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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lucchese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rage
vs
Lucchese

200 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

189 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Lucchese!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucchese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rage to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rage.

It looks like Tommy Lucchese has been cut.
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!
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Lucchese moved out of range nicely.
Rage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucchese. Lucchese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lucchese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Lucchese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucchese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Rage misses.
Lucchese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Lucchese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Lucchese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Lucchese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucchese.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucchese.
Rage takes a swing at Lucchese's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Rage does no damage.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucchese staying out of range there.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Lucchese saw that one coming.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucchese moves away.
Lucchese defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Lucchese moved out of range nicely.
Rage misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Lucchese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage jabs Lucchese right on the nose. Lucchese blinks but takes it well.
Rage misses with a straight left.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucchese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a hook but Lucchese blocks it.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Lucchese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Lucchese defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Lucchese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucchese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekel Rage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lucchese's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rage misses the jab.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucchese.
Rage lands a right hook to the body.
Rage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucchese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucchese was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucchese.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
Ezekel Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Lucchese moved out of range.
Lucchese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage throws a jab when Lucchese was well out of range.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage swings for the body but Lucchese moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lucchese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rage throws the left hand but Lucchese avoids the punch easily.
Lucchese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Rage.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Lucchese slips under a jab from Rage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucchese.
Rage throws a body punch but Lucchese moves out of range.
Lucchese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucchese manages to avoid it.
Rage is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Lucchese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese blocks a jab.
Rage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Lucchese saw that one coming.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Lucchese ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Lucchese moves away and avoids it.
Rage misses with a straight right.
A big right from Rage misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage throws a hook but Lucchese blocks it.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucchese is just out of range.
Rage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lucchese's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekel Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lucchese's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lucchese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rage.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lucchese might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rage has got the better of the exchanges.
Rage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lucchese slips under a jab from Rage.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucchese moves away.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Lucchese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Lucchese moved out of range.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage takes a swing at Lucchese's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucchese drops his hands momentarily and Rage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rage with a nice cross.
Rage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lucchese slips under a jab.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucchese can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.
Lucchese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Lucchese is out of range.
Tommy Lucchese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ezekel Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucchese.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage cracks Lucchese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucchese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Rage.
Lucchese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rage to score with a decent uppercut.
Rage jabs at Lucchese's body.
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ezekel Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucchese moves away from the strike by Rage.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucchese.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Lucchese ducks down to avoid it.
Lucchese takes one to the chin there.
Lucchese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese takes one to the chin there.
Rage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lucchese on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucchese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage cracks Lucchese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Lucchese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucchese has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Rage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekel Rage!
A victorious Ezekel Rage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mulkai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulkai's entrance music is Amos Moses by Jerry Reed. A fine choice. Bobby Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mulkai
vs
Briggs

205 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Mulkai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs misses with a takedown attempt

and Mulkai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mulkai.
Mulkai gets underhooks to prevent Briggs's takedown attempt.
Mulkai lands a hook that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Mulkai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Briggs trying to stall but Mulkai improves his position.
Briggs is looking for a takedown.
Roy Mulkai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Briggs.
Nice body punch from Mulkai - that landed with a thud.
Mulkai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Mulkai.
Briggs goes for a takedown attempt but Mulkai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Mulkai circles away easily

and Mulkai counters by clinching up.
Briggs looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mulkai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Mulkai.
Mulkai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mulkai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mulkai lands a nice shot to the body.
Mulkai pushes Briggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mulkai gets through Briggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mulkai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
Still in the clinch, Mulkai scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mulkai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mulkai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulkai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mulkai.
Mulkai digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mulkai presses Briggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mulkai lands a shot to the body.
Mulkai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mulkai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mulkai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mulkai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mulkai pushes Briggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mulkai works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Mulkai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Mulkai.
Mulkai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
A right handed body shot lands from Mulkai.
Mulkai pushes Briggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Mulkai.
Mulkai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulkai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mulkai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulkai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Mulkai digs a right hand into Briggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Briggs's gas tank.
Mulkai lands a body shot.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
Mulkai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mulkai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Mulkai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mulkai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Briggs's coach down at ROCK-A-FELLA FIGHT CLUB was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Briggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Briggs is rocked!
Mulkai pushes Briggs against the cage. Mulkai is working some dirty boxing. Mulkai pushes off with a quick right hook! Briggs goes down! Briggs tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mulkai moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Mulkai!
As Roy Mulkai got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This city belongs to The Council! Step aside before I hurt any more of you...'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The World is Mine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rubin
vs
Rubio

190 cm
19
256 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bad Man Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artur Rubio!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rubio throws a shot from downtown. Rubin moves away and avoids it.
Rubio misses with a looping right.
Rubin moves away from the strike by Rubio.
Rubin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubio but Rubio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rubio missing with a left hand there. Rubin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubin slips a straight right by Rubio.
Rubin lands a slapping body shot.

