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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Chucky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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250 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Desmond Flannery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Chucky!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chucky avoids the body shot from Flannery.
Flannery misses with a body shot
and Chucky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chucky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chucky trying to control but Flannery is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chucky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chucky is looking to work some ground and pound but Flannery has wrist control.
Chucky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flannery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flannery wants to stand up but Chucky is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannery lands a jab to Chucky's midsection.
Flannery gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chucky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chucky trying to control the position from guard on top but Flannery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chucky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chucky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chucky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chucky trying to control but Flannery is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chucky looking to pass the guard.
Flannery wants to get back to his feet but Chucky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Flannery's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chucky postures up in Flannery's guard and throws a big left but Flannery blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chucky tries to bum rush Flannery with a series of wild strikes but Flannery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Flannery.
Flannery missing with a left hand there. Chucky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flannery throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chucky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flannery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chucky has a couple of punches blocked by Flannery.
Flannery tries to circle away but Chucky has him pinned against the cage.
Flannery is trying to break free.
Chucky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flannery is defending well for now.
Flannery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flannery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chucky has Flannery pressed against the cage, preventing Flannery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Chucky fails to land.
Chucky misses with some punches.
Chucky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flannery.
Flannery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chucky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flannery tries to land a leg kick but Chucky saw it coming and moves away.
Chucky tries a head kick but it misses.
Flannery lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flannery connects with a body shot that sends Chucky's belly button to the back.
Flannery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chucky looks winded!
Flannery looks to score with a jab to the body but Chucky is just out of range.
Flannery connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chucky. Chucky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flannery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flannery looks to score with a jab to the body but Chucky is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chucky! But no joy.
Desmond Flannery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flannery misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Flannery.
Flannery looks to land a right hand but Chucky moved out of range.
Chucky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chucky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chucky is looking to score with low kicks.
Flannery half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chucky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chucky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Chucky.
Flannery lands with an uppercut that bounces Chucky off the cage and back into range.
Flannery drops Chucky with a straight right hand, right on the button! Flannery follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Flannery!
After winning the bout, Desmond Flannery thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kondo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Kondo throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Kondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kondo, as that shot connected.
We've been hearing reports that Kondo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Kondo pushes him off.
Alves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kondo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kondo throwing a counter right hand but Alves manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kondo is stalling in the full guard.
Alves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alves is trying to keep Kondo in close.
Alves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kondo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kondo controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alves throws a leg kick but Kondo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kondo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kondo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Alves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondo throws an elbow but Alves slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kondo happy to just control the position for now.
Kondo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kondo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alves wants to control but Kondo postures up.
Kondo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kondo tries to score with some ground and pound. Alves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Kondo crashes against the mat.
Alves is trying to improve his position.
Kondo controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Further stalling from Kondo.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kondo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Kondo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kondo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Kondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kondo connects with a crisp jab.
Kondo throws a good cross that connects.
Alves tries to clinch up
and Kondo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves moves out of range of the strikes.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking to clinch but Kondo is avoiding it.
It looked like Kondo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alves tries to clinch there but Kondo circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kondo checks a leg kick.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Kondo circles away.
Kondo missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kondo misses with a straight left.
Alves tries to clinch but Kondo is having none of it.
Alves tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves is looking to clinch but Kondo is avoiding it.
Kondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alves jabs Kondo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kondo checks the leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kondo stalling the fight.
Kondo can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondo is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves gets underhooks to prevent Kondo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Kondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves is pushing Kondo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kondo manages to break the clinch.
Kondo loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Alves feints a counter leg kick.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Kondo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kondo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kondo avoids it.
Kondo is trying to break free.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves gets underhooks to prevent Kondo's takedown attempt.
Kondo can't break the clinch.
Kondo avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Kondo controls the action.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kondo's elbow.
Kondo wants a takedown but no success here.
Kondo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kondo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves crunches a lovely knee into Kondo's ribcage.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Alves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alves moves into the clinch.
Kondo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kondo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Kondo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kondo moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
Kondo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves lands a head kick. Kondo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alves tries to clinch up but Kondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kondo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kondo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kondo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alves misses with a leg kick
and Kondo counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
Yuki Kondo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo passes into half guard.
