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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skyler Myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skyler Myles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsuwan throws a front kick aimed at Myles's knee but Myles avoids it well.
Yodsuwan tries a head kick but it misses.
Myles stalks Yodsuwan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yodsuwan's face. Yodsuwan staggers backwards, shaken.
Myles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yodsuwan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Myles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Myles throws a leg kick but Yodsuwan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Myles.
Myles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Thaksin Yodsuwan has been cut.
Yodsuwan 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yodsuwan.
Myles moves into the clinch.
Myles gets through Yodsuwan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yodsuwan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Myles counters with a good low kick that Yodsuwan was not able to check.
Myles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yodsuwan lands a leg kick that knocks Myles off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Myles misses with a body kick.
Myles throws a leg kick but Yodsuwan moved away.
Myles misses with a hook
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Myles thinking.
Yodsuwan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Myles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myles misses with a straight left.
Myles misses with a right hand
and Yodsuwan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myles throws a combination. Yodsuwan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yodsuwan moves out of range of the body kick from Myles.
Myles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Myles misses.
Yodsuwan just misses with a punch to the body.
Myles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yodsuwan throws a low kick but Myles moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan thows a body shot but no joy.
Yodsuwan is looking to chop away at Myles's legs.
Myles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myles lunges at Yodsuwan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yodsuwan's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Myles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myles lands a jab to the head.
Myles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Myles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Skyler Myles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myles clinches.
Myles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Myles has Yodsuwan pushed against the cage.
Yodsuwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Myles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Myles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Myles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Myles fails to land.
Yodsuwan controlling the action here for a moment.
Myles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myles trying to control the position but instead, Yodsuwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myles into the cage.
Myles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yodsuwan's efforts to push away.
Yodsuwan wants to stall.
Yodsuwan is trying to push Myles away but Myles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Myles.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myles throws a punch but it's blocked by Yodsuwan.
Myles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Myles struggles to land a body shot inside as Yodsuwan controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Yodsuwan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Myles.
Yodsuwan prevents a body shot from Myles.
Myles lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myles.
Myles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yodsuwan is trying to maintain a safe position but Myles gets an underhook and turns Yodsuwan into the cage.
Myles is trying to stall.
Myles has Yodsuwan pressed against the cage, preventing Yodsuwan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Myles.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan is trying to maintain a safe position but Myles gets an underhook and turns Yodsuwan into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yodsuwan.
Myles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyler Myles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Myles misses with a series of wild punches.
Yodsuwan checks a low kick from Myles.
Yodsuwan slips under a jab.
Nice body kick there by Myles.
Skyler Myles is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Myles, right into the meat.
Myles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yodsuwan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Myles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yodsuwan dodges the punch combination from Myles.
Myles avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Nice uppercut lands for Myles. That snapped Yodsuwan's head back.
Yodsuwan cracks Myles with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Myles fails to land with a series of punches.
Myles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yodsuwan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Myles can't find room to land a body shot as Yodsuwan controls the action.
Myles tries a body shot but Yodsuwan blocks it.
Myles scores with a shoulder strike.
Yodsuwan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Myles lands with a short shot to the head.
Yodsuwan tries to work over Myles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan loads up on a big right hand but Myles slips the punch.
Yodsuwan takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myles connects with a right hand. Yodsuwan shakes it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Myles.
A head kick from Yodsuwan lands but Myles takes it in his stride.
Myles tries to clinch there but Yodsuwan circles away.
Myles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yodsuwan.
Myles wants to clinch up but Yodsuwan keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Myles.
Myles just misses with a punch to the body.
Yodsuwan throws a solid leg kick but Myles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan misses with a wild combination.
Yodsuwan lands with a nice combination. Myles backs away looking to recover.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Yodsuwan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Myles.
Nice shot lands for Yodsuwan.
Myles thows a leg kick but Yodsuwan checks it
and Yodsuwan counters with a series of strikes. Myles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Myles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yodsuwan. That did some damage!
Myles misses with a combination
enabling Yodsuwan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Myles moves out of range easily.
Yodsuwan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Myles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yodsuwan misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Myles, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myles fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myles slips a jab and a cross from Yodsuwan.
