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MFN 147: Tapporauta PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carolus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolus Rex has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Frazier's chin.
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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
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carolus Rex!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier lands with an overhand left.
Frazier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rex.
Frazier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vale Tudo Elite Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Rex slips under a jab.
Rex keeps the fight on the outside.
Rex misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Rex misses with a wild body shot.
Rex blocks a jab.
Frazier misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Rex goes down! Can Frazier finish him!?
Rex is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier gets to his feet and stands over Rex, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rex felt that one! Frazier unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rex from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiruku Matah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matah comes to the cage accompanied by Walker the Texas Ranger Theme. The key to victory for Hiruku Matah has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiruku Matah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Matah, which made it look bad.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Matah pushes him off.
Matah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Matah looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Matah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Matah persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Matah shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee won't allow Matah to pass to mount.
Matah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matah prevents Lee from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is pressing down on Matah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matah is one step ahead there.
Matah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee is trying to keep Matah in close.
Matah tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Matah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee is pressing down on Matah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matah tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Matah is working hard here to advance position.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matah is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee wants to sweep here but Matah controlling him for the moment.
Matah postures up.
Lee 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matah passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matah lands a nice short elbow.
Matah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Matah is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matah's back!
Lee is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Matah won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Lee off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Freddy Lee!
After winning the bout, Freddy Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Hiruku Matah spoke after the fight, saying 'Bah!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myers Hockles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myers Hockles!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hockles throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Douglas Lima has been cut.
Lima avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles misses the jab.
Hockles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hockles stuffs the takedown.
Lima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hockles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lima throws a big elbow that misses.
Lima postures up in Hockles's guard and throws a big left but Hockles blocks it.
Lima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hockles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lima postures up in Hockles's guard and throws a big left but Hockles blocks it.
Lima seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hockles keeping full guard, as Lima tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lima's guard.
Hockles trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hockles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hockles has passed into half guard!
Hockles stalling.
Hockles is trying to control the action in half guard but Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockles stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lima to get to his feet.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hockles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hockles slips a jab and a cross from Lima.
Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockles manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hockles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lima.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hockles throws a head kick but Lima moves out of range.
Douglas Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hockles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hockles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hockles counters with a low kick, right behind Lima 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hockles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lima's calf.
Hockles lands with a nice combination. Lima backs away looking to recover.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hockles - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A bone on bone clash there as Hockles blocks the leg kick.
Hockles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Hockles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lima's calf.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hockles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hockles tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Lima misses.
Hockles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lima misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hockles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lima.
No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockles moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hockles's coach down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hockles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hockles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hockles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lima. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hockles.
Hockles connects with a leg kick. Lima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hockles.
Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hockles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hockles leaves Lima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lima!
Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hockles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hockles scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myers Hockles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Lima's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hockles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hockles works Lima's body with a nice hook.
Hockles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lima moves out of range of the strikes.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hockles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hockles lands a nice hook to Lima's body. Lima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hockles scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Hockles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hockles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hockles bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hockles lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Lima.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Hockles misses
and Lima counters with a good low kick that Hockles was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hockles scores with a spinning back kick!
Myers Hockles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hockles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Hockles.
Hockles tries a head kick but it misses.
Hockles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hockles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lima has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle, before Hockles throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lima's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hockles lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Myers Hockles!
An out of breath Myers Hockles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (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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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richards.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schtrappe.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards tries to clinch up but Schtrappe circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schtrappe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schtrappe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a straight right hand.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schtrappe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a leg kick but Schtrappe moved away.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richards wants to clinch up but Schtrappe keeps it at a distance.
Schtrappe keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schtrappe's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Richards gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Schtrappe controls his hands.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands a right hand.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schtrappe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schtrappe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schtrappe breaks the clinch.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schtrappe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schtrappe drops his hands momentarily and Richards takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schtrappe jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schtrappe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Richards under the eye.
Schtrappe swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Schtrappe looks for the body kick but Richards saw that one coming.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bach Schtrappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards darts in and clinches Schtrappe up against the cage.
Richards lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe breaks the clinch.
Richards steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schtrappe. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richards - that will leave a mark!
