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58 - Jack Hammer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sudo Nym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nym ducks under a wild hook from Albertsson.
Nym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albertsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nym missing with a left hand there. Albertsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albertsson ducks under a wild hook from Nym.
Jab by Nym.
A decent looking cross lands there for Albertsson.
A big right from Nym misses.
Nym walks into a jab.
Albertsson throws a head kick that misses.
Sudo Nym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Albertsson. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Albertsson finds it's way through Nym's defenses.
Nym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albertsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nym.
Nym slips under a jab.
Albertsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nym was well out of range. Poor timing from Albertsson.
Albertsson slips a straight right by Nym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson staying out of range there.
Nym with a hook.
Nym jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nym blocks a jab.
Nym moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Albertsson throws out a powerful jab.
Nym has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nym misses with a hook.
Albertsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nym.
Nym avoids the body shot from Albertsson.
Nym lands a right hook to the body.
Nym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albertsson defending well as Nym loads up on a big left hand.
Albertsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nym.
Nym swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Albertsson.
Nym really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nym throws an overhand right that lands on Albertsson's shoulder, as Albertsson tries to avoid the shot.
Nym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albertsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nym is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Albertsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Albertsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nym.
A jab from Albertsson misses.
Nym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albertsson.
Nym checks a leg kick.
Albertsson misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Albertsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nym.
Nym throws a looping overhand right but Albertsson ducks down to avoid it.
Nym throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Nym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Albertsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nym missing with a left hand there. Albertsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albertsson slips a jab from Nym.
Nym doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albertsson.
Albertsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nym throws out the jab.
Nym takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Albertsson misses the shot to the body.
Nym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albertsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albertsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nym.
A big right from Nym misses.
Nym ducks under a wild hook from Albertsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym misses with an uppercut. Albertsson saw that one coming.
Albertsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nym takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nym is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
An inside leg kick from Albertsson misses.
Albertsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nym moves away.
Nym thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albertsson throws out the jab.
Nym needs to keep his hands up - Albertsson had a free shot at his head there.
Nym throws a lazy uppercut
and Albertsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Albertsson lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nym misses with a right hand
enabling Albertsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Albertsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albertsson misses with a looping right.
Nym slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernt Albertsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nym misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson blocks a jab.
Albertsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Albertsson misses with a looping right.
Albertsson connects with a body shot that sends Nym's belly button to the back.
Albertsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nym staying out of range there.
Albertsson misses with an uppercut.
Nym misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson is looking to slow Nym down with leg kicks.
Albertsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nym throws a hook but Albertsson avoids it easily.
Nym misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albertsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Albertsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albertsson ducks under a wild hook from Nym.
Nym throws a hook but Albertsson blocks it.
Albertsson throws a right and a left that Nym avoids nicely.
Albertsson slips under a jab.
Nym defending well as Albertsson loads up on a big left hand.
Albertsson slips a jab from Nym.
Nym throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albertsson misses with a hook.
Nym misses with a hook.
Albertsson misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson swinging wildly here.
Nym with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Albertsson moves out of range as Nym strikes.
Nym throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
Nym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nym closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nym tries a low kick but Albertsson avoids it.
Nym jabs at Albertsson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albertsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nym has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Albertsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Nym's head.
Albertsson takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Nym.
Sudo Nym is winning the standup battle so far.
Nym throws a jab but it's blocked by Albertsson.
Albertsson scores with a hook to the body. Nym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nym takes one on the button.
Nym misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson moves away from the strike by Nym.
Nym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albertsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Albertsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nym takes a swing at Albertsson's ribcage but misses.
Nym misses with an uppercut
and Nym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albertsson connects with a body shot.
Nym scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Albertsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Albertsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nym was well out of range. Poor timing from Albertsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym swings widly with a right hand
and Albertsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nym ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Albertsson misses with a hook. Nym ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albertsson takes one to the chin there.
Albertsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nym.
A big left from Nym misses.
Nym connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Bernt Albertsson has been cut.
Nym swings for the body but Albertsson moves out of range.
Nym moves out of range as Albertsson strikes.
