adebisi.
Drost tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adebisi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drost somewhat.
Adebisi swings for the body but Drost moves out of range.
Drost avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Drost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adebisi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drost rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Drost blocks the leg kick.
Drost scores with a takedown into Adebisi's guard.
Adebisi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost throws a strike but Adebisi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drost is keeping the position for now.
Adebisi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drost lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adebisi!
Drost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Drost working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drost cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drost lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Drost landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drost with a couple of short strikes.
Drost can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adebisi is looking to escape.
Drost lands a big elbow.
Doomsday Drost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drost raining down hammerfists from mount.
Doomsday Drost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drost lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Adebisi hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost controlling the pace for now.
Drost postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adebisi looks a forlorn figure.
Drost looking to control but Adebisi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drost with good strikes from the mount here!
Drost breaks from Adebisi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drost is landing with some decent strikes but Adebisi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drost unloading with bombs!
Drost postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Adebisi is out cold - huge knockout for Drost!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doomsday Drost!
Doomsday Drost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho comes to the cage accompanied by Into the Abyss. Burrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Touch This. 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
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jho slips a jab from Burrell .
Donk. Jho catches Burrell right on the button with a cross.
Burrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jho throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Burrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrell swings for the body but Jho moves out of range.
Burrell misses with a body kick.
Jho misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Burrell .
Burrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Burrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Burrell slips under a jab.
Burrell defending well as Jho loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Jho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burrell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Jho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Jho counters with a thumping low kick.
Burrell 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.
Jho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jho throws a right hand that misses
and Burrell counters with a straight right hand.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Jho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burrell 's sensitive parts.
Jho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burrell throws a jab when Jho was well out of range.
Jho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jho connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell misses with a left hand
and Jho counters with a nice body shot.
Jho avoids the head kick by Burrell .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho scoring well with a low kick there.
Burrell instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Burrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Jho avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burrell lands a right hand.
Jho has a couple of punches blocked by Burrell .
Burrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Jho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Jho on the inside.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jho blocks it with crossed arms.
Jho lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burrell digs a right hand into Jho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jho's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Burrell .
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burrell misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Nice body punch from Burrell .
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jho backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burrell .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burrell .
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jho.
Burrell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jho backwards.
Burrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell blocks an uppercut.
Jho working aggressively here.
Burrell lands a right hand.
Jho digs a right hand into Burrell 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burrell 's gas tank.
Burrell has a couple of punches blocked by Jho.
Jho misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jho.
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell connects with a knee to the head.
Jho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jho scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Burrell .
Burrell landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho scores with a shot to the side of Burrell 's head.
Burrell is leaning against Jho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Jho as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burrell misses with a hook. Jho ducked under it nicely.
Jho throws a chopping leg kick but Burrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burrell scores with a leg kick.
Jho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Burrell lands a jab.
Burrell throws a nice looking combination but Jho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burrell throws a low kick but Jho moves out of range easily.
Burrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Jho throws a leg kick but Burrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jho throws a low kick but Burrell moves out of range easily.
Burrell keeps Jho at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burrell 's hands.
Burrell with a nice cross.
Jho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell tries to land a leg kick but Jho saw it coming and moves away.
Jho motions for Burrell to come forward. Jho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jho lands with a good body shot.
Burrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burrell is out of range and Jho settles back down.
Jho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell thumps Jho with a low kick.
Jho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burrell in his tracks.
Burrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jho connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrell manages to avoid it.
Burrell punishes Jho's body with a nice straight punch.
Jho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to score with a low kick but Jho moves his leg out of the way.
Burrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Burrell feints and then cracks Jho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jho down.
Burrell feints and then cracks Jho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jho down.
Jho misses with a looping right.
Burrell lands a front kick.
Burrell moves into the clinch.
Burrell prevents a body shot from Jho.
Jho is working Burrell over against the cage.
Burrell scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Devil Jho has been cut.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Jho avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
Burrell taking a breather.
Burrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jho swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho cracks Burrell with a nice body shot.
Burrell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burrell takes a shot to the head.
Burrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jho working aggressively here.
Burrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell lands with a right to the head.
Burrell blocks an uppercut.
Jho is looking to control Burrell 's arms but Burrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jho has his back to the cage.
Burrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burrell s head.
Jho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burrell looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Jho is looking to control Burrell 's arms but Burrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jho has his back to the cage.
Jho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrell 's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell lands a left hand.
Stanley Burrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.
Burrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jho taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell blocking some punches.
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jho.
A shot in the inside from Burrell .
Burrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devil Jho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Burrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jho throws an overhand right that lands on Burrell 's shoulder, as Burrell tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Jho misses
letting Burrell counter with a right hand.
Burrell takes one to the side of the head.
Burrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jho avoids the body shot from Burrell .
Burrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrell .
Burrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrell .
Burrell throws a low kick, looking for Jho's leg but Jho calmly moves out of range.
Burrell tries to clinch but Jho is having none of it.
Burrell thuds his shin into the meat of Jho's side.
Jho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho throws a hook but Burrell avoids it easily.
Burrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burrell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jho takes a step back to recover.
Burrell misses with a kick to the body.
Jho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Jho misses with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burrell checks a leg kick.
Burrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jho.
Good shot there by Jho.
Burrell lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Jho down.
Devil Jho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jho is out of range and Burrell settles back down.
A jab from Jho misses.
Burrell swings for the body but Jho moves out of range.