Myles throws a front kick that sends Yodsuwan stumbling back into the cage.
Myles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yodsuwan at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Yodsuwan.
Myles tried to score with a low kick but Yodsuwan checks it.
Yodsuwan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yodsuwan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Myles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yodsuwan blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myles throws a shot from downtown. Yodsuwan moves away and avoids it.
Myles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yodsuwan on the side of the head.
Myles fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyler Myles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Yodsuwan swings for the body but Myles moves out of range.
Myles misses with a left hand
and Yodsuwan counters with a good, hard body kick but Myles shrugs it off.
Myles misses with a wild combination.
Yodsuwan throws a hook to the side of Myles's head but Myles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Myles blocks the low kick.
Yodsuwan throws a right hand that Myles ducks under and follows up with a left that Myles also avoids with ease.
Myles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yodsuwan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yodsuwan throws a one two combo.
Myles is rocked!
Myles drops his hands for a split second and Yodsuwan immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Myles face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Yodsuwan follows up with a right hand that knocks Myles into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thaksin Yodsuwan!
An out of breath Thaksin Yodsuwan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree comes to the cage accompanied by Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood. McGregor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloc Party - Flux. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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289 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jaws Talltree has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Talltree. No joy for McGregor on that attempt.
Talltree scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Talltree is fending him off so far but McGregor persists. Nope, Talltree circles away and we're back to standing.
McGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Talltree gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talltree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Talltree is avoiding it.
McGregor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Talltree avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talltree throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGregor on the side of the head.
It looks like Charlie McGregor has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. Talltree looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGregor 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.
Talltree throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Talltree thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Talltree checks a leg kick.
McGregor works the jab nicely.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Talltree but Talltree pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jaws Talltree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie McGregor.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Talltree is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talltree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Talltree as he jumps to the side.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
Talltree checks a leg kick.
Talltree keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGregor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talltree is out of range.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charlie McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor feints and as Talltree raises his hands in defense, McGregor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McGregor cracks Talltree with a solid left hand.
McGregor throws an elbow that misses. Talltree uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGregor's guard. Nice move by Talltree!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGregor is on top in guard.
McGregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Talltree is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talltree keeping full guard, as McGregor tries to pass.
Talltree preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Talltree looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Talltree is keeping the position.
McGregor stands up and waves to Talltree to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie McGregor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Talltree throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor misses with a takedown attempt - Talltree sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGregor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Talltree is looking to regain half guard here but McGregor keeps moving and retains side control.
Talltree takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McGregor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McGregor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Talltree!
McGregor postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Talltree in real trouble here! The ref calls for Talltree to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie McGregor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charlie McGregor thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonald with a hook.
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but McDonald checks it.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but McDonald checks it.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and McDonald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - McDonald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Anderson connects with the punch.
McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Anderson with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
Anderson looks to land a combination. McDonald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but McDonald avoids it.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
Maurice McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McDonald is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McDonald tries to control but Anderson manages to take his back.
Anderson is looking for the choke from the back position but McDonald is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working the ground and pound. Can McDonald escape?
McDonald trying to control the position but Anderson manages to sink in the hooks.
Anderson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
McDonald covering up well under a series of strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at McDonald. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
McDonald trying to control the hands but Anderson won't let him.
Anderson is working the ground and pound. Can McDonald escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but McDonald won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Anderson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reggie Anderson!
An out of breath Reggie Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Muse: MK Ultra as his entrance music. James Holmes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Gambler.
Holmes 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.
Gambler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambler.
Holmes lands with a nice body kick.
Holmes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gambler's head.
Gambler thuds his shin into the meat of Holmes's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gambler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Holmes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gambler doesn't seem phased though.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
Holmes throws the kick towards the body but Gambler avoids it.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Gambler.
Gambler throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gambler's sensitive parts.
Gambler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gambler looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Gambler saw that one coming.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
Holmes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gambler's head.
Holmes rushes Gambler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes is looking to control Gambler's arms but Gambler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Gambler can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gambler misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
Gambler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Gambler misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gambler lands a body shot.
