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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximillian Xezeron has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaska Juntta's chin.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta dives in for a single leg takedown but Xezeron sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Juntta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xezeron counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juntta as Xezeron tries to tie him up.
Juntta has clasped his hands together around Xezeron's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Juntta tries to advance position but instead Xezeron slips a leg back in to half guard.
Xezeron is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntta pulls his head out easily.
Juntta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron looking for submissions off his back.
Xezeron is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntta pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Juntta connects with a nice short shot to Xezeron's temple.
Juntta lands with a punch from half guard.
Juntta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Juntta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juntta prevents Xezeron from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juntta is taking a breather. Xezeron says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xezeron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Juntta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juntta works his way into full mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xezeron slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Juntta is looking to take a break and control but Xezeron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xezeron trying to control here.
Juntta winds up and cracks Xezeron with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Juntta wants to pass the guard but Xezeron is defending well.
Juntta trying to control from half guard but Xezeron is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta winds up and cracks Xezeron with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Xezeron trying to control but Juntta postures up.
Juntta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xezeron's head.
Xezeron gets back to full guard.
Juntta landing some decent shots from guard.
Juntta throwing strikes from guard but Xezeron blocks nicely.
Juntta postures up.
Xezeron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xezeron is still trying to improve position.
Juntta 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.
Xezeron keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
Juntta tries to free his leg and advance position but Xezeron is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Juntta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xezeron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Juntta finds it's way through Xezeron's defenses.
Juntta fails to land with a series of punches.
Xezeron tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Juntta defends well and Xezeron ends up having to push Juntta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juntta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xezeron has time to react.
Juntta misses the shot to the body.
Xezeron's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Xezeron's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Juntta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xezeron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xezeron steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Juntta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Juntta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Juntta moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Xezeron goes down! Can Juntta finish him!?
Juntta lands a couple of digs.
Xezeron is rocked!
Juntta stands up over Xezeron, holding on to his feet. Juntta throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Xezeron is out cold! Juntta lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Earl Grey!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Duvalier cracks Grey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Duvalier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grey doesn't seem phased though.
Francois Duvalier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duvalier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duvalier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grey lands with a good body shot.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Duvalier circles away.
Duvalier looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
Duvalier keeps the fight on the outside.
Duvalier throws a hook to the side of Grey's head but Grey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvalier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey tries to clinch there but Duvalier circles away.
Grey swings for the body but Duvalier moves out of range.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Duvalier is just out of range.
Grey misses with a looping left.
Duvalier is looking to counter punch.
Duvalier has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier moves away from the strike by Grey.
Duvalier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
The fighters circling - Duvalier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duvalier thuds a left hand into Grey's body.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvalier.
Grey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duvalier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Duvalier.
Grey throws a hook but Duvalier blocks it.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Duvalier circles away.
Grey staying out of range there.
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvalier.
Grey throws a low kick but Duvalier moves out of range easily.
Duvalier keeps the fight on the outside.
Duvalier appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duvalier misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Grey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duvalier's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey blocking some punches.
Grey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duvalier has a couple of punches blocked by Grey.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duvalier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvalier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duvalier is trying to force a seperation but Grey has the dominant position.
Duvalier blocks an elbow strike.
Duvalier lands a hook that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
Grey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duvalier is trying to break the clinch but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey prevents Duvalier from breaking the clinch.
Duvalier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grey moves out of range as Duvalier strikes.
Duvalier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Duvalier gets through Grey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grey pushes off an throws an elbow but Duvalier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duvalier blocks the elbow strike.
Grey looking to stall.
Grey lands an elbow that stopped Duvalier in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Francois Duvalier has been cut.
Grey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duvalier breaks from the clinch.
Duvalier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duvalier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Grey defending well as Duvalier loads up on a big left hand.
Duvalier throws a shot to the body.
Grey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvalier.
Grey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grey trying to stall but Duvalier improves his position.
Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
Grey tries to stall but Duvalier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duvalier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duvalier jabs Grey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grey tries to clinch up.
Grey tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Duvalier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Duvalier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvalier.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Duvalier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duvalier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Duvalier.
Duvalier misses with an uppercut. Grey saw that one coming.
Grey tries to clinch but Duvalier is having none of it.
Duvalier swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Duvalier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duvalier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grey can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Grey.
Duvalier misses with a straight left.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Duvalier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duvalier lands with a hook. Grey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duvalier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grey drives through and clinches with Duvalier against the cage.
Duvalier blocks an elbow strike from Grey.
Duvalier blocks an elbow strike.
Earl Grey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duvalier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grey.
Grey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duvalier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duvalier swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Duvalier scores with a body shot.
