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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Predator Theme. Pat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jim Janos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janos motions for Pat to come forward. Janos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Janos wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Janos 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 Pat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Janos is looking to clinch but Pat is avoiding it.
Janos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janos takes the fight into the clinch.
Pat lands a shoulder strike.
Janos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Pat.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Janos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pat avoids it.
Pat has a couple of punches blocked by Janos.
Janos with a knee to the head.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pat looks winded!
Pat is trying to break the clinch but Janos is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat tries a body shot but Janos blocks it.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
Pat blocks an elbow strike.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos stalling the fight.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Pat won't want to take too many of those.
Pat avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Pat takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Pat working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Janos.
Janos misses with an elbow over the top.
Pat misses with a punch to the body.
Pat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Janos managing to block the knees to the body from Pat.
Pat managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pat takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands an elbow that stopped Pat in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Project Pat has been cut.
Pat takes an elbow to the temple.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pat is defending well for now.
Janos lands an elbow inside.
Pat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janos's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Janos blocking some punches.
Pat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Janos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pat avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Pat misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Janos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pat avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Pat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos pushes off an throws an elbow but Pat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pat is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janos.
Janos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Pat.
Janos stalling in the clinch.
Pat presses Janos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pat is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Pat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Pat wants to break free but Janos has control.
Pat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pat misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janos.
Pat managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat lands an uppercut.
Janos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Pat on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pat is defending well for now.
Janos taking a breather.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Pat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janos backwards.
Pat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Pat.
Janos blocks a body shot from Pat.
Janos throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pat's brow.
Pat is leaning against Janos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Pat.
Janos misses with a knee strike.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Pat avoids a wild elbow strike from Janos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Project Pat's cut.
That's time! Janos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pat throws an off balance right hand
and Janos counters with a solid body kick.
Janos ducks right into an uppercut from Pat.
That kick from Pat tenderised Janos's leg. Janos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Janos moves to clinch but Pat breaks away
and Pat counters with a head kick. That will keep Janos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pat swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Pat circles away.
Pat tries to work over Janos's front leg with a kick but Janos checks it.
Pat throws a hook but Janos avoids it easily.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch but Pat moves out of range.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janos tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pat. Janos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janos thumps Pat with a low kick.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pat gets tackled into the cage by Janos. Janos maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Janos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pat up against the cage.
Pat struggles to land a body shot inside as Janos controls his hands.
Pat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Janos blocks an uppercut.
Pat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janos backwards.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Pat avoids the damage to the body.
Pat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Pat lands an elbow inside.
Pat blocks an elbow strike.
Janos takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Pat on the inside.
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!
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Pat is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pat avoids it.
Pat misses with the head strike.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pat avoids it.
Jim Janos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pat avoids it.
Janos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pat blocks it with crossed arms.
Pat tries to work over Janos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janos throws an elbow but it misses.
Janos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janos is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pat.
Janos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Janos lands a knee to the head.
Janos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pat scores with a shot to the side of Janos's head.
Pat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Janos is trying to maintain a safe position but Pat gets an underhook and turns Janos into the cage.
Pat lands a hook that snaps the head of Janos backwards.
Janos misses with an elbow strike.
Pat misses with an elbow strike.
Pat has Janos pushed against the cage.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Janos lands an elbow just above Pat 's eye.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janos lands an elbow inside.
Pat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janos throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Pat.
Pat can't find room to land a body shot as Janos controls the action.
Pat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pat lands with a right to the head.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Pat avoids a wild elbow strike from Janos.
Pat taking a breather.
Pat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pat's brow.
Pat lands a hook that snaps the head of Janos backwards.
Janos misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Project Pat'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.
Pat takes one on the button.
Pat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pat lands a jab.
Janos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Pat.
Pat avoids the head kick by Janos.
Pat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pat counters with a left to the body.
Janos tries to clinch but Pat is having none of it.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janos tries to clinch but Pat moves out of range.
Pat connects with a high kick.
Janos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos is looking to clinch but Pat is avoiding it.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Janos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Janos wants to clinch.
Pat cracks the inside of Janos's front leg.
Janos tries to clinch but Pat is having none of it.
Janos tries a head kick but it misses.
Pat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Janos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pat counters with an outside leg kick.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Pat circles away.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Janos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pat.
Pat throws out a leg kick but Janos moves out of range and Pat only half commits.
Pat keeps the fight on the outside.
Janos slips under a jab.
Janos delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pat tries to clinch but Janos moves out of range.
Janos throws a leg kick but Pat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Janos tries to clinch there but Pat circles away.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janos tries to clinch up.