Gambler can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Gambler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Gambler.
Gambler struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Gambler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gambler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Gambler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gambler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambler avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gambler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmes misses with a leg kick.
Jab by Holmes.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Gambler saw that one coming.
Holmes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gambler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Gambler had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gambler.
A short left from Holmes.
Holmes is trying to drag Gambler to the mat but Gambler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gambler.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gambler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Gambler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holmes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gambler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambler misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holmes throws a low kick, looking for Gambler's leg but Gambler calmly moves out of range.
Gambler connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambler throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Gambler in the body.
Gambler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmes lands with a cross.
Gambler moves out of range of the leg kick from Holmes.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambler manages to avoid it.
Gambler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
James Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a push kick but Gambler slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes misses with a leg kick.
Gambler throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Gambler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holmes.
Holmes defending well as Gambler loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Gambler 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.
Gambler misses the shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Gambler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Gambler is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gambler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambler misses with a looping right.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gambler throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Gambler lands with a nice combination. Holmes backs away looking to recover.
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
Gambler looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Gambler throws a series of strikes that have Holmes backpedaling.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a hook but Gambler blocks it.
Holmes forces Gambler back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Gambler.
Gambler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gambler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holmes lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gambler works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Holmes.
James Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gambler struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gamblers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes blocking some punches.
Gambler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gambler keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gambler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holmes jabs Gambler right on the nose. Gambler blinks but takes it well.
Gambler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Holmes lands a really nice looking cross but Gambler seems unphased.
Gambler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Holmes throws a low kick but Gambler moves out of range easily.
Holmes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gamblers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gambler looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gambler.
Holmes is looking to slow Gambler down with leg kicks.
Gambler throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Holmes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gambler's head backwards.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gambler. Gambler obviously looking to wear him down.
Gambler looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
A nice combination there by Holmes.
Gambler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gambler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gambler misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gambler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmes checks it well.
Holmes sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gambler to the ground! Holmes dives into full mount looking to finish!
Gambler is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big strike lands for Holmes! That's really hurt Gambler and he's turned his back - Holmes keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Holmes jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Holmes!
James Holmes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. 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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32
198 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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36
201 lbs
34 - 18 - 4 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola looks to land a left hand but Sinatra moved out of range nicely.
Sinatra moves away from the strike by Peltola.
Sinatra slips a jab from Peltola.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peltola but Peltola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sinatra shoots in but no luck this time.
Peltola looks for a takedown but Sinatra sprawls well.
Peltola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sinatra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peltola scrambles back to his feet.
Sinatra cracks Peltola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sinatra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sinatra connects with a single shot there.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
Peltola shoots in for a double leg but Sinatra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sinatra avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Peltola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinatra avoids the body shot from Peltola.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sinatra is defended easily by Peltola.
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltola.
Sinatra connects with a nice looking jab.
Peltola 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.
Sinatra avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
Peltola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola goes for a double leg but Sinatra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sinatra continues to drive forward.
Peltola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sinatra wants to get back to striking at distance but Peltola won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sinatra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinatra is looking to break free of the clinch but Peltola has double underhooks.
Peltola looking to slow down the pace here.
Peltola effectively controlling the action here.
Peltola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinatra working hard to break the clinch.
Peltola keeps control of Sinatra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra blocks a body shot from Peltola.
Sinatra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peltola has him pressed against the cage.
Sinatra tries to circle away but Peltola has him pinned against the cage.
Sinatra is trying to break free.
Sinatra is trying to break the clinch but Peltola has him pressed against the cage.
Peltola stops a takedown attempt from Sinatra.
Peltola has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sinatra after a bit of a struggle.
Sinatra is trying to drag Peltola to the mat but Peltola just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've been informed that Sinatra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Peltola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peltola trying to stall but Sinatra improves his position.
Sinatra tries to break free but Peltola pushes him back against the cage.
Sinatra can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sinatra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peltola misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Sinatra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sinatra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinatra tries to break free but Peltola pushes him back against the cage.
Peltola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sinatra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peltola will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sinatra up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinatra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peltola prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinatra is just out of range.
