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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Esson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Deja Vu. Esson has chosen Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life as his entrance music. Murray Esson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
30 - 16 - 5, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murray Esson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esson throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Esson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Esson lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Esson.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Esson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Esson looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esson misses with the head strike.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esson is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Esson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Esson.
Esson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Esson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Esson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Esson misses with a straight right.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Esson shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Esson lands with a nice body punch.
Esson moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Esson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Esson motions for Cruz to come forward. Esson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esson misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Esson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esson scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esson misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Esson fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz postures up.
Esson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Esson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Esson wants to sweep but no luck.
Esson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Esson lands with a punch from half guard.
Esson prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Esson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cruz's thigh. Cruz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esson wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Esson stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Esson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Esson working the head and body with strikes.
Esson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cruz!
Esson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Esson landing strikes from the mount.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Esson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esson working Cruz over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esson working Cruz over with strikes here.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Esson unloads with some shots from mount but Cruz bucks and avoids them well.
Esson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Esson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz tries to hold on but Esson postures up.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Esson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Esson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Nice uppercut there from Esson.
Esson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cruz falls backwards - clearly groggy! Esson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Esson!
Murray Esson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes into the arena with Bloc Party - The Prayer blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Derka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Derka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Derka shoots in for a double leg but Collins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Derka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins lands a body shot.
Derka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Derka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Derka gets a double leg takedown into Collins's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins is pulling down on Derka's head to control his posture.
Derka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Derka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derka postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
Derka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Derka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Derka is one step ahead there.
Collins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Collins trying to pass the guard but Derka defending well.
Derka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Collins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Collins's back!
Collins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Derka thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Collins covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Collins preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Derka.
Derka not allowing Collins to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derka doesn't have the hooks in and Collins manages to turn into his guard.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Derka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derka working a defensive guard here.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins looking to sit in guard and control but Derka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Collins has his hands on Derka's head, controlling the position.
Derka throws an elbow that misses. Collins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Derka's guard. Nice move by Collins!
Derka working a defensive guard here.
Derka keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Derka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Derka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Derka's legs - danger averted.
Derka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Derka can't keep his opponent in guard - Collins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Collins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Collins is pressing down on Derka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Derka is holding on for now.
Derka tries to roll over but Collins keeps him under control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins wants to pass the guard but Derka is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins throwing shots but Derka is blocking nicely.
Derka tries to get to full guard but Collins has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derka Derka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Collins there.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Derka moved out of range nicely.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins 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.
Derka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derka tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Derka.
Derka cracks Collins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Derka misses the shot to the body.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Derka.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derka moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Derka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Derka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derka pushes Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
Derka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derka.
Derka lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Derka.
Derka can't get the takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Collins tries a body shot but Derka blocks it.
Derka lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Derka misses with the head strike.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Derka works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Derka throws a big right hand that misses.
Derka Derka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Derka landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derka throws a big right hand that misses.
Derka chips away with some ground and pound.
Collins is trying to keep Derka in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Derka works over Collins with some ground and pound from guard.
Derka is looking to work some ground and pound but Collins has wrist control.
Derka postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
Derka throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Derka pushing down on Collins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Derka wants to free his trapped foot but Collins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Derka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka is working for a kimura but Collins is defending it quite comfortably.
Derka is looking for a kimura but Collins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Derka to get the leverage.
Derka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Collins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derka.
Collins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Derka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Derka's back!
Derka is covering up but some of the strikes from Collins are getting through and doing damage.
Derka turns into Collins and is now in his guard.
Derka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Collins dives on top into guard.
Derka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka looking for a sweep. Not yet Derka, not yet.
Derka is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins stands up over Derka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Derka has wrist control.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins has gone for a leg lock! Derka slips out almost immediately though and dives into Collins's guard.
Derka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derka is looking to pass into half guard but Collins pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Collins is in guard.
Collins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Derka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Collins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derka Derka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Derka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins lands a slapping body shot.
Derka is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Derka moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Derka looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Derka misses with the combination.
