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EVO 115: Tikkanen vs Sobieski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Bang - By Barry Scott. Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bruce Leeroy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Barry Scott has been cut.
Leeroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott throws a leg kick which misses Leeroy's front leg but catches the back leg as Leeroy tries to avoid it.
Scott connects with a right hand. Leeroy shakes it off.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leeroy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leeroy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leeroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick which misses Leeroy's front leg but catches the back leg as Leeroy tries to avoid it.
A jab from Leeroy misses.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Leeroy slams his shin into Scott's torso.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeroy wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott checks a leg kick.
Leeroy checks the leg kick.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Leeroy 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.
Leeroy feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Leeroy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeroy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Scott tenderised Leeroy's leg. Leeroy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott moves away from the strike by Leeroy.
Leeroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Leeroy with a hook.
Scott connects with a body shot.
Leeroy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scott on the side of the head.
Scott is rocked!
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!
Leeroy wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leeroy if he has to take too many more of those.
Scott seems to have got his legs back now.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeroy manages to avoid it.
Leeroy is looking to chop away at Scott's legs.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leeroy throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Leeroy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leeroy.
Leeroy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Leeroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leeroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leeroy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leeroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leeroy.
I was talking to Scott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.
Leeroy manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Leeroy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leeroy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leeroy 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.
Leeroy connects with a jab.
Leeroy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leeroy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leeroy is rocked!
Scott closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Leeroy! Scott dives in looking to finish! Leeroy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Scott!
Barry Scott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley McCollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCollins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Go Getter. On his way into the cage it seems that Riley McCollins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Riley McCollins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley McCollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCollins throws a head kick but Bellanova moves out of range.
Bellanova throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCollins thows a leg kick but Bellanova checks it
enabling Bellanova to counter with a crisp jab.
McCollins moves out of range as Bellanova throws a body kick.
McCollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bellanova misses with a low kick.
McCollins is looking to chop away at Bellanova's legs.
McCollins lands a jab to Bellanova's midsection.
Bellanova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bellanova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCollins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Bellanova.
McCollins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCollins swinging wildly here.
Bellanova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova throws a push kick but McCollins slaps the foot to one side.
Bellanova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Bellanova misses the target.
Bellanova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellanova.
Bellanova throws a hook but McCollins blocks it.
Bellanova lands with a hook. McCollins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bellanova throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCollins misses with a straight right.
Bellanova takes a swing at McCollins's ribcage but misses.
McCollins looks to land a combination but Bellanova avoids it well.
Bellanova lands a body shot.
Bellanova looks to land a body kick but McCollins moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bellanova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellanova throws a leg kick but McCollins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellanova throws a body punch but McCollins moves out of range.
McCollins ducks right into an uppercut from Bellanova.
McCollins tests Bellanova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCollins needs to keep his hands up - Bellanova had a free shot at his head there.
McCollins throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellanova tries to clinch there but McCollins circles away.
McCollins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bellanova is able to avoid easily.
Bellanova throws a wild body kick that McCollins sees coming a mile off.
McCollins throws a poor cross that misses
and Bellanova counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCollins's knee momentarily.
Bellanova tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova thuds a left hand into McCollins's body.
McCollins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellanova manages to avoid it.
McCollins takes a swing at Bellanova's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellanova. McCollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellanova looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCollins looks to land a right hand but Bellanova moved out of range.
McCollins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bellanova connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCollins. McCollins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCollins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bellanova finds it's way round the side to connect with McCollins's head.
Bellanova throws a body punch but McCollins moves out of range.
Bellanova lands with an uppercut that bounces McCollins off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCollins checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCollins rushes Bellanova and presses him up against the cage.
McCollins misses with a punch to the body.
Bellanova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bellanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCollins looking to throw knees to the head but Bellanova is blocking nicely.
Bellanova lands a hook that snaps the head of McCollins backwards.
A short left from Bellanova.
McCollins tries a knee to the head but Bellanova blocks it.
McCollins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCollins tries to stall but Bellanova uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCollins missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bellanova lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, McCollins scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bellanova as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Bellanova.
Bellanova landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Bellanova there.
A head kick misses from McCollins.
Bellanova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Bellanova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCollins throws a hook but Bellanova blocks it.
A good leg kick by Bellanova.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellanova.
Bellanova gets a clinch.
McCollins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bellanova.
Bellanova avoiding damage as McCollins throws knees to the body.
McCollins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bellanova.
McCollins lands a nice uppercut.
Bellanova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCollins blocks it with crossed arms.
McCollins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellanova is defending well for now.