Richards clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schtrappe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Schtrappe throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Richards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Schtrappe walks into a jab.
Schtrappe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but Richards avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Richards there.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Schtrappe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Keith Richards will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schtrappe's hands.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Richards.
Schtrappe gets tackled into the cage by Richards. Richards maintains the clinch.
Richards working aggressively here.
Schtrappe lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Schtrappe avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Schtrappe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks an elbow strike.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe manages to break the clinch.
Schtrappe throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
Richards clinches up with Schtrappe and pushes him back against the cage.
Schtrappe lands with a left to the head.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards lands a nice knee to the body.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards lands an elbow just above Schtrappe 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Richards on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is trying to break free.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bach Schtrappe has been cut.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schtrappe or not.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schtrappe.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Schtrappe blocks the elbow strike.
Keith Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schtrappe breaks from the clinch.
Schtrappe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richards. That did some damage!
Richards moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Schtrappe's ribs.
Schtrappe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schtrappe's knee momentarily.
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schtrappe can do to turn this around?
Schtrappe swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Schtrappe ducks down to avoid it.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from Richards.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Schtrappe throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schtrappe tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Schtrappe avoids the damage to the body.
Schtrappe lands with a right to the head.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Schtrappe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schtrappe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bach Schtrappe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schtrappe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schtrappe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards clinches with his opponent.
Richards digs a right hand into Schtrappe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schtrappe's gas tank.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schtrappe is defending well for now.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
Richards misses with some punches.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schtrappe gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards working aggressively here.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schtrappe, right into the meat.
Schtrappe takes one to the chin there.
Bach Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Richards misses
and Schtrappe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards swings for the body but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Schtrappe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schtrappe is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Schtrappe controls the action.
Schtrappe manages to break the clinch.
Schtrappe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richards is able to avoid easily.
Schtrappe throws a big shot that misses.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schtrappe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a lovely overhand right.
Richards forces Schtrappe back against the cage and clinches.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schtrappe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Schtrappe pushes him off.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schtrappe moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
A low kick from Schtrappe is predictable there
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Schtrappe walks into a jab.
Schtrappe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Schtrappe misses.
Keith Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schtrappe under the eye.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards throws a body kick that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schtrappe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Schtrappe circles away.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Richards!
A very excited looking Keith Richards made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by P.S. Phuk You Too. Anderson Fontes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Fontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Fontes lands but Fontaine takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ricky Fontaine has been cut.
Fontaine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fontes lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Fontaine crumples to the floor! Fontes milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson Fontes!
Anderson Fontes 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 Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pigeon comes into the arena with Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Latvala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roope Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigeon has a takedown stuffed.
Latvala misses with a combination
and Pigeon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pigeon shoots in looking for a takedown. Latvala tries to sprawl out of it but Pigeon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Latvala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Latvala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pigeon.
Latvala throws a front kick aimed at Pigeon's knee but Pigeon avoids it well.
Pigeon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Latvala misses with a wild combination.
Pigeon shoots for a takedown but Latvala saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Pigeon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pigeon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Latvala on the side of the head.
Pigeon tries to land a leg kick but Latvala saw it coming and moves away.
Pigeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Latvala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Harry Pigeon has been cut.
Latvala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala drops Pigeon with a left and a right! Oh, Pigeon is hurt - Latvala dives into side control looking to finish!
Pigeon is rocked!
Pigeon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Latvala wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Pigeon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Latvala wants to control but Pigeon is keeping him busy.
Pigeon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Latvala in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big shot lands for Latvala! That's hurt Pigeon! Will he recover? Latvala fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roope Latvala!
A very excited looking Roope Latvala made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes to the cage accompanied by 7B - Young Winds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tutov avoids a kick to the body.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov checks the leg kick.
Bergfried tries to land a front kick but Tutov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bergfried delivers a nice body kick.
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
Bergfried throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Tutov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bergfried in his tracks.
Tutov misses with a low kick.
Bergfried throws a right and a left that Tutov avoids nicely.
Tutov lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tutov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov cracks the inside of Bergfried's front leg.
Tutov with a nice cross.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutov throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Bergfried moved away.
Tutov thuds his shin into the meat of Bergfried's side.