Derka is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Derka throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins connects with a right hand. Derka shakes it off.
It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Collins scores with a body shot.
Derka Derka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins looks for the body kick but Derka saw that one coming.
Collins throws a hook but Derka avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Derka moves away and avoids it.
Derka throws out a powerful jab.
Collins misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derka moves out of range as Collins throws a body kick.
Collins scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Derka!
A nice leg kick lands there from Collins.
Collins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derka blocks a jab.
Derka misses with a few strikes there.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Vinnie Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins misses with a body shot.
A big right from Collins misses.
Derka sizes up Collins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Collins throws a hook but Derka blocks it.
Collins lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Derka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins throws a low kick, looking for Derka's leg but Derka calmly moves out of range.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but Derka ducks down to avoid it.
Derka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Derka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Derka. Those never looked like landing.
Vinnie Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Derka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Derka is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Collins.
Derka thuds a left hand into Collins's body.
Collins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka misses with a body shot
and Collins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Derka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Collins looks to throw the jab but Derka is out of range.
Derka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derka looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Derka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Derka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Derka.
Derka tries to clinch up
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinnie Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Derka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Derka tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Derka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collins's waist but Collins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Derka off to one side.
Vinnie Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
Derka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Collins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derka wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Derka misses.
Collins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derka dives in and grabs Collins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes down on Derka's head and hops out.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Derka.
Derka fails to land with a series of punches.
Derka Derka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Collins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Collins scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins lands a glancing blow to the side of Derka's head.
That has opened up Derka Derka's cut even more.
Collins throws a jab when Derka was well out of range.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Derka moved out of range nicely.
Derka tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Derka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vinnie Collins!
Vinnie Collins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes into the arena with Open your eyes before you die! blaring out of the sound system. Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Zachariah Wayne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachariah Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martinez walks into a jab.
Martinez misses the jab.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne lands with an overhand left.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne misses with a body punch
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wayne to regain full guard.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Wayne is keeping the position.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne working a defensive guard here.
Martinez passes into half guard.
Wayne keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Martinez is thwarting Wayne's attempts to control the position.
My spies in GTi 888 inform me that Martinez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wayne is staying active underneath Martinez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to get back to full guard but Martinez has passed into side control.
Martinez taking a break here but Wayne is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wayne tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martinez is just content to waste time from the top position. Wayne takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wayne working a defensive guard here.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wayne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.
Martinez postures up in Wayne's guard and throws a big left but Wayne blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Wayne working a defensive guard but Martinez manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wayne is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Martinez's head back.
Wayne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wayne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martinez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne cracks Martinez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Wayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Wayne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wayne continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Wayne lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Martinez.
A short left from Martinez.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne looking to stall.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wayne tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Martinez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zachariah Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Wayne is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Wayne into the cage.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Martinez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wayne is defending well.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Martinez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wayne is defending well.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne is trying to stall.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wayne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Wayne prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Wayne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Jab from Wayne.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinez momentarily.
Martinez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martinez thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Wayne's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wayne under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wayne rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Wayne sprawls well.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Jesus Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez presses Wayne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez is looking to control Wayne's arms but Wayne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the cage.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wayne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Wayne.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wayne 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne is pressed up against the cage. Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne down to the mat. Wayne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zachariah Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Wayne - just one landing.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Wayne takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinez is rocked!
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Zachariah Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Wayne with a nice cross.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with Wayne, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes Wayne against the cage but Wayne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez 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 Wayne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wayne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wayne clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Martinez throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Wayne as Martinez shoots in.
Martinez tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martinez lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne connects with the punch.
Wayne lands with a nice body punch.
Wayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Zachariah Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Wayne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinez.
Zachariah Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wayne doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
A victorious Jesus Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel comes to the cage accompanied by Celtic Music. Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Semmy Kasteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kasteel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasteel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kasteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasteel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kasteel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silvera thinking.
Silvera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kasteel ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
Silvera throws a jab when Kasteel was well out of range.
