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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernt Albertsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Neidhart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neidhart throws a head kick that Albertsson semi-blocks.
It looks like Bernt Albertsson has been cut.
Neidhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Albertsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Albertsson ducks under a wild hook from Neidhart.
Albertsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neidhart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neidhart thuds a left hand into Albertsson's body.
Neidhart tries a head kick but it misses.
Neidhart is looking to score with low kicks.
Albertsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neidhart.
Neidhart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Albertsson lands an overhand right.
Albertsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Neidhart should have avoided that one.
Albertsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neidhart.
A head kick by Neidhart misses
and Albertsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Albertsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neidhart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neidhart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neidhart throws a big shot that misses.
Neidhart scores with a head kick. Albertsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters circling a little - Neidhart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson slips a straight right by Neidhart.
Albertsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Albertsson takes a swing at Neidhart's ribcage but misses.
Neidhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albertsson.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albertsson moves out of range as Neidhart strikes.
Neidhart connects with a crisp jab.
Bernt Albertsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albertsson misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neidhart throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
Neidhart connects with a jab.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Albertsson. That's going to slow Neidhart down.
Neidhart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Neidhart misses with a hook
and Albertsson counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Neidhart tenderised Albertsson's leg. Albertsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Albertsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neidhart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Albertsson. Albertsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart shoots in but Albertsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neidhart tries to work over Albertsson's front leg with a kick but Albertsson checks it.
Albertsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Neidhart.
Neidhart loads up on a big right hand but Albertsson slips the punch.
Albertsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Albertsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neidhart's hands.
Neidhart throws a body punch but Albertsson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Neidhart.
Neidhart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Albertsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neidhart.
Neidhart looks to land a body kick but Albertsson moved away.
Neidhart throws a jab when Albertsson was well out of range.
Neidhart shoots in and gets a takedown into Albertsson's guard.
Neidhart postures up in Albertsson's guard and throws a big left but Albertsson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson pulls Neidhart in close to prevent any damage.
Neidhart wants to control from the top but Albertsson keeps moving.
Neidhart tries to free his leg and advance position but Albertsson is retaining full guard.
Neidhart advances to half guard.
Albertsson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Neidhart.
Albertsson keeping moving, preventing Neidhart from controlling successfully.
Neidhart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Albertsson is keeping the position for now.
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.
Albertsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neidhart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neidhart postures up in Albertsson's guard and throws a big left but Albertsson blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Albertsson lands with a hook. Neidhart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Albertsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albertsson.
Neidhart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Albertsson.
Neidhart checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Neidhart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Albertsson loads up on a big right hand but Neidhart slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Neidhart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Neidhart lands with an uppercut that bounces Albertsson off the cage and back into range.
Albertsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neidhart.
Albertsson connects with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neidhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albertsson throws out the jab.
Albertsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Neidhart misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neidhart 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 Albertsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Albertsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Albertsson slips under a jab from Neidhart.
Albertsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neidhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albertsson wants to land a leg kick but Neidhart is out of range.
Albertsson digs a good hook to Neidhart's body.
Neidhart missing with a left hand there. Albertsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albertsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neidhart manages to avoid it.
A big left from Neidhart misses.
Albertsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Neidhart backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albertsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Neidhart. Neidhart gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson throws a lazy right hand but Neidhart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albertsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neidhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Albertsson.
A slow jab from Neidhart misses its intended target.
Albertsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernt Albertsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Neidhart tried to score with a low kick but Albertsson checks it.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
Albertsson connects with a leg kick. Neidhart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Neidhart throws a nice looking combination but Albertsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neidhart throws a poor cross that misses
and Albertsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Neidhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albertsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neidhart scores with the left hand. Albertsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Albertsson - that will leave a mark!
Good standup being displayed there by Albertsson as he connects with a hook.
Albertsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart looks to land a left hand but Albertsson moved out of range nicely.
Neidhart tries a low kick but Albertsson avoids it.
Neidhart lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albertsson defending well as Neidhart loads up on a big left hand.
Albertsson misses with a hook to the body
and Neidhart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Albertsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neidhart.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
Neidhart checks a low kick from Albertsson.
Albertsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neidhart eats them both and turns towards Albertsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Albertsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Albertsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neidhart.
Albertsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neidhart throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson lands a leg kick that knocks Neidhart off balance momentarily.
Neidhart checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart scores with a sloppy right hand. Albertsson should have avoided that one.
Neidhart looks for the body kick but Albertsson saw that one coming.
Albertsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Neidhart throws out a loose jab but Albertsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neidhart moves forwards but Albertsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Albertsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Albertsson misses with a body shot.
Neidhart throws an off balance right hand
enabling Albertsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Neidhart avoids the head kick by Albertsson.
Neidhart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Albertsson slips under a jab from Neidhart.
Neidhart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albertsson.
A bone on bone clash there as Neidhart blocks the leg kick.