Janos tries to clinch but Pat moves out of range.
Janos throws a sloppy head kick and Pat moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Pat misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janos tries to clinch up.
Janos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch but Pat moves away
and Pat counters with a nice body shot.
Pat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Janos in his tracks.
Pat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pat swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Janos tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Janos.
Jim Janos is winning the standup battle so far.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janos tries to clinch but Pat moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Janos.
Pat misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pat loads up on a big right hand but Janos slips the punch.
Janos takes the fight into the clinch.
Janos is looking to control Pat's arms but Pat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Pat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Janos's defenses.
Pat scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janos is trying to maintain a safe position but Pat gets an underhook and turns Janos into the cage.
Pat lands a nice knee to the body.
Pat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pat moves into the clinch successfully.
Janos avoids a wild elbow strike from Pat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Project Pat just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Project Pat'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. And we move into the final round!
Janos throws a leg kick but Pat moved away.
Pat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Janos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pat misses with a head kick.
Pat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Janos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pat tries to clinch there but Janos circles away.
Janos misses with a leg kick
and Pat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janos throws a head kick that misses.
Janos throws a sloppy head kick and Pat moves out of range easily.
Pat connects with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pat with a hook.
Janos misses with a head kick.
Janos throws a leg kick but Pat checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat throws a nice head kick!
Pat looks to score with a jab to the body but Janos is just out of range.
Janos throws a head kick but Pat moves out of range.
Janos tries to clinch there but Pat circles away.
Pat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Janos is out of range.
Pat connects with an inside leg kick.
Pat keeps the fight on the outside.
Pat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Janos is looking to clinch.
Pat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Janos.
Janos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pat misses with a head kick.
Pat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janos's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pat jabs Janos right on the nose. Janos blinks but takes it well.
Pat looks for the body kick but Janos saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janos closes the distance and clinches.
Pat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janos backwards.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Pat blocks an elbow strike.
Pat misses with an elbow strike.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pat is defending well for now.
Pat tries to throw a body punch but Janos avoids it by throwing Pat back against the cage.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pat's defenses.
Pat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pat avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Pat trying to land knees to the body.
Project Pat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janos tries to clinch
and Pat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Pat there.
Pat misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pat.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pat keeps the fight on the outside.
Janos moves out of range as Pat throws a body kick.
Janos wants to clinch up but Pat keeps it at a distance.
Pat forces Janos back against the cage and clinches.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Pat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Janos is trying to maintain a safe position but Pat gets an underhook and turns Janos into the cage.
Janos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Jim Janos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Pat tries a knee to the head but Janos blocks it.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Janos with a knee to the head.
Pat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pat tries to land knees in the clinch but Janos avoids the damage to the body.
Pat misses with a knee to the head.
Janos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pat is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat stalling.
Pat receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janos throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Janos.
Well Janos 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 39:37
Judge William Gold scores the fight 40:36
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 38:38
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jim Janos!
Jim Janos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. Atte Peltola has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tibo Asztalos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos misses with a straight left.
Peltola shoots in and drives through. Asztalos sprawls well.
Asztalos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peltola works the jab nicely.
Peltola connects with a body shot that sends Asztalos's belly button to the back.
Asztalos lunges at Peltola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peltola's hand.
It looks like Atte Peltola 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!
Asztalos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peltola blocks a head kick by Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asztalos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peltola connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peltola scores with a punch to the head.
Peltola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Asztalos's waist but Asztalos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peltola off to one side.
Asztalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asztalos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peltola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peltola moves out of range of the body kick from Asztalos.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asztalos.
Asztalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peltola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Asztalos wants to clinch but Peltola slips to the side
and Peltola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Asztalos's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peltola chips away with some ground and pound.
Asztalos is looking to stand up but Peltola isn't so interested in that idea.
Peltola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peltola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peltola stops Asztalos from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peltola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peltola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peltola postures up in Asztalos's guard and throws a big left but Asztalos blocks it.
Asztalos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peltola throws a big elbow that misses.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Asztalos keeps moving.
Asztalos controls Peltola momentarily but Peltola frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola passes into half guard.
Peltola landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peltola wants to pass the guard but Asztalos is defending well.
Asztalos wants to get back to his feet.
Peltola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asztalos's head.
Asztalos trying to hold on to Peltola's head to control him but Peltola postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peltola stalling away here and it's allowed Asztalos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Peltola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peltola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asztalos can't keep his opponent in guard - Peltola advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Peltola trying to control from half guard but Asztalos is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peltola landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peltola.
Asztalos pushes Peltola up against the cage in a clinch.