That kick from Silvera tenderised Kasteel's leg. Kasteel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kasteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvera.
Kasteel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silvera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasteel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera lands a nice shot that snaps Kasteel's head back.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasteel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Silvera pushes Kasteel up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kasteel.
Kasteel has a couple of punches blocked by Silvera.
Kasteel misses with some punches.
Silvera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kasteel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasteel backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasteel misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasteel.
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kasteel.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasteel avoids the elbow strike from Silvera, against the cage.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.
Silvera crunches a lovely knee into Kasteel's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera presses Kasteel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvera stalling in the clinch but Kasteel improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasteel.
Kasteel gets through Silvera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasteel is breathing heavily.
Kasteel looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kasteel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kasteel tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvera avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasteel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kasteel fails to land.
Silvera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvera scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Silvera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvera.
Silvera lands an elbow just above Kasteel 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silvera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvera lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Silvera - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvera cracks Kasteel with a nice body shot.
Silvera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silvera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kasteel is rocked!
Kasteel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Kasteel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera dips a shoulder and cracks Kasteel with a mighty uppercut! Kasteel falls back against the cage and Silvera unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kasteel is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Silvera screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Silvera!
Joey Silvera 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit - Nookie blaring out of the sound system. Jeggu Bomb is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
Givens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bomb in his tracks.
Bomb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bomb 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.
Bomb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bomb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Givens checks it well.
Givens misses with a takedown attempt
and Bomb counters by clinching up.
Bomb keeps control of Givens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Givens's elbow.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
Givens prevents a body shot from Bomb.
Givens looking for a takedown.
Bomb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Givens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Givens prevents a body shot from Bomb.
Givens takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Givens.
Bomb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Givens.
Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Givens blocks a body shot from Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Givens.
Givens swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bomb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Givens managing to block the knees to the body from Bomb.
Givens gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Givens postures up.
Bomb pulls Givens in close to his closed guard and prevents Givens from doing any damage or advancing position.
Givens trying to control but Bomb is working from the bottom.
Givens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Givens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Givens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Givens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Givens content to stall in guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bomb scores with a jab to the body.
Givens just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bomb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bomb tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Givens.
Givens misses with a body kick.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch but Givens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Givens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomb.
Bomb leaves Givens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jeggu Bomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raylan Givens.
Bomb misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses the shot to the body.
Bomb misses with a hook.
Jeggu Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Givens misses the shot to the body.
Givens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomb cracks Givens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bomb misses with a body kick.
Givens fails to land the takedown.
Bomb blocks a low kick nicely.
Givens lands a right hook to the body.
Givens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bomb.
Bomb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Givens checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Givens throws a sloppy body shot
and Bomb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bomb.
Givens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bomb gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Givens is stalling here.
Bomb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Givens is trying to force a seperation but Bomb has the dominant position.
Bomb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Bomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Givens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bomb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Givens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bomb lands a body shot.
Bomb has a couple of punches blocked by Givens.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bomb's elbow.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
Givens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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 Jeggu Bomb will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bomb scores with a jab.
Givens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bomb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Givens is trying to force a seperation but Bomb has the dominant position.
Bomb scores a nice knee to the body.
Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Givens controls his hands.
Givens is trying to push Bomb away but Bomb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Givens is stalling here.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
Bomb tries to work over Givens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Givens.
Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Givens controls his hands.
Bomb lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Givens is defending well for now.
Givens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Bomb.
Givens blocks an uppercut.
Bomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Givens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike.
Bomb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Givens gets through Bomb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bomb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Bomb connects with a knee to the head.
Bomb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Givens.
Givens manages to break the clinch.
Givens throws out a leg kick but Bomb moves out of range and Givens only half commits.
Bomb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick.
Bomb stuns Givens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bomb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Givens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Givens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomb. Bomb obviously looking to wear him down.
Bomb thumps Givens with a low kick.
Givens misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Bomb.
Bomb tests Givens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bomb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Givens keeps the fight on the outside.
Givens moves out of range of the strikes.