Neidhart throws an off balance right hand
and Albertsson counters with a leg kick.
Neidhart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neidhart throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albertsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neidhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Albertsson.
Neidhart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albertsson.
Neidhart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Albertsson.
Neidhart misses with a hook. Albertsson ducked under it nicely.
Neidhart keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Neidhart tests Albertsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albertsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neidhart's sensitive parts.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Neidhart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neidhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neidhart.
Albertsson lands a right hook to the body.
Albertsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albertsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Albertsson is looking to chop away at Neidhart's legs.
Neidhart blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bernt Albertsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Albertsson.
Albertsson jabs Neidhart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neidhart misses with a hook.
Neidhart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albertsson.
Neidhart lands with a cross.
Albertsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Neidhart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Albertsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neidhart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Albertsson throws a big shot that misses.
Neidhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neidhart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Neidhart.
Albertsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neidhart's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neidhart throws a leg kick but Albertsson checks it.
Neidhart moves out of range of the strikes.
Albertsson blocks a head kick by Neidhart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart throws a hook but Albertsson avoids it easily.
Albertsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Neidhart tests Albertsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Neidhart checks it.
A slow jab from Albertsson misses its intended target.
Albertsson misses the shot to the body.
Albertsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Albertsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albertsson keeps Neidhart at a distance using the push kick.
Albertsson blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Neidhart misses.
Albertsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Albertsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Albertsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Neidhart misses.
Neidhart lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart misses with a looping left.
Neidhart misses with a looping left.
Neidhart darts in looking for a takedown but Albertsson gets double underhooks and turns Neidhart into the cage.
Albertsson lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neidhart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albertsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albertsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neidhart's head.
Neidhart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Albertsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Neidhart wants to slow Albertsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Albertsson throws the left hand but Neidhart avoids the punch easily.
Albertsson motions for Neidhart to come forward. Albertsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albertsson scores with a punch to the head.
Neidhart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut
and Albertsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Albertsson connects with a crisp jab.
Neidhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson cracks Neidhart with a good jab.
Neidhart scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Neidhart.
Albertsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neidhart. That did some damage!
Albertsson ducks under a wild hook from Neidhart.
Albertsson tried to score with a low kick but Neidhart checks it.
Neidhart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Albertsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Neidhart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albertsson can pounce on him.
Neidhart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Neidhart scores with a leg kick.
Neidhart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Albertsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neidhart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albertsson. Neidhart does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albertsson misses with a hook
and Neidhart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neidhart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neidhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albertsson.
Neidhart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Albertsson.
Neidhart scores with a body shot.
Albertsson checks a leg kick.
Albertsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neidhart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neidhart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neidhart throws the left hand but Albertsson avoids the punch easily.
Albertsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neidhart.
Albertsson misses with a wild body shot.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neidhart.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neidhart misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Albertsson.
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 Bernt Albertsson.
I think Albertsson 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bernt Albertsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juunas Sikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rejinaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. 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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192 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juunas Sikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rejinaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Sikio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva clinches.
Sikio scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sikio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sikio is defending well for now.
Sikio tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Sikio looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikio misses with some punches.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Sikio struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Sikio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva blocks a body shot from Sikio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sikio.
Sikio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Sikio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Sikio struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sikio.
Sikio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Sikio's ribcage. Sikio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sikio misses with a body punch.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva prevents a body shot from Sikio.
Sikio throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Sikio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sikio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sikio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sikio's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has Sikio pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sikio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Sikio works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Sikio misses with the head strike.
Sikio tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Sikio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikio misses with a punch on the inside.
Sikio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sikio fails to land.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Sikio prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sikio lands a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a body shot from Sikio.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sikio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sikio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sikio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sikio fails to land.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sikio avoids the damage to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Sikio throws a head punch that misses.
Sikio lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sikio avoids it.
Sikio throws a head punch that misses.
Sikio has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Sikio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sikio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sikio is stalling here.
Silva trying to stall but Sikio improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rejinaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva staying out of range there.
Sikio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sikio to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Sikio controls his hands.
Sikio tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Sikio back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sikio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Sikio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sikio struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sikio.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sikio is defending well for now.
A short right from Sikio on the inside.
Silva is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Sikio finish him?
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Sikio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juunas Sikio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocking some punches.
Sikio lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Silva to his knees! Sikio keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juunas Sikio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by 'Mama Said Knock You Out' by LL Cool J. 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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214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ned Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter has a takedown stuffed.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gein but Gein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shifter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shifter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shifter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ned Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
Gein gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shifter.
Gein crunches a lovely knee into Shifter's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein wants the takedown. Shifter is fighting it off but Gein persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shifter's guard against the cage.
Shifter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
Gein wants to control from the top but Shifter keeps moving.
Gein forces his way into half guard.
Shifter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shifter is trying to get back to full guard.