Sinatra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peltola clobbers Sinatra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinatra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peltola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinatra as he jumps to the side.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinatra misses with a wild body shot.
Sinatra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sinatra lands a lovely overhand right.
Sinatra moves away from the strike by Peltola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peltola won't be happy with that.
Peltola gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sinatra throwing strikes here but Peltola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sinatra 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.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinatra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sinatra landing punches.
Sinatra lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinatra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peltola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sinatra.
Sinatra tries to control but Peltola wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra prevents Peltola from getting the reversal.
Sinatra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peltola because Sinatra loaded up on that one.
Sinatra raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Peltola that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sinatra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peltola looks a forlorn figure.
Peltola is looking to improve his position but Sinatra isn't that keen on the idea.
Peltola taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to control the pace but Peltola is squirming around nicely.
Sinatra controlling the position easily from mount.
Peltola tries to hold on but Sinatra postures up.
Peltola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sinatra.
Peltola is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with a head shot.
Sinatra scoring with strikes but Peltola is staying in there.
Sinatra looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frank Sinatra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinatra wants to control but Peltola has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peltola is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Peltola takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
Sinatra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinatra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peltola takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinatra moves away.
Sinatra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peltola under the eye.
Peltola lands a right hook to the body.
Sinatra throws a right hand that misses
and Peltola counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sinatra!
Sinatra is not content to let Peltola control the position.
Sinatra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola working the head with strikes.
Peltola content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sinatra manages to get back to half guard.
Peltola trying to control the action but Sinatra is working from the bottom.
Sinatra moves into full guard.
Sinatra controls Peltola momentarily but Peltola frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to sweep but no luck.
Sinatra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sinatra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peltola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
Sinatra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peltola is one step ahead there.
Peltola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinatra is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sinatra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peltola!
Atte Peltola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinatra trying to control but Peltola is having none of it.
Sinatra with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Peltola blocking the ground and pound.
Sinatra tries to control but Peltola wriggling away.
Sinatra punching from mount but Peltola doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sinatra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra trying to control but Peltola is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra landing strikes from the mount and Peltola is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sinatra 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
After winning the bout, Frank Sinatra 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 Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Tamad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Joker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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37
194 lbs
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200 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tamad thows a leg kick but Matazz checks it
and Matazz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tamad's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamad.
Tamad tried to score with a low kick but Matazz checks it.
Tamad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matazz's waist but Matazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tamad off to one side.
The crowd cheers as Matazz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tamad doesn't seem phased though.
Matazz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Not Yours in the buildup to the fight.
Tamad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tamad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Matazz. Those never looked like landing.
Tamad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matazz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matazz tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tamad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matazz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matazz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matazz scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matazz moves out of range as Tamad strikes.
Tamad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matazz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matazz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamad cracks the inside of Matazz's front leg.
Matazz looks for the body kick but Tamad saw that one coming.
Tamad dodges the punch combination from Matazz.
Tamad lands an overhand right.
Matazz misses with an uppercut.
Matazz throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamad. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tamad lands with a nice combination. Matazz backs away looking to recover.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matazz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matazz throws a low kick, looking for Tamad's leg but Tamad calmly moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Tamad - just one landing.
Tamad throws a leg kick but Matazz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matazz lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad looks to land a body kick but Matazz moved away.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Tamad.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz throws a leg kick that misses.
Matazz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamad moves away.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Tamad checks it.
Tamad misses with a kick to the body.
Matazz takes one to the side of the head.
Matazz checks a low kick from Tamad.
Matazz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matazz takes one on the button.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamad scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matazz.
Matazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matazz lands a high kick!
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Tamad cracks Matazz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tamad scores with a jab to the body.
Tamad scores with a leg kick.
Matazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tamad.
Tamad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matazz. Matazz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz scores with a hook.
Matazz rushes Tamad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz trying to stall but Tamad improves his position.
Tamad avoids a wild elbow strike from Matazz.
Tamad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tamad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tamad.
Matazz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tamad up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tamad.
Matazz is looking to control Tamad's arms but Tamad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matazz has his back to the cage.
Matazz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tamad up against the cage.