Tutov misses with a double jab.
Tutov scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Tutov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tutov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov throws a leg kick which misses Bergfried's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergfried tries to avoid it.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Bergfried checks it.
Tutov throws a sloppy head kick and Bergfried moves out of range easily.
Bergfried goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Tutov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bergfried's head backwards.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov throws the kick towards the body but Bergfried avoids it.
Tutov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tutov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bergfried misses with a hook.
Tutov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tutov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bergfried ducks right into an uppercut from Tutov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov lands with an uppercut that bounces Bergfried off the cage and back into range.
Tutov lands a front kick.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tutov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tutov jabs at Bergfried's body.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tutov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bergfried. That snapped Tutov's head back.
Tutov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tutov throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov connects with a body shot.
Tutov feints and then cracks Bergfried's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bergfried down.
Bergfried has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bergfried chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bergfried is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tutov rather than just go for the knockout.
Tutov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergfried.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried takes one to the side of the head.
Tutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergfried throws out the jab.
Tutov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bergfried wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tutov throws a right hand that Bergfried ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergfried also avoids with ease.
Bergfried throws a poor cross that misses
and Tutov counters with a shoot takedown. Bergfried fights it but they end up in guard.
Tutov wants to control from the top but Bergfried keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Tutov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bergfried throws a front kick aimed at Tutov's knee but Tutov avoids it well.
Bergfried looks to throw the jab but Tutov is out of range.
Tutov walks into a jab.
Tutov scoring well with a low kick there.
Bergfried lands with a nice combination. Tutov backs away looking to recover.
A low kick from Bergfried is predictable there
and Tutov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tutov.
Tutov prevents Bergfried from getting back to his feet.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergfried is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergfried wants to get back to his feet but Tutov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tutov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tutov.
Tutov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tutov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tutov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tutov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick.
Bergfried throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Bergfried checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tutov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Tutov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tutov checks a leg kick.
Bergfried chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Tutov looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Tutov.
Tutov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tutov misses with a low kick.
Bergfried throws a leg kick
and Tutov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bergfried is staying active underneath Tutov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bergfried blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tutov.
Bergfried keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tutov is looking to stall here but Bergfried recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tutov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bergfried's head.
Tutov working some strikes from top position.
Tutov trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Tutov 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.
Tutov lands a couple of digs.
Tutov trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tutov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergfried is retaining full guard.
Tutov is working hard here to advance position.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tutov connects with the punch.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Bergfried moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Tutov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Bergfried as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Tutov dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutov connects with a solid leg kick.
Bergfried jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tutov throws a nice looking combination but Bergfried bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergfried can do to turn this around?
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tutov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergfried throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bergfried fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tutov is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov cracks Bergfried with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried connects with a body shot that sends Tutov's belly button to the back.
Tutov tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Bergfried
and Tutov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bergfried won't be happy with that.
Tutov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bergfried is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tutov connects with a decent elbow.
Tutov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bergfried is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Tutov.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried is looking to regain half guard here but Tutov keeps moving and retains side control.
Tutov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tutov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bergfried manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Tutov.
Bergfried avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tutov.
Tutov wants to control but Bergfried is keeping him busy.
Tutov is pressing down on Bergfried's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bergfried is holding on for now.
Tutov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bergfried tries to kick Tutov off but Tutov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tutov trying to work for an americana but Bergfried has managed to regain full guard.
Tutov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bergfried manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried is looking to work some ground and pound but Tutov has wrist control.
Bergfried stopping the sweep attempt from Tutov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tutov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Tutov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tutov 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
An out of breath Andrey Tutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Maija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Garota de Ipanema as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Neymar Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Maija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maija circles away quickly and effectively.
Maija looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maija's head.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taneli Maija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Maija misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos lands with a straight right. Maija didn't see that one coming.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maija is out of range.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maija moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Maija tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Maija.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos staying out of range there.
Maija takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Maija off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maija misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a flying knee that drops Maija! Santos dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neymar Santos!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Neymar Santos waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Callahan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan throws a body kick that misses.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Callahan takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Makinwa with a nice cross.
Makinwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan thuds his shin into the meat of Makinwa's side.
We've been hearing reports that Callahan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Makinwa misses with a hook to the body
and Callahan counters with a single leg into guard. Makinwa didn't expect that.
Makinwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makinwa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Callahan throws a big elbow that misses.
Callahan is looking to work some ground and pound but Makinwa has wrist control.
Callahan wants to control from the top but Makinwa keeps moving.
Makinwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan trying to control but Makinwa is working from the bottom.
Callahan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Callahan stays in close to Makinwa's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Callahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Callahan.
Sloppy strikes from Callahan. Those never looked like landing.
Callahan throws the left hand but Makinwa avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A solid body kick from Makinwa.
Callahan lands with a hook. Makinwa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Makinwa.
Makinwa connects with a right hand. Callahan shakes it off.
Callahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makinwa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Callahan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
Callahan takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Callahan misses with a looping left.
Callahan scores with a nice strike.
Makinwa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makinwa feints and then cracks Callahan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Callahan down.
Jab by Callahan.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Callahan.
Callahan throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Callahan 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 Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Callahan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid body kick from Callahan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan throws a chopping leg kick but Makinwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Callahan.
Makinwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callahan.
Makinwa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Callahan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Callahan.
Makinwa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Callahan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makinwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makinwa controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
Callahan passes Makinwa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Callahan trying to control from Makinwa's half guard. Makinwa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Callahan looking to pass the guard.
Callahan trying to control the position from guard on top but Makinwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. Makinwa saw that one coming.
Makinwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Makinwa.
Callahan defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Callahan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Callahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makinwa can do to turn this around?
Makinwa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Callahan is out of range.
Makinwa lands a jab to Callahan's midsection.
Makinwa misses with a kick to the body.
Callahan connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa scores with the left hand. Callahan knows he should have avoided that one.
Makinwa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Callahan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Makinwa won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Callahan tries to move to full mount but Makinwa actually manages to regain half guard.
Callahan is pressing down on Makinwa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Makinwa is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Callahan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Callahan throwing shots but Makinwa is blocking nicely.
Callahan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Makinwa to regain full guard.
Callahan wants to pass the guard but Makinwa is keeping the position.
Callahan trying to move into half guard but instead Makinwa has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Makinwa defends well.
Makinwa forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Makinwa lands a nice short elbow.
Makinwa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Makinwa is continuing to stall.
Callahan wants to control but Makinwa is keeping busy.
Makinwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Makinwa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Callahan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa controlling the position easily from mount.
Callahan is squirming around, avoiding Makinwa's attempts to control the action.
Makinwa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Callahan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Callahan is looking for a sweep. Makinwa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Makinwa seems content to control.
Makinwa is looking to take a break and control but Callahan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harry Callahan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Makinwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Callahan wants to improve his position but Makinwa is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Makinwa in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Callahan keeping control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makinwa stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Callahan looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Callahan.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makinwa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Harry Callahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan missing with a left hand there. Makinwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Callahan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Callahan throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan works the jab nicely.
Makinwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makinwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makinwa lands a big head kick that sends Callahan tumbling to the mat! Makinwa takes a step backwards and waves Callahan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Callahan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makinwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Callahan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan throws a hook but Makinwa blocks it.
Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
Callahan seems to have got his legs back now.
Callahan takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Callahan misses the target.
Callahan connects with a solid leg kick.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Callahan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makinwa.
Callahan tries to score with a low kick but Makinwa moves his leg out of the way.
Callahan lands a slapping body shot.
Makinwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callahan.
Callahan blocks a low kick nicely.
Callahan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Callahan moves away and avoids it.
Callahan is looking to slow Makinwa down with leg kicks.
Callahan gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Makinwa counter with a right hand.
Makinwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Makinwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callahan wants to land a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Callahan.
Makinwa scores with a leg kick.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan tries to land a leg kick but Makinwa saw it coming and moves away.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Callahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callahan moves away.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Callahan finds it's target.
Callahan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan throws a jab but it's blocked by Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Callahan.
Callahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makinwa has time to react.
Callahan dodges the punch combination from Makinwa.
Callahan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makinwa will feel that in the morning.
Callahan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Callahan misses with a right hand
and Makinwa counters with a body kick.