Shifter taking some punishment here, with Gein in his half guard.
Gein prevents Shifter from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is pressing down on Gein's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shifter wants to sweep here but Gein controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing that Gein has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gein wants to control from the top but Shifter keeps moving.
Shifter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shifter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gein controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein wants to pass the guard but Shifter is keeping the position.
Shifter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gein is posturing up here but Shifter has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gein tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gein has to tap! Slick submission there by Shifter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shape Shifter!
Shape Shifter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elwood has chosen Ice Cube - Why We Thugs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kristus Koistinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Elwood's chin.
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Elwood!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Elwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koistinen scores with a jab to the head.
Koistinen wants to slow Elwood down by chopping away at his legs.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elwood moves away.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen walks into a jab.
Koistinen connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Elwood.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
Koistinen misses with a looping right.
Elwood misses with a straight left.
Koistinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen throws a nice head kick!
Koistinen misses with a body kick.
Koistinen misses with a low kick.
Koistinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elwood throws out the jab.
Koistinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Elwood gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Koistinen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristus Koistinen!
Kristus Koistinen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Ali Bomaye by The Game. Karl Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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215 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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson lands with a hook. Ronaldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ronaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've been informed that Ronaldo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo scores with a hook.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
Anderson throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Ronaldo.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ronaldo has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
A big left from Ronaldo misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronaldo's sensitive parts.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ronaldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Jab by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ronaldo!
Ronaldo lands with a nice body kick.
Ronaldo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ronaldo pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Ronaldo thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronaldo manages to break the clinch.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Ronaldo sprawls well.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
It looks like Karl Anderson has been cut.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Ronaldo back into the cage.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Ronaldo manages to break the clinch.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ronaldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Ronaldo's legs.
Ronaldo lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
Antonio Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a leg kick.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronaldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ronaldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ronaldo plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Anderson to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Anderson just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Ronaldo!
Post fight, an emotional Antonio Ronaldo said 'I do this for Braaazzzillll.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
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238 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Evil Muno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Muno lands.
Hanttonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muno has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hanttonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hanttonen is trying to stall.
Muno blocks the elbow strike.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muno blocks it with crossed arms.
Muno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanttonen scores with a hook to the body.
Muno misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Muno has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Hanttonen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hanttonen taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muno struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanttonen controls his hands.
Muno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Muno advances position into side control!
Muno in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hanttonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muno on the ground.
Muno moves into full mount!
Hanttonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muno controlling from mount.
Muno prevents Hanttonen from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen is squirming around, avoiding Muno's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muno is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hanttonen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hanttonen!
Muno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanttonen is one step ahead there.
Hanttonen is stalling in the full guard.
Muno keeping full guard, as Hanttonen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Muno is on top in guard.
Muno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muno trying to control the action but Hanttonen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muno works to advance to full mount. Hanttonen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Muno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hanttonen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muno has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hanttonen defend it? Muno steps over the head and cranks it - Hanttonen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Muno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evil Muno!
Evil Muno spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley comes to the cage accompanied by The man that you FEAR . Cormeir has chosen -N- The Bay as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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227 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Cormeir!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cormeirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cormeir avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Stanley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Killers Concentration Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Stanley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stanley slaps away a takedown attempt from Cormeir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cain Cormeir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormeir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stanley wants to get back to full guard.
Stanley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cormeir is working away from the top position though.
Cormeir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stanley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cormeir.
Cormeir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cormeir thows a huge punch but Stanley dodges it nicely.
Stanley manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormeir postures up in Stanley's guard and throws a big left but Stanley blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cormeir defends well.
My spies in Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) inform me that Cormeir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cormeir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stanley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cormeir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cormeir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cormeir postures up in Stanley's guard and throws a big left but Stanley blocks it.
Cormeir distracts Stanley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cormeir with a nice head shot there.
Cormeir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stanley looking for subs off his back but Cormeir has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stanley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir wants to free his trapped foot but Stanley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stanley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Stanley keeps moving.
Stanley has his foot on Cormeir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cormeir works his way back into a safe position though.
Cormeir stays in close to Stanley's body and controls the position.
Stanley trying to control the position.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cormeir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cormeir cracks Stanley with a solid left hand.
Stanley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cormeir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cormeir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cormeir looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Stanley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cormeir.
Cormeir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stanley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Cormeir there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley tries to get to full guard but Cormeir has control of the leg.
Stanley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stanley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cormeir manages to get himself to full guard.
Stanley tries to free his leg and advance position but Cormeir is retaining full guard.
Cormeir keeping moving, preventing Stanley from controlling successfully.
Stanley tries to free his leg and advance position but Cormeir is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cormeir is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cormeir has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormeir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Cormeir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cormeir shoots in but Stanley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cormeir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanley tries to sprawl out of it but Cormeir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cormeir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kyle Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Cormeir.
Stanley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cormeir.
Stanley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cormeir.