Tamad blocks an uppercut.
Matazz has Tamad pushed against the cage.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tamad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matazz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tamad can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Matazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad tries to circle away but Matazz has him pinned against the cage.
Matazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamad is keeping busy.
Tamad throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matazz pushes Tamad up against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Tamad shrugs off.
Tamad blocking some punches.
Matazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tamad is trying to break the clinch but Matazz is controlling him.
A short right from Matazz on the inside.
Tamad takes an elbow to the temple.
Tamad lands a shoulder strike.
Matazz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tamad lands a hook that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Matazz tries to throw a body punch but Tamad avoids it by throwing Matazz back against the cage.
Tamad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz misses with the head strike.
Matazz is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Tamad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Matazz throws an elbow but misses.
Tamad breaks the clinch.
Matazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matazz connects with a body shot.
Tamad misses with a series of wild punches.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tamad lands a nice shot to the body.
Matazz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tamad. Tamad obviously looking to wear him down.
Tamad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matazz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tamad moves out of range as Matazz strikes.
Tamad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz rushes Tamad and presses him up against the cage.
Matazz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tamad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tamad breaks the clinch.
Tamad misses with a hook. Matazz ducked under it nicely.
Matazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matazz misses with a body kick.
Tamad lands a head kick!
Matazz tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Matazz throws a solid leg kick but Tamad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matazz.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
Tamad misses with the combination.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Tamad moved away.
Matazz swinging wildly here.
Matazz throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad tried to score with a low kick but Matazz checks it.
Tamad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz throws a looping overhand right but Tamad ducks down to avoid it.
Tamad blocks a low kick nicely.
Tamad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tamad scores with a leg kick.
Matazz jabs Tamad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matazz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tamad jabs Matazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matazz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matazz throws a wild body kick that Tamad sees coming a mile off.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Tamad looks to land a left hand but Matazz moved out of range nicely.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamad misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz wants to slow Tamad down by chopping away at his legs.
Matazz motions for Tamad to come forward. Matazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Matazz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tamad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamad lands with a hook. Matazz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raz Matazz's cut is getting worse.
Matazz blocks a head kick by Tamad.
Tamad swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matazz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matazz cracks Tamad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tamad throws a leg kick but Matazz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matazz with a nice cross.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matazz pushes Tamad away with a front kick.
Tamad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matazz dips to his left and cracks Tamad with an uppercut!
Tamad throws a leg kick that misses.
Matazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tamad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matazz checks it well.
Tamad defending well as Matazz loads up on a big left hand.
Matazz takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad throws a leg kick but Matazz sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Tamad keeps it at a distance.
Matazz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matazz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tamad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
Tamad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matazz closes the distance and pushes Tamad back into the cage.
Matazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matazz lands with a right to the head.
Tamad gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matazz is refusing to be controlled, as Tamad sits in half guard.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Matazz dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz is looking for a sweep. Tamad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tamad is keen to just control but Matazz is a slippery customer.
Tamad drops an elbow to the side of Matazz's head.
Matazz is trying to get back to full guard.
Tamad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tamad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matazz has hold of Tamad's hands but Tamad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matazz is trying to get back to full guard.
Raz Matazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad wants to control but Matazz is keeping him busy.
Matazz wants to get back to full guard.
Matazz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Matazz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Matazz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamad prevents Matazz from improving his position.
Tamad throwing shots but Matazz is blocking nicely.
Tamad drops an elbow to the side of Matazz's head.
Matazz is refusing to be controlled, as Tamad sits in half guard.
Matazz trying to control here.
Tamad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matazz defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matazz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tamad prevents Matazz from improving his position.
Juan Tamad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matazz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matazz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tamad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
Juan Tamad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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264 lbs
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275 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus forces Makers back against the cage and clinches.
Makers has a couple of punches blocked by Colossus.
Colossus working aggressively here.
Makers tries to work over Colossus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colossus misses with a body punch.
Colossus takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Makers.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
Colossus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makers's elbow.
Makers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Makers lands a hook that snaps the head of Colossus backwards.
Colossus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Makers.
Colossus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers misses the shot to the body.