Kondo is controlling the pace.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Kondo is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kondo in particular looking to stall.
Kondo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kondo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kondo blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kondo misses its target.
Kondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kondo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kondo blocks a low kick nicely.
Kondo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Kondo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kondo 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Kondo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haer Dalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juntusen Viljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haer Dalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juntusen Viljo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viljo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Dalis blocks the low kick.
Dalis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Viljo slips under a jab from Dalis.
Dalis gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Viljo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalis wants to clinch up but Viljo keeps it at a distance.
Dalis wants to land a leg kick but Viljo is out of range.
Dalis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Viljo defends well and Dalis ends up having to push Viljo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Viljo misses with a body kick.
Viljo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viljo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalis throws the kick towards the body but Viljo avoids it.
Juntusen Viljo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viljo cracks Dalis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Viljo slips a straight right by Dalis.
Dalis tries to bum rush Viljo with a series of wild strikes but Viljo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viljo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dalis misses with a straight right.
Viljo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viljo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis throws an overhand right that lands on Viljo's shoulder, as Viljo tries to avoid the shot.
Viljo lands a nice hook to Dalis's body. Dalis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Viljo slips under a jab.
Viljo moves out of range of the strikes.
Viljo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dalis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dalis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viljo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viljo's corner calls for a 1-2. Viljo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Viljo stuns Dalis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viljo connects with a body shot that sends Dalis's belly button to the back.
Dalis slips under a jab from Viljo.
A cross from Viljo lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viljo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viljo is looking to chop away at Dalis's legs.
Viljo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dalis ducks under a wild hook from Viljo.
Viljo 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.
Viljo scores with the left hand. Dalis knows he should have avoided that one.
Viljo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Viljo throws a lazy right hand but Dalis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dalis stuns Viljo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dalis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Viljo finds it's way round the side to connect with Dalis's head.
Viljo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dalis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dalis swinging wildly here.
Viljo misses with a low kick.
Viljo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Viljo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dalis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dalis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haer Dalis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viljo connects with a jab.
Viljo lands a nice looking body shot.
Dalis is looking to clinch but Viljo is avoiding it.
Dalis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Viljo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Viljo lands with a right hand.
Dalis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dalis throws a right and a left that Viljo avoids nicely.
Dalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viljo manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Viljo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Viljo catches Dalis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dalis is rocked!
Viljo digs a good body shot into Dalis's ribs.
Oh Dalis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Viljo.
Dalis seems to have got his legs back now.
Viljo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalis.
Viljo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Viljo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Viljo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Juntusen Viljo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viljo manages to avoid it.
Dalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viljo manages to avoid it.
Dalis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viljo throws a leg kick but Dalis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dalis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dalis working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Viljo's thigh. Viljo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalis trying to control but Viljo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juntusen Viljo dominated that round.
That's time! Dalis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dalis throws a sloppy head kick and Viljo moves out of range easily.
Dalis feints a jab promting Viljo to slip. Dalis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Viljo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Viljo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalis manages to avoid it.
Dalis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dalis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Dalis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dalis throws a right hand that misses
and Viljo counters with a nice leg kick.
Dalis is looking to score with low kicks.
Dalis avoids the body shot from Viljo.
Viljo lands a jab.
Viljo lands with a shot 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!
A big left from Viljo misses.
Juntusen Viljo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dalis drives through with a takedown into Viljo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dalis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis looking to pass the guard.
Dalis wants to control from the top but Viljo keeps moving.
Dalis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dalis won't allow Viljo to sweep him here.
Viljo is trying to keep Dalis in close.
Viljo keeping moving, preventing Dalis from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dalis wants to pass the guard but Viljo is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dalis avoids a kick to the body.
Viljo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Viljo checks the leg kick.
Dalis backing away here, and Viljo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dalis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Viljo throws a sloppy head kick and Dalis moves out of range easily.
Dalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Viljo. That did some damage!
Dalis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Viljo counters with a low kick, right behind Dalis 's knee.
Dalis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Viljo.
Viljo throws a front kick aimed at Dalis's knee but Dalis avoids it well.