Cormeir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stanley.
Cormeir shoots in for a double leg but Stanley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cormeir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley misses with a hook. Cormeir ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Stanley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stanley.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanley tries to sprawl out of it but Cormeir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley drives through with a takedown into Cormeir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stanley wants to control from the top but Cormeir keeps moving.
Cormeir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir keeping full guard, as Stanley tries to pass.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cormeir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanley is looking to work some ground and pound but Cormeir has wrist control.
Cormeir keeping full guard, as Stanley tries to pass.
Cormeir keeping moving, preventing Stanley from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cormeir gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stanley as the two fighters clinch.
Stanley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Stanley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cormeir is breathing heavily.
Cormeir shoots in but no luck this time.
Stanley lands with a nice body punch.
Stanley scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stanley.
Good exchange - Stanley coming out on top.
Cormeir avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Cormeir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stanley defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir tries for a takedown but Stanley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stanley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stanley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cormeir.
Cormeir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanley can pounce on him.
That kick from Stanley tenderised Cormeir's leg. Cormeir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stanley leaves Cormeir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stanley lands a front kick.
Cormeir drives through with a takedown into Stanley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stanley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cormeir's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cormeir keeping full guard, as Stanley tries to pass.
Stanley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stanley trying to control but Cormeir is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir looking for a sweep. Not yet Cormeir, not yet.
Cormeir trying to keep a closed guard but Stanley is proving a slippery customer.
Stanley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cormeir is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cormeir has escaped and now he's on top!
Cormeir works over Stanley with some ground and pound from guard.
Stanley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Stanley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanley wants it to stay on the feet.
Cormeir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stanley regains half guard.
Cormeir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stanley defending well though.
Nice strikes from Cormeir there.
Stanley wants to control but Cormeir is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cormeir looks to land a strike but Stanley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cormeir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cormeir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stanley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cormeir is aware though and is defending well.
Cormeir scoring with some ground and pound.
Cormeir postures up and lands a big shot to Stanley's brow.
Cormeir looking to improve position, pressing down on Stanley's thigh with his hand. Stanley seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Cormeir paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Cormeir's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Stanley picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyle Stanley!
Kyle Stanley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wisk.
Wisk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mustacho stuns Wisk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mustacho throws a front kick aimed at Wisk's knee but Wisk avoids it well.
Wisk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mustacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wisk doesn't seem bothered though.
Mustacho avoids the head kick by Wisk.
Wisk throws a shot to the body.
Mustacho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mustacho feints and then cracks Wisk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wisk down.
Wisk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mustacho is able to avoid easily.
Wisk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustacho.
Mustacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Mustacho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mustacho.
Mustacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wisk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisk 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 nice inside leg kick there by Wisk. That's going to slow Mustacho down.
Mustacho throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wisk counters with a body kick that stops Mustacho in his tracks momentarily.
A slow jab from Mustacho misses its intended target.
Wisk blocks the body kick.
Wisk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good exchange - Mustacho coming out on top.
The crowd cheers as Wisk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mustacho doesn't seem phased though.
Mustacho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wisk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it.
Wisk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mustacho misses with a looping left.
Mustacho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mustacho misses the shot to the body.
Wisk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wisk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mustacho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wisk works Mustacho's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Wisk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wisk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mustacho.
Wisk cracks Mustacho with an open hand slap.
That kick from Wisk tenderised Mustacho's leg. Mustacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wisk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Mustacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mustacho misses with a jab to the body
enabling Wisk to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustacho lunges at Wisk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wisk's hand.
Wisk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wisk throws a shot from downtown. Mustacho moves away and avoids it.
Mustacho tries a low kick but Wisk avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustacho misses the target.
Wisk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mustacho. Those never looked like landing.
Mustacho misses with a looping right.
Mustacho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustacho connects with a body shot.
Mustacho connects with a body shot.
Mustacho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wisk throws a leg kick but Mustacho checks it.
Nice defenses there by Wisk.
Mustacho cracks the inside of Wisk's front leg.
Wisk cracks Mustacho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wisk throws a lazy uppercut
and Mustacho counters with a good low kick that Wisk was not able to check.
Wisk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustacho's sensitive parts.
Wisk throws a solid leg kick but Mustacho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wisk.
Wisk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wisk looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustacho is just out of range.
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!
Wisk throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a front kick.
Mustacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wisk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wisk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mustacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wisk drops his hands momentarily and Mustacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wisk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mustacho tries to land a leg kick but Wisk saw it coming and moves away.
Mustacho avoids the head kick by Wisk.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Mustacho is looking to slow Wisk down with leg kicks.
A big left from Wisk misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wisk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mustacho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wisk swings for the body but Mustacho moves out of range.
Mustacho misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donnito Mustacho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mustacho throws a leg kick but Wisk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Wisk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Wisk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mustacho is looking to clinch.