Colossus throws a series of strikes that have Makers backpedaling.
Makers scores with a nice strike.
Makers forces Colossus back against the cage and clinches.
Makers throws a punch but it's blocked by Colossus.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
Colossus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makers backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Makers.
Makers tries to throw a body punch but Colossus avoids it by throwing Makers back against the cage.
Makers struggles to land a body shot inside as Colossus controls his hands.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Makers.
Colossus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makers misses with a body punch.
Colossus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Makers.
A left hand lands to the body for Makers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makers working aggressively here.
Makers blocks an uppercut.
Makers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colossus lands a body shot.
Colossus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makers backwards.
Makers blocks an uppercut.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makers has a couple of punches blocked by Colossus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Makers throws an elbow but misses.
Colossus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colossus tries a body shot but Makers blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makers.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Colossus.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Makers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colossus has a couple of punches blocked by Makers.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Makers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
Colossus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colossus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Colossus misses with a punch on the inside.
Makers tries a body shot but Colossus blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colossus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colossus is working Makers over against the cage.
Colossus tries to work over Makers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Makers as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Colossus.
Makers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Colossus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makers can turn it around.
Makers tries to work over Colossus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Makers fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makers.
Colossus tries to break free but Makers pushes him back against the cage.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Makers.
Makers prevents Colossus from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colossus.
Colossus lands a hook that snaps the head of Makers backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Makers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colossus tries to throw a body punch but Makers avoids it by throwing Colossus back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jt Colossus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Colossus throws a right hand that misses
and Makers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Makers lands an uppercut.
Makers blocks a body shot from Colossus.
Makers blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colossus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colossus scores with a shot to the side of Makers's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makers lands a shot to the body.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Colossus blocks an uppercut.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colossus breaks from the clinch.
Colossus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makers.
Colossus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers looks to throw the jab but Colossus is out of range.
A big right from Colossus misses.
Makers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Colossus looks to land a left hand but Makers moved out of range nicely.
Makers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colossus.
Makers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Colossus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jt Colossus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colossus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makers connects with the punch.
Makers cracks Colossus with an open hand slap.
A left lands for Colossus.
Colossus looks to land a right hand but Makers moved out of range.
Colossus misses with a straight left.
Colossus misses with a hook
and Makers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Makers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makers blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makers pushes Colossus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colossus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Makers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makers.
Colossus is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colossus.
Colossus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Colossus or not.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colossus avoids the elbow strike from Makers, against the cage.
Makers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jt Colossus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Makers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Makers.
Oh Colossus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colossus's elbow.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Colossus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colossus can't find room to land a body shot as Makers controls the action.
Colossus seems to have got his legs back now.
Colossus is pressed against the cage. Makers pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Colossus! Two more big strikes from Makers and Colossus crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Makers!
After winning the bout, Mark Makers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Tanner. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33
209 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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34
220 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wiggin at a distance.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wiggin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut.
Wiggin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner 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.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiggin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiggin scores with the left hand. Tanner knows he should have avoided that one.
Wiggin throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Wiggin punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Tanner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanner.
Ender Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Wiggin misses.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanner scores with a nice head shot.
Wiggin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tanner's head.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner gets tackled into the cage by Wiggin. Wiggin maintains the clinch.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Tanner shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggin.
Tanner misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggin lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin lands a left hand.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
Wiggin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Tanner.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiggin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Tanner 's eye.
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.
Wiggin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Tanner.
Wiggin with a knee to the head.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Wiggin.
Wiggin blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks with his arms.
Wiggin lands with a light punch inside.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Wiggin is blocking nicely.
Tanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wiggin.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggin lands a nice uppercut.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin with a knee to the head.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Wiggin avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Tanner is rocked!
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanner's brow.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Wiggin working Tanner over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment.
Tanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Wiggin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wiggin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wiggin moves to clinch but Tanner breaks away
and Tanner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wiggin forces Tanner back against the cage and clinches.
Ender Wiggin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiggin's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanner's brow.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiggin blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiggin blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiggin misses with a knee strike.
Wiggin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanner is working Wiggin over against the cage.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiggin.
