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EPL 5: The Grand Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov comes to the cage accompanied by Sparks - The Who. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dimagiba wants it to stay on the feet.
Dimagiba misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimagiba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dimagiba wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nabokov is defended easily by Dimagiba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Nabokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dimagiba drops an elbow to the side of Nabokov's head.
Dimagiba stalling.
Dimagiba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dimagiba working over Nabokov with some ground and pound. Nabokov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nabokov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimagiba.
Nabokov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nabokov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dimagiba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dimagiba's back!
Nabokov trying to control momentarily.
Dimagiba trying to control but not successfully.
Dimagiba trying to get back to his feet but Nabokov is in full control for now.
Dimagiba tries to break free.
Nabokov is trying to stick to Dimagiba's back but Dimagiba is turning into Nabokov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nabokov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dimagiba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nabokov is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dimagiba holds on and takes a little breather.
Nabokov won't allow Dimagiba to sweep him here.
Dimagiba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nabokov defends well.
Dimagiba pulls Nabokov in to control the position.
Nabokov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dimagiba's guard.
Dimagiba is looking for a sweep. Nabokov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is doing well to control the position and prevent Nabokov from advancing to side control.
Dimagiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dimagiba pushes Nabokov off and gets back to his feet.
Dimagiba lands with an overhand left.
Dimagiba shoots in and drives through. Nabokov sprawls well.
Dimagiba shoots and misses
and Nabokov counters with a straight right hand.
Nabokov lands a jab-cross combination.
Nabokov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nabokov has picked Dimagiba up - he's going for a ride! Nabokov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nabokov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dimagiba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nabokov tries for a takedown but Dimagiba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nabokov looks for a takedown but Dimagiba sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Nabokov is avoiding it.
Nabokov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba drives through and clinches with Nabokov against the cage.
Dimagiba is working for takedown but Nabokov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nabokov prevents the takedown attempt.
Dimagiba wants a takedown but no success here.
Dimagiba is pressed up against the cage. Nabokov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dimagiba down to the mat. Dimagiba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dimagiba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nabokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimagiba fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dimagiba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nabokov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dimagiba.
Nabokov has a takedown stuffed.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nabokov throws an off balance right hand
letting Dimagiba counter with a right hand.
Dimagiba goes for a double leg but Nabokov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nabokov continues to drive forward.
Dimagiba wants a takedown but no success here.
Igor Nabokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dimagiba.
Nabokov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dimagiba after a bit of a struggle.
Dimagiba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimagiba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nabokov is defending well.
Dimagiba misses with a punch to the body.
Nabokov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba has Nabokov pressed against the cage, preventing Nabokov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimagiba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nabokov.
Nabokov is pressed up against the cage. Dimagiba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nabokov down to the mat. Nabokov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dimagiba gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nabokov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nabokov postures up in Dimagiba's guard and throws a big left but Dimagiba blocks it.
Nabokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform us that Dimagiba has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dimagiba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nabokov!
Dimagiba lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands a couple of good shots and Nabokov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Nabokov hold on?!
Dimagiba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dimagiba lands a shot to the body.
Can Nabokov hold on?! Dimagiba is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Dimagiba scores with punches from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dimagiba.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba lands punches and elbows.
Dimagiba connects with a big shot to the side of Nabokov's head.
Dimagiba keeps control of the position as Nabokov tries to break free.
Dimagiba is punishing Nabokov with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dimagiba is landing with strikes from the back.
Nabokov is rocked!
Dimagiba softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Oh Nabokov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimagiba slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nabokov seems to have got his legs back now.
Dimagiba scores with strikes from the back.
Nabokov breaks Dimagiba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nabokov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nabokov wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Dimagiba wants to stand and escape but Nabokov is having none of it.
Nabokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dimagiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dimagiba manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimagiba keeps control of Nabokov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nabokov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dimagiba has Nabokov pressed against the cage, preventing Nabokov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimagiba can't get the takedown.
Dimagiba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nabokov is defending well.
Dimagiba gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nabokov regains guard.
Dimagiba stands up over Nabokov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Nabokov keeps moving.