Wisk throws a big shot that misses.
Mustacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wisk misses with a kick to the body.
Wisk tried to score with a low kick but Mustacho checks it.
Donnito Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wisk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mustacho.
Mustacho jabs Wisk right on the nose. Wisk blinks but takes it well.
Mustacho misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Mustacho.
Wisk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mustacho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wisk fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho connects with a leg kick. Wisk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mustacho looks to land a combination. Wisk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mustacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wisk.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wisk, right into the meat.
Mustacho digs a good body shot into Wisk's ribs.
Wisk throws out a loose jab but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustacho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wisk. Wisk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wisk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mustacho can pounce on him.
Mustacho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wisk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wisk, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisk keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustacho misses with an uppercut. Wisk saw that one coming.
Wisk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho pushes Wisk away with a front kick.
Mustacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wisk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mustacho. Mustacho obviously looking to wear him down.
Wisk misses with a low kick as Mustacho jumps back.
Wisk throws a low kick but Mustacho avoids it.
Mustacho tries to score with a low kick but Wisk moves his leg out of the way.
Wisk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wisk throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho throws a jab when Wisk was well out of range.
Mustacho keeps Wisk at a distance using the push kick.
Mustacho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mustacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wisk looks to land a left hand but Mustacho moved out of range nicely.
Mustacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mustacho loads up on a big right hand but Wisk slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Wisk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustacho.
Wisk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Mustacho tenderised Wisk's leg. Wisk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wisk throws a leg kick but Mustacho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wisk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wisk 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wisk 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 Mustacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mustacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wisk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mustacho is out of range and Wisk settles back down.
Wisk throws a body punch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Mustacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wisk has time to react.
Mustacho scores with a jab to the head.
Mustacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wisk lands with a shot to the body.
Mustacho looks to land a left hand but Wisk moved out of range nicely.
Mustacho tries to clinch but Wisk is having none of it.
Wisk misses the body punch
and Mustacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wisk. That did some damage!
Mustacho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mustacho scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Mustacho.
Wisk thuds a left hand into Mustacho's body.
Wisk looks for the body kick but Mustacho saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wisk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mustacho misses with a wild body shot.
Wisk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustacho misses with a looping right.
Mustacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wisk is out of range and Mustacho settles back down.
Wisk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Wisk does no damage.
Mustacho misses with a looping right.
Good work by Mustacho as he checks the leg kick.
Wisk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wisk lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnito Mustacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wisk throws a leg kick which misses Mustacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustacho tries to avoid it.
Mustacho thuds a left hand into Wisk's body.
Wisk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mustacho lands a nice hook to Wisk's body. Wisk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wisk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mustacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Some bone on bone action there as Wisk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wisk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mustacho lands a leg kick that knocks Wisk off balance momentarily.
Wisk slips a jab from Mustacho.
Wisk misses with a low kick as Mustacho jumps back.
Mustacho moves out of range of the leg kick from Wisk.
Wisk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mustacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wisk tests Mustacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wisk motions for Mustacho to come forward. Wisk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Wisk seems unphased.
Wisk moves out of range of the body kick from Mustacho.
Wisk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot by Mustacho.
Wisk lands a body shot.
Mustacho lands with a shot to the body.
Mustacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mustacho tries to land a front kick but Wisk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wisk throws a hook to the side of Mustacho's head but Mustacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mustacho cracks the inside of Wisk's front leg.
Mustacho misses with a kick to the body.
Wisk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mustacho moves out of range as Wisk throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Wisk misses its intended target.
Wisk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wisk moves out of range as Mustacho strikes.
Mustacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wisk 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mustacho. That's going to slow Wisk down.
Wisk misses with a leg kick
and Mustacho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wisk ducks under a wild hook from Mustacho.
Mustacho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mustacho throws a lazy right hand but Wisk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wisk thuds a left hand into Mustacho's body.
Wisk throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustacho throws a leg kick which misses Wisk's front leg but catches the back leg as Wisk tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wisk. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wisk is looking to wear down Mustacho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wisk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mustacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mustacho defending well as Wisk loads up on a big left hand.
Wisk lands with a good body shot.
Wisk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mustacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wisk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho checks a leg kick nicely.
Wisk scores with a leg kick.
Mustacho scores with a leg kick.
Mustacho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wisk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mustacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustacho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wisk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Wisk tenderised Mustacho's leg. Mustacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisk throws a low kick but Mustacho moves out of range easily.
Wisk punishes Mustacho's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wisk moves away.
Wisk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Mustacho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustacho connects with a leg kick. Wisk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wisk tries to score with a low kick but Mustacho moves his leg out of the way.
You can see that Mustacho has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That kick from Wisk tenderised Mustacho's leg. Mustacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mustacho misses the shot to the body.
Wisk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mustacho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wisk misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Wisk misses
and Mustacho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mustacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wisk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but MC Wisk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mustacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mustacho.