Albertsson misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nym takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nym swings widly with a right hand
and Albertsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nym throws a looping overhand right but Albertsson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sudo Nym dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Albertsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nym throws a lazy uppercut
and Albertsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albertsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nym misses with a hook.
Nym throws a lazy uppercut
and Albertsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Nym misses.
Albertsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albertsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Albertsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Nym should have avoided that one.
Nym misses with a right hand
and Albertsson counters with a straight right hand.
Nym thows a left - swing and a miss!
Albertsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Albertsson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym throws a jab but it's blocked by Albertsson.
Albertsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Albertsson.
A swing and a miss from Nym.
Nice body punch from Albertsson.
Albertsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nym looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nym throws an off balance right hand
and Albertsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nym walks into a jab.
Nym does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Albertsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nym.
Nym with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Albertsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nym throws a hook but Albertsson blocks it.
Nym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nym is just out of range.
Nym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albertsson throws out the jab.
Nym takes a jab right on the kisser.
Albertsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nym misses with a hook
and Albertsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nym lands a head shot.
Nym misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Albertsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Albertsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nym is just out of range.
Albertsson avoids the body shot from Nym.
A big left from Nym misses.
Nym moves out of range as Albertsson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nym drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Albertsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nym throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nym doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nym ducks under a wild hook from Albertsson.
Albertsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Albertsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nym is just out of range.
Nym misses with a hook.
Albertsson looks to land a right hand but Nym moved out of range.
Jab by Albertsson.
Nym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albertsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albertsson thumps Nym with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym just misses with a punch to the body.
Nym scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Albertsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nym moves away.
Nym throws an overhand right that lands on Albertsson's shoulder, as Albertsson tries to avoid the shot.
Nym waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albertsson.
Albertsson misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Nym there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albertsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nym stuns Albertsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Nym misses.
Albertsson connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Albertsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernt Albertsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albertsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernt Albertsson!
In defeat, Sudo Nym stepped up to the mic, saying 'Holy jeebus I am awful... I quit.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eerikki Kurki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Wishy Washy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Kurki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Wishy Washy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wishy Washy scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurki cracks Wishy Washy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wishy Washy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wishy Washy looks to land a combination but Kurki avoids it well.
Wishy Washy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wishy Washy.
Wishy Washy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Kurki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wishy Washy blocks a head kick by Kurki.
Nice defenses there by Kurki.
Sloppy strikes from Wishy Washy. Those never looked like landing.
Wishy Washy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kurki loads up on a big right hand but Wishy Washy slips the punch.
Wishy Washy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boris Wishy Washy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wishy Washy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wishy Washy scrambles back to his feet.
Kurki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wishy Washy to the mat! Wishy Washy manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kurki passes Wishy Washy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurki moves into full mount! Wishy Washy won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurki has isolated one of Wishy Washy's arms. Wishy Washy looking to fight him off but Kurki twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eerikki Kurki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Karate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welker lands a nice looking body kick.
Welker throws a push kick but Karate slaps the foot to one side.
Welker has managed to clinch.
Welker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Welker on the inside.
Welker tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Welker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate tries to pull guard but Welker won't allow it.
Welker lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Welker.
A left hand lands to the body for Welker.
Welker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
Karate fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welker misses with a body punch.
Welker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Welker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Welker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
Welker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karate or not.
Karate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Welker pushes Karate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Welker.
Welker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Welker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Welker lands with a light punch inside.
Karate tightens his grip and picks Welker up, before dumping him to the ground. Welker manages to land in guard.
Welker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Welker trying to keep a closed guard but Karate is proving a slippery customer.
Welker pulls Karate in to control the position.
Karate trying to control the position from guard on top but Welker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karate trying to control but Welker is working from the bottom.
Karate throwing strikes from guard but Welker blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate is pushing down on Welker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Welker is fighting to maintain full guard but Karate has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welker tries to roll over but Karate keeps him under control.
Welker trying to control from the bottom.
Welker wants to get back to full guard but Karate has mounted him!
Karate working for a submission but Welker is keeping him at bay.
Karate working Welker over with strikes here.
Welker is bucking up trying to escape but Karate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker is working to get back to half guard.
Welker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Karate.
Welker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Welker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karate trying to control but Welker is having none of it.