Nabokov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dimagiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dimagiba throws a series of strikes that have Nabokov backpedaling.
Dimagiba fails to land the takedown.
Nabokov tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dimagiba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nabokov quickly recovers to half guard.
Dimagiba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nabokov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dimagiba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nabokov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nabokov wants to improve his position but Dimagiba is controlling well.
Dimagiba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nabokov defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov is looking to improve his position.
Dimagiba drops an elbow to the side of Nabokov's head.
Dimagiba stalling.
Juan Dimagiba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nabokov tries to roll over but Dimagiba keeps him under control.
Nabokov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nabokov tries to get out of the position.
Nabokov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba is keen to just control but Nabokov is a slippery customer.
Nabokov has hold of Dimagiba's hands but Dimagiba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nabokov wants to improve his position but Dimagiba is controlling well.
Igor Nabokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dimagiba lands a nice short elbow.
Dimagiba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dimagiba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dimagiba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nabokov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dimagiba is thwarting Nabokov's attempts to control the position.
Dimagiba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabokov has hold of Dimagiba's hands but Dimagiba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dimagiba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dimagiba is nestled in close to Nabokov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dimagiba lands strikes from half guard.
Nabokov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimagiba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dimagiba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimagiba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Dimagiba seems content to control.
Nabokov is looking for a sweep. Dimagiba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dimagiba trying to control from half guard but Nabokov is working away.
Dimagiba winds up and cracks Nabokov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dimagiba is nestled in close to Nabokov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dimagiba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juan Dimagiba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba winds up and cracks Nabokov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dimagiba drops an elbow to the side of Nabokov's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimagiba working Nabokov over with strikes.
Dimagiba controlling the action here.
Dimagiba throwing shots but Nabokov is blocking nicely.
Dimagiba working Nabokov over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dimagiba connects with a nice short shot to Nabokov's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba thows a huge punch but Nabokov dodges it nicely.
Nabokov is looking to control Dimagiba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nabokov avoid being mounted?
Dimagiba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Dimagiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dimagiba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Dimagiba!
Juan Dimagiba really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Richvoten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richvoten comes to the cage accompanied by Over The Rainbow. Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman 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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134 lbs
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134 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Richvoten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kutsoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richvoten manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kutsoo on his heels. He'll look to pass Kutsoo's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kutsoo looking to control.
Richvoten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kutsoo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kutsoo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richvoten tries to get to full guard but Kutsoo has control of the leg.
Kutsoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutsoo throwing shots but Richvoten is blocking nicely.
Kutsoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richvoten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kutsoo.
Richvoten gets back to full guard.
Kutsoo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richvoten wants to get back to full guard.
Richvoten is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Grappling Pro Helsinki ($1500 p/week) inform me that Kutsoo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kutsoo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richvoten tries to get to full guard but Kutsoo has control of the leg.
Kutsoo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richvoten trying to control here.
Richvoten tries to roll over but Kutsoo keeps him under control.
Kutsoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richvoten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kutsoo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Richvoten gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kutsoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kutsoo throwing strikes but missing.
Kutsoo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutsoo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kutsoo throwing strikes from guard but Richvoten blocks nicely.
Kutsoo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richvoten is pulling down on Kutsoo's head to control his posture.
Kutsoo won't allow Richvoten to sweep him here.
Kutsoo postures up in Richvoten's guard and throws a big left but Richvoten blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten 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.
Kutsoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richvoten is keeping the position for now.
Richvoten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kutsoo is one step ahead there.
Kutsoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Richvoten is retaining full guard.
Kutsoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richvoten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kutsoo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richvoten's head.
Richvoten working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kutsoo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kutsoo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kutsoo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kutsoo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kutsoo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Kutsoo.
Richvoten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kutsoo on the ground.
Richvoten is pressing down on Kutsoo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo preventing the sweep.
Kutsoo postures up in Richvoten's guard and throws a big left but Richvoten blocks it.
Kutsoo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kutsoo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richvoten controlling the position.
Richvoten wants to stand but Kutsoo is controlling the position.
Kutsoo preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarni Kutsoo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kutsoo shoots in but Richvoten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richvoten closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kutsoo quickly recovers to half guard.