Bellanova scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova keeps control of McCollins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bellanova putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCollins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCollins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as McCollins controls his hands.
McCollins working aggressively here.
McCollins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCollins prevents a body shot from Bellanova.
McCollins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellanova is defending well for now.
Bellanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova misses with some punches.
Bellanova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bellanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bellanova is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCollins is defending well for now.
Bellanova scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bellanova lands a right hand.
McCollins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bellanova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bellanova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCollins.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bellanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bellanova landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bellanova misses with a knee to the head.
McCollins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bellanova avoids it.
Bellanova connects with a knee to the head.
Bellanova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bellanova unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCollins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Bellanova.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCollins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bellanova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bellanova lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCollins working aggressively here.
McCollins is trying to force a seperation but Bellanova has the dominant position.
McCollins throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCollins blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Bellanova lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellanova controls his hands.
McCollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bellanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova scores with a knee to the head.
Bellanova working McCollins over with knees to the body.
Bellanova scores with a shot to the side of McCollins's head.
McCollins is rocked!
McCollins looking to throw knees to the head but Bellanova is blocking nicely.
Oh McCollins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCollins seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellanova avoiding damage as McCollins throws knees to the body.
Bellanova presses McCollins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCollins's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova digs a right hand underneath McCollins's ribcage. McCollins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Bellanova.
A short body shot lands from Bellanova as the two fighters clinch.
Bellanova jerks McCollins's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McCollins drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bellanova goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bellanova because McCollins was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Angelos Bellanova!
After winning the bout, Angelos Bellanova thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Atlason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Atlason!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett looks to land a left hand but Atlason moved out of range nicely.
Atlason 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.
A slow jab from Brigglett misses its intended target.
Atlason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
Brigglett tries a low kick but Atlason avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Atlason.
Dane Brigglett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigglett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Brigglett.
Atlason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brigglett.
We've been told by Brigglett's head coaches at K.O. Koala's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atlason looks to land a left hand but Brigglett moved out of range nicely.
Brigglett scores with a sloppy right hand. Atlason should have avoided that one.
Atlason scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atlason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brigglett manages to avoid it.
Atlason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brigglett.
Brigglett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Atlason.
Brigglett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atlason tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brigglett misses the shot to the body.
Brigglett missing with a left hand there. Atlason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atlason lands the left hand.
Brigglett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Atlason.
Brigglett throws a hook to the side of Atlason's head but Atlason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Atlason.
Atlason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brigglett.
Atlason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigglett moves out of range of the strikes.
Atlason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atlason blocks a jab.
Jab by Brigglett.
Atlason scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlason lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atlason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Briggletts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dane Brigglett's cut is getting worse.
Atlason knocks Brigglett to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Brigglett is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Atlason controls the position.
Oh Brigglett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ground and pound from Atlason seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brigglett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brigglett seems to have got his legs back now.
Atlason stands up and beckons Brigglett to his feet.
Brigglett throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Brigglett.
Brigglett fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brigglett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brigglett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brigglett is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Atlason.
Brigglett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brigglett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atlason can pounce on him.
Brigglett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atlason.
Atlason scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atlason bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atlason.
Atlason lands a leg kick that knocks Brigglett off balance momentarily.
Atlason lands with a straight right. Brigglett didn't see that one coming.
Atlason digs a good hook to Brigglett's body.
Atlason instigates a clinch.
Atlason putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brigglett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Atlason.
Still in the clinch, Atlason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dane Brigglett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Atlason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brigglett backwards.
A knee to the head by Atlason.
Brigglett avoiding damage as Atlason throws knees to the body.
Atlason with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Atlason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atlason lands a hook that snaps the head of Brigglett backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atlason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brigglett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brigglett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atlason.
Brigglett misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atlason lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brigglett.
Atlason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atlason has a couple of punches blocked by Brigglett.
Atlason throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Atlason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Brigglett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brigglett ducks under a wild hook from Atlason.
Jab, jab by Atlason - just one landing.
Jab from Atlason.
Atlason lands a big head kick that sends Brigglett to the canvas! Atlason follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theo Atlason!
Theo Atlason thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. On his way into the cage it seems that Ninja Monk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ninja Monk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
Monk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monk lands with a nice body kick.
Good work by Monk as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Monk moved away.
Monk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monk throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Monk moved out of range nicely.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Monk moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Monk counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Monk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Monk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Monk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Monk in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Monk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ninja Monk just wasn't active enough.
Monk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monk moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
enabling Monk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk misses with a head kick.