Asztalos pushes Peltola back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peltola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Asztalos breaks from the clinch.
Asztalos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asztalos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asztalos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peltola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Asztalos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peltola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asztalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peltola. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Peltola misses the target.
Peltola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asztalos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peltola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Peltola moves out of range.
A jab from Peltola misses.
Peltola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asztalos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peltola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asztalos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asztalos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peltola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asztalos looks to land a left hand but Peltola moved out of range nicely.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asztalos.
Peltola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Asztalos avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Peltola does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asztalos manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Peltola. That snapped Asztalos's head back.
Asztalos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
Peltola connects with a crisp jab.
Asztalos throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Peltola.
A shot to the body from Peltola misses
and Asztalos counters with a good, hard body kick but Peltola shrugs it off.
Peltola throws a hook to the side of Asztalos's head but Asztalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Asztalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltola dives in and scores a takedown into Asztalos's guard.
Asztalos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peltola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola postures up.
Asztalos is controlling Peltola's posture.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Asztalos keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tibo Asztalos just wasn't active enough.
Asztalos scores with a head kick. Peltola tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peltola's corner calls for a 1-2. Peltola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peltola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asztalos under the eye.
Asztalos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asztalos lands with a kick to the temple. Peltola shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Peltola checks a low kick from Asztalos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos takes a swing at Peltola's ribcage but misses.
Asztalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peltola closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Asztalos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asztalos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Asztalos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peltola passes Asztalos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asztalos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peltola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Tibo Asztalos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola'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.
Peltola slips a jab and a cross from Asztalos.
Peltola lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Asztalos.
Peltola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Asztalos.
Peltola lands with a hook. Asztalos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peltola punishes Asztalos's body with a nice straight punch.
Asztalos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good shot there by Peltola.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asztalos connects with a nice looking jab.
Asztalos misses with a body kick.
Asztalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Asztalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asztalos misses with a head kick.
Asztalos lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peltola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atte Peltola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peltola is stalling in the full guard.
Asztalos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peltola trying to control the position from guard on top but Asztalos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peltola postures up in Asztalos's guard and throws a big left but Asztalos blocks it.
Peltola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asztalos keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peltola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Asztalos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peltola on the ground.
Peltola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peltola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peltola throws an elbow that misses. Asztalos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peltola's guard. Nice move by Asztalos!
Peltola trying to control the position.
Peltola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos gets to his feet - Peltola follows without any prompting.
Asztalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Asztalos.
Tibo Asztalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asztalos thuds his shin into the meat of Peltola's side.
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asztalos pushes Peltola away with a front kick.
Asztalos slips under a jab from Peltola.
Nice defenses there by Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a low kick but Peltola avoids it.
Asztalos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peltola throws an overhand right that lands on Asztalos's shoulder, as Asztalos tries to avoid the shot.
Asztalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Peltola is just out of range.
Peltola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asztalos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peltola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
Asztalos walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Asztalos.
Peltola throws a shot from downtown. Asztalos moves away and avoids it.
Peltola misses with an uppercut.
Asztalos moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
Asztalos tries to move into range but Peltola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tibo Asztalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Asztalos feints and then cracks Peltola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peltola down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Peltola.
Asztalos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asztalos walks into a left hand.
Asztalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Peltola connects with a right hand. Asztalos shakes it off.
Peltola catches Asztalos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asztalos with a jab.
Asztalos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Asztalos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peltola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asztalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asztalos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peltola's calf.
Peltola scores with a nice strike.
Peltola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asztalos lands a body shot.
Asztalos's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Peltola works Asztalos's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos misses with a body shot.
Asztalos avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Peltola connects with a body shot.
Peltola's corner calls for a 1-2. Peltola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peltola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asztalos moves out of range of the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Asztalos enables Peltola to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Asztalos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peltola seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peltola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asztalos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asztalos looking for a sweep. Not yet Asztalos, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peltola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peltola pushing down on Asztalos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peltola is taking a breather. Asztalos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Asztalos wants to control but Peltola is keeping busy.
Peltola lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peltola wants to control but Asztalos is keeping him busy.
Peltola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Asztalos trying to control here.
Peltola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peltola sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Asztalos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peltola is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tibo Asztalos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Peltola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atte Peltola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peltola lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Asztalos needs to keep his hands up - Peltola had a free shot at his head there.
Peltola misses with a left hand
and Asztalos counters with an outside leg kick.
Peltola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asztalos at a distance.
Asztalos clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola blocks a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos tries a body shot but Peltola blocks it.
Tibo Asztalos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asztalos stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atte Peltola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peltola 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 37:39
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 36:40
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atte Peltola!
