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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni has chosen Миша Маваши - & as his entrance music. Boss Castro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Grozni's 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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grozni moves away from the strike by Castro.
Grozni 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.
Grozni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Ivan Grozni has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grozni checks a leg kick.
Grozni throws out a powerful jab.
We've been informed that Grozni has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Grozni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro moves out of range as Grozni strikes.
A big left from Grozni misses.
Good shot there by Castro.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Grozni's shoulder, as Grozni tries to avoid the shot.
Castro scores with a nice strike.
Grozni misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grozni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Castro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grozni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro takes one on the button.
Grozni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castro is rocked!
Castro throws the left hand but Grozni avoids the punch easily.
Oh Castro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grozni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a body kick.
Grozni moves into the clinch successfully.
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
Castro struggles to land a body shot inside as Grozni controls his hands.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Grozni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grozni has Castro pushed against the cage.
Grozni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castro stops a takedown attempt from Grozni.
Grozni trying to control the position but instead, Castro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grozni into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grozni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grozni throws a head punch that misses.
Castro blocks a body shot from Grozni.
Grozni misses with a punch on the inside.
Grozni has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Castro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grozni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boss Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Grozni.
Castro cracks Grozni with a nice body shot.
Grozni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grozni thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Grozni drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Castro swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Grozni's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boss Castro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Wupaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Wupaski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wupaski.
Wupaski looks to throw the jab but Kontiovaara is out of range.
Wupaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kontiovaara moves away.
Kontiovaara has a takedown stuffed.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch up but Wupaski circles away and keeps his distance.
Wupaski misses with an uppercut
and Kontiovaara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wupaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kontiovaara dives in and grabs Wupaski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wupaski pushes down on Kontiovaara's head and hops out.
Wupaski ducks under a wild hook from Kontiovaara.
Wupaski loads up on a big right hand but Kontiovaara slips the punch.
Wupaski scores with a leg kick.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wupaski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch up.
Kontiovaara misses with a hook.
Kontiovaara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wupaski digs a good hook to Kontiovaara's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiovaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kontiovaara wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Wupaski.
Kontiovaara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wupaski lands a jab to the head.
Kontiovaara walks into a jab.
No luck for Kontiovaara with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Kontiovaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wupaski throws a right hand that Kontiovaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Kontiovaara also avoids with ease.
Wupaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kontiovaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wupaski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wupaski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kontiovaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Kontiovaara.
Wupaski lands a jab.
Kontiovaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wupaski moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Wupaski there.
Wupaski throws out a loose jab but Kontiovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kontiovaara avoids the body shot from Wupaski.
Wupaski scores with a one two! Kontiovaara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wupaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kontiovaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wupaski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kontiovaara.
Wupaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontiovaara dives in for a single leg takedown but Wupaski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wupaski as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wupaski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wupaski misses with an uppercut
and Kontiovaara counters with a stiff right hand.
Wupaski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wupaski looks to land a combination but Kontiovaara avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wupaski. Kontiovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kontiovaara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wupaski lands a nice looking body shot.
Wupaski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kontiovaara rather than just go for the knockout.
Kontiovaara ducks under a wild hook from Wupaski.
Kontiovaara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch there but Wupaski circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wupaski. Kontiovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wupaski slips under a jab.
Boris Wupaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kontiovaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wupaski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kontiovaara.
Wupaski scores with a jab. Kontiovaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wupaski does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wupaski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kontiovaara.
Kontiovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Wupaski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kontiovaara.
A telegraphed right hand from Wupaski misses the target.
Wupaski digs a good hook to Kontiovaara's body.
Kontiovaara defending well as Wupaski loads up on a big left hand.
Wupaski misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wupaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kontiovaara moves away.
Wupaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kontiovaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kontiovaara slips a jab from Wupaski.
Kontiovaara ducks under a wild hook from Wupaski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Wupaski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kontiovaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wupaski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Juhani Kontiovaara has been cut.
Kontiovaara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wupaski swivels and escapes.
Kontiovaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wupaski.
Wupaski misses the jab.
Wupaski throws an overhand right that lands on Kontiovaara's shoulder, as Kontiovaara tries to avoid the shot.
Wupaski takes a swing at Kontiovaara's ribcage but misses.
Wupaski lands with a nice combination. Kontiovaara backs away looking to recover.
A swing and a miss from Wupaski.
Wupaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wupaski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontiovaara moves away from the strike by Wupaski.
Wupaski moves out of range as Kontiovaara strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kontiovaara.
A right-left combo lands from Kontiovaara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wupaski.
Kontiovaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wupaski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wupaski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kontiovaara doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Wupaski.
Kontiovaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wupaski.
Wupaski misses with a wild body shot.
Wupaski throws a body punch but Kontiovaara moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wupaski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wupaski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kontiovaara loads up on a big right hand but Wupaski slips the punch.
Boris Wupaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wupaski throws a jab when Kontiovaara was well out of range.
Kontiovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wupaski.
Wupaski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boris Wupaski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wupaski lands a right hook to the body.
Wupaski lands with an overhand left.
Kontiovaara wants to clinch up but Wupaski keeps it at a distance.
Wupaski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kontiovaara throws out the jab.
Kontiovaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kontiovaara walks into a left hand.
Wupaski misses with a hook. Kontiovaara ducked under it nicely.
Kontiovaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kontiovaara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wupaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kontiovaara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kontiovaara throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wupaski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kontiovaara lands a nice short elbow.
Kontiovaara tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wupaski.
Kontiovaara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wupaski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wupaski reverses the position - he's now on top in Kontiovaara's guard.
Kontiovaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boris Wupaski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juhani Kontiovaara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wupaski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kontiovaara has time to react.
Kontiovaara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Wupaski.
Wupaski blocks a jab.
Wupaski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kontiovaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Wupaski tests Kontiovaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kontiovaara misses with an uppercut. Wupaski saw that one coming.
Kontiovaara misses with an uppercut.
Wupaski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wupaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kontiovaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Wupaski.
Kontiovaara throws a sloppy head kick and Wupaski moves out of range easily.
Kontiovaara misses with a looping left.
A cross from Wupaski lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiovaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wupaski throws out the jab.
Wupaski misses with a body shot.
Wupaski scores with a jab to the head.
Kontiovaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kontiovaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wupaski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kontiovaara slips a jab from Wupaski.
Wupaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kontiovaara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kontiovaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontiovaara lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Kontiovaara misses
letting Wupaski counter with a right hand.
Wupaski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wupaski counters with a low kick, right behind Kontiovaara 's knee.
Boris Wupaski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wupaski swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontiovaara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wupaski.
Wupaski looks to land a right hand but Kontiovaara moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Wupaski.
Kontiovaara misses with a hook.
Wupaski loads up on a big right hand but Kontiovaara slips the punch.
Kontiovaara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wupaski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wupaski lands a nice hook to Kontiovaara's body. Kontiovaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kontiovaara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wupaski scores with a nice right hand.
Wupaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontiovaara.
Wupaski misses with the combination.
Wupaski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kontiovaara loads up on a big right hand but Wupaski slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kontiovaara tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wupaski controls his leg.
Kontiovaara stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kontiovaara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wupaski on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wupaski cracks Kontiovaara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Wupaski misses the target.
Wupaski avoids the head kick by Kontiovaara.
Kontiovaara scores with a one two! Wupaski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontiovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wupaski can pounce on him.
Wupaski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kontiovaara.
Wupaski misses with a hook.
Wupaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kontiovaara is just out of range.
Kontiovaara moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Juhani Kontiovaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wupaski lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Wupaski.
I've got Wupaski 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Wupaski!
Boris Wupaski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gites comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Above The Law . John Gites had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Landry Saracen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saracen.
Gites looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Saracen!
Saracen tries to escape but Gites is in control.
Gites has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Saracen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gites yanks on the arm and Saracen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gites.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Gites!
During a confident post fight interview, John Gites 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sumrall.
Sumrall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt - Sumrall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab lands there for Sumrall.
Sumrall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rausku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Rausku misses.
Rausku avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
We've been told by Sumrall's head coaches at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Sumrall.
A jab lands there for Sumrall.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sumrall as he jumps to the side.
Sumrall 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.
Sumrall drives through and clinches with Rausku against the cage.
Rausku is trying to pull guard but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sumrall to keep the fight standing.
Rausku tries to pull guard but Sumrall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumrall walks away with a smile on his face. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sumrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rausku shoots in looking for a takedown. Sumrall tries to sprawl out of it but Rausku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sumrall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sumrall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sumrall throws a body punch but Rausku moves out of range.
Sumrall stuffs the takedown attempt from Rausku. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Rausku tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sumrall defends well and Rausku ends up having to push Sumrall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rausku looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Rausku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumrall walks away with a smile on his face. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sumrall has Rausku up against the cage in a clinch.
Rausku can't break the clinch.
Sumrall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
Sumrall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall stands there with Rausku around his waist. Rausku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rausku is defending well for now.
Sumrall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rausku looks winded!
Sumrall presses Rausku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rausku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sumrall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sumrall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sumrall scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sumrall.