Monk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Monk saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a jab when Monk was well out of range.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Monk counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Monk eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Monk down.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Monk.
Monk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monk. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Monk.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Monk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Monk settles back down.
Sanchez thumps Monk with a low kick.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ninja Monk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monk misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Monk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oswaldo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Monk is just out of range.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Monk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Monk misses the jab.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Monk.
Monk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monk.
Monk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monk.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez tests Monk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Monk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monk throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Monk wants to clinch.
Monk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monk.
A slow jab from Monk misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Monk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Monk moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Monk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk misses with a straight left.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Monk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monk, right into the meat.
Monk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Monk. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Monk is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Monk's guard.
Monk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Monk wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Monk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is trying to keep Monk in close.
Monk controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ninja Monk.
Monk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
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 Ninja Monk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Monk sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monk scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monk is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Monk misses with the combination.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monk lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Monk.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Monk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monk lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Monk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monk throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monk misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Monk 's knee.
Monk throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Monk's front leg but catches the back leg as Monk tries to avoid it.
Monk jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Monk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monk's head.
Sanchez punishes Monk's body with a nice straight punch.
Monk feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Monk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monk looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Monk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a good, hard body kick but Monk shrugs it off.
Monk throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monk looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Monk moved out of range.
Monk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Monk drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monk.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Monk throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Monk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Monk counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monk manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Monk jumps back.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Monk checks a leg kick nicely.
Monk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Monk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monk lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oswaldo Sanchez.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
A very excited looking Oswaldo Sanchez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ninja Monk was interviewed post fight and said 'Another close decision lost? Maybe ToTT wrote that I won? '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Radev throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Radev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Radev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Radev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine dips to his left and cracks Radev with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Radev.
Valentine throws a hook but Radev blocks it.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Radev misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine swings for the body but Radev moves out of range.
Radev throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine misses with a hook. Radev ducked under it nicely.
Radev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Radev can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine avoids a kick to the body.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radev 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.
Radev ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Radev throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Alexander Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Radev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine misses with a hook. Radev ducked under it nicely.
Valentine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Radev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valentine looking for a guillotine here but Radev defends easily.
Radev won't allow Valentine to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine is looking for a triangle here but Radev uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radev trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Radev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Radev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Valentine won't allow Radev to pass to mount.
Valentine wants to control but Radev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Radev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Radev is controlling well.
Valentine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Valentine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Radev wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Radev defends well.
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 Alexander Valentine will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Radev blocks the body kick.
Radev throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Valentine catches Radev right on the button with a cross.
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Radev looking to score a takedown here. Valentine is defending well but Radev drives through and ends up in Valentine's guard.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radev throws a big right hand that misses.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Radev has picked Valentine up and slammed him! Valentine can't keep hold of the triangle and Radev manages to pass to side control!
Nikolai Radev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentine prevents Radev from moving into mount.
Valentine avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Radev.
Radev trying to control the position but Valentine is working away.
Radev controlling from side mount.
Radev working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine regains half guard, as Radev was trying to land strikes.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Radev.
Valentine is in trouble now - Radev has advanced to mount!
Valentine working to try and regain half guard.
Valentine is working hard here to advance position.
Radev content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Valentine's face.
Radev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valentine is looking to escape.
Valentine is looking to improve his position but Radev isn't that keen on the idea.
Radev lands a couple of good shots and Valentine has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine can't escape the position.
Radev is landing with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radev cracks Valentine with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Valentine from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Valentine is really stuck here.
Valentine rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Radev is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radev is trying to control the action in half guard but Valentine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Radev stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Radev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Radev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Valentine has his foot on Radev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radev works his way back into a safe position though.
Valentine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
Valentine controls Radev momentarily but Radev frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev works over Valentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Radev preventing the sweep.
Radev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valentine's guard.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Radev has control of the leg.
Radev is trying to control the action in half guard but Valentine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev is looking to stall here but Valentine recovers full guard.
Radev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radev advances to half guard.
Radev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Radev trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Radev content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valentine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Valentine.
Radev stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Valentine has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Radev manages to get his head free but now Valentine has transitioned to an armbar! Radev grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Valentine! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Valentine!
Alexander Valentine looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato comes to the cage accompanied by Cats. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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33
164 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato cracks Cid with a right hand to the side of the head.
Contemprato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Contemprato.
Contemprato takes one to the side of the head.
Contemprato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Contemprato throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Cid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato slips under a jab.
Contemprato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cid.
The fighters circling - Contemprato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cid throws out a leg kick but Contemprato moves out of range and Cid only half commits.