Wiggin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Dick Tanner's cut is getting worse.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Wiggin blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggin controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Tanner 's eye.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wiggin.
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the cage.
Tanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiggin avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiggin is defending well for now.
Wiggin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dick Tanner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiggin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Wiggin.
Tanner takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Tanner seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiggin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Wiggin lands with a right to the head.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiggin lands with a right to the head.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Dick Tanner's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Tanner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ender Wiggin!
During a confident post fight interview, Ender Wiggin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele's entrance music is Perkele . A fine choice. Shirahama comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fade To Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kenichi Shirahama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Shirahama blocks the low kick.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Perkele feints and then cracks Shirahama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shirahama down.
Perkele is looking to clinch but Shirahama is avoiding it.
Perkele misses with the body kick
and Shirahama counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Perkele!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shirahama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shirahama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perkele is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shirahama throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Shirahama.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirahama moves into full mount!
Shirahama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perkele avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shirahama.
Shirahama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perkele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shirahama tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirahama lands with some strikes.
Perkele wants to control but Shirahama is having none of it.
Perkele's coaches at Team Finland have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shirahama throwing strikes here but Perkele is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shirahama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Perkele tries to hold on but Shirahama pushes him away.
Shirahama looking to secure an arm triangle but Perkele defends it well.
Shirahama is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Perkele has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Perkele!
Shirahama is looking for a triangle but Perkele pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama working a defensive guard here.
Perkele controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perkele preventing the sweep.
Shirahama is still trying to improve position.
Shirahama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perkele's guard.
Shirahama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perkele has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shirahama has managed to get both his arms back between Perkele's legs - danger averted.
Shirahama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shirahama laying and praying for a moment but Perkele takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perkele trying to control here.
Shirahama working the head and body with strikes.
Shirahama trying to work for an americana but Perkele has managed to regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama postures up and lands a big shot to Perkele's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shirahama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perkele has his hands on Shirahama's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perkele delivers a nice body kick.
Perkele tries to clinch up but Shirahama circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and Shirahama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shirahama is trying to control. Perkele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shirahama trying to control from Perkele's half guard. Perkele has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shirahama trying to control but Perkele is working from the bottom.
Shirahama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shirahama scoring with some ground and pound.
Perkele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shirahama forces his way into half guard.
My spies in Ryōzanpaku Dojo inform me that Shirahama has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shirahama thows a huge punch but Perkele dodges it nicely.
Shirahama is nestled in close to Perkele, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perkele might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shirahama moves nicely into side control.
Shirahama scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirahama is chipping away with strikes.
Shirahama looking to control but instead Perkele has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Shirahama is keen to just control but Perkele is a slippery customer.
Perkele is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shirahama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shirahama is thwarting Perkele's attempts to control the position.
Shirahama working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shirahama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perkele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shirahama.
Shirahama controlling the action here.
Shirahama wants to pass the guard but Perkele is defending well.
Shirahama seems to be working for a kimura but Perkele defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shirahama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perkele trying to control here.
Shirahama lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Perkele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but Shirahama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Shirahama.
Perkele is looking to chop away at Shirahama's legs.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Shirahama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele looks to throw a body kick
and Shirahama counters with a stiff right hand.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shirahama moves out of range of the body kick from Perkele.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Shirahama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkele throws a series of punches but Shirahama avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele throws a lazy head kick
and Shirahama counters with a thumping low kick.
Shirahama shoots in but no luck this time.
Perkele thumps Shirahama with a low kick.
Perkele tries to clinch up
and Shirahama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shirahama blocks a leg kick.
Perkele throws out a leg kick but Shirahama moves out of range and Perkele only half commits.
Perkele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shirahama's calf.
Shirahama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shirahama working over Perkele with some ground and pound. Perkele looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shirahama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perkele defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shirahama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Perkele!
Shirahama landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perkele is rocked!
Shirahama is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Perkele goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Shirahama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenichi Shirahama!