Kutsoo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kutsoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kutsoo, not yet.
Richvoten trying to control but Kutsoo is working from the bottom.
Kutsoo 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.
Kutsoo looking to control.
Richvoten is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Richvoten lands a couple of digs.
Kutsoo striking from his own guard.
Kutsoo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Richvoten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kutsoo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jarni Kutsoo has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Richvoten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kutsoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richvoten throwing strikes but missing.
Kutsoo working a defensive guard here.
Kutsoo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Richvoten trying to control the position from guard on top but Kutsoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richvoten lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kutsoo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kutsoo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Richvoten tries to free his leg and advance position but Kutsoo is retaining full guard.
Kutsoo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Richvoten throwing strikes but missing.
Kutsoo looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kutsoo punching to the body, from the bottom.
Richvoten working some strikes from top position.
Kutsoo looking for a guillotine here but Richvoten defends easily.
Richvoten might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richvoten landing with the ground and pound.
Richvoten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kutsoo is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richvoten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kutsoo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kutsoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kutsoo, not yet.
Kutsoo throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Richvoten landing some decent shots from guard.
Richvoten landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kutsoo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richvoten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richvoten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kutsoo trying to control the position here.
Kutsoo lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Richvoten is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kutsoo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Richvoten is looking to defend but Kutsoo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Richvoten! Kutsoo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Richvoten taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jarni Kutsoo!
Jarni Kutsoo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Eve 6 - Inside Out. Damon Pierce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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221 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Pierce counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Pierce throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anderson looking for a sweep but Pierce has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pierce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pierce raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pierce looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
Pierce working Anderson over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pierce dominating with strikes here.
Anderson is rocked!
Pierce lands a big elbow - Anderson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Anderson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damon Pierce!
Damon Pierce 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troopa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Koopa Troopa. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddard Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Troopa lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark 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.
Stark thows a huge punch but Troopa dodges it nicely.
Troopa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Troopa is positioning himself well to prevent Stark advancing to mount.
Troopa tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Stark throwing shots but Troopa is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troopa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.
Troopa wants to get back to full guard.
Troopa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Troopa.
Troopa is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Stark rolls with it to try and escape but Troopa cranks on the arm and Stark is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koopa Troopa!
During a confident post fight interview, Koopa Troopa 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 Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Longest Day by Iron Maiden. Murska has chosen Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Calvin Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Calvin Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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28
217 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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215 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson moves forwards but Murska connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Murska moves out of range easily.
Murska fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Murska avoids nicely.
Murska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Murska lands an overhand right.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Murska.
Johnson 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.
Murska works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murska has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Murska's head.
Johnson 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.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Murska counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murska will feel that in the morning.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Murska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murska just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murska looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Murska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Murska! Johnson is out on his feet! Murska rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Johnson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Johnson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balig Murska!
Balig Murska thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendo Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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193 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendo Yanar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanar staying out of range there.
Yanar misses with an uppercut. Torrez saw that one coming.
Torrez throws a hook but Yanar avoids it easily.
Torrez lands a nice hook to Yanar's body. Yanar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yanar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torrez tests Yanar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yanar looks for a takedown but Torrez sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Torrez. No joy for Yanar on that attempt.
Yanar checks a low kick from Torrez.
Yanar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torrez blocks a jab.
Yanar misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torrez slips under a jab from Yanar.
Kendo Yanar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrez scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Kendo Yanar has been cut.
Yanar thuds his right hand into Torrez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yanar throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
Torrez lands a head shot.
Torrez dodges the punch combination from Yanar.
Torrez tries to score with a low kick but Yanar moves his leg out of the way.
Yanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yanar.
Torrez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanar stuns Torrez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yanar.
Eddie Torrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendo Yanar.
Torrez missing with a left hand there. Yanar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torrez's corner calls for a 1-2. Torrez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Torrez misses with a hook. Yanar ducked under it nicely.
Torrez lands a jab-cross combination.
Torrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Torrez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yanar throws a right hand that misses
letting Torrez counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Torrez misses.
Yanar fails to land the takedown.
Yanar rushes Torrez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar breaks the clinch.