Atte Peltola took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Blanks is predictable there
letting Tunamoto counter with a right hand.
Blanks ducks under a wild hook from Tunamoto.
We've been told by Tunamoto's head coaches at BEVA Fight Home that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tunamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Tunamoto.
Blanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tunamoto moves away.
Blanks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blanks slips a straight right by Tunamoto.
We've been informed that Blanks 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.
Tunamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Blanks throws a leg kick but Tunamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tunamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blanks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tunamoto's calf.
Good work by Tunamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Blanks blocks a jab.
Tunamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blanks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tunamoto on the side of the head.
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto loads up on a big right hand but Blanks slips the punch.
Tunamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Tunamoto connects with a right hand. Blanks shakes it off.
Blanks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tunamoto with a jab.
Tunamoto avoids the body shot from Blanks.
Blanks connects with an inside leg kick.
Blanks feints and then cracks Tunamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tunamoto down.
A left and a right from Blanks both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tunamoto connects with a jab.
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Blanks throws a lazy head kick
and Tunamoto counters with a crisp one two that drops Blanks! Tunamoto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Blanks to his feet! Blanks is in big trouble!
Blanks is rocked!
Blanks throws a sloppy body shot
and Tunamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blanks is still on wobbly legs! Can Tunamoto finish him?
Tunamoto walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Blanks drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tunamoto swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Blanks's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Ming Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dong Ming Pak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm scores with a sloppy right hand. Pak should have avoided that one.
Pak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A clash of legs there as Pak blocks the low kick.
Pak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grimm moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grimm.
Pak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grimm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Ming Pak.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pak.
Grimm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grimm lands an elbow inside that Pak shrugs off.
Grimm gets underhooks to prevent Pak's takedown attempt.
Grimm misses with an elbow over the top.
Pak gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak is looking to work some ground and pound but Grimm has wrist control.
Grimm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pak is aware though and is defending well.
Pak trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pak postures up.
Grimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pak looking to pass the guard.
Pak trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Grimm seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Grimm is trying to control the position but Pak postures up.
Pak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimm is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grimm throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Pak pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pak takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dong Ming Pak has been cut.
A cross from Grimm lands.
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!
Pak shoots for a double leg takedown but Grimm sprawls well. He's pushed Pak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Auguste Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Grimm misses.
Grimm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grimm misses with a straight right.
Pak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grimm counters with a head kick.
Pak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grimm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pak.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
No luck for Pak with that takedown attempt.
Pak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pak looks for a takedown but Grimm sprawls well.
Pak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grimm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pak is out of range and Grimm settles back down.
Pak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grimm counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grimm clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pak is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pak lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pak misses with the head strike.
Pak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grimm avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm has managed to clinch.
Pak goes for a takedown attempt but Grimm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Pak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dong Ming Pak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pak shoots for a takedown but Grimm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pak. That did some damage!
Grimm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pak.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Ming Pak.
Pak blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Pak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Grimm tries to clinch up
and Pak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimm.
Pak moves forwards but Grimm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pak misses with a takedown
and Grimm counters with a leg kick.
Pak fails to land the takedown.
Grimm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pak.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Grimm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimm.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grimm uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimm landing some decent shots from guard.
Grimm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grimm trying to control but Pak is working from the bottom.
Grimm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pak is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grimm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants to pass the guard but Pak is defending well.
Grimm is keen to just control but Pak is a slippery customer.
Grimm controlling the action here.
Pak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grimm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grimm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grimm slips nicely into half guard.
Pak is looking for a sweep. Grimm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak keeps trying to improve his position.
Grimm is taking a breather. Pak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grimm trying to pass the guard but Pak defending well.
Pak trying to control here.
Grimm passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pak regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pak moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dong Ming Pak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grimm lands a nice looking body kick.
Pak fails with the takedown.
Grimm lands a leg kick that knocks Pak off balance momentarily.
Pak fails with a takedown attempt.
Grimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Pak circles away.
Pak tries to move into range but Grimm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws an overhand right that lands on Pak's shoulder, as Pak tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Grimm.
Grimm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grimm tries to clinch but Pak moves out of range.
Grimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grimm counters by moving into the clinch.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Ming Pak.
A left hand lands to the body for Grimm.
A shot in the inside from Grimm.
Pak lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pak's elbow.
Pak is looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Grimm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimm tries a body shot but Pak blocks it.
A short left from Grimm.
Pak is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grimm lands a right hand.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pak misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Pak.
Grimm lands a body punch.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Pak trying to stall but Grimm improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has Pak pressed against the cage.
Pak is trying to stall.
Grimm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pak backwards.