Givens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a head shot.
Bomb doesn't manage to clinch there - Givens circles away.
Jeggu Bomb is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomb misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Givens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bomb clinches up against the cage.
Givens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Givens is working for takedown but Bomb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Givens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bomb tries a body shot but Givens blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bomb.
Bomb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Givens.
Givens wants to break free but Bomb has control.
Bomb blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomb scores with a shot to the side of Givens's head.
Jeggu Bomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb cracks Givens with a nice body shot.
Givens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Givens working aggressively here.
Bomb tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Bomb back against the cage.
A short right from Bomb.
Givens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Givens.
Bomb tries a body shot but Givens blocks it.
Givens throws a head punch that misses.
Bomb misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Bomb.
Givens manages to break the clinch.
Givens avoids the head kick by Bomb.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens misses with a low kick as Bomb jumps back.
Givens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Givens - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bomb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Givens can pounce on him.
Bomb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Givens on the side of the head.
Givens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Givens works Bomb's body with a nice hook.
Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bomb takes one to the side of the head.
Bomb moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Bomb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bomb throws a lazy right hand but Givens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raylan Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens shoots in for a takedown but Bomb shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Givens.
Givens shoots in and drives through. Bomb sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens throws a big shot that misses.
Bomb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Givens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Givens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb loads up on a big right hand but Givens slips the punch.
Givens throws a poor cross that misses
and Bomb counters with a leg kick.
Givens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Givens.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomb.
Bomb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Givens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Givens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Givens avoids the head kick by Bomb.
Givens lands a slapping body shot.
Givens lands a nice hook to Bomb's body. Bomb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Bomb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Givens's sensitive parts.
Givens keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
Raylan Givens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bomb misses.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Givens swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bomb to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Bomb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bomb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Givens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomb blocks a jab.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Givens.
Givens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bomb.
Bomb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bomb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bomb circles away.
Jeggu Bomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raylan Givens.
Bomb wants to clinch up but Givens keeps it at a distance.
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
Givens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Givens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Givens.
Bomb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bomb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Givens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Givens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bomb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bomb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bomb cracks Givens with a good jab.
Donk. Bomb catches Givens right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Givens misses.
Givens tries to keep at a distance but Bomb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jeggu Bomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Givens working aggressively here.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Givens misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Givens pushes Bomb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Givens as the two fighters clinch.
Givens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bomb is defending well.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
Givens throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomb.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Givens working aggressively here.
Givens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeggu Bomb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bomb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeggu Bomb!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeggu Bomb thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F.A.M.E. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barnes up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holmes presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes drops Barnes with a big knee straight up the middle! Barnes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Barnes is rocked!
It looks like Pacman Barnes has been cut.
Holmes throws a pinpoint strike between Barnes's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Barnes crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Holmes scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Pacman Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry to all my fans. I'll come back more determined and ready to get that knockout of the night.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Emperor's Dawn. La Plegua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. Andy La Plegua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy La Plegua!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with La Plegua, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes La Plegua against the cage but La Plegua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
La Plegua tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
La Plegua wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
La Plegua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
La Plegua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Andy La Plegua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has La Plegua pinned against the cage. La Plegua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Plegua. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez misses with a hook. La Plegua ducked under it nicely.
La Plegua wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
La Plegua is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
La Plegua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
La Plegua seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Plegua looking for a sweep. Not yet La Plegua, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but La Plegua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Plegua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
La Plegua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy La Plegua was stalling too much, according to the referee.
La Plegua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Plegua.
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
A short uppercut from La Plegua.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Martinez blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez jumps guard but La Plegua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
La Plegua is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez slips a straight right by La Plegua.
Martinez wants to slow La Plegua down by chopping away at his legs.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from La Plegua.
La Plegua moves into the clinch.
Martinez jumps guard but La Plegua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
La Plegua misses with the head strike.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez defending well as La Plegua loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
La Plegua lands a head shot.