Dalis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viljo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Viljo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Viljo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis slips under a jab from Viljo.
Dalis feinted with a counter takedown.
Dalis throws a lazy right hand but Viljo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Dalis lands.
Viljo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viljo.
Some wild striking there from Viljo.
Viljo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Viljo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viljo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalis under the eye.
Viljo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dalis is just out of range.
Viljo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Viljo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dalis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Viljo.
Viljo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viljo looks to throw the jab but Dalis is out of range.
Dalis slips a straight right by Viljo.
Dalis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Viljo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dalis is in Viljo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalis wants to pass the guard but Viljo is keeping the position.
Dalis trying to control but Viljo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juntusen Viljo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dalis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viljo.
Dalis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dalis moves in looking to clinch but Viljo pushes him off.
Viljo jabs Dalis right on the nose. Dalis blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Haer Dalis has been cut.
Viljo is looking to slow Dalis down with leg kicks.
Viljo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Viljo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viljo throws a good cross that connects.
Dalis throws a body shot but no joy.
Viljo throws a head kick that misses.
Dalis goes for a double leg but Viljo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Viljo continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viljo.
Viljo tries to keep at a distance but Dalis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dalis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Viljo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljo lands with a short shot to the head.
Viljo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalis misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Dalis.
Dalis swings wildly with an uppercut but Viljo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viljo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viljo stops a takedown attempt from Dalis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haer Dalis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viljo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dalis fails to land.
Dalis lands with a short shot to the head.
Viljo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viljo lands a right hand.
Dalis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Viljo prevents it.
Dalis gets through Viljo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dalis tries to score a body lock takedown but Viljo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viljo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dalis or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viljo prevents the takedown attempt.
Viljo lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Viljo.
Viljo breaks from the clinch.
Dalis moves in looking to clinch but Viljo pushes him off.
Viljo avoids the head kick by Dalis.
Viljo unleashes a big counter combination but Dalis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Viljo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dalis's sensitive parts.
Viljo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dalis's calf.
Viljo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalis misses with a hook
and Viljo counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalis.
Nice body kick from Viljo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dalis.
and Viljo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dalis! He's just covering up as Viljo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juntusen Viljo!
The defeated Haer Dalis had this to say: 'He's on TRT, fucking junkie.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sioldster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sioldster comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos - Burgatory. Bergen has chosen Aria - Stand Up, Vanquish Fear as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sioldster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bergen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergen scoring well with a low kick there.
Sioldster throws a head kick but Bergen moves out of range.
Bergen is looking to clinch.
Bergen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sioldster eats them both and turns towards Bergen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sioldster connects with a body shot.
Bergen tries to clinch up.
Sioldster misses with a wild body shot.
Sioldster lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sioldster.
We've been informed that Bergen 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.
Bergen tries to clinch but Sioldster moves out of range.
Bergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bergen slips under a jab from Sioldster.
Sioldster ducks under a wild hook from Bergen.
Sioldster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sioldster misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bergen misses the target.
Sioldster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sioldster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sioldster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sioldster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sioldster will feel that in the morning.
Sioldster lands with a slapping head kick.
Bergen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Sioldster misses its target.
Sioldster misses with a hook. Bergen ducked under it nicely.
Sioldster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sioldster lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Sioldster.
Bergen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sioldster's head backwards.
Bergen moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Bergen fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sioldster.
Bergen working Sioldster over with knees to the body.
Bergen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sioldster blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sioldster blocks an uppercut.
Bergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sioldster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sioldster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sioldster swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bergen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sioldster's face.
It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
Sioldster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sioldster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards.
Bergen missing with knees to the body.
Sioldster's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sioldster avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Sioldster - that landed with a thud.
Bergen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards.
Bergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sioldster fails to land.
Bergen being controlled against the cage.
Sioldster wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Bergen.
Sioldster tries a body shot but Bergen blocks it.
Sioldster is looking to control Bergen's arms but Bergen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sioldster has his back to the cage.
Bergen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bergen lands a good knee to the midsection. Sioldster won't want to take too many of those.
Bergen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sioldster.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bergen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sioldster is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergen trying to land knees to the body.
Bergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bergen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards.
Bergen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sioldster.