Pak can't get the takedown.
Pak jumps guard but Grimm stands there with Pak around his waist. Pak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but Pak blocks with his arms.
Grimm lands a knee to the head.
Grimm lands an elbow inside.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pak tries to score a body lock takedown but Grimm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Grimm as the two fighters clinch.
Pak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grimm walks away with a smile on his face. Pak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grimm lands a head kick. Pak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak shoots and misses
and Grimm counters with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grimm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm lands a slapping body shot.
Pak shoots and misses
and Grimm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grimm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grimm lands a left and a right that send Pak crashing to the mat, dazed. Grimm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pak is rocked!
That has opened up Dong Ming Pak's cut even more.
Pak drops his hands momentarily and Grimm needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Pak just on the top of the head. Pak drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Pak - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen LeFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allen LeFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Riel Dan Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Reyes.
LeFleur lands a jab to the head.
LeFleur cracks a nice hook into Reyes's ribs.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but LeFleur is just out of range.
Reyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
LeFleur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LeFleur looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
LeFleur slips a jab from Reyes.
LeFleur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LeFleur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeFleur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
LeFleur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes digs a good hook to LeFleur's body.
LeFleur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen LeFleur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFleur moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
LeFleur misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeFleur.
Reyes takes one to the chin there.
Reyes lands a jab to the head.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
LeFleur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LeFleur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reyes takes one to the chin there.
LeFleur misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes counters with a single leg into guard. LeFleur didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reyes wants to control from the top but LeFleur keeps moving.
Reyes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
LeFleur wants to get back to his feet but Reyes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
LeFleur 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeFleur being controlled here, momentarily.
Reyes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Reyes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
LeFleur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LeFleur is keeping the position for now.
Reyes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
LeFleur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reyes is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
LeFleur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from LeFleur.
Reyes lands with a good body shot.
Allen LeFleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Reyes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reyes throws a body punch but LeFleur moves out of range.
LeFleur swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
LeFleur throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
LeFleur throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LeFleur, pushing him back against the cage.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but LeFleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeFleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeFleur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reyes working aggressively here.
LeFleur breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes misses with a hook. LeFleur ducked under it nicely.
LeFleur lands with a hook. Reyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from LeFleur misses its intended target.
Reyes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reyes misses with a low kick as LeFleur jumps back.
Reyes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LeFleur moves out of range of the leg kick from Reyes.
Reyes blocks a jab.
Reyes jabs at LeFleur's body.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reyes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
LeFleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. LeFleur does a little dance to reset his feet.
LeFleur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reyes slips under a jab from LeFleur.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by LeFleur.
Reyes slips under a jab from LeFleur.
Reyes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
LeFleur is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
LeFleur throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
LeFleur looks for the body kick but Reyes saw that one coming.
LeFleur throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Reyes scores with a decent looking hook.
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. LeFleur eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFleur fails to land with a series of punches.
LeFleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes scores with a hook.
Reyes misses the jab.
Reyes tries to move into range but LeFleur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
LeFleur looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
LeFleur scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from LeFleur.
LeFleur throws a looping overhand right but Reyes ducks down to avoid it.
Reyes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
LeFleur walks into a left hand.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from LeFleur misses the target.
Reyes cracks LeFleur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
LeFleur slips under a jab from Reyes.
Reyes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reyes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LeFleur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. LeFleur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LeFleur misses with a double jab.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Reyes moves into range and clinches up with LeFleur.
LeFleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LeFleur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reyes finds it's way round the side to connect with LeFleur's head.
LeFleur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to clinch there but LeFleur circles away.
LeFleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
LeFleur misses with an uppercut
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LeFleur digs a good body shot into Reyes's ribs.
LeFleur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reyes jabs LeFleur right on the nose. LeFleur blinks but takes it well.
LeFleur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
LeFleur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LeFleur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.
LeFleur misses the jab.
Reyes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riel Dan Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeFleur.
LeFleur throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeFleur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from LeFleur.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. LeFleur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LeFleur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes throws a good cross that connects.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeFleur moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from LeFleur misses the target.
A big right from LeFleur misses.
LeFleur walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
Reyes takes one to the side of the head.
LeFleur lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LeFleur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.
Reyes connects with a body shot that sends LeFleur's belly button to the back.
LeFleur throws a hook to the side of Reyes's head but Reyes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Dan Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LeFleur counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Reyes tries to bench press LeFleur off him but LeFleur keeps the position.
LeFleur misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Reyes wants to control but LeFleur postures up.