La Plegua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from La Plegua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Plegua wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
La Plegua lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Plegua ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Nice jab there from La Plegua.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
La Plegua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from La Plegua.
Martinez lands a nice hook to La Plegua's body. La Plegua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
La Plegua scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
La Plegua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martinez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Plegua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and La Plegua settles back down.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
La Plegua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Martinez moves out of range as La Plegua throws a body kick.
La Plegua throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andy La Plegua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
La Plegua works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
La Plegua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez is looking to wear down La Plegua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Plegua avoids the head kick by Martinez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for La Plegua.
La Plegua scores with a push kick.
Martinez slips a straight right by La Plegua.
La Plegua with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy La Plegua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Plegua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez throws a jab when La Plegua was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from La Plegua as Martinez shoots in.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. La Plegua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La Plegua. That did some damage!
La Plegua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
La Plegua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Plegua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws a good cross that connects.
Martinez staying out of range there.
La Plegua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
La Plegua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by La Plegua.
La Plegua throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
La Plegua lands with a cross.
La Plegua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez throws a hook but La Plegua blocks it.
Martinez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
La Plegua moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
La Plegua is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Martinez slips a straight right by La Plegua.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
Andy La Plegua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Plegua.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinez prevents La Plegua from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed La Plegua's head.
Martinez prevents La Plegua from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. La Plegua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
La Plegua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
La Plegua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
La Plegua is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
Martinez works over La Plegua with some ground and pound from guard.
La Plegua wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
La Plegua keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
La Plegua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
La Plegua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. La Plegua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richard Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
La Plegua controlling the position.
Let's hope that La Plegua has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Plegua wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but La Plegua is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Plegua seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andy La Plegua wasn't active enough on the ground.
La Plegua moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
La Plegua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Plegua misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez moves out of range as La Plegua strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Plegua. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Plegua connects with a body shot that sends Martinez's belly button to the back.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that La Plegua sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Good shot there by Martinez.
La Plegua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow La Plegua down.
La Plegua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Martinez avoids the body shot from La Plegua.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Plegua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
La Plegua looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
La Plegua misses with a straight right.
Martinez motions for La Plegua to come forward. Martinez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces La Plegua off the cage and back into range.
La Plegua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and La Plegua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Plegua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez throws a leg kick but La Plegua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
La Plegua has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
La Plegua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
La Plegua gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Plegua lands a nice shot to the body.
La Plegua gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Plegua lands with a short shot to the head.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Plegua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La Plegua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by La Plegua.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martinez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for La Plegua!
La Plegua manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by La Plegua, under a barage of strikes from Martinez.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
La Plegua wants to get back to full guard but Martinez has passed into side control.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but La Plegua keeps working.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Martinez working the ground and pound.
Martinez wants to control but La Plegua is keeping him busy.
I wouldn't like to be where La Plegua is right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
La Plegua controlling the position well.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
La Plegua tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Martinez trying to control from half guard but La Plegua is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Plegua wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La Plegua keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy La Plegua really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but La Plegua avoids it really well and circles away.
La Plegua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. La Plegua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
La Plegua swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez thumps La Plegua with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
Sloppy strikes from La Plegua. Those never looked like landing.
La Plegua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but La Plegua slips the punch.
Martinez throws a leg kick that is checked
and La Plegua counters with a slapping leg kick.
La Plegua just misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
La Plegua takes one to the chin there.
Martinez throws a hook but La Plegua blocks it.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses La Plegua's front leg but catches the back leg as La Plegua tries to avoid it.
La Plegua throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. La Plegua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Martinez.
La Plegua misses with a looping left.
La Plegua scores with a jab.
La Plegua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by La Plegua.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and La Plegua counters with a left to the body.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Plegua throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
La Plegua swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
La Plegua throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
La Plegua lands with a nice combination. Martinez backs away looking to recover.
Jab, jab by La Plegua - just one landing.
La Plegua blocks a low kick nicely.
La Plegua rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
La Plegua is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
La Plegua wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Martinez wants to take a breather but La Plegua is having none of it.