Jho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
Burrell takes a swing at Jho's ribcage but misses.
Burrell blocks a leg kick.
Jho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burrell looks to land a left hand but Jho moved out of range nicely.
Burrell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body punch from Burrell .
Jho lands a jab to the head.
Burrell tries a low kick but Jho avoids it.
Jho wants to slow Burrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho with a hook.
Jho throws out a loose jab but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Jho looks to land a body kick but Burrell moved away.
Jho looks to score with a jab to the body but Burrell is just out of range.
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Jho.
Jho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jho checks a leg kick.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell throws a push kick but Jho slaps the foot to one side.
Burrell cracks the inside of Jho's front leg.
Burrell lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Jho's front leg but catches the back leg as Jho tries to avoid it.
Jho misses with an uppercut
and Burrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jho's knee momentarily.
Jho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burrell connects with a jab.
Burrell slips under a jab.
Burrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jho misses with a looping left.
Jho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrell cracks the inside of Jho's front leg.
Jho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jho scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell connects with a body shot.
Burrell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burrell doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Burrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burrell 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
A very excited looking Stanley Burrell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiedis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potkukelkka clobbers Kiedis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Potkukelkka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Potkukelkka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Potkukelkka lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiedis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potkukelkka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiedis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potkukelkka.
Kiedis thuds his shin into the meat of Potkukelkka's side.
Kiedis throws a leg kick that misses.
Potkukelkka checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kiedis.
Kiedis forces Potkukelkka back against the cage and clinches.
Kiedis swings wildly with an uppercut but Potkukelkka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiedis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Potkukelkka backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiedis working aggressively here.
Potkukelkka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potkukelkka is trying to pull guard but Kiedis has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kiedis.
Still in the clinch, Kiedis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiedis trying to stall but Potkukelkka improves his position.
Kiedis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Potkukelkka.
Kiedis lands a left hand.
Kiedis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Potkukelkka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiedis has Potkukelkka pressed against the cage, preventing Potkukelkka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Potkukelkka pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis looking to stall.
Potkukelkka misses with some punches.
Kiedis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potkukelkka's elbow.
Kiedis scores with a shot to the side of Potkukelkka's head.
Kiedis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potkukelkka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Potkukelkka is trying to force a seperation but Kiedis has the dominant position.
Kiedis lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiedis tries to stall but Potkukelkka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Potkukelkka backwards.
Potkukelkka throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiedis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potkukelkka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiedis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Potkukelkka finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiedis's head.
Kiedis lands a jab to the nose.
Potkukelkka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiedis.
Potkukelkka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiedis is out of range and Potkukelkka settles back down.
Potkukelkka thumps Kiedis with a low kick.
Johnny Kiedis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potkukelkka throws the kick towards the body but Kiedis avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Kiedis.
The crowd cheers as Kiedis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Potkukelkka doesn't seem phased though.
Potkukelkka is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiedis stuffs the takedown.
Oh Potkukelkka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Potkukelkka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis drops Potkukelkka with a huge uppercut! Potkukelkka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kiedis is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Kiedis!
Johnny Kiedis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tasapaksu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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275 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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28
276 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dice Thunderborn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunderborn scores with the left hand. Tasapaksu knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Thunderborn throws a looping overhand right but Tasapaksu ducks down to avoid it.
Tasapaksu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tasapaksu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick which misses Thunderborn's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunderborn tries to avoid it.
Tasapaksu moves out of range as Thunderborn strikes.
Tasapaksu stuns Thunderborn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunderborn clinches up against the cage.
Thunderborn blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thunderborn misses with a punch to the body.
Tasapaksu working aggressively here.
Thunderborn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tasapaksu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thunderborn's brow.
Thunderborn lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thunderborn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thunderborn tries a body shot but Tasapaksu blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tasapaksu misses with an elbow strike.
Thunderborn misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Tasapaksu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thunderborn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunderborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tasapaksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunderborn prevents a body shot from Tasapaksu.
A short left from Thunderborn.
Tasapaksu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Thunderborn fails to land.
Thunderborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Tasapaksu as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tasapaksu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tasapaksu lands with a light punch inside.
Thunderborn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunderborn dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu pushes Thunderborn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunderborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn tries to throw a body punch but Tasapaksu avoids it by throwing Thunderborn back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thunderborn fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn misses with a punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunderborn takes a shot to the head.
Thunderborn misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunderborn.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dice Thunderborn has been cut.
Thunderborn cracks Tasapaksu with a nice body shot.
Tasapaksu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn prevents a body shot from Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thunderborn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thunderborn misses with the head strike.
Thunderborn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
Tasapaksu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tasapaksu pushes Thunderborn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Tasapaksu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn throws a head punch that misses.
Tasapaksu blocks a body shot from Thunderborn.
Nice body punch from Thunderborn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunderborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunderborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thunderborn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thunderborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunderborn takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands with a light punch inside.
Thunderborn scores with a hook to the body.
Tasapaksu is breathing heavily.
Tasapaksu is trying to stall.
Thunderborn pushes Tasapaksu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thunderborn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thunderborn lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thunderborn.
Thunderborn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thunderborn lands with a short shot to the head.
Thunderborn lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunderborn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thunderborn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Thunderborn.
A short uppercut from Thunderborn.
Tasapaksu is rocked!
Thunderborn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Tasapaksu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thunderborn creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tasapaksu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tasapaksu drops to his knees and Thunderborn pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dice Thunderborn!
Dice Thunderborn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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