Torrez ducks under a wild hook from Yanar.
Torrez swings widly with a right hand
and Yanar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torrez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Torrez wants to stand up but Yanar is controlling him.
Yanar is working Torrez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yanar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Torrez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yanar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Torrez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torrez tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yanar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torrez defending well though.
Torrez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yanar is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar content to control rather than advance.
Yanar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torrez trying to control from the bottom.
Yanar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yanar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Torrez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yanar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yanar trying to mount his opponent but Torrez defends it.
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 Eddie Torrez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kendo Yanar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Yanar misses.
Torrez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yanar.
Yanar lands with a good body shot.
Yanar moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Yanar misses.
Yanar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torrez is trying to defend but Yanar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yanar content to control rather than advance.
Yanar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torrez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yanar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torrez keeping control of the position.
Yanar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrez keeps working.
Torrez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is stalling here. Torrez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yanar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Torrez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Torrez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yanar keeps working.
Torrez advances nicely into full mount.
Yanar felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Yanar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yanar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yanar regains half guard.
Yanar regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Torrez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yanar is proving hard to escape from.
Torrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yanar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torrez manages to get himself to full guard.
Yanar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yanar chips away with some ground and pound.
Yanar throws a big right hand that misses.
Yanar trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrez can't keep his opponent in guard - Yanar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez wants to control but Yanar is keeping busy.
Torrez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yanar.
Yanar trying to control from half guard but Torrez is working away.
Yanar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanar is trying to control. Torrez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Yanar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kendo Yanar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice cross by Torrez.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Torrez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yanar fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Torrez's head coaches at Nexus Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torrez leaves Yanar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Yanar connects with a body shot that sends Torrez's belly button to the back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torrez.
Yanar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yanar throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrez.
Torrez prevents Yanar from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yanar.
Torrez is looking to control Yanar's arms but Yanar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torrez has his back to the cage.
Yanar wants a takedown but no success here.
Eddie Torrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendo Yanar.
Yanar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Torrez can't fight it off and eventually Yanar manages to take the fight to the floor. Torrez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yanar throws a big elbow that misses.
Yanar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yanar wants to control from the top but Torrez keeps moving.
Torrez working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torrez is keeping the position for now.
Torrez is looking to stand up but Yanar isn't so interested in that idea.
Yanar looking to sit in guard and control but Torrez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yanar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torrez defends it easily.
Torrez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrez throwing strikes from guard but Yanar blocks nicely.
Torrez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yanar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torrez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar trying to control but Torrez is working from the bottom.
Yanar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yanar trying to control but Torrez is working from the bottom.
Yanar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yanar wants to pass the guard but Torrez is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanar looking to sit in guard and control but Torrez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kendo Yanar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torrez is looking to stand up but Yanar won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kendo Yanar.
I think Yanar 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kendo Yanar!
After the fight, Kendo Yanar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Eddie Torrez had this to say: 'I've got to talk to my family and my coaches to evaluate my future. I may still be young, but my record as of late has me questioning if I am in the right line of work.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Artur Banas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kula's choice of entrance music: Bullet - Bite the Bullet. Artur Banas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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22
133 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Banas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kula!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kula fails with the takedown
and Banas counters by moving into the clinch.
Banas lands a right hand.
I was talking to Banas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Banas misses with a punch on the inside.
Banas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kula has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Banas is pressed up against the cage. Kula has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banas down to the mat. Banas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Artur Banas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kula.
Kula doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kula is working for takedown but Banas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kula is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Banas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kula letting Banas take a breather here.
Kula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Banas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Banas.
Banas pushes Kula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Banas.
Banas lands with a left to the head.
Banas lands a hook that snaps the head of Kula backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Banas.
Banas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kula is working for takedown but Banas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Banas lands a right hand.
Banas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kula backwards.
Kula tries for a takedown but Banas manages to get underhooks.
Kula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kula scrambles back to his feet.
Kula is rocked!
Kula misses with a takedown
and Banas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kula shoots and misses
and Banas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kula or not.
Banas misses with the head strike.
Kula wants a takedown.
Banas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kula.
Kula can't get the takedown.
Banas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kula backwards.