Bergen lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sioldster.
Bergen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sioldster is looking to control Bergen's arms but Bergen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sioldster has his back to the cage.
Sioldster is trying to stall.
A short left from Sioldster.
Bergen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sioldster digs a right hand into Bergen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bergen's gas tank.
Bergen missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bergen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sioldster throws a body punch but Bergen moves out of range.
Bergen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sioldster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sioldster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bergen thuds his shin into the meat of Sioldster's side.
Bergen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sioldster moves out of range as Bergen strikes.
Bergen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bergen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sioldster has time to react.
Sioldster avoids the body shot from Bergen.
Sioldster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sioldster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sioldster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergen lands a jab.
Bergen wants to clinch up but Sioldster keeps it at a distance.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Bergen avoids the punch easily.
Bergen throws out a counter right but Sioldster avoids it with no problem.
Sioldster misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sioldster was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bergen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sioldster's sensitive parts.
Sioldster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergen's head.
Sioldster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergen jabs Sioldster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bergen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bergen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sioldster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergen.
Sioldster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sioldster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bergen misses with an uppercut.
Sioldster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sioldster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Bergen finds it's target.
Bergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergen throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sioldster misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster misses with a head kick.
Bergen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sioldster throws out the jab.
Sioldster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergen.
Daniel Bergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergen lands a jab to the head.
Bergen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sioldster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sioldster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sioldster throws a chopping leg kick but Bergen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bergen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bergen scores with a shot to the body.
Sioldster connects with a crisp jab.
Bergen misses with a left hand
and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sioldster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bergen doesn't seem phased though.
Bergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergen is looking to clinch but Sioldster is avoiding it.
Sioldster looks to land a left hand but Bergen moved out of range nicely.
Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergen.
Bergen drives through and clinches with Sioldster against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bergen misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sioldster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sioldster throws a head punch that misses.
Sioldster trying to control the position but instead, Bergen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sioldster into the cage.
Bergen working aggressively here.
Sioldster scores with a shoulder strike.
Sioldster lands a body shot.
Bergen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergen.
Sioldster throws a punch but it's blocked by Bergen.
Sioldster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergen's elbow.
Sioldster avoiding damage as Bergen throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sioldster.
Sioldster lands with a light punch inside.
Sioldster pushes Bergen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster wants to stall.
Bergen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daniel Bergen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Sioldster.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sioldster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bergen working Sioldster over with knees to the body.
Bergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sioldster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
Bergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bergen tries to work over Sioldster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sioldster.
Sioldster misses with the head strike.
Bergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sioldster avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Bergen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bergen.
Bergen scores with a jab to the head.
Sioldster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Bergen.
Bergen throws a front kick that sends Sioldster stumbling back into the cage.
Bergen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Bergen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bergen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sioldster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sioldster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sioldster looks to throw the jab but Bergen is out of range.
Bergen is looking to land body kicks.
Bergen takes a swing at Sioldster's ribcage but misses.
Sioldster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sioldster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergen moves away.
Bergen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sioldster lands a nice shot to the body.
Bergen tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergen lands a jab to the head.
Bergen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sioldster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bergen is looking to clinch.
Sioldster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sioldster missing with a left hand there. Bergen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sioldster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bergen in his tracks.
A slow jab from Sioldster misses its intended target.
Sioldster throws a hook but Bergen blocks it.
Sioldster blocks a jab.
Bergen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bergen thows a leg kick but Sioldster checks it
and Sioldster counters with a right hand to the body.
Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Bergen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bergen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sioldster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sioldster throws a jab when Bergen was well out of range.
Bergen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel Bergen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sioldster throws a head kick but Bergen moves out of range.
Bergen slips a jab and a cross from Sioldster.
A punch combination from Sioldster misses.
Bergen cracks the inside of Sioldster's front leg.
Bergen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sioldster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sioldster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bergen throws a big shot that misses.
Bergen lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Sioldster.
Bergen tries to clinch up.
Sioldster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bergen blocks a head kick by Sioldster.
Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster.
Sioldster misses with a shot to the body
and Bergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sioldster scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergen slips under a jab from Sioldster.
