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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Untaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Untaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze. On his way into the cage it seems that Mingo Deems has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mingo Deems seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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151 lbs
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148 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Untaka!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Deems lands.
Deems lands with a nice combination. Untaka backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Thomas Untaka has been cut.
Untaka defending well as Deems loads up on a big left hand.
Untaka goes for a double leg but Deems avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Deems continues to drive forward.
Untaka can't get the takedown.
Untaka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deems pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mingo Deems has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Untaka.
Untaka has Deems pressed against the cage, preventing Deems from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Deems's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Deems is trying to force a seperation but Untaka has the dominant position.
Deems breaks the clinch.
Deems lands an overhand right.
Untaka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Untaka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Untaka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Untaka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Untaka goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Deems rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Untaka's guard! Nice work there by Deems!
Untaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deems wants to control from the top but Untaka keeps moving.
Deems has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Untaka wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Deems is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Untaka manages to get to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Deems trying to control the position from guard on top but Untaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mingo Deems wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Deems fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Untaka checks it well.
Deems cracks Untaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Untaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Deems cracks Untaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mingo Deems seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deems fails to land with a series of punches.
Deems lands with a hook. Untaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Untaka is rocked!
Untaka get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Untaka stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Deems runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mingo Deems!
An out of breath Mingo Deems thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Halder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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280 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Halder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinch rushes Halder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Stevie Hinch has been cut.
Halder 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.
Halder lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Halder.
Hinch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Halder prevents it.
Hinch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Halder walks away with a smile on his face. Hinch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hinch has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Halder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Halder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hinch looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinch moves out of range of the body kick.
Halder throws a body kick that misses
and Hinch counters with a body kick that stops Halder in his tracks momentarily.
Hinch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halder throws out the jab.
Halder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hinch shoots in for a takedown but Halder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake Halder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
Halder throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hinch colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Halder as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hinch is left battered and dazed whilst Halder and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Halder!
Blake Halder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Cherry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson drops Cherry with a beautiful combination! Cherry stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Robinson is looking for the KO!
Cherry is rocked!
It looks like Jack Cherry has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Cherry is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Robinson engages and cracks Cherry with a massive lead left hook - Cherry tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Robinson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Robinson!
A very excited looking Sean Robinson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Jack Cherry stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board to fix what I missed. No more no less. Embrace the grind'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timy Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar James The Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro (Hell yeah). Timy Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timy Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar James The Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Reaper looks to land a combination. Tiger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Reaper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The Reaper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiger. That snapped The Reaper's head back.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from The Reaper.
Tiger is rocked!
and The Reaper counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tiger! He's just covering up as The Reaper starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesar James The Reaper!
In defeat, Timy Tiger stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's on TRT...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by UT Texas Fight Song. Paskalev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnost Paskalev!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to land a right hand but Paskalev moved out of range.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paskalev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Paskalev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Paskalev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Paskalev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paskalev is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Paskalev throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Paskalev trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Paskalev works his way into full mount!
Paskalev thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Paskalev has a good base and remains in mount.
Paskalev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Paskalev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Paskalev lands a couple of good shots and Williams has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Well, with Paskalev on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Williams is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Paskalev throwing damaging strikes from the back! Williams could be in trouble here!
Williams defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Paskalev's arms.
Williams has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Paskalev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Paskalev.
Paskalev looking to break Williams's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Williams remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Paskalev will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Paskalev looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paskalev is trying to control but Williams is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Paskalev is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paskalev pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is staying active underneath Paskalev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paskalev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Paskalev eventually gives up the hold.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paskalev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev works his foot free and advances to mount.
Paskalev goes for an armbar but Williams turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Williams.
Paskalev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Paskalev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paskalev wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying to control but Paskalev is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnost Paskalev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paskalev has time to react.
Paskalev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Paskalev sits in half guard.
Williams makes his way to full guard, as Paskalev worked for a kimura.
Arnost Paskalev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paskalev won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Paskalev pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paskalev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Paskalev slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Paskalev seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Paskalev stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Paskalev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Paskalev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paskalev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is staying active underneath Paskalev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paskalev passes to side control.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paskalev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paskalev has hold of Williams's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Williams tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Paskalev cranks the arm and Williams screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Williams, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arnost Paskalev!