Welker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Welker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Welker wants to hold on but Karate pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate landing shots from mount.
Karate avoids the attempt from Welker to control.
Karate manages to capitalize on a mistake by Welker to take his back!
Karate working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Welker knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Welker for a finish.
Karate doesn't have the hooks in and Welker manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Welker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Welker tries to stand but Karate is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Karate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Welker. That's going to slow Karate down.
Welker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karate misses with a takedown attempt
and Welker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Welker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karate misses with a takedown
and Welker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Welker cracks Karate with a nice body shot.
Karate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Welker smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Karate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate fails with the takedown
and Welker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Welker misses with the combination.
Karate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karate there as he acknowledges the shot.
Welker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karate's calf.
Welker scores with a shot to the body.
Karate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joey Karate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karate blocks a head kick by Welker.
Welker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karate misses with a takedown
and Welker counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker gets through Karate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Welker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Welker.
Welker stops a takedown attempt from Karate.
Welker lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welker presses Karate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Welker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Welker lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Welker.
A body shot lands from Welker.
A hook to the body from Welker.
Welker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Welker scores with a hook to the body.
Welker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Welker.
Welker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker lands a body punch.
Welker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Welker.
Welker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Welker lands an uppercut.
Karate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Welker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Welker lands with a right to the head.
Welker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Welker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate tries for a takedown but Welker manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welker lands a shoulder strike.
Welker lands an uppercut.
Welker cracks Karate with a nice body shot.
Welker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Welker digs a right hand underneath Karate's ribcage. Karate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whisper Welker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Welker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Welker presses Karate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Welker.
Welker lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Welker scores with a shoulder strike.
Welker lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Welker.
Welker presses Karate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Welker.
Welker lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Welker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karate or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Welker.
Welker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Welker.
A hook to the body from Welker.
Welker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Welker lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Welker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whisper Welker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Karate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Welker.
Welker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Welker digs a good body shot into Karate's ribs.
Good exchange - Welker coming out on top.
Karate with a poor takedown
and Welker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Welker, right into the meat.
Karate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Welker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welker connects with a solid leg kick.
Whack! Welker lands a heavy head kick that drops Karate. The ref tackles Welker to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Karate was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Whisper Welker!
A relieved looking Whisper Welker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi lands a right hook to the body.
Pagnozzi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pagnozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Justin Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Pagnozzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Hall misses.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Pagnozzi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pagnozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall scores with a jab. Pagnozzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pagnozzi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hall throws a series of punches but Pagnozzi avoids them all with ease.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pagnozzi throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall walks into a jab.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Pagnozzi had a free shot at his head there.
Hall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pagnozzi back to the cage. Hall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pagnozzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall misses with a hook
and Pagnozzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pagnozzi is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Hall manages to get to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hall'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.
Pagnozzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall working for a triangle but Pagnozzi defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi looking to pass the guard.
Pagnozzi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Pagnozzi from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pagnozzi is controlling him.
Pagnozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pagnozzi controlling the position for now.
Pagnozzi is looking to improve his position.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Pagnozzi defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pagnozzi is just riding it out for now. Hall eventually gives up the hold.
Hall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Pagnozzi defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Callum Pagnozzi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pagnozzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall misses with a combination
and Pagnozzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pagnozzi scores with a jab to the head.
Pagnozzi lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall drops Pagnozzi with a beautiful combination! Pagnozzi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hall is looking for the KO!
It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall misses with a hook. Pagnozzi ducked under it nicely.
Pagnozzi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Pagnozzi coming out on top.
Pagnozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Pagnozzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Pagnozzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pagnozzi dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pagnozzi moves away from the strike by Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Pagnozzi.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Pagnozzi.
Nice uppercut lands for Pagnozzi. That snapped Hall's head back.
Justin Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Pagnozzi finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Pagnozzi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall is rocked!
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pagnozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnozzi throws a good cross that connects.
Pagnozzi lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pagnozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Pagnozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pagnozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Pagnozzi.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pagnozzi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall slips a jab from Pagnozzi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pagnozzi, as that shot connected.
Pagnozzi lands the left hand.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Pagnozzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with the punch.