Kula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banas.
Banas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kula is working for takedown but Banas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Banas is working Kula over against the cage.
Kula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kula is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Banas can't fight it off and eventually Kula manages to take the fight to the floor. Banas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Banas wants to sweep here but Kula controlling him for the moment.
Banas keeping full guard, as Kula tries to pass.
Banas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Banas controlling the pace for now.
Kula is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kula is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that round.
That's time! Banas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banas lands with a straight right. Kula didn't see that one coming.
Kula shoots and misses
and Banas counters by clinching up.
Kula blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banas.
Banas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banas lands with a light punch inside.
Banas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kula backwards.
Kula is still on wobbly legs! Can Banas finish him?
Kula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kula seems to have recovered his senses.
Banas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banas lands with a left to the head.
Banas gets underhooks to prevent Kula's takedown attempt.
Artur Banas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kula.
Banas works on Kula's body with a couple of short punches.
Kula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas forces Kula back against the cage and clinches.
Banas prevents the takedown attempt.
Banas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kula.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banas.
Banas lands a shoulder strike.
Kula is trying to drag Banas to the mat but Banas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Banas.
Banas lands an elbow that stopped Kula in his tracks for a moment.
Kula tries to score a body lock takedown but Banas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banas lands a hook that snaps the head of Kula backwards.
Kula is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banas.
Banas lands a body shot.
Banas lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banas scores with a shot to the side of Kula's head.
Banas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kula backwards.
Banas throws a big uppercut that drops Kula! More strikes from Banas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kula lies dazed against the cage as Banas celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Banas!
Our winner, Artur Banas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Kalle Kula had this to say: 'Tonight he was stronger then me, but I'll come back, better and stronger then ever! Thanks to all my fans for showing your support!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hovi checks a low kick from Allen.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Hovi throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Allen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Allen throws a front kick that sends Hovi stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Hovi moved away.
Hovi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hovi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Allen manages to get himself to full guard.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hovi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allen 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.
Allen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hovi escapes and throws Allen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Allen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hovi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Allen is trying to control Hovi's posture but Hovi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hovi off and has taken his back!
Hovi is really stuck here.
Hovi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Well, with Allen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hovi is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Allen wants to control but Hovi is keeping busy.
Allen is trying to stick to Hovi's back but Hovi is turning into Allen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Allen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hovi.
Allen controls Hovi momentarily but Hovi frees himself.
Hovi is fighting to break Allen's control of his arms but Allen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking for a triangle here but Hovi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hovi is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hovi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Allen is looking to regain half guard here but Hovi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hovi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen 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.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hovi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hovi gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Hovi down.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Hovi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hovi tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi throws a body kick that misses.
Allen stalks Hovi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hovi's face. Hovi staggers backwards, shaken.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hovi swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Allen cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Barry Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allen there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick by Hovi misses
so Allen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hovi keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Hovi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hovi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Allen controlling from the top position.
Allen wants to control from the top but Hovi keeps moving.
Barry Allen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Allen moves out of range as Hovi throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen checks a low kick from Hovi.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Hovi throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allen lands a front kick.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hovi takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Hovi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Hovi with an uppercut!
Hovi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hovi walks into a left hand.
Hovi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Hovi throws a leg kick
and Allen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Hovi keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
That kick from Allen tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick by Allen misses
so Hovi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allen is looking to sweep but instead, Hovi has passed into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hovi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hovi is looking to advance position but Allen won't allow it.
Hovi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Allen is trying to control but can't.
Barry Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hovi trying to pass the guard but Allen defending well.
Allen is looking for a sweep. Hovi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Allen is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allen is pulling down on Hovi's head. It's preventing any offense from Hovi, at least for the moment.
Hovi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Allen working a defensive guard here.
Hovi chips away with some ground and pound.
Hovi stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hovi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Allen is looking for a triangle here but Hovi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hovi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hovi trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Allen is trying to control Hovi's posture but Hovi avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is not content to let Hovi control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hovi throws a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Hovi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Allen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Allen is looking to chop away at Hovi's legs.
Hovi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hovi throws a push kick but Allen slaps the foot to one side.