A victorious Arnost Paskalev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laoka thows a body kick. Cook tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Laoka closes the distance and clinches.
Cook has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laoka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cook punches the canvas rather than the man.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Laoka is trying to break free.
Cook lands a shot to the head.
Cook misses with an elbow to the head.
Cook struggling to land strikes to the head as Laoka covers up.
Cook somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cook lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka covering up well under a series of strikes from Cook.
Cook throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cook is punishing Laoka with some ground and pound.
Cook cracks Laoka with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Laoka from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Cook misses with a punch to the head.
Cook lands shots from the back.
Laoka covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cook misses with punches from the back.
Cook has Laoka flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka covering up well and avoiding damage.
Even with his hooks in, Cook manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cook punches Laoka on the ear.
Cook throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cook is working the ground and pound. Can Laoka escape?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laoka covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Laoka tries to escape the position.
Cook scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Laoka is looking for a way out.
Cook missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laoka defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cook's arms.
Cook is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Laoka. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Laoka covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cook throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cook punches the canvas rather than the man.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Laoka is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Cook off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Cook throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Can Laoka hold on?! Cook is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook missing with strikes from the back.
Laoka looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Laoka rolls, trying to escape but Cook keeps control of the position.
Even with his hooks in, Cook manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook cracks Laoka with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Laoka from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Cook missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orion Cook dominated that round.
That's time! Cook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laoka throws a leg kick but Cook checks it.
Cook rushes Laoka and presses him up against the cage.
Cook tries to pull guard but Laoka won't allow it.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Laoka is defending well.
Cook wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Laoka.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Cook blocks with his arms.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laoka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cook is defending well for now.
Laoka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katsu Laoka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Cook is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laoka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cook goes for a takedown attempt but Laoka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laoka lands a head kick!
Cook slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook has a takedown stuffed.
Cook moves out of range as Laoka throws a body kick.
Laoka moves into range and clinches up with Cook.
Cook has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laoka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
Cook drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laoka pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laoka misses with a body kick.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Laoka lands with a kick to the temple. Cook shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cook blocks a low kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laoka, as that shot connected.
Laoka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka has managed to clinch.
Cook has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Laoka regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cook being controlled here momentarily.
Cook landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laoka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laoka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orion Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cook throws a strike but Laoka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laoka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laoka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Laoka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laoka has managed to clinch.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Cook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laoka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Cook avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laoka smiles and moves away.
Cook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka connects with a body shot.
Laoka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laoka lunges at Cook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cook's hand.
Laoka tries a head kick but it misses.
Laoka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.
Laoka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laoka tries to work over Cook's front leg with a kick but Cook checks it.
Cook blocks a leg kick.
Laoka clinches up with Cook and pushes him back against the cage.
Cook has Laoka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laoka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook tries for a takedown but Laoka manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Cook blocks with his arms.
Cook looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook tries to pull guard but Laoka won't allow it.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cook tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Cook avoids the damage to the body.
Cook avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cook wants to take the fight to the mat but Laoka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cook has Laoka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laoka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Cook is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Cook is looking to take this one to the mat.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cook takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka landing knees to the body.
Cook jumps guard but Laoka stands there with Cook around his waist. Cook gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Laoka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cook.
Laoka tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cook has clasped his hands together around Laoka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Laoka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cook tries to roll over but Laoka keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook is looking to get back to full guard here but Laoka has managed to pass to side control instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cook tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laoka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laoka controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Laoka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laoka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
Katsu Laoka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Crashing Mashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscrow has chosen Wicked Gil as his entrance music. Perry Roscrow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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39
257 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Crashing Mashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Perry Roscrow!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow with a hook.
It looks like Renato Crashing Mashin has been cut.
Roscrow throws a hook but Crashing Mashin blocks it.
Roscrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roscrow throws a lazy uppercut
and Crashing Mashin counters with a series of strikes. Roscrow will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crashing Mashin moves away from the strike by Roscrow.
Roscrow misses the jab.
A jab from Roscrow misses.
Roscrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roscrow lands a right hook to the body.
Crashing Mashin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crashing Mashin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roscrow was covering up waiting for the punch and Crashing Mashin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crashing Mashin forces his way into half guard.
Crashing Mashin throwing shots but Roscrow is blocking nicely.