Contemprato takes one to the side of the head.
Contemprato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Contemprato down.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato tries to clinch up.
Contemprato misses with a body punch
and Cid counters with a nice body kick.
Cid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Contemprato is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Contemprato.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Contemprato moves into range and clinches up with Cid.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Cid.
Contemprato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contemprato's elbow.
Contemprato slowing the pace effectively.
Contemprato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cid lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid avoiding damage.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Cid.
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!
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Cid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Contemprato.
Cid tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Contemprato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Cid tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
Contemprato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contemprato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contemprato.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contemprato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cid misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Contemprato.
A right hook to the body lands for Contemprato.
Contemprato taking a breather.
Contemprato stalling in the clinch but Cid improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Cid.
Cid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Contemprato avoiding damage.
Contemprato blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid letting Contemprato take a breather here.
Contemprato seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cid avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cid 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 sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Noel Contemprato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contemprato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cid is out of range and Contemprato settles back down.
Contemprato just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato throws a head kick but Cid moves out of range.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid gets tackled into the cage by Contemprato. Contemprato maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Cid blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato is leaning against Cid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Cid.
A frustrated look appears on Cid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato lands a nice uppercut.
Cid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cid is trying to break free.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Contemprato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Contemprato will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cid up against the cage.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato lands with a light punch inside.
Contemprato scores with a shoulder strike.
Contemprato is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contemprato lands with a short shot to the head.
Noel Contemprato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Contemprato gets through Cid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato looking to slow down the pace here.
Contemprato gets through Cid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing Contemprato back against the cage.
Contemprato misses with a punch on the inside.
Cid lands a hook that snaps the head of Contemprato backwards.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Contemprato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato scores with a hook to the body.
Contemprato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contemprato working aggressively here.
Contemprato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contemprato slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Contemprato is stalling here.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid has a couple of punches blocked by Contemprato.
Cid letting Contemprato take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid blocking some punches.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
Cid blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Contemprato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Contemprato swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Contemprato scores with a body shot.
Cid throws a hook but Contemprato avoids it easily.
Contemprato throws a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato throws an overhand right that lands on Cid's shoulder, as Cid tries to avoid the shot.
Contemprato thuds a left hand into Cid's body.
Cid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Contemprato moves out of range of the body kick from Cid.
Contemprato moves to clinch but Cid breaks away
and Cid counters with a straight right hand.
Contemprato scores with a jab to the body.
Cid looks to throw the jab but Contemprato is out of range.
Contemprato closes the distance and pushes Cid back into the cage.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Contemprato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cid stalling in the clinch but Contemprato improves position.
A hook to the body from Cid.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Contemprato.
Contemprato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
Contemprato can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
Contemprato just leaning against Cid, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Contemprato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contemprato struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
Contemprato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contemprato can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Cid blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands a right hand.
A short right from Cid.
Cid blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries to stall but Contemprato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Contemprato is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cid's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Cid.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato misses with a punch on the inside.
Contemprato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contemprato can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Contemprato can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
Contemprato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contemprato tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Contemprato taking a breather.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Contemprato or not.
Contemprato working aggressively here.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Cid wants to stall.
Cid blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Cid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Contemprato backwards.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contemprato blocking some punches.
Cid prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
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 Noel Contemprato.
I think Contemprato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel Contemprato!
A relieved looking Noel Contemprato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hino do Flamengo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antonio Manoel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Severn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manoel. That did some damage!
Severn throws a wild body kick that Manoel sees coming a mile off.
Manoel scores with a hook.
Severn scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manoel throws a body shot but no joy.
Severn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manoel blocks a head kick by Severn.
Manoel drops his hands momentarily and Severn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Manoel misses.
Severn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manoel jabs at Severn's body.
Manoel looks for the body kick but Severn saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Manoel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Severn misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manoel bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Severn comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Manoel falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Manoel was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bas Severn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä has chosen Thergothon - Elemental as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sirkiä.
Eberhard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sirkiä with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eberhard looking for a sweep. Not yet Eberhard, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirkiä loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eberhard wants to sweep but no luck.
Sirkiä is fighting to break Eberhard's control of his arms but Eberhard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sirkiä throws an elbow that misses. Eberhard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sirkiä's guard. Nice move by Eberhard!
Eberhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sirkiä is keeping the position for now.
Eberhard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eberhard looking to pass the guard.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Sirkiä keeps moving.
Sirkiä has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sirkiä utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä pulls Eberhard in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eberhard is defended easily by Sirkiä.