La Plegua keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Martinez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martinez is looking to advance position but La Plegua won't allow it.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to pass to mount but La Plegua is defending the position.
Martinez trying to control the action but La Plegua is working from the bottom.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
La Plegua keeping control of the position.
La Plegua is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
La Plegua misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. La Plegua fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. La Plegua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now La Plegua is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Andy La Plegua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
La Plegua wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by La Plegua.
Martinez throws a leg kick but La Plegua checks it.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body. La Plegua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping La Plegua under the eye.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez misses with a hook. La Plegua ducked under it nicely.
La Plegua moves into the clinch.
Martinez tries to circle away but La Plegua has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from La Plegua.
Martinez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. La Plegua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
La Plegua digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez pulls La Plegua into guard.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
La Plegua trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
La Plegua is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andy La Plegua.
Martinez misses with a right hand
enabling La Plegua to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Plegua lands with a cross.
La Plegua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
La Plegua moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez blocks the body kick.
La Plegua misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by La Plegua.
La Plegua rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from La Plegua.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as La Plegua controls the action.
Martinez blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
Richard Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
La Plegua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinez drags the fight down to the ground.
La Plegua looking to pass the guard.
La Plegua slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
La Plegua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez struggling a bit here.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
La Plegua trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Andy La Plegua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andy La Plegua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
La Plegua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andy La Plegua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but La Plegua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as La Plegua sprawls well. La Plegua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy La Plegua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think La Plegua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy La Plegua!
Andy La Plegua is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Andy La Plegua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Murcielago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela has chosen Promentory 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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195 lbs
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36
195 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Murcielago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murcielago throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murcielago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Murcielago.
Murcielago throws out a powerful jab.
Kuusela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Murcielago misses its intended target.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murcielago. That did some damage!
Murcielago throws a right hand that Kuusela ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuusela also avoids with ease.
Murcielago ducks under a wild hook from Kuusela.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Murcielago.
Kuusela scores with a body shot.
Murcielago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuusela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murcielago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuusela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lambo Murcielago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela slips under a jab from Murcielago.
Murcielago lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Lambo Murcielago has been cut.
Murcielago lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murcielago fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuusela jabs Murcielago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Kuusela.
Kuusela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murcielago.
Murcielago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murcielago ducks under a wild hook from Kuusela.
Murcielago swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murcielago momentarily.
Kuusela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murcielago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuusela scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murcielago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murcielago throws a nice looking combination but Kuusela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murcielago cracks Kuusela with a good jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Murcielago scores with a four punch combination!
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murcielago. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela feints and then cracks Murcielago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murcielago down.
Kuusela looks to score with a jab to the body but Murcielago is just out of range.
Kuusela throws an overhand right that lands on Murcielago's shoulder, as Murcielago tries to avoid the shot.
Murcielago misses with an uppercut.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuusela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murcielago.
Nice uppercut there from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to clinch there but Murcielago circles away.
Kuusela throws a shot from downtown. Murcielago moves away and avoids it.
Murcielago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Murcielago.
Murcielago tries to clinch there but Kuusela circles away.
Murcielago tries to clinch up but Kuusela circles away and keeps his distance.
Murcielago cracks Kuusela with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murcielago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Murcielago's head coaches at CEC Underdark that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murcielago throws a right hand that Kuusela ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuusela also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murcielago misses with a left hand
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Murcielago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
Murcielago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Murcielago moves out of range.
Kuusela scores with a nice head shot.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuusela throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Murcielago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuusela moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Murcielago is breathing heavily.
Kuusela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murcielago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Murcielago.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but Murcielago blocks with his arms.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
Lambo Murcielago's cut is getting worse.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Murcielago.
Kuusela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murcielago is defending well for now.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Murcielago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kuusela.
Kuusela prevents a body shot from Murcielago.
Murcielago tries a body shot but Kuusela blocks it.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murcielago is defending well for now.
Kuusela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murcielago is looking to clinch.