Wisk ducks right into an uppercut from Mustacho.
Mustacho checks a low kick from Wisk.
Mustacho thuds his shin into the meat of Wisk's side.
Wisk swings for the body but Mustacho moves out of range.
Mustacho scores with a jab.
Wisk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wisk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mustacho throws the kick towards the body but Wisk avoids it.
Wisk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wisk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mustacho misses with a kick to the body.
Mustacho is looking to score with low kicks.
Mustacho tries to land a front kick but Wisk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wisk scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wisk avoids the body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho takes a swing at Wisk's ribcage but misses.
Mustacho connects with a leg kick. Wisk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wisk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wisk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wisk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mustacho throws out the jab.
Mustacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wisk jabs Mustacho right on the nose. Mustacho blinks but takes it well.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Wisk thumps Mustacho with a low kick.
Wisk loads up on a big right hand but Mustacho slips the punch.
Wisk circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mustacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wisk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wisk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustacho moves away.
Wisk swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustacho.
Mustacho misses with an uppercut.
Mustacho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wisk on the side of the head.
Mustacho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wisk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustacho counters with a right hand to the body.
Wisk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Wisk.
Wisk connects with a crisp jab.
Wisk throws a body punch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Wisk lands with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wisk checks a leg kick.
Wisk connects with a crisp jab.
Mustacho swings widly with a right hand
and Wisk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a head kick but Wisk moves out of range.
Mustacho slips under a jab from Wisk.
A punch combination from Wisk misses.
Mustacho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wisk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mustacho.
Wisk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustacho.
Wisk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mustacho misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wisk. That's going to slow Mustacho down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mustacho. That's going to slow Wisk down.
Mustacho 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.
Wisk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wisk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mustacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wisk throws a leg kick but Mustacho checks it.
Mustacho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wisk. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustacho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mustacho 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mustacho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wisk is looking to land body kicks.
Wisk misses with a low kick.
Mustacho misses with a body shot.
Wisk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wisk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustacho circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Donnito Mustacho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mustacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mustacho.
Mustacho 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.
Mustacho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mustacho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mustacho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mustacho moves out of range of the leg kick from Wisk.
Wisk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Wisk.
Wisk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wisk thows a leg kick but Mustacho checks it
letting Mustacho counter with a right hand.
Wisk slips under a jab.
Wisk jabs Mustacho right on the nose. Mustacho blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wisk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustacho's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mustacho's head.
Wisk with a jab.
Wisk throws a head kick that half lands.
Wisk throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustacho misses with a wild body shot.
Wisk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wisk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustacho.
Mustacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wisk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wisk digs a good body shot into Mustacho's ribs.
Wisk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mustacho throws a front kick that sends Wisk stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho feints and then cracks Wisk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wisk down.
Nice uppercut there from Mustacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho tried to score with a low kick but Wisk checks it.
Mustacho misses with a wild body shot.
Wisk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mustacho if he has to take too many more of those.
Mustacho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mustacho punishes Wisk's body with a nice straight punch.
Mustacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Wisk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wisk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mustacho.
Wisk throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Mustacho.
Wisk throws a body punch but Mustacho moves out of range.
MC Wisk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustacho lands with a nice body punch.
Wisk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wisk lands a slapping body shot.
Mustacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wisk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Wisk.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mustacho, right into the meat.
Wisk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mustacho can pounce on him.
Wisk misses with a body shot.
Mustacho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mustacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Mustacho does it's job there.
Wisk throws a low kick but Mustacho avoids it.
Wisk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it.
Wisk throws the left hand but Mustacho avoids the punch easily.
Mustacho moves out of range of the leg kick from Wisk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mustacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wisk is looking to land body kicks.
Wisk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Mustacho.
Wisk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mustacho throws a leg kick which misses Wisk's front leg but catches the back leg as Wisk tries to avoid it.
Wisk misses the shot to the body.
Wisk defending well as Mustacho loads up on a big left hand.
Mustacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wisk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid body kick from Mustacho.
Mustacho connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wisk misses with a body shot
and Mustacho counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donnito Mustacho.
Well Mustacho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donnito Mustacho!
Donnito Mustacho is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Donnito Mustacho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Violent Revolution. Kelly has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation as his entrance music. George Kelly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Kelly!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Rockefeller throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rockefeller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Rockefeller cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Rockefeller throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockefeller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rockefeller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rockefeller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Rockefeller.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Rockefeller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockefeller.
Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rockefeller at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rockefeller 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 Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly throws a head kick that half lands.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly moves out of range as Rockefeller throws a body kick.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rockefeller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Rockefeller moves away and avoids it.
Rockefeller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly throws a low kick but Rockefeller avoids it.