Eberhard ducks under a wild hook from Sirkiä.
Eberhard throws a shot from downtown. Sirkiä moves away and avoids it.
Eberhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirkiä swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirkiä connects with a right hand. Eberhard shakes it off.
Eberhard lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sirkiä.
Sirkiä uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eberhard.
Sirkiä shoots in but no luck this time.
Elias Eberhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Sirkiä.
Sirkiä throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eberhard's waist but Eberhard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sirkiä off to one side.
Eberhard misses with a wild body shot.
Sirkiä throws an overhand right that lands on Eberhard's shoulder, as Eberhard tries to avoid the shot.
Sirkiä misses with the combination.
Sirkiä has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sirkiä lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eberhard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Eberhard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberhard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirkiä momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard misses with a body shot
and Sirkiä counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sirkiä.
Sirkiä postures up in Eberhard's guard and throws a big left but Eberhard blocks it.
Sirkiä throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eberhard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberhard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eberhard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eberhard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sirkiä working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sirkiä sizes up Eberhard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eberhard throws an overhand right that lands on Sirkiä's shoulder, as Sirkiä tries to avoid the shot.
Sirkiä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirkiä misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eberhard thuds a left hand into Sirkiä's body.
Eberhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sirkiä.
Eberhard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Sirkiä finds it's way through Eberhard's defenses.
Eberhard tries to clinch up.
Sirkiä will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberhard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä scores with a hook.
Sirkiä manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Eberhard on his heels. He'll look to pass Eberhard's guard now, I'm sure.
Sirkiä stopping the sweep attempt from Eberhard.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but Eberhard keeps moving.
Eberhard wants to sweep but no luck.
Eberhard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberhard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberhard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eberhard looking for a sweep. Not yet Eberhard, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirkiä is working Eberhard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eberhard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eberhard is trying to control the position but Sirkiä postures up.
Eberhard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Sirkiä keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eberhard is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirkiä has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Elias Eberhard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Eberhard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sirkiä quickly recovers to half guard.
Eberhard content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkiä is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eberhard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Elias Eberhard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sirkiä lands with a cross.
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 Elias Eberhard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sirkiä keeps the fight on the outside.
Eberhard missing with a left hand there. Sirkiä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sirkiä lands with an overhand left.
Sirkiä throws an overhand right that lands on Eberhard's shoulder, as Eberhard tries to avoid the shot.
Eberhard misses with a body shot.
Sirkiä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eberhard.
Sirkiä misses with a double jab.
Sirkiä thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirkiä moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sirkiä lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eberhard circles away quickly and effectively.
Sirkiä misses with a looping left.
Sirkiä throws a series of punches but Eberhard moves out of range.
Sirkiä scores with a jab. Eberhard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niko Sirkiä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eberhard staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eberhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eberhard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sirkiä on the side of the head.
Eberhard throws a good cross that connects.
Good shot there by Sirkiä.
Sirkiä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirkiä connects with the punch.
Sirkiä throws a right hand that Eberhard ducks under and follows up with a left that Eberhard also avoids with ease.
Eberhard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been told by Eberhard's head coaches at The Stray Dogs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sirkiä 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Eberhard finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard looks to land a left hand but Sirkiä moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Sirkiä lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eberhard doesn't seem phased though.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eberhard lands with a nice body punch.
Sirkiä scores with a jab. Eberhard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eberhard misses with a straight right.
Sirkiä throws a looping overhand right but Eberhard ducks down to avoid it.
Sirkiä swings widly with a right hand
and Eberhard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eberhard darts in and clinches Sirkiä up against the cage.
Eberhard lands a nice shot to the body.
Eberhard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirkiä backwards.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Sirkiä.
Eberhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Sirkiä's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä prevents a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sirkiä blocking some punches.
Eberhard lands with a short shot to the head.
Niko Sirkiä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Eberhard.
A right hand to the body from Sirkiä.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirkiä manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Sirkiä misses its intended target.
Elias Eberhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Eberhard, as that shot connected.
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 Elias Eberhard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eberhard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Niko Sirkiä!
In his post fight interview, Niko Sirkiä gave a big smile as he said '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.
Elias Eberhard was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll bounce back, just you wait.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Magneto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magneto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rise Against - Injection. Asteroid has chosen Asteroid as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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49 - 23 - 5 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 5, fighting out of London, Maximus Magneto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 23 - 5, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magneto.
Magneto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asteroid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magneto.
Magneto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Asteroid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magneto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asteroid.
Magneto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magneto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asteroid was well out of range. Poor timing from Magneto.