Murcielago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuusela moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murcielago scores with a jab. Kuusela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from Kuusela.
Murcielago scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lambo Murcielago's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuusela lands a leg kick that knocks Murcielago off balance momentarily.
Kuusela clinches up with Murcielago and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuusela tries to break free but Murcielago pushes him back against the cage.
Kuusela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murcielago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuusela avoids it.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuusela prevents a body shot from Murcielago.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Murcielago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murcielago's gas tank.
Murcielago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murcielago misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela breaks the clinch.
Kuusela jabs Murcielago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murcielago wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.
Kuusela throws a hook but Murcielago blocks it.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by Kuusela. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuusela.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela drops Murcielago with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Murcielago! Kuusela dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
After the big win, Armo Kuusela made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi has chosen 暗殺者 as his entrance music. Bruce McBrain had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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29
174 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi connects with a jab.
McBrain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McBrain blocks a jab.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but McBrain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Takahashi blocks the low kick.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McBrain scores with a head kick.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBrain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at McBrain's legs.
Takahashi misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
McBrain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range.
McBrain wants to land a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range.
A slow jab from McBrain misses its intended target.
Takahashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McBrain to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBrain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut
and McBrain counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as McBrain blocks the leg kick.
Bruce McBrain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Takahashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McBrain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Takahashi. Those never looked like landing.
McBrain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takahashi swinging wildly here.
McBrain moves out of range of the leg kick from Takahashi.
McBrain swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
McBrain moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBrain.
Takahashi throws a push kick but McBrain slaps the foot to one side.
Takahashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Takahashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahashi.
McBrain checks a leg kick.
Takahashi lands a right hook to the body.
Takahashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takahashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Takahashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McBrain scores with a jab. Takahashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from McBrain.
McBrain thumps Takahashi with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a series of wild punches.
McBrain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBrain avoids a kick to the body.
McBrain lands a nice shot that snaps Takahashi's head back.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Takahashi.
McBrain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a head kick but McBrain moves out of range.
McBrain blocks the body kick.
Takahashi works the jab nicely.
Takahashi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McBrain is trying to improve his position.
McBrain is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Takahashi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McBrain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Takahashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takahashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but McBrain keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Takahashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McBrain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takahashi throws a shot to the body.
McBrain dodges the punch combination from Takahashi.
Nice uppercut there from Takahashi.
Takahashi works over McBrain's head and body with a nice combination.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks McBrain off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McBrain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takahashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBrain walks into a straight right hand from Takahashi.
McBrain tries to move into range but Takahashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McBrain.
McBrain connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi misses the jab.
McBrain throws a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
McBrain scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahashi with a nice cross.
Takahashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McBrain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McBrain misses with a wild combination.
McBrain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takahashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a head kick but McBrain moves out of range.
Takahashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBrain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takahashi's calf.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and McBrain counters with an outside leg kick.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Takahashi swings for the body but McBrain moves out of range.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that misses.
McBrain misses with a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McBrain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McBrain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McBrain is on top in guard.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing McBrain from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi has control of McBrain's left arm, preventing McBrain from doing any damage.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but McBrain is proving a slippery customer.
Takahashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takahashi wants to hit a switch here but McBrain passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Takahashi there!
Takahashi is looking to improve his position but McBrain isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takahashi is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBrain is landing with some decent strikes but Takahashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Takahashi tries to hold on but McBrain postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ichiro Takahashi 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!
McBrain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takahashi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takahashi throws a push kick but McBrain slaps the foot to one side.
Takahashi tries to land a body kick
and McBrain counters with an inside leg kick.
McBrain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McBrain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi misses the body punch
and McBrain counters with a nice leg kick.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Takahashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.
Takahashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takahashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takahashi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McBrain!
McBrain stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Ichiro Takahashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McBrain sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on McBrain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Takahashi is trying to get an arm triangle but McBrain is defending well.
McBrain regains half guard, as Takahashi was trying to land strikes.
Takahashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McBrain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takahashi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McBrain!