Crashing Mashin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roscrow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roscrow looking for submissions off his back.
Crashing Mashin lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crashing Mashin connects with a nice short shot to Roscrow's temple.
Crashing Mashin is keen to just control but Roscrow is a slippery customer.
Roscrow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roscrow tries to get to full guard but Crashing Mashin has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roscrow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crashing Mashin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roscrow sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Crashing Mashin there.
Crashing Mashin is keen to just control but Roscrow is a slippery customer.
Crashing Mashin working over Roscrow with some ground and pound. Roscrow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roscrow actively working from the bottom here.
Crashing Mashin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roscrow has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Crashing Mashin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Crashing Mashin!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crashing Mashin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Crashing Mashin cracks Roscrow with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roscrow tries to improve position but can't.
Crashing Mashin scores with punches from side control.
Roscrow is not content to let Crashing Mashin control the position.
Crashing Mashin grinds an elbow into Roscrow's temple.
Crashing Mashin scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roscrow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crashing Mashin 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.
Crashing Mashin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crashing Mashin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roscrow looking for submissions off his back.
Crashing Mashin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roscrow defends it well.
Crashing Mashin winds up and cracks Roscrow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crashing Mashin working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crashing Mashin working Roscrow over with strikes.
Crashing Mashin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Roscrow defend it? Crashing Mashin steps over the head and cranks it - Roscrow is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Crashing Mashin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Crashing Mashin!
Renato Crashing Mashin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen The Last Ride of Leonard Washington as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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240 lbs
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233 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romo to the ground. Washington is now in Romo's guard.
Washington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romo trying to control the position.
Washington tries to free his leg and advance position but Romo is retaining full guard.
Romo keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonard Washington.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Washington's calf.
Romo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Washington tries to clinch but Romo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Romo.
Romo circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Romo's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Washington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
A big right from Washington misses.
Washington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romo under the eye.
Washington wants to clinch.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington goes for a double leg but Romo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Romo continues to drive forward.
A knee to the head by Romo.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romo is trying to maintain a safe position but Washington gets an underhook and turns Romo into the cage.
Romo is pressed up against the cage. Washington has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romo down to the mat. Romo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Washington shoots in and bounces Romo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Washington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Washington is looking to take a break and control but Romo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romo regains half guard.
Romo is trying to control but can't.
Washington is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Romo is just riding it out for now. Washington eventually gives up the hold.
Romo trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Washington throws a strike but Romo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Romo is keeping the position.
Washington is still trying to improve position.
Washington won't allow Romo to sweep him here.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Romo is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington advances to half guard.
Washington is stalling here. Romo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Washington seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Romo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Washington manages to get back to half guard.
Romo controlling the action here.
Romo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Washington to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Washington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Romo did well to prevent Washington getting side control.
Washington wants to take a breather but Romo is having none of it.
Washington is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Washington wants to control but Romo is keeping him busy.
Washington is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Romo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Washington is working away from the top position though.
Washington is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Washington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo is adopting a defensive guard.
Washington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romo keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington has gone for a leg lock! Romo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Washington's guard.
Romo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Washington is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romo stands and steps away. Washington gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romo defends it nicely.
Romo throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Washington blocks the low kick.
Washington connects with a right hand. Romo shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Romo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Romo misses.
Washington wants to clinch up but Romo keeps it at a distance.
Washington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Good work by Washington as he checks the leg kick.
John Kyle Romo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a leg kick but Romo checks it.
Romo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Washington.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Washington tries to clinch there but Romo circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Romo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington scores with a shot to the body.
Romo throws a low kick but Washington moves out of range easily.
Good work by Washington as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romo, right into the meat.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Romo saw that one coming.
Washington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romo tries to avoid it but Washington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romo to the ground. Romo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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!
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Romo cracks the inside of Washington's front leg.
Washington sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Romo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Romo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Washington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Washington will feel that in the morning.
Washington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romo drops Washington with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Washington looks back up at him and smiles so Romo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Washington is rocked!
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Romo finish him?
Romo throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington seems to have recovered his senses.
Romo cracks Washington with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Washington looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Romo finish him?
Washington cracks Romo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Kyle Romo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romo.
Romo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Washington drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Romo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Washington's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kyle Romo!