Pagnozzi looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall digs a good body shot into Pagnozzi's ribs.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pagnozzi connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Pagnozzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pagnozzi slips under a jab.
Pagnozzi scores with a leg kick.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Pagnozzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pagnozzi scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Pagnozzi ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pagnozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pagnozzi lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall misses with a hook to the body
and Pagnozzi counters with a takedown into side control.
Pagnozzi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pagnozzi trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pagnozzi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hall sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Pagnozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pagnozzi lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Pagnozzi finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Pagnozzi blocks a jab.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Pagnozzi is just out of range.
Pagnozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pagnozzi thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
A big right from Pagnozzi misses.
Pagnozzi slips under a jab.
Pagnozzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pagnozzi misses with a two punch combination.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pagnozzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Pagnozzi is out of range.
Hall throws a hook but Pagnozzi avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hall lands with a hook. Pagnozzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pagnozzi misses the jab.
Pagnozzi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Pagnozzi catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Pagnozzi lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Pagnozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall slips under a jab from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Pagnozzi misses with the combination.
Justin Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Pagnozzi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pagnozzi.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pagnozzi swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pagnozzi moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a jab when Pagnozzi was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Pagnozzi moved out of range nicely.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Pagnozzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pagnozzi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Pagnozzi moves away and avoids it.
Pagnozzi throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pagnozzi defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Pagnozzi dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Pagnozzi tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pagnozzi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall throws a hook but Pagnozzi avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Pagnozzi moves away and avoids it.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Pagnozzi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Pagnozzi moves away and avoids it.
Pagnozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Callum Pagnozzi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pagnozzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pagnozzi cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pagnozzi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pagnozzi sizes up Hall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pagnozzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Callum Pagnozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pagnozzi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Callum Pagnozzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Sarfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswald Jokinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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276 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oswald Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denzel Sarfo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarfo scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Oswald Jokinen has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Sarfo down.
Sarfo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sarfo takes one to the side of the head.
Sarfo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarfo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sarfo throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarfo tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sarfo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
Sarfo throws out a leg kick but Jokinen moves out of range and Sarfo only half commits.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Jokinen.
Sarfo misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Sarfo misses.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Sarfo thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Sarfo 's knee.
Sarfo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarfo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sarfo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarfo misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Sarfo throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarfo swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen connects with a body shot that sends Sarfo's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jokinen works Sarfo's body with a nice hook.
Sarfo throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Sarfo with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Sarfo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sarfo in his tracks.
Sarfo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarfo throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Sarfo saw that one coming.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Sarfo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Sarfo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Sarfo off balance momentarily.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Sarfo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Sarfo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarfo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarfo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Sarfo's ribcage. Sarfo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen gets through Sarfo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarfo's elbow.
Sarfo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarfo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oswald Jokinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sarfo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarfo moves away.
Sarfo throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jokinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Sarfo avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarfo.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sarfo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarfo.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarfo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sarfo misses with a left hand
and Jokinen counters with a body kick that stops Sarfo in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarfo tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Sarfo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarfo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jokinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarfo misses with a left hand
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sarfo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Sarfo misses with a wild body shot.
Sarfo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
Sarfo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen closes the distance and pushes Sarfo back into the cage.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
A short right from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarfo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarfo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sarfo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Sarfo controls the action.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Sarfo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarfo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarfo tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Sarfo back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen works on Sarfo's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarfo blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Sarfo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarfo.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Sarfo avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarfo.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Sarfo fails to land.
Sarfo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarfo.
Sarfo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo wants to take the fight to the mat but Jokinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarfo lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarfo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarfo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarfo throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jokinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Sarfo misses with a low kick.
Sarfo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sarfo misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sarfo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sarfo misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.
A good leg kick by Sarfo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oswald Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oswald Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sarfo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarfo thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarfo misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarfo.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oswald Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A cross from Jokinen lands.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sarfo misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen defending well as Sarfo loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarfo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sarfo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen thumps Sarfo with a low kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Sarfo circles away.
Sarfo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Sarfo moves out of range.
Sarfo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sarfo throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sarfo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Sarfo was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarfo throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarfo manages to avoid it.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.
Oswald Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sarfo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarfo scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarfo throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Sarfo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sarfo takes one to the side of the head.