Asteroid misses with a looping right.
Magneto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magneto fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magneto.
Magneto staying out of range there.
Magneto is looking to slow Asteroid down with leg kicks.
Magneto scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magneto takes a swing at Asteroid's ribcage but misses.
Asteroid tried to score with a low kick but Magneto checks it.
Magneto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asteroid on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid 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.
Magneto lands a head shot.
Magneto clinches up against the cage.
Magneto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magneto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magneto misses with a knee to the head.
Asteroid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magneto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Magneto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magneto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asteroid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asteroid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magneto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asteroid's elbow.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
Asteroid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asteroid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magneto throws a body shot but no joy.
Magneto tries to work over Asteroid's front leg with a kick but Asteroid checks it.
Asteroid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Magneto tenderised Asteroid's leg. Asteroid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magneto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asteroid's calf.
Magneto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magneto drives through and clinches with Asteroid against the cage.
A short uppercut from Magneto.
A nice left hand lands by Magneto.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Magneto.
Asteroid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Magneto.
Magneto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magneto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magneto has Asteroid pressed against the cage, preventing Asteroid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magneto can't find room to land a body shot as Asteroid controls the action.
Asteroid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magneto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asteroid blocks it with crossed arms.
Asteroid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asteroid lands with a straight right. Magneto didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws a front kick aimed at Magneto's knee but Magneto avoids it well.
Magneto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magneto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asteroid.
Magneto moves out of range of the body kick from Asteroid.
Asteroid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asteroid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magneto's hands.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Asteroid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magneto's calf.
Magneto walks into a jab.
Magneto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Magneto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asteroid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asteroid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magneto misses with a looping left.
Asteroid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magneto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asteroid scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magneto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magneto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asteroid.
Magneto slips a straight right by Asteroid.
Magneto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asteroid takes a step back to recover.
Nice jab there from Magneto.
Magneto throws out a leg kick but Asteroid moves out of range and Magneto only half commits.
Magneto lands a head shot.
Asteroid misses the shot to the body.
Magneto throws a low kick but Asteroid avoids it.
A jab from Magneto does it's job there.
Asteroid missing with a left hand there. Magneto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asteroid looks to land a left hand but Magneto moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Asteroid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magneto checks a low kick from Asteroid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Magneto dominated that round.
That's time! Magneto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magneto throws a body shot but no joy.
Asteroid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asteroid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus Magneto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asteroid scores with a jab to the body.
Asteroid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magneto is out of range and Asteroid settles back down.
Maximus Magneto is winning the standup battle so far.
Magneto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asteroid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magneto.
Magneto throws a wild body kick that Asteroid sees coming a mile off.
Magneto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magneto lands a jab to the head.
Asteroid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magneto moves away.
Magneto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Asteroid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asteroid throws a body punch but Magneto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Asteroid misses.
Magneto connects with a leg kick. Asteroid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magneto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magneto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magneto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asteroid. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asteroid!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magneto.
Asteroid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magneto tries to land a leg kick but Asteroid saw it coming and moves away.
Asteroid throws a series of punches but Magneto moves out of range.
Magneto tries to score with a low kick but Asteroid moves his leg out of the way.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magneto throws a leg kick which misses Asteroid's front leg but catches the back leg as Asteroid tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magneto lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Magneto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid misses the shot to the body.
Asteroid moves out of range as Magneto throws a body kick.
Asteroid throws a low kick, looking for Magneto's leg but Magneto calmly moves out of range.
Magneto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Asteroid takes one to the side of the head.
Magneto throws a head kick but Asteroid moves out of range.
Magneto misses with a body kick.
Magneto misses with a hook. Asteroid ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Magneto blocks the low kick.
Magneto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magneto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asteroid manages to avoid it.
Magneto throws a hook to the side of Asteroid's head but Asteroid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magneto throws a leg kick but Asteroid moved away.
Asteroid slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Asteroid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magneto doesn't seem phased though.
Asteroid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asteroid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asteroid moves away from the strike by Magneto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magneto.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magneto throws a nice head kick!
Magneto clinches with his opponent.
Magneto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Magneto on the inside.
Magneto working Asteroid over with knees to the body.
Asteroid jumps guard but Magneto stands there with Asteroid around his waist. Asteroid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magneto lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Asteroid.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Magneto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asteroid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magneto. That's going to slow Asteroid down.
Asteroid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magneto cracks the inside of Asteroid's front leg.
Asteroid throws a sloppy head kick and Magneto moves out of range easily.
Asteroid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magneto dips to his left and cracks Asteroid with an uppercut!