Bergen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sioldster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bergen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bergen.
Bergen is still on wobbly legs! Can Sioldster finish him?
Sioldster drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Bergen's head, knocking him out cold! Sioldster is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Sioldster!
Mike Sioldster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hades Longinius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hades Longinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan tests Longinius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longinius moves into the clinch.
Ryan tries to work over Longinius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Longinius on the inside.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Longinius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Longinius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Longinius tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Longinius's head.
Longinius just leaning against Ryan, taking a breather.
Longinius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Longinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Longinius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longinius blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Longinius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longinius scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longinius as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Longinius.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Longinius controls his hands.
Longinius is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Longinius has his back to the cage.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Longinius working aggressively here.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Longinius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan pushes Longinius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Ryan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Longinius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ryan can turn it around.
Longinius misses with a body punch.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Longinius.
A short right from Ryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan stalls.
Longinius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryans head.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan pushes Longinius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Longinius.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Longinius blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Longinius stalls.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Longinius avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Longinius tries to tie him up.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longinius misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Longinius throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan is leaning against Longinius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Hades Longinius has been cut.
Longinius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Longinius slowing the pace effectively.
Longinius lands a left hand.
Longinius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Longinius controls the action.
Longinius tries to stall but Ryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longinius can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longinius.
Longinius misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Longinius.
Longinius tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Longinius up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Ryan.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longinius.
Longinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Longinius.
Ryan tries to stall but Longinius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hades Longinius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Longinius closes the distance and clinches up with Ryan, looking for a takedown. Longinius pushes Ryan against the cage but Ryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longinius.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryan. That snapped Longinius's head back.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Longinius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryan has managed to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Longinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan tries to stall but Longinius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longinius lands a right hand.
Longinius misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longinius is pushing Ryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longinius lands with a right to the head.
Longinius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Longinius controlling the action here for a moment.
Longinius wants to stall.
Longinius prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longinius is pushing Ryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longinius's elbow.
Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Longinius tries to tie him up.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Longinius or not.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Longinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Longinius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ryan is working Longinius over against the cage.
Longinius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Longinius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Longinius avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Longinius is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryan gets an underhook and turns Longinius into the cage.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Andrew Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Longinius lands a right hand.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Longinius has Ryan pressed against the cage.
Longinius can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Longinius misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Longinius's efforts to push away.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Longinius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Longinius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longinius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Ryan is looking to control Longinius's arms but Longinius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Longinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryan cracks Longinius with a nice body shot.
Longinius can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longinius manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Longinius is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hades Longinius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Longinius is looking to land body kicks.
Longinius throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Longinius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ryan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Longinius.
Longinius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Longinius off balance momentarily.
Ryan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Longinius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longinius.
Hades Longinius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longinius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longinius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longinius moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longiniuss head.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Longinius controls the action.
Longinius blocks an uppercut.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Ryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Longinius scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longinius as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longinius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Longinius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longinius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan pushes Longinius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Longinius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Longinius misses with some punches.
A short right from Ryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Longinius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Longinius controls the action.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Longinius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Longinius.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.
Longinius is rocked!
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Longinius.
Oh Longinius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan lands a shot to the body.
Ryan tries a body shot but Longinius blocks it.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Longinius seems to have got his legs back now.
Longinius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longinius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Longinius avoids it with no problem.
Longinius wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a body kick that stops Longinius in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longinius defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan misses with a hook. Longinius ducked under it nicely.
Longinius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longinius misses with the body kick
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Longinius right on the button. Longinius goes down! Ryan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ryan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Ryan!
A very excited looking Andrew Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Takemura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daisuke Takemura!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takemura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bujol scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Takemura 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.
Bujol cracks Takemura with a good jab.
Takemura swings widly with a right hand
and Bujol counters with a nice uppercut.
Bujol scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takemura doesn't seem bothered though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Takemura.
Bujol's coaches at Lebowski MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol controls the position for a moment.
The strikes coming from Takemura are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Takemura scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Takemura.
Takemura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bujol is avoiding damage well.
Bujol is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Takemura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Takemura is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol is pulling down on Takemura's head to control his posture.
Bujol has his foot on Takemura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takemura works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takemura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takemura postures up.