Sarfo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarfo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Sarfo connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Sarfo is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Sarfo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sarfo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen moves out of range as Sarfo strikes.
Sarfo takes one to the chin there.
Jokinen works the jab nicely.
Sarfo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Sarfo settles back down.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarfo to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Sarfo in the body.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarfo throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Sarfo tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Sarfo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Sarfo in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Sarfo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jokinen stuns Sarfo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarfo takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Denzel Sarfo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarfo lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Sarfo misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Sarfo misses.
Jokinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswald Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Jokinen!
After winning the bout, Oswald Jokinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Egeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egeland comes to the cage accompanied by Jan Egeland. Shavershian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Egeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shavershian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shavershian takes a swing at Egeland's ribcage but misses.
Shavershian works Egeland's body with a nice hook.
Shavershian tries a low kick but Egeland avoids it.
Egeland connects with a crisp jab.
Egeland takes a swing at Shavershian's ribcage but misses.
Egeland misses with a takedown
and Shavershian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shavershian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shavershian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Egeland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egeland tries to bum rush Shavershian with a series of wild strikes but Shavershian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Egeland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shavershian is not content to let Egeland control the position.
You can see the frustration on Shavershian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Egeland remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Egeland wants to control but Shavershian is keeping him busy.
Shavershian tries to buck Egeland off but Egeland is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egeland is putting a hurting on Shavershian here, landing some big shots from side control.
Egeland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shavershian keeps working.
Egeland working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Egeland trying to control the action but Shavershian is working from the bottom.
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!
Egeland misses with the ground and pound.
Shavershian is looking for a sweep.
Egeland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egeland tries to score with some ground and pound. Shavershian controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shavershian is looking for a sweep.
Egeland wants to control but Shavershian is keeping him busy.
Egeland in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shavershian taking a bit of punishment here - Egeland scoring with strikes.
Egeland throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Egeland trying to control the action but Shavershian is working from the bottom.
Egeland is trying to ground and pound but Shavershian uses the momentary lack of control by Egeland to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian is trying to maintain the position but Egeland is very close to passing his half guard.
Egeland working the head and body with strikes.
Egeland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Egeland is stalling here. Shavershian is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Egeland seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shavershian has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here as Shavershian stalls from top position.
Egeland wants to control but Shavershian postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egeland tries to buck Shavershian off but Shavershian is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Egeland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shavershian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shavershian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shavershian wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Shavershian. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shavershian tries a head kick but it misses.
Shavershian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egeland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shavershian digs a good body shot into Egeland's ribs.
Shavershian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shavershian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Egeland!
Egeland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Egeland shoots for a double leg takedown but Shavershian sprawls well. He's pushed Egeland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Egeland throws a right hand that misses
letting Shavershian counter with a right hand.
Egeland tries a head kick but it misses.
Shavershian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egeland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shavershian's waist but Shavershian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Egeland off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Egeland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shavershian lands a slapping body shot.
Shavershian lands a head kick. Egeland smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Egeland is rocked!
Aziz Shavershian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shavershian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shavershian. That's going to slow Egeland down.
Shavershian throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Egeland's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Shavershian dives in looking to finish as Egeland flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Shavershian's strikes! Shavershian is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Egeland's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Egeland was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aziz Shavershian!
Aziz Shavershian made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'U mirin brah?
I kno u mire!
FUUUAAAARRRK!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wasshammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasshammar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Wasshammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wasshammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin slips a straight right by Wasshammar.
Griffin leaves Wasshammar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Griffin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wasshammar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Wasshammar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wasshammar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Griffin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wasshammar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wasshammar seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasshammar is taking a breather. Griffin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wasshammar is working away from the top position though.
Wasshammar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Griffin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wasshammar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wasshammar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. Wasshammar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffin is in trouble now - Wasshammar has advanced to mount!
Griffin is desperately trying to improve his position but Wasshammar has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wasshammar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wasshammar tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.
Wasshammar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasshammar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griffin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wasshammar is trying to control here but Griffin has managed to regain half guard.
Wasshammar wants to pass the guard but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wasshammar scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Griffin tries to get to full guard but Wasshammar has control of the leg.