Takahashi throwing strikes but McBrain uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McBrain won't allow Takahashi to pass to mount.
Takahashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McBrain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takahashi works his foot free and advances to mount.
McBrain slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain wants to get back to full guard.
McBrain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takahashi.
McBrain is looking to improve his position.
Takahashi with the ground and pound but McBrain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Takahashi throwing strikes but missing.
Takahashi trying to control but McBrain is working from the bottom.
Takahashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi postures up in McBrain's guard and throws a big left but McBrain blocks it.
Takahashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but McBrain keeps moving.
McBrain wants to sweep here but Takahashi controlling him for the moment.
Takahashi tries to free his leg and advance position but McBrain is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takahashi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McBrain manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Takahashi really dominated that round.
That's time! McBrain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McBrain swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBrain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
McBrain throws a low kick, looking for Takahashi's leg but Takahashi calmly moves out of range.
Takahashi takes one to the chin there.
Takahashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McBrain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
McBrain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McBrain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takahashi's calf.
Bruce McBrain is winning the standup battle so far.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of McBrain's head but McBrain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain is looking to slow Takahashi down with leg kicks.
Takahashi has a takedown stuffed.
Takahashi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Takahashi tried to score with a low kick but McBrain checks it.
McBrain throws a front kick aimed at Takahashi's knee but Takahashi avoids it well.
Ichiro Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBrain throws a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBrain.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBrain blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as McBrain blocks the low kick.
Takahashi tried to score with a low kick but McBrain checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Takahashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takahashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takahashi blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBrain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBrain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBrain misses with a few strikes there.
McBrain ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi throws a head kick but McBrain moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain jabs Takahashi right on the nose. Takahashi blinks but takes it well.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and McBrain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takahashi throws a wild body kick that McBrain sees coming a mile off.
Takahashi 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.
Jab from McBrain.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McBrain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahashi. That did some damage!
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!
McBrain throws a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takahashi trying to mount his opponent but McBrain defends it.
McBrain keeping hold of Takahashi's head, controlling as best he can.
Takahashi is thwarting McBrain's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McBrain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McBrain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takahashi is trying to control the action in half guard but McBrain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takahashi working over McBrain with some ground and pound. McBrain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi trying to mount his opponent but McBrain defends it.
Takahashi is stalling here. McBrain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Takahashi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McBrain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce McBrain had his way with Ichiro Takahashi in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Takahashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McBrain's head.
McBrain motions for Takahashi to come forward. McBrain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain misses with an uppercut
and Takahashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Takahashi lands some shots froms side control.
McBrain is looking to reverse the position.
Takahashi is trying to ground and pound but McBrain uses the momentary lack of control by Takahashi to regain half guard.
Takahashi throws a strike but McBrain avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McBrain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takahashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Takahashi managing to control the position.
McBrain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takahashi working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Takahashi looking to control.
Bruce McBrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ichiro Takahashi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takahashi goes for a double leg but McBrain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McBrain continues to drive forward.
McBrain misses with the head strike.
McBrain tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing McBrain back against the cage.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from McBrain.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but McBrain forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McBrain.
McBrain avoids the elbow strike from Takahashi, against the cage.
McBrain tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBrain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but McBrain ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow McBrain down.
McBrain is looking to slow Takahashi down with leg kicks.
Takahashi throws a poor cross that misses
and McBrain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Takahashi.
A nice inside leg kick there by McBrain. That's going to slow Takahashi down.
Takahashi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Takahashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBrain circles away quickly and effectively.
McBrain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and McBrain counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McBrain.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
and McBrain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McBrain lands a nice shot to the body.
McBrain throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by McBrain.
McBrain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
McBrain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by McBrain. That's going to slow Takahashi down.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Takahashi moved away.
McBrain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takahashi's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce McBrain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takahashi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichiro Takahashi!
Ichiro Takahashi is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Ichiro Takahashi stared into the camera and said 'Luck had nothing to do with it McBrain. Chris Karter is a slider fu wizard. Get back in line.'.
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