Nice cross by Kelly.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rockefeller's hands.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockefeller looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Rockefeller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rockefeller throws a body kick that misses
and Kelly finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kelly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rockefeller throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James Dean Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly lands a jab to Rockefeller's midsection.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Rockefeller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick from Kelly lands but Rockefeller takes it in his stride.
It looks like James Dean Rockefeller has been cut.
Rockefeller misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rockefeller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a body punch but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Rockefeller missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kelly counters with a good, hard body kick but Rockefeller shrugs it off.
Rockefeller throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Rockefeller misses with a hook.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rockefeller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rockefeller connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rockefeller.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rockefeller is out of range and Kelly settles back down.
Kelly throws a head kick but Rockefeller moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Rockefeller.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Rockefeller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big left from Rockefeller misses.
A leg kick checked by Rockefeller.
Kelly throws a body punch but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rockefeller checks it well.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rockefeller - that will leave a mark!
Rockefeller moves into the clinch successfully.
Rockefeller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rockefeller is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelly obliges.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rockefeller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rockefeller misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Rockefeller is blocking nicely.
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!
Rockefeller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Rockefeller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rockefeller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockefeller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Rockefeller working aggressively here.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockefeller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockefeller blocks an uppercut.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockefeller avoids the damage to the body.
Rockefeller misses with some punches.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Rockefeller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Rockefeller's head.
A short left from Rockefeller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockefeller lands a body shot.
George Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Rockefeller fails to land.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockefeller misses with the head strike.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kelly.
Rockefeller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Rockefeller's head.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Rockefeller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockefeller avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Rockefeller lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Rockefeller blocks it.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Rockefeller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockefeller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly just leaning against Rockefeller, taking a breather.
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockefeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockefeller avoids the damage to the body.
Rockefeller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Rockefeller can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockefeller blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rockefeller blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Rockefeller.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Rockefeller.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Rockefeller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Rockefeller drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelly obliges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rockefeller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rockefeller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Rockefeller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Rockefeller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Rockefeller is blocking nicely.
Rockefeller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly pushes Rockefeller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rockefeller blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Rockefeller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Rockefeller working aggressively here.
Rockefeller trying to control the position but instead, Kelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rockefeller into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Rockefeller.
A head punch on the inside from Rockefeller fails to land.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Rockefeller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Rockefeller.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly gets through Rockefeller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rockefeller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly is leaning against Rockefeller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockefeller blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Rockefeller scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A short uppercut from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller lands a body punch.
Rockefeller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rockefeller lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rockefeller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rockefeller misses with a body punch.
Rockefeller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rockefeller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly tries a body shot but Rockefeller blocks it.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rockefeller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly pushes Rockefeller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockefeller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rockefeller has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rockefeller misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockefeller.
Kelly digs a right hand into Rockefeller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockefeller's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Rockefeller.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller misses with a punch to the body.
Rockefeller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Rockefeller avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Rockefeller is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dean Rockefeller clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Rockefeller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rockefeller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kelly back to the cage. Rockefeller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rockefeller throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rockefeller misses with a head kick.
Rockefeller checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly 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.
Rockefeller throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly 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.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the body kick.
Rockefeller thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Rockefeller is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockefeller throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Rockefeller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rockefeller. That did some damage!
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockefeller throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Rockefeller slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Rockefeller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Rockefeller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rockefeller misses with a body kick.
Rockefeller avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Rockefeller missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Rockefeller counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockefeller scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockefeller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Rockefeller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Rockefeller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rockefeller lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a jab-cross combination.
George Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockefeller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Rockefeller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rockefeller throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockefeller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockefeller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Rockefeller checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly swings for the body but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Kelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rockefeller blocks a head kick by Kelly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Rockefeller down.
Rockefeller avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rockefeller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Rockefeller moves out of range easily.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Rockefeller connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but George Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Rockefeller moved away.
Kelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller works the jab nicely.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Rockefeller's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockefeller tries to avoid it.
Rockefeller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kelly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rockefeller - the referee stops the clock and Kelly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rockefeller. Kelly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Rockefeller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Rockefeller keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rockefeller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rockefeller throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rockefeller misses with a looping right.
Kelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rockefeller.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Rockefeller tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Rockefeller throws a wild body kick that Kelly sees coming a mile off.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Rockefeller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rockefeller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kelly backs up against the cage.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Rockefeller counters with a right hand to the body.
James Dean Rockefeller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Kelly tries to clinch up but Rockefeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rockefeller.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rockefeller, right into the meat.
Rockefeller slips a jab from Kelly.
Rockefeller misses with a head kick.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rockefeller lands with a shot to the body.
Rockefeller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rockefeller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy body kick from Rockefeller
and Kelly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rockefeller really felt that one!
Rockefeller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
Rockefeller throws a big shot that misses.
Rockefeller misses with a body shot.
Kelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
George Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rockefeller 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.
Kelly slips under a jab.
George Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rockefeller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rockefeller checks a leg kick.
Rockefeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockefeller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rockefeller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Rockefeller avoids it well.
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!
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockefeller manages to avoid it.
Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockefeller misses with a leg kick.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly throws a jab when Rockefeller was well out of range.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Rockefeller moved out of range nicely.
Rockefeller looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Rockefeller misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rockefeller wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Rockefeller on that attempt.
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 James Dean Rockefeller.
Well Kelly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Kelly!
George Kelly is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath George Kelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky McColgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McColgan comes into the arena with The Gael blaring out of the sound system. Maczynsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hymn. Mike Maczynsky will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky McColgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McColgan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McColgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maczynsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maczynsky 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.
Maczynsky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McColgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick which misses McColgan's front leg but catches the back leg as McColgan tries to avoid it.
McColgan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maczynsky thows a body kick. McColgan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maczynsky slips under a jab.
Maczynsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maczynsky.
McColgan tries to land a front kick but Maczynsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McColgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McColgan throws the kick towards the body but Maczynsky avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maczynsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maczynsky misses with a body kick.
McColgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maczynsky is out of range.
Maczynsky throws a lazy right hand but McColgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maczynsky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McColgan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mike Maczynsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Maczynsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan throws a big shot that misses.
Maczynsky blocks a jab.
McColgan dips to his left and cracks Maczynsky with an uppercut!
Maczynsky throws a push kick but McColgan slaps the foot to one side.
Maczynsky throws a lazy body kick
and McColgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Maczynsky misses.
McColgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McColgan misses the shot to the body.
McColgan misses the shot to the body.
McColgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky tries to land a front kick but McColgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maczynsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. McColgan takes a step back to recover.
Maczynsky throws a wild body kick that McColgan sees coming a mile off.
Maczynsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from McColgan.
McColgan checks a leg kick.
Maczynsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McColgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maczynsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maczynsky. McColgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maczynsky throws a body kick that misses.
Maczynsky throws a lazy body kick
and McColgan counters with a leg kick.
McColgan misses with a head kick.
Maczynsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McColgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maczynsky checks a leg kick.
Maczynsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from McColgan.
Maczynsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McColgan.
Maczynsky moves out of range as McColgan throws a body kick.
Maczynsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from McColgan misses.
McColgan connects with a right hand. Maczynsky shakes it off.
Maczynsky scores with a head kick.
Maczynsky feints and then cracks McColgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McColgan down.
Maczynsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McColgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maczynsky was well out of range. Poor timing from McColgan.
McColgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McColgan misses with a body punch
and Maczynsky counters with a leg kick.
Maczynsky misses with a body kick.
McColgan misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky throws a nice head kick!
Maczynsky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maczynsky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McColgan avoids the head kick by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McColgan.
Maczynsky ducks under a wild hook from McColgan.
McColgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McColgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maczynsky can pounce on him.
McColgan lands with a right hand.
McColgan throws a right hand that Maczynsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Maczynsky also avoids with ease.
McColgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maczynsky lands an overhand right.
McColgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McColgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McColgan takes a swing at Maczynsky's ribcage but misses.
McColgan blocks the body kick.
McColgan blocks a low kick nicely.
McColgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maczynsky's calf.
Maczynsky misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maczynsky.
Maczynsky is looking to land body kicks.
McColgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McColgan swings for the body but Maczynsky moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - McColgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maczynsky sizes up McColgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick from McColgan.
Maczynsky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maczynsky lands a leg kick that knocks McColgan off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maczynsky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maczynsky moves out of range of the body kick from McColgan.
Maczynsky throws a sloppy head kick and McColgan moves out of range easily.
McColgan connects with a leg kick. Maczynsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maczynsky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McColgan blocks a head kick by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky scores with a push kick.
Mike Maczynsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McColgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McColgan connects with a body shot.
Maczynsky misses with a head kick.
McColgan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maczynskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maczynsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maczynsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McColgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maczynsky. Maczynsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky takes a swing at McColgan's ribcage but misses.
McColgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maczynsky at a distance.
Maczynsky 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McColgan throws a leg kick which misses Maczynsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Maczynsky tries to avoid it.
Maczynsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McColgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maczynsky under the eye.
Maczynsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maczynsky misses with a body kick.
Maczynsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan cracks Maczynsky with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maczynsky looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McColgan finish him?
Maczynsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maczynsky slips under a jab.
McColgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McColgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maczynsky's sensitive parts.
McColgan lands with a nice body punch.
Maczynsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McColgan cracks Maczynsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky misses with a head kick.
McColgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maczynsky's head backwards.
Maczynsky is rocked!
McColgan drops Maczynsky with a huge uppercut! Maczynsky drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McColgan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky McColgan!
Rocky McColgan retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Rocky McColgan 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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