Wasshammar content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wasshammar.
Wasshammar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wasshammar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wasshammar preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasshammar trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar postures up and lands a big shot to Griffin's brow.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Wasshammar controlling him for the moment.
Wasshammar connects with a couple of short punches.
Wasshammar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wasshammar throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasshammar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin controls Wasshammar momentarily but Wasshammar frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wasshammar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wasshammar.
Griffin with a jab.
Wasshammar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Wasshammar sprawls well.
Wasshammar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wasshammar blocks the body kick.
Wasshammar throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Wasshammar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin throws a leg kick which misses Wasshammar's front leg but catches the back leg as Wasshammar tries to avoid it.
Wasshammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Wasshammar which made him look bad.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wasshammar.
Wasshammar throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Donk. Griffin catches Wasshammar right on the button with a cross.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Wasshammar lands.
Wasshammar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Griffin - that will leave a mark!
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wasshammar pinned against the cage. Wasshammar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thor Wasshammar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Griffin.
Wasshammar throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Wasshammar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Wasshammar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.
Wasshammar slips under a jab.
Good work by Wasshammar as he checks the leg kick.
Wasshammar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Griffin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Griffin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wasshammar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Wasshammar stalls from top position.
Griffin tries to buck Wasshammar off but Wasshammar is having none of it.
Thor Wasshammar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wasshammar working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin is being controlled here.
Griffin is not content to let Wasshammar control the position.
Griffin is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar gets to mount! Griffin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wasshammar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wasshammar unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasshammar content just to control the position here.
Wasshammar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Griffin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin trying to control but Wasshammar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thor Wasshammar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wasshammar moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
Wasshammar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wasshammar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griffin slips a straight right by Wasshammar.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Wasshammar.
Wasshammar throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Wasshammar misses with a hook.
Griffin thumps Wasshammar with a low kick.
Wasshammar shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wasshammar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Wasshammar lands.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Wasshammar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Wasshammar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wasshammar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasshammar cracks Griffin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Wasshammar ducks down to avoid it.
Wasshammar misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Wasshammar checks it.
Wasshammar throws an off balance right hand
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin moves out of range as Wasshammar strikes.
Nice body kick there by Griffin.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Wasshammar saw that one coming.
Chris Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin motions for Wasshammar to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Wasshammar.
Wasshammar throws a one two combo.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasshammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Wasshammar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Wasshammar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasshammar.
Chris Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin dives in and grabs Wasshammar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wasshammar pushes down on Griffin's head and hops out.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Wasshammar throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Wasshammar misses with a straight left.
Wasshammar walks into a jab.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thor Wasshammar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wasshammar lands a slapping body shot.
Wasshammar scores with a punch to the head.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasshammar.
Wasshammar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wasshammar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Thor Wasshammar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Griffin.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wasshammar as he avoids it easily.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wasshammar is out of range.
Wasshammar stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Wasshammar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wasshammar shoots in and gets a takedown into Griffin's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasshammar controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Wasshammar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wasshammar, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Wasshammar!
A very excited looking Thor Wasshammar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Pegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice Naruhodo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Pegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Justice Naruhodo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pegg takes a swing at Naruhodo's ribcage but misses.
Pegg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pegg ducks under a wild hook from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pegg at a distance.
Naruhodo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pegg circles away.
Pegg thows a body shot but no joy.
Naruhodo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pegg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Naruhodo throws a strike but Pegg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Naruhodo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Pegg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Naruhodo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhodo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Naruhodo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Naruhodo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Naruhodo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Naruhodo is landing with some decent strikes but Pegg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pegg is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naruhodo trying to control but Pegg is having none of it.
Naruhodo lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Pegg! Naruhodo sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Pegg and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Justice Naruhodo!
Justice Naruhodo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Break (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Break has chosen Slippin as his entrance music. Tero Karhula has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Break!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhula connects with the punch.
Break misses with a takedown attempt
and Karhula counters with a stiff right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Break has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Karhula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karhula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Break ducks under a wild hook from Karhula.
Break has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karhula finds it's way round the side to connect with Break's head.
Break is rocked!
Karhula misses with a lunging right hand
and Break moves into the clinch.