LeFleur misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from LeFleur are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeFleur creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reyes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
LeFleur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
LeFleur throwing strikes but Reyes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFleur is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Reyes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reyes trying to control the position but LeFleur is working away.
LeFleur pushes Reyes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reyes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but LeFleur is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reyes taking a breather here.
Reyes trying to control the position but LeFleur is working away.
Reyes prevents LeFleur from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the action but LeFleur is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Reyes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes working the ground and pound.
Reyes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for LeFleur!
LeFleur really wants to buck Reyes off and get back to his feet.
Reyes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reyes lands with some strikes.
Reyes working LeFleur over with strikes here.
BOOM! Reyes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
LeFleur is in a horrible position here. Reyes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
LeFleur is rocked!
Reyes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh LeFleur is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is landing with some decent strikes but LeFleur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reyes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of LeFleur's face.
LeFleur is trying to stand.
LeFleur trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
LeFleur is bucking up trying to escape but Reyes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reyes lands a big shot to the head and LeFleur winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Riel Dan Reyes!
Riel Dan Reyes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas năo bate. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rozemblit's choice of entrance music: Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
23 - 9 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier closes the distance and clinches.
Rozemblit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rozemblit tries to work over Maier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rozemblit blocks it with crossed arms.
Maier landing knees to the head.
Maier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rozemblit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rozemblit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rozemblit misses with a body punch.
Maier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rozemblit swings wildly with an uppercut but Maier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maier misses with a knee to the head.
Maier looking to throw knees to the head but Rozemblit is blocking nicely.
Maier blocking some punches.
Maier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maier trying to land knees to the body.
Maier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maier misses with a punch on the inside.
Maier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rozemblit blocks it with crossed arms.
Rozemblit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maier or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rozemblit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rozemblit trying to pass the guard but Maier defending well.
Rozemblit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maier is looking for a triangle but Rozemblit pushes his legs off easily.
Maier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rozemblit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Maier is tightening it up a little... Rozemblit has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rozemblit reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rozemblit taps out! Nice BJJ there by Maier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sepp Maier!
Sepp Maier managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonka has chosen Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse as his entrance music. Diego Sanchez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonka throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Wonka's body.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Wonka moved out of range.
Wonka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Wonka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wonka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wonka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Wonka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Wonka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wonka seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wonka in particular looking to stall.
Wonka is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wonka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wonka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wonka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wonka's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sanchez.
Wonka is really stuck here.
Sanchez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wonka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wonka is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez controlling well, preventing Wonka from escaping the position.
Sanchez is not going to allow Wonka to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is really stuck here.
Sanchez biding his time, controlling Wonka.
You can see the frustration on Wonka's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wonka trying to control the hands but Sanchez breaks the grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez keeps control of the position easily here as Wonka tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Wonka knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wonka slips under a jab.
Wonka misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Wonka ducks down to avoid it.
Wonka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sanchez was covering up waiting for the punch and Wonka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wonka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wonka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wonka wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wonka wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Wonka is looking to pass into half guard but Sanchez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sanchez is in guard.
Wonka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wonka looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wonka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Wonka stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Wonka trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willy Wonka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wonka will feel that in the morning.
Sanchez keeps Wonka at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Wonka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonka connects with a looping right hand.
Wonka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sanchez was covering up waiting for the punch and Wonka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wonka trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wonka, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonka wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wonka is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Wonka checks the leg kick.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
A jab from Wonka misses.
Sanchez misses with a hook
letting Wonka counter with a right hand.
Wonka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Willy Wonka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wonka trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Wonka fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wonka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Wonka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
Wonka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wonka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanchez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wonka trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wonka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wonka working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonka really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab by Wonka.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wonka's sensitive parts.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Wonka sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Wonka's side.
A jab from Wonka finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Wonka catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Wonka.
Wonka lands with an overhand left.
Wonka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Wonka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to control but Wonka is keeping busy.
Wonka wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wonka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wonka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wonka prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Wonka is looking for submissions but instead, Sanchez has regained full guard.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka forces his way into half guard.
Wonka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Wonka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is not content to let Wonka control the position.
Wonka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Wonka postures up.
Wonka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sanchez defend it? Wonka steps over the head and cranks it - Sanchez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Wonka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willy Wonka!
After the big win, Willy Wonka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampsa Siloposki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Siloposki throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Siloposki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries to clinch but Siloposki is having none of it.
Murphy tries to clinch but Siloposki moves out of range.
Murphy moves out of range as Siloposki throws a body kick.
Siloposki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Siloposki throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a hook. Siloposki ducked under it nicely.