Kenichi Shirahama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Pyry Perkele had this to say: 'My mommy always says that there is no better fighter than I am...so that what you saw was pure luck!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think River might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Uusisto has chosen System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
30 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto throws a leg kick
and River counters with a right hand to the body.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
River misses with a low kick.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uusisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusisto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? River is fending him off so far but Uusisto persists. Nope, River circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been informed that Uusisto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
River lands a head kick. Uusisto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by River.
River tries to move into range but Uusisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
River swings for the body but Uusisto moves out of range.
Uusisto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for River!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uusisto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, River has escaped the position, nice work there.
Uusisto trying to control the position but River is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is looking to regain half guard here but Uusisto keeps moving and retains side control.
River is trying to control Uusisto's posture but Uusisto avoids it.
River gets back to half guard.
River is looking for a sweep. Uusisto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uusisto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but River does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uusisto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
River is refusing to be controlled, as Uusisto sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is trying to get back to full guard.
River trying to control here.
Uusisto content to control rather than advance.
Uusisto wants to take a breather but River is having none of it.
River tries to get to full guard but Uusisto has control of the leg.
River on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto wants to pass the guard but River is defending well.
River makes his way to full guard. A much better position for River.
Uusisto is in close to River's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
River wants to sweep but no luck.
Uusisto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
River tries to land a sweep but no joy.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
River controlling the position.
Uusisto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of River's head.
Uusisto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
River keeping full guard, as Uusisto tries to pass.
River is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uusisto won't allow River to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from River
and Uusisto counters with a shoot takedown. River fights it but they end up in guard.
Uusisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
River looking to control.
Uusisto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
Uusisto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uusisto landing some decent shots from guard.
River bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uusisto's guard.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but Uusisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uusisto is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurmas Uusisto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uusisto lands a right hook to the body.
Uusisto misses with a low kick.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
River with a nice cross.
Uusisto misses with a series of wild punches.
Uusisto blocks a jab.
River throws a hook but Uusisto avoids it easily.
River tries to land a front kick but Uusisto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River tries to clinch up but Uusisto circles away and keeps his distance.
Uusisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Uusisto.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with a looping right.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
River scores with a leg kick.
Uusisto lands a jab to the nose.
Uusisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Uusisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uusisto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
River throws a hook but Uusisto blocks it.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uusisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Uusisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Uusisto misses with a looping left.
Uusisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands an overhand right.
Cole River is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River thows a leg kick but Uusisto checks it
so Uusisto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uusisto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
River is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
River wants to sweep but no luck.
Uusisto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uusisto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
River wants to get back to his feet but Uusisto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Uusisto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
River working a defensive guard here.
River keeping moving, preventing Uusisto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Uusisto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
River sneaks back into half guard.
River is pressing down on Uusisto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as River holds on and takes a little breather.
River has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto stopping the sweep attempt from River.
River keeping moving, preventing Uusisto from controlling successfully.
River looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uusisto being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Cole River wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Uusisto works the jab nicely.
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 Cole River will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Uusisto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. River defends it nicely.
River digs a good hook to Uusisto's body.
A good leg kick by River.
River throws a body punch but Uusisto moves out of range.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uusisto at a distance.
River throws a body kick that misses
and Uusisto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
River is controlling Uusisto's posture.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
River pulls Uusisto in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
River controls Uusisto momentarily but Uusisto frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto stopping the sweep attempt from River.
River will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cole River just wasn't active enough.
River is looking to clinch.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uusisto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for River!
River is looking for a sweep.
Uusisto advances nicely into full mount.
Uusisto with the ground and pound from mount.
River is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uusisto is landing with some decent strikes but River is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River really wants to buck Uusisto off and get back to his feet.
Uusisto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as River is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is trying desperately to improve position.
River is working hard here to advance position.
Uusisto looking to finish River with some ground and pound. This is bad for River!
Uusisto avoids the attempt from River to control.
Uusisto has control of River's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and River regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto lands a big shot there that rocks River but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
River is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uusisto scoring with strikes but River is staying in there.
Uusisto cracks River with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
River is rocked!
River tries to hold on but Uusisto postures up.
Oh River is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uusisto unloads with some vicious shots from mount and River wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Uusisto celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurmas Uusisto!
Jurmas Uusisto is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Jurmas Uusisto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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