Break goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karhula prevents it.
Karhula is trying to break the clinch but Break has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Karhula.
Karhula tries to circle away but Break has him pinned against the cage.
Karhula prevents the takedown attempt.
Tero Karhula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Break.
Break pulls Karhula into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhula wants to control from the top but Break keeps moving.
Karhula throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karhula trying to control but Break is working from the bottom.
Karhula throwing strikes but missing.
Karhula pushes down on Break's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Break is refusing to be controlled, as Karhula sits in half guard.
Break looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karhula tries to pass the half guard into mount. Break knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karhula thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Break's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Break is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karhula pulls his head out easily.
Karhula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Break is staying active underneath Karhula, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karhula is thwarting Break's attempts to control the position.
Break wants to get back to full guard.
Karhula throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Break looking for submissions off his back.
Break is trying to control but Karhula passes into side control!
Karhula working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Break takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Break's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karhula working the ground and pound from side control.
Break is still in real trouble! Can Karhula finish him?
Karhula controls the position.
Break seems to have recovered his senses.
Break struggling a bit here.
Karhula throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karhula in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Break tries to bench press Karhula off him but Karhula keeps the position.
Karhula misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Break's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karhula advances nicely into full mount.
Break takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Karhula's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Karhula!
A very excited looking Tero Karhula rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan MuttaFukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ulriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan MuttaFukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Ulriksen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MuttaFukka blocks a jab.
Ulriksen 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.
MuttaFukka throws a chopping leg kick but Ulriksen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MuttaFukka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ulriksen fails with a takedown attempt.
MuttaFukka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MuttaFukka misses with a two punch combination.
MuttaFukka stuffs the takedown attempt from Ulriksen. Ulriksen gets slowly back to his feet.
MuttaFukka missing with a left hand there. Ulriksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MuttaFukka cracks Ulriksen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MuttaFukka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ulriksen fails with the takedown.
Dan MuttaFukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ulriksen.
MuttaFukka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulriksen manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Ulriksen blocks the low kick.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MuttaFukka sprawls well. MuttaFukka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ulriksen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MuttaFukka as he jumps to the side.
Ulriksen shoots in looking for a takedown. MuttaFukka tries to sprawl out of it but Ulriksen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MuttaFukka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ulriksen shoots in and gets a takedown into MuttaFukka's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MuttaFukka controls Ulriksen momentarily but Ulriksen frees himself.
Ulriksen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MuttaFukka is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MuttaFukka holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MuttaFukka controls Ulriksen momentarily but Ulriksen frees himself.
MuttaFukka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ulriksen on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan MuttaFukka just wasn't active enough.
Ulriksen checks a leg kick.
MuttaFukka cracks a nice hook into Ulriksen's ribs.
Ulriksen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ulriksen has a takedown stuffed.
MuttaFukka cracks the inside of Ulriksen's front leg.
Dan MuttaFukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MuttaFukka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulriksen shoots in but no luck this time.
Ulriksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MuttaFukka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ulriksen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ulriksen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MuttaFukka avoids it really well and circles away.
MuttaFukka wants to land a leg kick but Ulriksen is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen looking to score a takedown here. MuttaFukka is defending well but Ulriksen drives through and ends up in MuttaFukka's guard.
Ulriksen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
MuttaFukka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ulriksen throws a big elbow that misses.
MuttaFukka is trying to control the position but Ulriksen postures up.
Ulriksen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MuttaFukka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ulriksen closes the distance and clinches.
Ulriksen is trying to trip MuttaFukka. He has hold of a leg but MuttaFukka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ulriksen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MuttaFukka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MuttaFukka is adopting a defensive guard.
Ulriksen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka working a defensive guard here.
MuttaFukka is pulling down on Ulriksen's head. It's preventing any offense from Ulriksen, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan MuttaFukka.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches MuttaFukka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ulriksen tries for a kimura but MuttaFukka is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MuttaFukka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ulriksen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulriksen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
MuttaFukka wants to control but Ulriksen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan MuttaFukka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MuttaFukka darts in and clinches Ulriksen up against the cage.
Ulriksen is trying to drag MuttaFukka to the mat but MuttaFukka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ulriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but MuttaFukka won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from MuttaFukka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulriksen.