Hovi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
Allen slips under a jab.
Hovi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hovi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen lands a nice hook to Hovi's body. Hovi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen thows a leg kick but Hovi checks it
and Hovi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hovi.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen controls Hovi momentarily but Hovi frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hovi trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tarmo Hovi just wasn't active enough.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Hovi in the body.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
Allen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen throws a lazy body kick
and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Allen wants to control but Hovi is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi tries to pass to full mount but Allen defends it.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Allen is controlling Hovi's trapped leg to prevent Hovi from advancing to side control.
Allen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hovi.
Allen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Allen is desperately trying to improve his position but Hovi has a good base and remains in mount.
Hovi avoids the attempt from Allen to control.
Allen regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is looking to control Hovi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Allen avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Allen.
Nice shot by Allen.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Hovi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Allen!
Allen stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Allen regains half guard.
Hovi controlling the action here.
Allen wants to improve his position but Hovi is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen keeps trying to improve his position.
Hovi not doing much here.
Hovi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Allen controls his leg.
Hovi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tarmo Hovi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hovi checks a low kick from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws the left hand but Hovi avoids the punch easily.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Allen!
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hovi's sensitive parts.
Hovi connects with a body shot.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Hovi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Allen.
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!
Hovi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hovi.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Hovi.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Hovi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allen wants to clinch up but Hovi keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick
and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Allen trying to control from the bottom.
Hovi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Allen to regain full guard.
Allen controlling Hovi's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Allen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hovi defends well.
Allen trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen keeping full guard, as Hovi tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarmo Hovi.
I think Hovi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John Cage's 4'33". Kruger has chosen Tnt as his entrance music. Ryszard Duch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Kruger tenderised Duch's leg. Duch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Kruger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duch checks it well.
Duch tries for a takedown but Kruger circles away easily
and Kruger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kruger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kruger, as that shot connected.
Kruger stuns Duch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruger lands a really nice looking cross but Duch seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger misses with an uppercut
and Duch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kruger won't be happy with that.
Duch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kruger has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kruger is trying to control Duch's posture but Duch avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duch is trying to get an arm triangle but Kruger is defending well.
Kruger regains half guard.
Kruger wants to improve his position but Duch is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kruger sees it coming and defends easily.
Kruger trying to control from the bottom.
Kruger is defending against the submission attempts here by Duch.
Kruger tries to get to full guard but Duch has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duch seems to be looking for submissions.
Kruger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is looking for a sweep. Duch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duch is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kruger to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Duch is fighting to break Kruger's control of his arms but Kruger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Duch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kruger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Duch, into his guard.
Duch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Duch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duch throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Duch ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kruger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duch is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kruger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duch on the side of the head.
Kruger lands a body shot.
Kruger throws a hook but Duch blocks it.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses.
Duch shoots in looking for a takedown. Kruger tries to sprawl out of it but Duch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kruger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duch's sensitive parts.
Kruger digs a good hook to Duch's body.
Kruger has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Duch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ryszard Duch has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryszard Duch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruger throws a hook but Duch avoids it easily.
Duch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duch's sensitive parts.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but Duch ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger scores with a nice right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Kruger. No joy for Duch on that attempt.
Kruger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duch.
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Duch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duch misses with a takedown attempt - Kruger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kruger lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duch 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.
Duch walks into a left hand.
Kruger looks to land a right hand but Duch moved out of range.
Ryszard Duch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Kruger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruger lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duch tries to move into range but Kruger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Kruger finds it's way through Duch's defenses.
John Kruger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger lands a nice shot that snaps Duch's head back.
Kruger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duch.
Duch has his takedown stuffed
and Kruger counters with a good low kick that Duch was not able to check.
Duch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duch walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruger cracks Duch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Duch's cut.
That's time! Duch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice sprawl there from Kruger as Duch shoots in.
Duch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duch on the side of the head.
Kruger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duch.
Kruger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John Kruger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruger swings for the body but Duch moves out of range.
Kruger connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruger scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kruger counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duch takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lands the left hand.
A big left from Kruger misses.
Duch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kruger misses the jab.