Siloposki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Siloposki throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Siloposki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy pushes Siloposki up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
Siloposki lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries a body shot but Siloposki blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Siloposki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siloposki tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Siloposki back against the cage.
Siloposki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Murphy.
A frustrated look appears on Siloposki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Siloposki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siloposki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siloposki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siloposki tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siloposki.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Siloposki avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siloposki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Siloposki 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.
Siloposki throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Siloposki controls the action.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siloposki breaks the clinch.
Siloposki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Siloposki backs away looking to recover.
Siloposki slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy is looking to slow Siloposki down with leg kicks.
Siloposki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Siloposki presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Siloposki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Siloposki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Siloposki misses with some punches.
Siloposki wants to stall.
Murphy controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siloposki lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Siloposki lands an uppercut.
Siloposki misses with a punch to the body.
Siloposki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Siloposki working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Siloposki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Siloposki is struggling to control the position.
Siloposki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Siloposki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Siloposki misses.
Murphy tries to clinch but Siloposki moves out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Siloposki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
That's time! Siloposki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Siloposki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Siloposki connects with a jab.
Charlie Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siloposki. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siloposki throws a body kick that misses.
Siloposki tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siloposki.
Siloposki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Siloposki gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Siloposki blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siloposki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siloposki misses with a body punch.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Siloposki.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy gets through Siloposki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy slowing the pace effectively.
Siloposki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siloposki avoids it.
Nice body punch from Siloposki.
Murphy taking a breather.
Siloposki wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siloposki.
Murphy avoiding damage.
Siloposki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charlie Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siloposki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siloposki misses with a looping left.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siloposki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Siloposki is looking to land body kicks.
Siloposki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Siloposki drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Murphy.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Siloposki blocks an uppercut.
Siloposki lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Siloposki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siloposki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siloposki pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siloposki throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Siloposki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siloposki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siloposki blocking some punches.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siloposki.
Murphy tries to work over Siloposki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siloposki gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Siloposki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy works on Siloposki's body with a couple of short punches.
Siloposki lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Siloposki.
Siloposki struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Siloposki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries a body shot but Siloposki blocks it.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siloposki blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Siloposki blocks an uppercut.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Siloposki as Murphy tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siloposki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siloposki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siloposki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Sampsa Siloposki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siloposki throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siloposki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy stalks Siloposki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Siloposki's face. Siloposki staggers backwards, shaken.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siloposki blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Siloposki avoids the head kick by Murphy.
That kick from Siloposki tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Siloposki misses with a straight right.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Siloposki.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Siloposki finish him?
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siloposki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Siloposki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki manages to break the clinch.
Siloposki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siloposki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Siloposki.
Siloposki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siloposki drops Murphy with a beautiful combination! Murphy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Siloposki is looking for the KO!
Siloposki rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Siloposki misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siloposki.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Siloposki blocks a body shot from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
Siloposki misses with a body punch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a shot to the body.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Siloposki drops Murphy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Murphy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Siloposki creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Murphy with a big uppercut! Murphy tries to clinch up but Siloposki pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Murphy to the mat! Murphy covers up and Siloposki unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sampsa Siloposki!
An out of breath Sampsa Siloposki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena has chosen This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steigelmann misses with a low kick.
Poochyena cracks Steigelmann with an open hand slap.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Steigelmann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steigelmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poochyena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steigelmann misses with an uppercut
and Poochyena counters with a body kick.
Poochyena throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steigelmann checks a low kick from Poochyena.
Poochyena checks a leg kick.
Poochyena scores with a jab. Steigelmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steigelmann misses with a low kick.
Poochyena lands a big head kick that sends Steigelmann tumbling to the mat! Poochyena takes a step backwards and waves Steigelmann back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steigelmann throws an off balance right hand
and Poochyena counters with a low kick, right behind Steigelmann 's knee.
Steigelmann misses with a body shot.
Poochyena fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Steigelmann collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tamias Poochyena!
Tamias Poochyena tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hong takes a swing at Thorsen's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Thorsen does no damage.
Hong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorsen on the side of the head.
Thorsen looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Thorsen tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Thorsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong 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.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Thorsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thorsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters circling a little - Hong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thorsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorsen.
Thorsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Hong throws an off balance right hand
letting Thorsen counter with a right hand.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Thorsen finds it's way through Hong's defenses.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorsen.
Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Thorsen lands a nice looking body kick.
Hong forces Thorsen back against the cage and clinches.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsen controls his hands.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hong won't allow it.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorsen pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Thorsen throws a front kick that sends Hong stumbling back into the cage.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Thorsen lands the left hand.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Thorsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorsen slips under a jab from Hong.
Thorsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Hong moves into the clinch.