Callahan defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Callahan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Callahan throws a looping overhand right but Makinwa ducks down to avoid it.
Makinwa lands the left hand.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Callahan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makinwa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa slips under a jab from Callahan.
Callahan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Makinwa misses.
Makinwa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makinwa.
Callahan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Makinwa misses with a two punch combination.
Callahan misses with a left hand
and Makinwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makinwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callahan throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ugor Makinwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makinwa 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugor Makinwa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau's entrance music is We will rock you. A fine choice. Thory has chosen It's a fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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195 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thory manages to avoid it.
Thory getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thory wants to clinch up but Belliveau keeps it at a distance.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thory looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Thory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thory scores with a three punch combo!
Belliveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thory's sensitive parts.
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!
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau thumps Thory with a low kick.
Belliveau throws a head kick but Thory moves out of range.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belliveau looks to land a body kick but Thory moved away.
Belliveau stuns Thory with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thory throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Thory thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
Belliveau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belliveau connects with a solid leg kick.
Belliveau is looking to score with low kicks.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Belliveau slams his shin into Thory's torso.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau misses with the body kick
and Thory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thory throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belliveau tries to move into range but Thory moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thory throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thory clobbers Belliveau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belliveau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thory looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Thory checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belliveau misses with a looping left.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thory.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thory cracks Belliveau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thory.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thory lands a leg kick that knocks Belliveau off balance momentarily.
Thory moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Thory sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thory takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belliveau 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 Thory has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thory and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thory counters with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belliveau!
Nice body punch from Thory.
A low kick from Belliveau is predictable there
and Thory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thory walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thory takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thory lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Thory counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belliveau walks into a left hand.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Thory.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thory.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thory's head backwards.
A lazy left from Belliveau finds it's target.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thory tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belliveau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Thory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thory looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
letting Thory counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Belliveau.
Thory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Thory moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau looks for the body kick but Thory saw that one coming.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut. Thory saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory moves out of range of the strikes.
Thory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thory swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Thory has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belliveau.
Thory defending well as Belliveau loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Thory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau looks to land a body kick but Thory moved away.
Thory feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory slips a jab from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thory wants to clinch up but Belliveau keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Thory moves out of range easily.
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thory looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thory avoids a kick to the body.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thory.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that misses.
Thory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vic Thory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thory takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belliveau gets tackled into the cage by Thory. Thory maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thory.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Thory.
Thory lands a left hand.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Thory controls the action.
Belliveau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thory working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thory has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Thory tries a knee to the head but Belliveau blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vic Thory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Thory lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thory works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Thory misses the target.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Thory thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thory scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thory throws a body shot but no joy.
Thory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Thory moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau feints and then cracks Thory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thory down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belliveau has time to react.
Thory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thory tries to score with a low kick but Belliveau moves his leg out of the way.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Belliveau as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thory closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Belliveau to the mat! Belliveau manages to get full guard.
Thory is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thory throwing strikes but missing.
Thory throws a big right hand that misses.
Belliveau is trying to control the position but Thory postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thory passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thory.
Thory working the head with strikes.
Thory trying to control the action but Belliveau is working from the bottom.
Thory postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thory wants to control but Belliveau is keeping him busy.
Belliveau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Belliveau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Thory working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Belliveau is not content to let Thory control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory in side control, throwing shots but Belliveau defends.
Thory is putting a hurting on Belliveau here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thory tries to move to mount but Belliveau blocks the move with his legs.
Belliveau takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thory trying to control the action but Belliveau is working from the bottom.
Belliveau has one of Thory's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Thory looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Belliveau is avoiding damage well.
Thory has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau is trying to get back to half guard.
Belliveau takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thory working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belliveau takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thory working the ground and pound.
Thory working the head with strikes.
Thory throws a strike aimed at the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau avoids it well.
Belliveau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Belliveau tries to buck Thory off but Thory is having none of it.
Thory lands a nice forearm strike.
Belliveau is looking for a sweep.
Thory controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Belliveau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Thory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thory has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Thory!
Vic Thory made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want a shot at the title. I want my belt back.'.
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