Takemura trying to move into half guard but instead Bujol has managed to sweep!
Takemura wants to sweep but no luck.
Bujol decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Takemura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takemura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bujol manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bujol, as that shot connected.
Takemura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bujol pinned against the cage. Bujol gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takemura throws a body punch but Bujol moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bujol misses its target.
Bujol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takemura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol lands a jab to Takemura's midsection.
Bujol throws a shot from downtown. Takemura moves away and avoids it.
Bujol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takemura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bujol swings for the body but Takemura moves out of range.
Takemura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bujol.
Takemura looks to score with a jab to the body but Bujol is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol avoids the body shot from Takemura.
Bujol is looking to wear down Takemura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takemura scores with a body shot.
Bujol throws a big shot that misses.
Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takemura moves away.
Takemura looks to score with a jab to the body but Bujol is just out of range.
Bujol misses with an uppercut. Takemura saw that one coming.
Takemura has his takedown stuffed
and Bujol counters with a nice uppercut.
Bujol slaps away a takedown attempt from Takemura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Bujol was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takemura.
Sergio Bujol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Takemura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takemura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bujol moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Bujol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takemura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bujol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takemura staying out of range there.
Takemura slips a jab from Bujol.
Takemura swings for the body but Bujol moves out of range.
Takemura scores with a hook to the body. Bujol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sergio Bujol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Takemura misses its intended target.
Bujol loads up on a big right hand but Takemura slips the punch.
Takemura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Takemura goes for a double leg but Bujol avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bujol continues to drive forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bujol. Takemura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takemura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bujol defends it well.
Takemura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bujol sprawls well. Bujol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takemura gets slowly back to his feet.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Takemura avoids them all with ease.
Takemura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takemura walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Bujol. No joy for Takemura on that attempt.
Bujol throws a big counter combination but Takemura scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bujol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bujol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takemura misses with a wild body shot.
Takemura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bujol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takemura under the eye.
Bujol throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bujol misses the target.
Bujol slips a straight right by Takemura.
Bujol stuffs the takedown.
Takemura misses the body punch
and Bujol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takemura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takemura is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takemura.
Takemura is still on wobbly legs! Can Bujol finish him?
Bujol thuds a left hand into Takemura's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bujol thuds his right hand into Takemura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takemura seems to have recovered his senses.
Takemura throws an overhand right that lands on Bujol's shoulder, as Bujol tries to avoid the shot.
Takemura tries for a takedown but Bujol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
Takemura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takemura lands a nice looking body shot.
Takemura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Takemura moves out of range.
Bujol throws a hook but Takemura blocks it.
Takemura scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura throws a right hand that misses
and Bujol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bujol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takemura can do to turn this around?
Takemura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Bujol tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takemura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bujol manages to avoid it.
Bujol cracks Takemura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takemura moves forwards but Bujol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takemura misses with a wild body shot.
Takemura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bujol sprawls well. Bujol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takemura gets slowly back to his feet.
Takemura lands a nice shot to the body.
Bujol cracks Takemura with a good jab.
Takemura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bujol throws a hook but Takemura blocks it.
Nice body punch from Bujol.
Takemura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takemura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takemura misses with a body punch
and Takemura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bujol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takemura misses with a body shot.
Bujol scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bujol rushes Takemura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol breaks from the clinch.
Bujol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takemura misses with a wild body shot.
Takemura shoots in for a takedown but Bujol shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Bujol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sergio Bujol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Takemura.
Takemura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daisuke Takemura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bujol misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Takemura.
Bujol throws a hook but Takemura blocks it.
Takemura misses with a wild body shot.
Takemura slips a jab from Bujol.
Bujol swings widly with a right hand
and Takemura counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bujol is looking to regain half guard here but Takemura keeps moving and retains side control.
Bujol is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Takemura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol kicks Takemura off and gets back to his feet.
Bujol misses with a wild combination.
Takemura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bujol was well out of range. Poor timing from Takemura.
Bujol misses with a hook
and Takemura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bujol's guard.
Takemura looking to pass the guard.
Takemura preventing the sweep.
Bujol has his foot on Takemura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takemura works his way back into a safe position though.