Hong keeps control of Thorsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hong prevents a body shot from Thorsen.
I was talking to Thorsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thorsen lands a nice uppercut.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Thorsen cracks Hong with a nice body shot.
Thorsen lands a body punch.
Thorsen tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Thorsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Thorsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
A head kick misses from Thorsen.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Thorsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong misses with a left hand
and Thorsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorsen throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong is looking to clinch but Thorsen is avoiding it.
Hong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hong digs a good body shot into Thorsen's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ejnar Thorsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Thorsen's knee but Thorsen avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Thorsen gets tackled into the cage by Hong. Hong maintains the clinch.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorsen.
Thorsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hong lands with a good body shot.
Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong misses with a left hand
enabling Thorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Hong closes the distance and pushes Thorsen back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorsen's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Thorsen's head.
Thorsen blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Thorsen.
Thorsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hong has double underhooks.
Thorsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Thorsen controls the action.
Thorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorsen 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong is looking to clinch but Thorsen is avoiding it.
Hong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorsen lands the left hand.
Hong cracks the inside of Thorsen's front leg.
Hong throws a low kick but Thorsen moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Thorsen.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Thorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a right hand
and Thorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Thorsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong slips under a jab from Thorsen.
Hong keeps Thorsen at a distance using the push kick.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Thorsen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hong really felt that one!
Nice straight punches there by Hong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hong.
Hong throws a right hand that Thorsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorsen also avoids with ease.
Kris Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorsen fails to land the takedown.
Thorsen lands a nice shot that snaps Hong's head back.
Thorsen missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thorsen!
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!
Thorsen scores with a push kick.
Thorsen moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Thorsen throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Hong lands a front kick.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thorsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorsen circles away.
Hong throws a hook but Thorsen avoids it easily.
Thorsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kris Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Thorsen takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Hong misses
and Thorsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorsen counters with a solid body kick.
Thorsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
Thorsen slips a jab from Hong.
Thorsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong digs a good body shot into Thorsen's ribs.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Thorsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorsen misses with a looping left.
Thorsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Thorsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Hong lands but Thorsen takes it in his stride.
Hong throws the left hand but Thorsen avoids the punch easily.
Thorsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thorsen lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Thorsen blocks the leg kick.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Thorsen misses.
Hong 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.
Thorsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thorsen.
Thorsen scores with a jab. Hong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thorsen slips a jab from Hong.
Thorsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kris Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen scores with a jab. Hong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thorsen.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thorsen misses with a few strikes there.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Thorsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hong moves forwards but Thorsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Thorsen avoids the head kick by Hong.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hong misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong cracks the inside of Thorsen's front leg.
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Thorsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Hong.
Crunch! Thorsen slams his shin into Hong's torso.
Hong moves out of range as Thorsen strikes.
Thorsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thorsen.
Thorsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ejnar Thorsen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorsen thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Thorsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thorsen scores with a body shot.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Thorsen off balance momentarily.
Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A combination from Hong does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a few strikes there.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a left to the body.
Thorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
Thorsen scores with a leg kick.
Hong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong keeps control of Thorsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a shot to the body.
Thorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Ejnar Thorsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Thorsen.
A short uppercut from Thorsen.
Thorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsen's elbow.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Thorsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorsen.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Thorsen manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Hong does no damage.
Thorsen jabs at Hong's body.
Thorsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorsen connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Thorsen lands with a nice body punch.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut.
Hong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thorsen will feel that in the morning.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a jab when Thorsen was well out of range.
A slow jab from Thorsen misses its intended target.
Hong moves out of range as Thorsen throws a body kick.
Hong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thorsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thorsen takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Thorsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen moves forwards but Hong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hong jabs Thorsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorsen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kris Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thorsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong wants to clinch.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Thorsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong misses the jab.
Thorsen throws a combination. Hong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hong cracks the inside of Thorsen's front leg.
Thorsen lands a head shot.
Hong moves away from the strike by Thorsen.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Thorsen is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thorsen is out of range.
Thorsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hong.
Hong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hong misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Hong there.
Thorsen scores with a nice strike.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Hong's body.
Hong slips a straight right by Thorsen.
Hong throws a right and a left that Thorsen avoids nicely.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Thorsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Hong looks to land a combination but Thorsen avoids it well.
Thorsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thorsen thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
Thorsen throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Thorsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a low kick nicely.
Thorsen 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.
Nice cross by Thorsen.
Thorsen looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Thorsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong throws an off balance right hand
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong cracks the inside of Thorsen's front leg.
Thorsen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hong tries a low kick but Thorsen avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thorsen avoids the body shot from Hong.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kris Hong.
I think Hong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ejnar Thorsen retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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