Duch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kruger's waist but Kruger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duch off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryszard Duch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruger.
Duch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruger. Kruger obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duch shoots and misses
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger with a jab.
Duch is rocked!
Ryszard Duch's cut is getting worse.
Kruger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Duch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Kruger.
Duch with a poor takedown
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Kruger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duch seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruger misses with a double jab.
Duch looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Duch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Kruger.
Duch shoots and misses
and Duch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Kruger as Duch shoots in.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duch has time to react.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger stalks Duch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duch's face. Duch staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruger. That's going to slow Duch down.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Kruger lands a jab to Duch's midsection.
Duch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Duch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Kruger lands a jab to Duch's midsection.
Kruger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruger. Kruger obviously looking to wear him down.
Duch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruger jabs at Duch's body.
Kruger lands a nice hook to Duch's body. Duch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger lands a glancing blow to the side of Duch's head.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duch momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Duch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot by Kruger.
Duch walks into a straight right hand from Kruger.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Kruger thumps Duch with a low kick.
Kruger tries a head kick but it misses.
Duch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kruger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Duch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruger.
Duch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duch has a takedown stuffed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Duch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kruger but Kruger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryszard Duch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kruger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duch takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger scores with a nice right hand.
Duch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kruger counters with a low kick, right behind Duch 's knee.
Kruger is looking to slow Duch down with leg kicks.
Jab from Kruger.
Kruger throws the left hand but Duch avoids the punch easily.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger throws a jab when Duch was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger jabs Duch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Kruger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Duch tries to move into range but Kruger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruger scores with a punch to the head.
Kruger throws a hook but Duch avoids it easily.
Kruger scoring well with a low kick there.
Duch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Kruger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Kruger as Duch shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruger.
Kruger scores with a one two! Duch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruger.
Nice cross by Kruger.
Kruger lands with a straight right. Duch didn't see that one coming.
Duch misses with a series of wild punches.
Duch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruger misses with a straight right.
Kruger lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Duch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruger.
Duch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Kruger thumps Duch with a low kick.
Kruger is looking to slow Duch down with leg kicks.
Duch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duch shoots in but no luck this time.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Duch throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Duch fails with the takedown
and Kruger counters with a low kick, right behind Duch 's knee.
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.
Kruger throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lands a really nice looking cross but Duch seems unphased.
Kruger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruger finds it's way round the side to connect with Duch's head.
Kruger punishes Duch's body with a nice straight punch.
Duch defending well as Kruger loads up on a big left hand.
Duch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kruger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kruger throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duch slips a jab from Kruger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruger.
No luck for Duch with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryszard Duch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duch slips under a jab from Kruger.
Kruger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kruger as Duch shoots in.
Duch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kruger thows a body shot but no joy.
Duch walks into a left hand.
Kruger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duch in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kruger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruger connects with a looping right hand.
Duch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duch has his takedown stuffed
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Crunch! Kruger slams his shin into Duch's torso.
Kruger connects with a leg kick. Duch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruger.
Kruger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryszard Duch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Kruger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kruger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kruger cracks Duch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kruger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Kruger.
Duch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruger connects with a right hand. Duch shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger lands a body shot.
Kruger scores with the left hand. Duch knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kruger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kruger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 41:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 41:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kruger!
John Kruger is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath John Kruger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Battousai The Slasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Slasher comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Oh Yeah. Wayne has chosen Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride as his entrance music. Battousai The Slasher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Battousai The Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Slasher counters with a solid body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wayne blocks the leg kick.
The Slasher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne misses with a hook. The Slasher ducked under it nicely.
The Slasher lands with a nice body punch.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and The Slasher moves out of range easily.
The Slasher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Slasher moves away.
The Slasher throws a leg kick
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
The Slasher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but The Slasher moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
The Slasher lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Slasher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Slasher, right into the meat.
Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Battousai The Slasher has been cut.
The Slasher walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
The Slasher tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
The Slasher scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Slasher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Slasher 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Slasher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
The Slasher throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Slasher was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
The Slasher throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
The Slasher slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne motions for The Slasher to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Slasher forces Wayne back against the cage and clinches.