Bujol wants to get back to his feet but Takemura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Takemura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bujol wants to sweep here but Takemura controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bujol has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Takemura is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
Bujol gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takemura.
Bujol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takemura walks into a stiff left hand from Bujol.
Takemura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bujol as Takemura shoots in.
It looked like Bujol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takemura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bujol works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takemura takes a swing at Bujol's ribcage but misses.
Bujol misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bujol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takemura slips under a jab.
Sergio Bujol is winning the standup battle so far.
Bujol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takemura.
Bujol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bujol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takemura.
Takemura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bujol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takemura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bujol is fending him off so far but Takemura persists. Nope, Bujol circles away and we're back to standing.
Bujol throws a shot from downtown. Takemura moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Takemura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bujol misses with a jab to the body
and Takemura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takemura wants to pass to mount but Bujol is defending the position.
Takemura passes to full mount!
Takemura unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bujol is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura scoring with strikes but Bujol is staying in there.
Bujol trying desperately to get to his feet.
Takemura working Bujol over with strikes here.
Bujol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bujol is looking to improve his position but Takemura isn't that keen on the idea.
Takemura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bujol really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takemura landing shots from mount.
Bujol is looking to get to half guard.
Takemura looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bujol covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisuke Takemura!
Daisuke Takemura managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG], into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Test (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cow herd - Fields kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Test Test!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Test dives in and scores a takedown into Tynkkynen's guard.
Tynkkynen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Test avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tynkkynen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tynkkynen is on top in guard.
Tynkkynen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Test is keeping the position for now.
Tynkkynen drops back looking for a leg! Test is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Test manages to kick Tynkkynen off! Tynkkynen jumps back into Test's guard.
Test keeping moving, preventing Tynkkynen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen postures up in Test's guard and throws a big left but Test blocks it.
Test is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tynkkynen dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tynkkynen controls the position.
Test is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tynkkynen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tynkkynen working the ground and pound.
Tynkkynen controlling the position from side mount.
Tynkkynen is looking to take a break and control but Test is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tynkkynen landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tynkkynen connects with a decent elbow.
Tynkkynen working away.
Test wants to get back to his feet but Tynkkynen drags him back down.
Test seems a little lost for a moment, as Tynkkynen dominates the positioning.
Test is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tynkkynen cracks Test with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Test takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Test is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tynkkynen is controlling him well.
Tynkkynen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Test is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rauno Tynkkynen!
Rauno Tynkkynen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haleb Sukayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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252 lbs
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haleb Sukayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincenzo Vitalli!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sukayev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sukayev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitalli.
Sukayev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vitalli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sukayev misses with a combination
and Vitalli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sukayev defending well as Vitalli loads up on a big left hand.
Vitalli lands with a nice body kick.
Sukayev has his takedown stuffed
and Vitalli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sukayev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sukayev throws a right hand that misses
and Sukayev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Haleb Sukayev has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitalli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vitalli counters with a body kick.
Haleb Sukayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalli cracks Sukayev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sukayev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vitalli finish him?
Sukayev is rocked!
Sukayev walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Vitalli swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincenzo Vitalli!
An out of breath Vincenzo Vitalli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Karl (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceaser Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl lands with a shot to the body.
Karl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Karl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Karl has passed into half guard!
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Karl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Karl sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl trying to control the pace.
Karl tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karl in particular looking to stall.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karl pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Karl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karl perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie won't allow Karl to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karl is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Karl tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Karl wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Karl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Karl loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karl sprawls and moves away.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Karl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karl has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gracie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karl.
Karl misses with a low kick.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karl. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
Karl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pernell Karl dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karl. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Karl looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo bu Karl just gets out of the way.
Karl throws a big shot that misses.
Karl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Karl avoids it well and moves away.
Karl lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karl misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Karl backing up. Karl nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Karl misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Karl misses.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Karl avoids it well and moves away.
Karl throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karl sprawls and moves away.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Karl.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karl digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Karl jabs at Gracie's body.
Karl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karl takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Karl wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Karl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Karl.
Pernell Karl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karl throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Karl takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Karl digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Karl.