Rubin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rubio is trying to control the position but Rubin postures up.
Rubin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubin trying to control but Rubio is working from the bottom.
Rubin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin lands a couple of elbows.
Rubin throwing strikes from guard but Rubio blocks nicely.
Rubin scoring with some ground and pound.
Rubin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rubin is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubio has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rubin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubin slips nicely into half guard.
Rubio is trying to stand.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rubin misses with a head shot. Rubio uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rubin is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubio has wrist control.
Rubin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rubin is pushing down on Rubio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rubio is fighting to maintain full guard but Rubin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rubio tries to get to full guard but Rubin has control of the leg.
Rubio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rubio is staying active underneath Rubin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rubin working over Rubio with some ground and pound. Rubio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rubio taking some punishment here, with Rubin in his half guard.
Rubio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rubin.
Rubin 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 are loving this. Great action here.
Rubin drops an elbow to the side of Rubio's head.
Rubin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rubin scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rubio taking some punishment here, with Rubin in his half guard.
Rubin works his way into side control.
Rubin working the body and head with strikes.
Rubio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubin landing strikes.

Rubio is rocked!
Rubio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rubin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rubin scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Rubio is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rubin can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
A very excited looking Timur Rubin 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Spillane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puukko Junkkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junkkari has chosen He's a Pirate! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Puukko Junkkari enters the cage!

Spillane
vs
Junkkari

190 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
269 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Reaper Combatwear

Perkele!

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Spillane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Puukko Junkkari!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junkkari moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Mickey Spillane has been cut.
Spillane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Spillane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spillane looks to score with a jab to the body but Junkkari is just out of range.
Junkkari needs to keep his hands up - Spillane had a free shot at his head there.
Mickey Spillane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Junkkari throws a hook but Spillane blocks it.
Junkkari misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Spillane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spillane motions for Junkkari to come forward. Spillane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Junkkari with a nice cross.
Junkkari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Junkkari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Junkkari blocks the leg kick.
Spillane with a nice cross.
A jab from Spillane finds it's way through Junkkari's defenses.
Junkkari throws a shot from downtown. Spillane moves away and avoids it.
Junkkari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spillane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junkkari connects with a body shot.
Junkkari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane throws a poor cross that misses
and Junkkari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mickey Spillane's cut is getting worse.
Junkkari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spillane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Junkkari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spillane takes a swing at Junkkari's ribcage but misses.
Spillane clobbers Junkkari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Junkkari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spillane at a distance.
Junkkari tries to clinch but Spillane is having none of it.
Junkkari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Mickey Spillane's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Junkkari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Junkkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Junkkari takes a swing at Spillane's ribcage but misses.
Spillane swings widly with a right hand
and Junkkari counters with a left to the body.
Spillane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Junkkari on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Spillane or perhaps it was just good defense by Junkkari which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane keeps the fight on the outside.
Spillane looks to score with a jab to the body but Junkkari is just out of range.
Junkkari swings for the body but Spillane moves out of range.
Spillane misses with a hook.
Junkkari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spillane 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 Junkkari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Junkkari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spillane throws a lazy right hand but Junkkari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junkkari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spillane thows a body shot but no joy.
Junkkari connects with a jab.

Jeez, Mickey Spillane's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Spillane throws a body punch but Junkkari moves out of range.
Junkkari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spillane.
Spillane catches Junkkari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junkkari misses with a straight left.
Junkkari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spillane.
Spillane throws a right hand that misses
and Junkkari counters with a left to the body.
Spillane keeps the fight on the outside.
Spillane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Junkkari throws a nice looking combination but Spillane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spillane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junkkari throws out the jab.

Junkkari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spillane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spillane gets through Junkkari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junkkari misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Junkkari.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junkkari.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Spillane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Puukko Junkkari!
A relieved looking Puukko Junkkari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.