A short body shot lands from Sumrall as the two fighters clinch.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sumrall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rausku or not.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sumrall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rausku takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into Rausku's ribcage.
Sumrall scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sumrall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sumrall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rausku's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumrall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands an uppercut.
Sumrall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rausku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sumrall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall lands a knee to the body.
Rausku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Sumrall.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall lands a damaging elbow.
Sumrall prevents the takedown attempt.
Rausku takes an elbow to the temple.
Rausku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sumrall smiles and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Rausku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pat Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sumrall lands an overhand right.
Sumrall slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Sumrall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku'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.
Sumrall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rausku.
Sumrall misses with a double jab.
Rausku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sumrall.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but Sumrall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sumrall closes the distance and clinches.
Sumrall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rausku.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall lands a knee to the body.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rausku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sumrall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Rausku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Sumrall closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall pushes Rausku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Sumrall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
That has opened up Arvi Rausku's cut even more.
Sumrall presses Rausku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall gets through Rausku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sumrall lands a good knee to the midsection. Rausku won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Rausku takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rausku's defenses.
Rausku is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sumrall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumrall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rausku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sumrall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sumrall scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a body punch.
Sumrall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rausku's face.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sumrall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
The cut above Arvi Rausku's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rausku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
Sumrall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Sumrall.
Pat Sumrall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sumrall scores a nice knee to the body.
Sumrall scores with a shot to the side of Rausku's head.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into Rausku's ribcage.
Sumrall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rausku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumrall.
Sumrall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rausku looking for a takedown.
Sumrall lands a damaging elbow.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rausku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sumrall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sumrall obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Sumrall.
Sumrall with a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
Sumrall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rausku can do to turn this around?
Sumrall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall digs a right hand into Rausku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rausku's gas tank.
Sumrall lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall gets through Rausku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
Rausku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sumrall working Rausku over with knees to the body.
Sumrall presses Rausku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Arvi Rausku's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knees to the body from Sumrall.
Sumrall scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into Rausku's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Sumrall as the two fighters clinch.
Sumrall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumrall.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall stands there with Rausku around his waist. Rausku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Sumrall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku'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. This is the final round!
Sumrall tries to clinch but Rausku moves out of range.
Sumrall pushes Rausku up against the cage in a clinch.
Rausku has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sumrall after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Sumrall on the inside.
Sumrall with a knee to the head.
Sumrall scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Sumrall.
Rausku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sumrall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sumrall lands with a left to the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rausku is trying to drag Sumrall to the mat but Sumrall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rausku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rausku prevents a body shot from Sumrall.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Rausku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rausku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sumrall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rausku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
Rausku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sumrall smiles and moves away.
Sumrall scores with a head kick.
Sumrall jabs Rausku right on the nose. Rausku blinks but takes it well.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumrall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sumrall scores with a jab.
Sumrall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rausku.
Rausku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rausku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sumrall wants to stand up but Rausku is controlling him.
Rausku preventing the sweep.
Rausku connects with a couple of short punches.
Sumrall is looking to stand up but Rausku isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rausku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rausku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rausku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rausku throws an elbow that misses. Sumrall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rausku's guard. Nice move by Sumrall!
Sumrall wants to stand but Rausku has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rausku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rausku striking from his own guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rausku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sumrall defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sumrall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rausku is proving hard to escape from.
Sumrall stands up and waves to Rausku to follow him.
Sumrall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rausku looking to score a takedown here. Sumrall is defending well but Rausku drives through and ends up in Sumrall's guard.
Rausku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sumrall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rausku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sumrall wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sumrall is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rausku working the body and head with strikes.
Rausku looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rausku fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sumrall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rausku's best efforts.
Rausku prevents Sumrall from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku passes the guard and advances to mount!
You get the feeling that Sumrall really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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 Pat Sumrall.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sumrall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Sumrall!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pat Sumrall made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres's entrance music is Aqualung - Jethro Tull. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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176 lbs
23 - 24 - 2 |
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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
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Manres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manres with a poor takedown
and Boyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manres tries to sprawl but Boyle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boyle seems to be working for a kimura but Manres defends the submission attempt.
Boyle is pressing down on Manres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manres is holding on for now.
Boyle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Manres's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Manres is trying to stand up here but Boyle is controlling him well.
Boyle seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle is keen to just control but Manres is a slippery customer.
Boyle throwing shots but Manres is blocking nicely.
Manres works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boyle trying to control but Manres is working from the bottom.
Manres will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Manres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
My spies in Rift Fighting Academy inform me that Boyle has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manres being controlled here, momentarily.
Boyle looking to pass the guard.