Magneto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magneto tries a head kick but it misses.
Magneto lands a jab to Asteroid's midsection.
Magneto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asteroid blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asteroid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magneto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magneto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Asteroid is out of range.
Magneto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magneto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asteroid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Magneto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Magneto defending well as Asteroid loads up on a big left hand.
Asteroid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magneto circles away quickly and effectively.
Magneto stuns Asteroid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Magneto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magneto, right into the meat.
Asteroid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magnetos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magneto throws a leg kick which misses Asteroid's front leg but catches the back leg as Asteroid tries to avoid it.
Magneto throws a low kick but Asteroid avoids it.
Magneto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magneto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asteroid throws a jab but it's blocked by Magneto.
Magneto throws a lazy right hand but Asteroid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magneto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Magneto catches Asteroid right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid misses with a head kick.
Asteroid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magneto.
Magneto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asteroid.
Magneto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asteroid was well out of range. Poor timing from Magneto.
Magneto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magneto throws a sloppy body shot
and Asteroid counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Magneto.
Magneto moves in looking to clinch but Asteroid pushes him off.
Magneto misses the jab.
Magneto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magneto is looking to clinch but Asteroid is avoiding it.
Asteroid checks a low kick from Magneto.
Magneto ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid cracks Magneto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magneto.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asteroid checks a leg kick.
Asteroid throws a low kick but Magneto moves out of range easily.
Magneto misses with a wild body shot.
Magneto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asteroid's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Magneto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Asteroid will feel that in the morning.
Magneto throws a hook but Asteroid avoids it easily.
Asteroid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magneto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magneto tries to clinch there but Asteroid circles away.
Anabol Asteroid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magneto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asteroid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magneto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a lazy head kick
and Magneto counters with a body kick that stops Asteroid in his tracks momentarily.
Magneto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asteroid.
Magneto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Magneto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asteroid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magneto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magneto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asteroid connects with a solid leg kick.
Asteroid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magneto.
Asteroid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magneto.
Asteroid walks into a jab.
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!
Asteroid swings for the body but Magneto moves out of range.
Magneto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magneto connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asteroid avoids the body shot from Magneto.
Magneto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magneto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magneto scores with a shot to the body.
Magneto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asteroid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magneto. Magneto obviously looking to wear him down.
Magneto drops his hands momentarily and Asteroid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magneto lands a front kick.
Asteroid misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magneto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magneto lands with a nice body kick.
Asteroid throws a right hand that misses
and Magneto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magneto checks a low kick from Asteroid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Magneto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magneto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Magneto!
Maximus Magneto 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring The Pain. Sobieski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kto Cię Obroni Polsko kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Esa Tikkanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tikkanen tries to land a front kick but Sobieski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tikkanen punishes Sobieski's body with a nice straight punch.
Tikkanen thumps Sobieski with a low kick.
A head kick by Sobieski misses
and Tikkanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sobieski trying to control but Tikkanen postures up.
Tikkanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sobieski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tikkanen is looking to take a break and control but Sobieski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobieski's head.
Tikkanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sobieski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sobieski actively working from the bottom here.
Sobieski wants to improve his position but Tikkanen is controlling well.
Tikkanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobieski's head.
Sobieski tries to roll over but Tikkanen keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been hearing good reports from Tikkanen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tikkanen is pressing down on Sobieski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobieski is holding on for now.
Sobieski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Sobieski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tikkanen is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski can't keep his opponent in guard - Tikkanen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tikkanen trying to control from half guard but Sobieski is working away.
Tikkanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tikkanen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sobieski still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sobieski has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sobieski tries to score with some ground and pound. Tikkanen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tikkanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tikkanen is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sobieski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tikkanen parries the strikes from Sobieski easily there. Sobieski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tikkanen to escape.
Sobieski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tikkanen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sobieski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen is working hard here to advance position.
Sobieski scoring with punches and elbows.
Sobieski misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tikkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tikkanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sobieski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tikkanen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sobieski quickly recovers to half guard.
Sobieski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tikkanen wants to control but Sobieski is keeping him busy.
Tikkanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobieski gets full guard.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Tikkanen won't allow Sobieski to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen postures up.
Sobieski has his foot on Tikkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tikkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tikkanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sobieski manages to get himself to full guard.
Tikkanen throwing strikes but missing.
Tikkanen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sobieski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen advances position into side control!
Tikkanen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tikkanen wants to control the pace but Sobieski is squirming around nicely.
Tikkanen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sobieski looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen avoids the attempt from Sobieski to control.