The Slasher lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The Slasher scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
The Slasher lands an uppercut.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but The Slasher avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
The Slasher lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from The Slasher.
The Slasher pushes Wayne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but The Slasher is controlling him.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Slasher stalling against the cage.
Wayne working aggressively here.
The Slasher prevents a body shot from Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Wayne.
Wayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wayne is trying to force a seperation but The Slasher has the dominant position.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by The Slasher.
The Slasher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kenneth Wayne has been cut.
Wayne being controlled against the cage.
The Slasher missing with knees to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as The Slasher throws knees to the body.
The Slasher tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne blocks a body shot from The Slasher.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by The Slasher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Slasher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
The Slasher throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
Wayne scores with a jab to the head.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Slasher.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne 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 The Slasher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Slasher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Slasher doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
The Slasher moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
The Slasher lands a nice looking body shot.
The Slasher throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Slasher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Slasher manages to avoid it.
The Slasher checks a leg kick.
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 Battousai The Slasher will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and The Slasher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Slasher feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
The Slasher cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
The Slasher scores with a nice right hand.
The Slasher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
It looks like The Slasher has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of The Slasher's head but The Slasher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne scores with a jab to the head.
Battousai The Slasher is winning the standup battle so far.
The Slasher moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Slasher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from The Slasher.
The Slasher swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne slips under a jab.
The Slasher scores with a sloppy right hand. Wayne should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Slasher moves away.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Slasher is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Slasher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Slasher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but The Slasher moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
The Slasher tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne lands a head shot.
Wayne defending well as The Slasher loads up on a big left hand.
The Slasher avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
The Slasher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayne has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from The Slasher does no damage.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. The Slasher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as The Slasher blocks the low kick.
Wayne cracks the inside of The Slasher's front leg.
A low kick from Wayne is predictable there
and The Slasher counters with a low kick, right behind Wayne 's knee.
The Slasher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from The Slasher misses.
The Slasher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
The Slasher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Slasher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Slasher misses with a straight left.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Slasher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from The Slasher misses its intended target.
The Slasher thuds his shin into the meat of Wayne's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Slasher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Slasher on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
The Slasher blocks the body kick.
Wayne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Slasher is looking to clinch.
The Slasher ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
The Slasher throws a leg kick but Wayne checks it.
Wayne throws a leg kick but The Slasher checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. The Slasher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne throws a jab when The Slasher was well out of range.
The Slasher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Slasher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Slasher misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - The Slasher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wayne misses with a shot to the body
and The Slasher counters with a thumping low kick.
The Slasher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wayne's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by The Slasher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Slasher throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Slasher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Slasher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne takes a swing at The Slasher's ribcage but misses.
The Slasher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by The Slasher. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Slasher.
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 Battousai The Slasher will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Slasher ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
The Slasher takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
The Slasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
The Slasher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces The Slasher off the cage and back into range.
The Slasher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
The Slasher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Slasher thows a body shot but no joy.
The Slasher throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Slasher tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Slasher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Slasher ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
The Slasher 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.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne scores with a decent looking hook.
The Slasher throws a head kick that misses
and The Slasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Slasher's calf.
The Slasher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayne has time to react.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Slasher throws a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Wayne blocks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from The Slasher.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Slasher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Slasher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but The Slasher is just out of range.
Wayne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wayne misses with a hook. The Slasher ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Slasher moves away.
The Slasher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Slasher wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wayne.
The Slasher moves away from the strike by Wayne.
The Slasher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at The Slasher's knee but The Slasher avoids it well.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but The Slasher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenneth Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Slasher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range as The Slasher strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
The Slasher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
The Slasher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Slasher closes the distance and pushes Wayne back into the cage.
Wayne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Slasher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Slasher trying to stall but Wayne improves his position.
The Slasher working Wayne over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by The Slasher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Slasher lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
The Slasher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wayne is keeping busy.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenneth Wayne.
Well The Slasher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Battousai The Slasher!
A very excited looking Battousai The Slasher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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