Pernell Karl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Karl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Karl misses.
Karl looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Karl throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karl swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Karl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karl.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karl misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karl sprawls and moves away.
Pernell Karl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Karl will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Karl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karl throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pernell Karl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karl lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karl finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Karl throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Karl avoids it well and moves away.
Karl misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ceaser Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karl misses with a few strikes there.
Karl misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Karl will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karl misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Karl is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
As Karl looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo bu Karl just gets out of the way.
Karl takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karl misses with a looping right.
Karl throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karl sprawls and moves away.
Karl misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Karl trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karl can't escape the position.
Gracie quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Gracie but it's paid off an Karl is forced to tap! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ceaser Gracie!
After winning the bout, Ceaser Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chief Tappenahomma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba's chin.
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22
184 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Tappenahomma!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okunaba misses with the body kick
and Tappenahomma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba has been cut.
Tappenahomma trying to land knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
Okunaba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okunaba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Okunaba.
Okunaba avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
Okunaba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tappenahomma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tappenahomma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tappenahomma sprawls well. Tappenahomma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okunaba gets slowly back to his feet.
Tappenahomma 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.
Okunaba lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba throws a series of punches but Tappenahomma avoids them all with ease.
Okunaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tappenahomma scores with the left hand. Okunaba knows he should have avoided that one.
Okunaba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okunaba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okunaba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tappenahomma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tappenahomma feints and then cracks Okunaba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okunaba down.
Chief Tappenahomma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okunaba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tappenahomma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okunaba changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Okunaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappenahomma moves away.
Okunaba loads up on a big right hand but Tappenahomma slips the punch.
Tappenahomma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tappenahomma takes one to the chin there.
Okunaba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba wants to control but Tappenahomma is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tappenahomma's head.
Okunaba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okunaba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tappenahomma won't allow Okunaba to pass to mount.
Okunaba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okunaba.
Tappenahomma checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okunaba - that will leave a mark!
Okunaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
Okunaba ducks under a wild hook from Tappenahomma.
Okunaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okunaba misses with a body shot.
Okunaba is looking to land body kicks.
Okunaba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okunaba lands a two punch combo.
Okunaba looks for the body kick but Tappenahomma saw that one coming.
Tappenahomma swings for the body but Okunaba moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Okunaba. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tappenahomma circles away quickly and effectively.
Tappenahomma looks to throw the jab but Okunaba is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okunaba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range and Okunaba settles back down.
Tappenahomma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tappenahomma swings for the body but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Okunaba moves out of range of the strikes.
Okunaba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tappenahomma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappenahomma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okunaba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tappenahomma. Tappenahomma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okunaba avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma looks to land a right hand but Okunaba moved out of range.
Tappenahomma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okunaba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okunaba tries to bum rush Tappenahomma with a series of wild strikes but Tappenahomma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Tappenahomma misses.
Okunaba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Okunaba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Okunaba showed some decent athleticism there.
Okunaba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okunaba is thwarting Tappenahomma's attempts to control the position.
Okunaba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okunaba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma is not content to let Okunaba control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tappenahomma is looking for a sweep. Okunaba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Okunaba.
A big left from Okunaba misses.
Tappenahomma moves out of range of the body kick from Okunaba.
Nice body kick from Okunaba.
A shot to the liver by Okunaba. Beautiful body shot.
Tappenahomma avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tappenahomma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okunaba's head.
Okunaba misses with a body kick.
Okunaba feints and then cracks Tappenahomma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tappenahomma down.
Okunaba is looking to wear down Tappenahomma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okunaba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okunaba cracks Tappenahomma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okunaba walks into a stiff left hand from Tappenahomma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Okunaba. Beautiful body shot.
Okunaba digs a good hook to Tappenahomma's body.
Tappenahomma thumps Okunaba with a low kick.
Tappenahomma throws a body punch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappenahomma is just out of range.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Okunaba blocks it.
Okunaba misses with a hook to the body
enabling Tappenahomma to counter with a crisp jab.
Okunaba is rocked!
Tappenahomma cracks Okunaba with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Okunaba falls to his knees and Tappenahomma doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Chief Tappenahomma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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