A very excited looking John Kyle Romo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krutcher comes to the cage accompanied by Fun Things - Savage. Youngblood has chosen Linkin Park - Numb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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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
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Krutcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krutcher's waist but Krutcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Youngblood off to one side.
Krutcher is looking to score with low kicks.
Youngblood with a poor takedown
and Krutcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youngblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krutcher loads up on a big right hand but Youngblood slips the punch.
Youngblood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jason Krutcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
Krutcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Youngblood with a poor takedown
and Krutcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Youngblood tries to clinch up but Krutcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Krutcher misses with an uppercut.
Krutcher is looking to slow Youngblood down with leg kicks.
Krutcher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krutcher. Youngblood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood darts in looking for a takedown but Krutcher gets double underhooks and turns Youngblood into the cage.
Krutcher digs a right hand underneath Youngblood's ribcage. Youngblood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Youngblood looks winded!
Krutcher lands a body punch.
Krutcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Youngblood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krutcher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Youngblood's defenses.
Krutcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Youngblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krutcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krutcher lands a left hand.
Krutcher lands a body shot.
Krutcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krutcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Youngblood's brow.
Krutcher lands a right hand.
Krutcher lands a damaging elbow.
Krutcher tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Krutcher fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krutcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krutcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Youngblood avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krutcher.
Youngblood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krutcher after a bit of a struggle.
Krutcher pushes Youngblood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krutcher lands a takedown into guard.
Krutcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Krutcher tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krutcher swings for the body but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood tries to clinch up but Krutcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Krutcher clinches up with Youngblood and pushes him back against the cage.
Krutcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Youngblood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krutcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Youngblood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krutcher has him pressed against the cage.
Krutcher has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Youngblood is trying to keep an underhook but Krutcher manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Krutcher passes to full mount!
Youngblood avoids a series of strikes thrown by Krutcher.
Krutcher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Youngblood looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood taking shots to the head.
Krutcher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krutcher 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krutcher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Krutcher dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krutcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Youngblood is rocked!
Krutcher wants to control the pace but Youngblood is squirming around nicely.
Youngblood is still in real trouble! Can Krutcher finish him?
Youngblood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Youngblood seems to have recovered his senses.
Youngblood wants to control but Krutcher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krutcher is trying to control. Youngblood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krutcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher wants to control but Youngblood is keeping him busy.
Krutcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Youngblood won't allow Krutcher to pass to mount.
Youngblood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krutcher is stalling here. Youngblood is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Krutcher seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Youngblood has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krutcher is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krutcher 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.
Krutcher scores with a nice right hand.
Youngblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Krutcher circles away.
Krutcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Youngblood shoots in and bounces Krutcher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jason Krutcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krutcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krutcher working a defensive guard but Youngblood passes into half guard.
Youngblood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Youngblood prevents Krutcher from improving his position.
Krutcher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Krutcher wants to control but Youngblood is keeping busy.
Krutcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krutcher is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jason Krutcher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Krutcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Youngblood is just out of range.
Youngblood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Youngblood has Krutcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krutcher misses the shot to the body.
Youngblood ducks right into an uppercut from Krutcher.
Nice uppercut lands for Krutcher. That snapped Youngblood's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Youngblood is out of range and Krutcher settles back down.
Krutcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krutcher pinned against the cage. Krutcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Youngblood throws a combination that misses
and Krutcher counters with a three punch combo that has Youngblood backing up. Youngblood nods at Krutcher to acknowledge the strikes.
Krutcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youngblood misses with a takedown attempt
and Krutcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Youngblood gets tackled into the cage by Krutcher. Krutcher maintains the clinch.
Youngblood looking for a takedown.
Jason Krutcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
Krutcher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krutcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Krutcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Krutcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Youngblood is trying to push Krutcher away but Krutcher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Krutcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Youngblood is defending well for now.
Krutcher tries a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks it.
Krutcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is working for takedown but Krutcher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krutcher throws a head punch that misses.
Krutcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Krutcher.
Krutcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krutcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Youngblood blocks it with crossed arms.
Krutcher lands an elbow that stopped Youngblood in his tracks for a moment.
Krutcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Krutcher.
Jason Krutcher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krutcher has Youngblood pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Krutcher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Youngblood tumbling to the mat - Krutcher dives into Youngblood's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krutcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Youngblood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krutcher engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher trying to control but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Krutcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Youngblood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krutcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Youngblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jason Krutcher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Youngblood tries to clinch up but Krutcher circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krutcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood has a takedown stuffed.