Sobieski is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen can't control as he wanted to and Sobieski manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Tikkanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobieski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobieski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tikkanen thows a huge punch but Sobieski dodges it nicely.
Sobieski wants to improve his position but Tikkanen is controlling well.
Sobieski has hold of Tikkanen's hands but Tikkanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Esa Tikkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobieski is trying to get back to full guard.
Tikkanen looks to land a strike but Sobieski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tikkanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sobieski wants to sweep here but Tikkanen controlling him for the moment.
Tikkanen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tikkanen throwing strikes from guard but Sobieski blocks nicely.
Sobieski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen trying to control but Sobieski is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tikkanen throws the kick towards the body but Sobieski avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sobieski. Tikkanen shrugs it off though.
Tikkanen throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Tikkanen throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sobieski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tikkanen - the referee stops the clock and Sobieski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tikkanen. Sobieski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tikkanen misses the shot to the body.
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tikkanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tikkanen motions for Sobieski to come forward. Tikkanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Tikkanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski blocks the body kick.
Tikkanen throws a good cross that connects.
Tikkanen misses with a hook. Sobieski ducked under it nicely.
Tikkanen lands a jab.
Tikkanen tries to clinch there but Sobieski circles away.
Tikkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobieski in his tracks.
Tikkanen looks to throw the jab but Sobieski is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tikkanen!
Sobieski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen shoots in for a double leg but Sobieski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobieski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.
Tikkanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range and Tikkanen settles back down.
Tikkanen is looking to land body kicks.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tikkanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sobieski on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Tikkanen misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Tikkanen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tikkanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sobieski doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Tikkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tikkanen tries to land a body kick
letting Sobieski counter with a right hand.
Tikkanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses.
Sobieski shoots in for a double leg but Tikkanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Esa Tikkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tikkanen 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.
Sobieski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikkanen misses with a low kick as Sobieski jumps back.
Sobieski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tikkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobieski. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tikkanen. Sobieski shrugs it off though.
Sobieski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tikkanen lands with a cross.
Tikkanen lands with a right hand.
Tikkanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sobieski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sobieski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobieski.
Tikkanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobieski off the cage and back into range.
Tikkanen connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen stuffs the takedown.
Tikkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Tikkanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen clearly takes that round.
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.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tikkanen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Tikkanen dives in and grabs Sobieski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sobieski pushes down on Tikkanen's head and hops out.
Tikkanen takes a swing at Sobieski's ribcage but misses.
Tikkanen clinches.
Tikkanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tikkanen trying to control the position but instead, Sobieski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tikkanen into the cage.
Tikkanen has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
A head punch on the inside from Tikkanen fails to land.
Tikkanen can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobieski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tikkanen has him pressed against the cage.
Sobieski has hold of one of Tikkanen's legs. Tikkanen is fighting the takedown attempt but Sobieski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tikkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tikkanen, not yet.
Tikkanen controlling the position.
Tikkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sobieski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tikkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
Tikkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tikkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobieski has managed to get both his arms back between Tikkanen's legs - danger averted.
Sobieski throws a strike but Tikkanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tikkanen forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski tries to get to full guard but Tikkanen has control of the leg.
Sobieski is not content to let Tikkanen control the position.
Sobieski is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Tikkanen there.
Sobieski is not content to let Tikkanen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sobieski.
Tikkanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tikkanen throws an elbow but Sobieski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sobieski prevents Tikkanen from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tikkanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sobieski is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen had his way with Jan Sobieski in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobieski drives through with a takedown into Tikkanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tikkanen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sobieski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tikkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobieski has managed to get both his arms back between Tikkanen's legs - danger averted.
Sobieski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikkanen is trying to control the position but Sobieski postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski is working Tikkanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tikkanen keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Sobieski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tikkanen looking to control.
Tikkanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobieski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tikkanen trying to control the position.
Sobieski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Esa Tikkanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobieski passes into half guard.
Sobieski is thwarting Tikkanen's attempts to control the position.
Sobieski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tikkanen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tikkanen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sobieski working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tikkanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobieski.
Tikkanen trying to control from the bottom.
Sobieski prevents Tikkanen from improving his position.
Sobieski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tikkanen taking some punishment here, with Sobieski in his half guard.
Sobieski is trying to control. Tikkanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tikkanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobieski wants to free his trapped foot but Tikkanen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is nestled in close to Tikkanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sobieski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tikkanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tikkanen trying to control here.
Tikkanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sobieski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sobieski's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen keeps control of the position as Sobieski tries to break free.
Tikkanen lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tikkanen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Tikkanen!
Esa Tikkanen retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Esa Tikkanen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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