Ulriksen has MuttaFukka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MuttaFukka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
MuttaFukka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulriksen.
MuttaFukka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dan MuttaFukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ulriksen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MuttaFukka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ulriksen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MuttaFukka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from MuttaFukka.
A short right from MuttaFukka.
MuttaFukka lands a hook that snaps the head of Ulriksen backwards.
Ulriksen has MuttaFukka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MuttaFukka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MuttaFukka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MuttaFukka digs a right hand underneath Ulriksen's ribcage. Ulriksen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ulriksen is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from MuttaFukka.
MuttaFukka lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ulriksen tries to pull guard but MuttaFukka won't allow it.
Ulriksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MuttaFukka stalling in the clinch but Ulriksen improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MuttaFukka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MuttaFukka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
MuttaFukka swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulriksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
MuttaFukka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ulriksens head.
MuttaFukka controlling the action here for a moment.
MuttaFukka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
MuttaFukka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MuttaFukka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MuttaFukka lands a left hand.
Ulriksen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ulriksen manages to end up in side control.
Ulriksen trying to control the position but MuttaFukka is working away.
You can see the frustration on MuttaFukka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MuttaFukka controls the position for a moment.
Ulriksen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen trying to control the action but MuttaFukka is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
MuttaFukka wants to control but Ulriksen postures up.
MuttaFukka is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on MuttaFukka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MuttaFukka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MuttaFukka thows a body kick. Ulriksen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MuttaFukka.
MuttaFukka connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for MuttaFukka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ulriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MuttaFukka.
A nice leg kick lands there from MuttaFukka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen pushes MuttaFukka up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on MuttaFukka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MuttaFukka gets underhooks to prevent Ulriksen's takedown attempt.
MuttaFukka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ulriksen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MuttaFukka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulriksen looking to stall.
MuttaFukka keeps control of Ulriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MuttaFukka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulriksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MuttaFukka scores with a shot to the side of Ulriksen's head.
Ulriksen is trying to break the clinch but MuttaFukka has him pressed against the cage.
MuttaFukka swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulriksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan MuttaFukka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
MuttaFukka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MuttaFukka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ulriksen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ulriksen walks into a stiff left hand from MuttaFukka.
Ulriksen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MuttaFukka tries to avoid it but Ulriksen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MuttaFukka to the ground. MuttaFukka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ulriksen scores with a nice head shot.
Ulriksen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ulriksen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Ulriksen as he checks the leg kick.
MuttaFukka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ulriksen at a distance.
Ulriksen dives in and grabs MuttaFukka's left leg, looking for a takedown. MuttaFukka pushes down on Ulriksen's head and hops out.
Dan MuttaFukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ulriksen.
Ulriksen darts in and clinches MuttaFukka up against the cage.
Ulriksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MuttaFukka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from MuttaFukka fails to land.
MuttaFukka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by MuttaFukka.
Ulriksen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MuttaFukka.
Ulriksen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MuttaFukka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dan MuttaFukka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MuttaFukka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ulriksen goes for a takedown attempt but MuttaFukka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
MuttaFukka misses with a two punch combination.
MuttaFukka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MuttaFukka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MuttaFukka throws a body punch but Ulriksen moves out of range.
Ulriksen tries to move into range but MuttaFukka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MuttaFukka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ulriksen misses with an uppercut.
MuttaFukka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ulriksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ulriksen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
MuttaFukka misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MuttaFukka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ulriksen jumps guard but MuttaFukka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
MuttaFukka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ulriksen misses with the head strike.
Ulriksen is looking for a takedown.
MuttaFukka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulriksen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MuttaFukka lands an uppercut.
MuttaFukka misses with a punch to the body.
MuttaFukka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ulriksen backwards.
MuttaFukka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ulriksen letting MuttaFukka take a breather here.
MuttaFukka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ulriksen is rocked!
MuttaFukka digs a right hand into Ulriksen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ulriksen's gas tank.
Ulriksen is still on wobbly legs! Can MuttaFukka finish him?
MuttaFukka creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ulriksen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ulriksen drops to his knees and MuttaFukka pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan MuttaFukka!
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pop
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