Matt Youngblood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Youngblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krutcher dominated that second round.
That's time! Krutcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krutcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krutcher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Krutcher.
Krutcher missing with knees to the body.
Youngblood is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Krutcher can't fight it off and eventually Youngblood manages to take the fight to the floor. Krutcher looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Youngblood wants to get up but he can't break Krutcher's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Youngblood stopping the sweep attempt from Krutcher.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher controls Youngblood momentarily but Youngblood frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutcher doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Krutcher pulls Youngblood in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Krutcher just wasn't active enough.
Krutcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Youngblood.
Krutcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Youngblood's head.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krutcher sprawls well. Krutcher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Youngblood gets slowly back to his feet.
Youngblood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krutcher misses with the combination.
Krutcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Youngblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Krutcher circles away.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. Krutcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krutcher keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krutcher defends it nicely.
Jason Krutcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
Krutcher catches Youngblood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krutcher as he avoids it easily.
Krutcher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krutcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Youngblood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krutcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krutcher checks a low kick from Youngblood.
Krutcher misses with a kick to the body.
Youngblood fails with a takedown attempt.
Youngblood shoots in but Krutcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krutcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jason Krutcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a leg kick
and Krutcher moves into the clinch.
Matt Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krutcher has clasped his hands together around Youngblood's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Krutcher is trying to get an arm triangle but Youngblood is defending well.
Youngblood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Krutcher lands an elbow.
Krutcher working away.
Krutcher working the ground and pound.
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!
Krutcher throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Krutcher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Youngblood has escaped the position, nice work there.
Youngblood tries to escape but Krutcher is in control.
Jason Krutcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher wants to control but Youngblood is keeping him busy.
Krutcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Youngblood sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Youngblood is looking to reverse the position.
Krutcher trying to control the position but Youngblood is working away.
Krutcher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Youngblood, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krutcher looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Youngblood is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Krutcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krutcher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Krutcher!
Jason Krutcher really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Matt Youngblood spoke after the fight, saying 'I`ll be BACK'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. Rude has chosen Gunslinger as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka moves away from the strike by Rude.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rude was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rude staying out of range there.
Rude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rokka loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Rokka looks for the body kick but Rude saw that one coming.
Rude scores with a body shot.
Rokka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Rokka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokka.
Rude slips under a jab from Rokka.
Rude fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rokka checks it well.
Rude turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rude lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rokka at a distance.
Rude lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rokka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rokka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rude throws a lazy body kick
and Rokka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Rude misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rokka throws a body kick that misses.
Rude throws a jab but it's blocked by Rokka.
Rude takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokka.
Rude digs a good hook to Rokka's body.
Rude lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rude closes the distance and clinches up with Rokka, looking for a takedown. Rude pushes Rokka against the cage but Rokka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rude avoids a kick to the body.
Rude fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rokka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antero Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rude throws a wild body kick that Rokka sees coming a mile off.
Rokka throws a combination that misses
and Rude counters with a stiff right hand.
Rude connects with a leg kick. Rokka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rokka stuns Rude with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rokka lands but Rude takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Rude.
Rude avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rude lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rude has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rokka looks to throw a body kick
and Rude counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Rude swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Rude throws a right hand that Rokka ducks under and follows up with a left that Rokka also avoids with ease.
Rude has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude cracks Rokka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sloppy strikes from Rokka. Those never looked like landing.
Rokka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokka.
Dominic Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rude got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rokka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rude has managed to get both his arms back between Rokka's legs - danger averted.
Rude looking to sit in guard and control but Rokka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rokka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Rokka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rokka gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Rude counter with a right hand.
Rokka thows a body shot but no joy.
Rude lands with a nice body punch.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokka.
Rude shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rokka defends it nicely.
Rokka cracks Rude with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rokka scores with a shot to the body.
Rokka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rude fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rude comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rude slips a jab from Rokka.
Rokka throws a hook but Rude avoids it easily.
Rude lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rude.
Rokka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rude motions for Rokka to come forward. Rude throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka lands a slapping body shot.
Dominic Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rude throws a nice head kick!
Rokka clobbers Rude with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rokka misses with a low kick.