Boyle has gone for a leg lock! Manres slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boyle's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manres trying to control but Boyle is working from the bottom.
Manres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manres postures up.
Boyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manres is one step ahead there.
Manres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres lands a couple of elbows.
Manres trying to control but Boyle is working from the bottom.
Manres is stalling in the full guard.
Manres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyle is keeping the position for now.
Manres trying to control but Boyle is working from the bottom.
Boyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Boyle keeping moving, preventing Manres from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ludwig Manres wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manres but Manres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres fails with the takedown.
Boyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manres defends it nicely.
Boyle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ludwig Manres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Boyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manres circles away.
Boyle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manres circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyle.
Manres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Fred Boyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boyle wants to control from the top but Manres keeps moving.
Boyle stays in close to Manres's body and controls the position.
Manres keeping moving, preventing Boyle from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fred Boyle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boyle misses with a hook
and Manres counters with a shoot takedown. Boyle fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres postures up and lands a big shot to Boyle's brow.
Manres slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boyle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boyle is staying active underneath Manres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyle sees it coming and defends easily.
Boyle trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Manres manages to pass to mount!
Boyle is looking to improve his position but Manres isn't that keen on the idea.
Boyle tries to lock up and control but Manres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manres with a couple of short strikes.
Manres prevents Boyle from getting the reversal.
Boyle tries to hold on but Manres pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manres cracks Boyle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manres breaks from Boyle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boyle tries to hold on but Manres pushes him away.
Boyle taking shots to the head.
Boyle is looking to get to half guard.
Manres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boyle looks a forlorn figure.
Manres breaks from Boyle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boyle is rocked!
Manres lands a heavy elbow.
Boyle is still in real trouble! Can Manres finish him?
Boyle is trying to escape the mount.
Manres avoids the attempt from Boyle to control.
Manres lands a big shot to the head and Boyle winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ludwig Manres!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Calaway had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Urijah Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Coton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway checks a leg kick nicely.
Calaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coton scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Coton misses the target.
Coton misses with a wild body shot.
Coton lands a nice shot that snaps Calaway's head back.
A good leg kick by Calaway.
A head kick misses from Coton.
Coton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calaway's sensitive parts.
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!
Coton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coton misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coton.
Coton misses with a hook
and Calaway counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jamie Coton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coton thuds his right hand into Calaway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coton takes a swing at Calaway's ribcage but misses.
Calaway checks a low kick from Coton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton lands a nice looking body shot.
Calaway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Calaway throws a sloppy head kick and Coton moves out of range easily.
Coton looks to land a left hand but Calaway moved out of range nicely.
Calaway wants to clinch.
Coton throws a head kick that misses.
Calaway defending well as Coton loads up on a big left hand.
Calaway slips under a jab.
Coton scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Coton.
Coton digs a good hook to Calaway's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coton jabs at Calaway's body.
Coton just misses with a punch to the body.
Calaway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coton.
Coton scoring well with a low kick there.
Coton lands with an overhand left.
Coton misses with a lunging right hand
and Calaway counters with a thumping low kick.
Coton lands with a cross.
Coton misses with a body shot
and Calaway counters with a nice leg kick.
Coton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calaway lands a head kick. Coton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick from Calaway misses.
Coton moves out of range of the body kick from Calaway.
Calaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coton's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton misses with a looping right.
Coton lands a body shot.
Coton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Calaway moves into the clinch.
Coton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coton throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Calaway fails to land.
Coton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calaway.
Coton is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calaway.
Calaway blocks an elbow strike.
Calaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coton leaning against his opponent.
Coton misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Calaway.
Coton looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway tries to work over Coton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coton tries to stall but Calaway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calaway misses with a body punch.
Calaway scores with a shot to the side of Coton's head.
Calaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Calaway lands with a light punch inside.
Calaway is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calaway scores with a shot to the side of Coton's head.
Coton blocks a body shot from Calaway.
Coton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coton is pressed up against the cage. Calaway has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coton down to the mat. Coton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calaway throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calaway misses with the combination.
Calaway drops his hands momentarily and Coton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Coton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calaway counters with a solid body kick.
Calaway darts in and clinches Coton up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Calaway - that landed with a thud.
Coton misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coton.
Calaway is leaning against Coton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calaway is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coton.
Calaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coton backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calaway's defenses.
Coton lands an elbow inside.
Calaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Coton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coton is breathing heavily.
Calaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coton backwards.
Calaway dodges an elbow strike from Coton.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calaway is defending well for now.
Calaway lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries a knee to the head but Coton blocks it.
Calaway working aggressively here.
Calaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coton misses with a knee strike.
Calaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Coton.
Calaway avoiding damage as Coton throws knees to the body.
Calaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coton backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Calaway.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
Calaway has a couple of punches blocked by Coton.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
Calaway tries to throw a body punch but Coton avoids it by throwing Calaway back against the cage.
Calaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coton backwards.
Calaway is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coton is defending well.
Coton missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Calaway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coton blocks a body shot from Calaway.
Calaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coton backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calaway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calaway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coton or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Calaway.
Coton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calaway.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Calaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coton backwards.
Calaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calaway scores with a hook to the body.
Calaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Calaway fails to land.
Calaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coton throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coton throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calaway.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calaway dodges an elbow strike from Coton.
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
Calaway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Calaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calaway misses with some punches.
Calaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calaway lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Calaway as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calaway misses with some punches.
Calaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Coton backwards.
Calaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calaway lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway scores with a shoulder strike.
Calaway can't find room to land a body shot as Coton controls the action.
Calaway lands a right hand.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
Calaway gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Calaway has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nice strikes from Calaway there.
Calaway lands a big elbow - Coton is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Calaway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway!
Our winner, Urijah Calaway, 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen comes into the arena with Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain blaring out of the sound system. Johnson has chosen The Town by Macklemore as his entrance music. Pekka Lipponen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
272 lbs
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285 lbs
24 - 18 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipponen is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Lipponen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lipponen moves away.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lipponen counters with a straight right hand.
Lipponen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a jab when Lipponen was well out of range.
Lipponen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pekka Lipponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipponen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lipponen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Lipponen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lipponen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Lipponen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lipponen ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Lipponen ducked under it nicely.
Lipponen has a takedown stuffed.
Lipponen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lipponen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Lipponen staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lipponen. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Lipponen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lipponen tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Lipponen throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lipponen.
Lipponen swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Lipponen shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Lipponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Lipponen.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Lipponen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lipponen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lipponen tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Lipponen throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Lipponen down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Lipponen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lipponen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Lipponen. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Lipponen circles away.
A big left from Lipponen misses.
Lipponen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson takes a swing at Lipponen's ribcage but misses.
Lipponen looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Lipponen counters with an outside leg kick.
Lipponen pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lipponen moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pekka Lipponen's cut is getting worse.
Lipponen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipponen misses with a looping right.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lipponen.
Pekka Lipponen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lipponen circles away.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Lipponen's shoulder, as Lipponen tries to avoid the shot.
Lipponen is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lipponen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lipponen avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Good shot there by Lipponen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipponen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lipponen lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lipponen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lipponen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lipponen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Lipponen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lipponen lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Johnson.
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!
Lipponen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lipponen.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Lipponen shakes it off.
Lipponen tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lipponen was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Lipponen jabs at Johnson's body.
Lipponen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lipponen thows a body shot but no joy.
Lipponen moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Lipponen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lipponen feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Lipponen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipponen won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lipponen trying to control but Johnson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lipponen to stand up.
Lipponen lands a jab to the nose.
Lipponen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jeez, Pekka Lipponen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lipponen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Lipponen pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Lipponen.
Lipponen tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Lipponen can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lipponen moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lipponen.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lipponen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lipponen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Lipponen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jordan Johnson!
After winning the bout, Jordan Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey has chosen Friday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Phil Ivey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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35
215 lbs
36 - 14 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mayo Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ivey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kermode looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phil Ivey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kermode walks into a jab.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivey lands a head kick!
Ivey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kermode on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivey misses with a right hand
and Kermode counters with a nice uppercut.
Kermode throws an overhand right that lands on Ivey's shoulder, as Ivey tries to avoid the shot.
Ivey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kermode doesn't seem bothered though.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Ivey.
Ivey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey lands a big uppercut and Kermode crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kermode looks OK. Ivey waves Kermode back to his feet!
Kermode is rocked!
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!
Kermode throws a series of punches but Ivey moves out of range.
Oh Kermode is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kermode shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ivey eats them both and turns towards Kermode to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kermode seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivey looks to land a left hand but Kermode moved out of range nicely.
Ivey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good work by Kermode as he checks the leg kick.
Ivey drops Kermode with a beautiful combination! Kermode stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ivey is looking for the KO!
Ivey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kermode takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ivey throws a solid leg kick but Kermode takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ivey.
Ivey cracks Kermode with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kermode looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ivey finish him?
Crack! Ivey connects with the perfect overhand right and Kermode falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ivey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Ivey!
An out of breath Phil Ivey 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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