Rokka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rude throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rokka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rude wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rokka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rokka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rokka connects with a single shot there.
Rokka scores with a hook to the body. Rude takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rude.
Rude throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rude misses the target.
Rude pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rokka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rude paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rokka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rokka. Those never looked like landing.
Rokka wants to slow Rude down by chopping away at his legs.
Rokka looks for the body kick but Rude saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Rude checks it.
Rude avoids the head kick by Rokka.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rude.
Rokka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rokka tries to throw a body punch but Rude avoids it by throwing Rokka back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka jumps guard and drags Rude to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rokka looking for a guillotine here but Rude defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka working for submissions but it's allowed Rude to get to half guard.
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 Antero Rokka 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.
Rokka moves out of range of the body kick.
Rude misses the shot to the body.
Rude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rude fails to land with a series of punches.
Rude shoots for a takedown but Rokka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rude misses with a double jab
and Rokka counters with a body kick that stops Rude in his tracks momentarily.
Rude connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rokka thumps Rude with a low kick.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Rude is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rokka.
Rude takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rokka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rokka scores with a nice right hand.
Rokka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rokka throws a leg kick which misses Rude's front leg but catches the back leg as Rude tries to avoid it.
Rokka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rokka misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Rude avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude drops his hands momentarily and Rokka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rude fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokka is out of range.
Rokka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rude. Rude obviously looking to wear him down.
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokka.
Rude misses with a hook
and Rokka counters with a stiff right hand.
Rokka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rude checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rude fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokka moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka blocks the body kick.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Rude.
Rude sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rude throws a right and a left that Rokka avoids nicely.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokka.
Rude tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rokka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rude somewhat.
Antero Rokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rude.
Rude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Rokka.
Rokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rokka on the side of the head.
Rokka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rokka avoids the body shot from Rude.
Rokka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rokka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rokka connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Rokka misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka feints and then cracks Rude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rude down.
Rokka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rude.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Rokka clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rude misses with a wild body shot.
Rokka misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Rokka misses.
Rude looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Rude sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rokka lands a nice hook to Rude's body. Rude takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rude throws a wild body kick that Rokka sees coming a mile off.
Rokka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rude. Rude obviously looking to wear him down.
Rude throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Rokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rude throws a shot from downtown. Rokka moves away and avoids it.
Rude scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Rokka misses
and Rude counters with a stiff right hand.
Rude finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rude throws a sloppy head kick and Rokka moves out of range easily.
Rokka scores with a nice right hand.
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rokka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a leg kick
and Rude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rude listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rude. Rude obviously looking to wear him down.
Rokka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rude comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rokka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rude lands with a right hand.
Rokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rude avoids the body shot from Rokka.
Rude shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rokka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude stands up and waves to Rokka to follow him.
Rokka misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokka. Rude does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Rude misses.
Rokka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rude tries to keep at a distance but Rokka has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rokka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka lands an uppercut.
Rokka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rude.
Rude lands a nice looking body shot.
Rokka misses with a leg kick
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rude.
Rude lands a nice hook to Rokka's body. Rokka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka slaps away a takedown attempt from Rude, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rokka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dominic Rude will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rokka tries to clinch up but Rude circles away and keeps his distance.
Rude ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rude misses with a takedown attempt - Rokka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Rokka misses.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rokka.
Rokka blocks a head kick by Rude.
Rokka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rokka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. Rude looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rokka tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka cracks Rude with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rude throws a hook but Rokka blocks it.
Rokka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
Rokka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rude has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by Rude there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Rokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude dives in and grabs Rokka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rokka pushes down on Rude's head and hops out.
Rude moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rokka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Rokka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka scores with the left hand. Rude knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rude looks to land a right hand but Rokka moved out of range.
Rokka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Rude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rude throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rokka.
Rude connects with a single shot there.
Rokka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rude.
Rude tries for a takedown but Rokka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antero Rokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rude.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a hook but Rokka avoids it easily.
Rokka scores with a head kick.
Rokka pushes Rude away with a front kick.
Rude is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rude shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rokka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rokka connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Rude covering up! Rokka comes in with a big uppercut and Rude goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antero Rokka!
Antero Rokka retains his light heavyweight title!
Antero Rokka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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