Grey has Duvalier up against the cage in a clinch.
Duvalier scores with a shoulder strike.
Duvalier throws a punch but it's blocked by Grey.
Nice body punch from Duvalier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
Grey throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvalier swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvalier swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvalier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greys head.
Duvalier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duvalier blocks the elbow strike.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvalier.
A frustrated look appears on Duvalier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duvalier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duvalier misses with a body punch.
Grey has Duvalier pressed against the cage, preventing Duvalier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grey looking to slow down the pace here.
Duvalier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duvalier avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
Grey stalling the fight.
Duvalier wants to break free but Grey has control.
Grey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Duvalier is looking to control Grey's arms but Grey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duvalier has his back to the cage.
Duvalier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvalier has had enough of the clinch but Grey keeps him there for the moment.
Grey has Duvalier pressed against the cage, preventing Duvalier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duvalier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duvalier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duvalier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duvalier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grey pushes off an throws an elbow but Duvalier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duvalier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duvalier lands a left hand.
Duvalier misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey takes a shot to the head.
Duvalier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Duvalier misses.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duvalier.
Duvalier looks to throw the jab but Grey is out of range.
Grey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grey wants to clinch up but Duvalier keeps it at a distance.
Duvalier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duvalier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grey tries to clinch up but Duvalier circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Duvalier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvalier tries to keep at a distance but Grey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duvalier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Grey.
Duvalier missing with a left hand there. Grey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvalier throws a hook to the side of Grey's head but Grey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Duvalier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Duvalier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francois Duvalier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Duvalier misses with a series of wild punches.
Duvalier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Duvalier pushes him off.
Duvalier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duvalier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey.
Grey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duvalier.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvalier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grey clinches with his opponent.
Grey trying to control the position but instead, Duvalier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grey into the cage.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey pushes off an throws an elbow but Duvalier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grey lands an elbow that stopped Duvalier in his tracks for a moment.
Grey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duvalier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier lands a left hand.
Duvalier tries to break free but Grey pushes him back against the cage.
Duvalier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
Grey lands an elbow just above Duvalier 's eye.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duvalier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Duvalier is just out of range.
Grey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duvalier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grey's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Duvalier.
Duvalier lands a left hand.
Duvalier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grey throws an elbow that misses.
Duvalier dodges an elbow strike from Grey.
Duvalier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
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!
Duvalier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duvalier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Earl Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Duvalier has knocked Grey down with a huge combo! Duvalier steps away and waves a wobbly Grey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grey is rocked!
Duvalier throws an overhand right that drops Grey like a sack of potatoes! Duvalier dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Duvalier!
A very excited looking Francois Duvalier rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Earl Grey spoke after the fight, saying 'I got cheated! I got cheated and you know it!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Söderlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Söderlund!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Söderlund moved out of range.
Söderlund misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Henderson delivers a nice body kick.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Söderlund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Söderlund throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Söderlund throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Söderlund and move into the clinch.
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Söderlund, pushing him back against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Söderlund blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Söderlund blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson prevents Söderlund from breaking the clinch.
Henderson keeps control of Söderlund as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Söderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Söderlund backwards.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Söderlund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Söderlund tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Söderlund back against the cage.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mats Söderlund has been cut.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Söderlund is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Söderlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Söderlund looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Söderlund throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Söderlund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Söderlund cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Söderlund moves out of range easily.
Söderlund misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Söderlund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Söderlund misses with a hook.
Söderlund walks into a left hand.
Söderlund misses with an uppercut.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Söderlund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Söderlund wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson throws a push kick but Söderlund slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Söderlund throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Söderlund throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson jabs at Söderlund's body.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Söderlund.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund misses with an uppercut.
Henderson tests Söderlund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Söderlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Söderlund takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Henderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Söderlund counters with a nice body kick.
Henderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henderson thows a body kick. Söderlund tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Söderlund throws a half hearted mid kick.
Söderlund swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henderson.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Söderlund misses with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a low kick, right behind Söderlund 's knee.
Söderlund is looking to land body kicks.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Söderlund scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Söderlund connects with a body shot.
Söderlund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Söderlund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Söderlund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Söderlund if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Söderlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Söderlund now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mats Söderlund's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Söderlund scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mats Söderlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson cracks Söderlund with an open hand slap.
Söderlund has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henderson.
Söderlund lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Henderson misses.
Söderlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Söderlund takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson takes a swing at Söderlund's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Söderlund on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Julius Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick by Söderlund misses
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Söderlund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Söderlund fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Söderlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Söderlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Söderlund.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Söderlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Söderlund.
Henderson scores with a spinning back kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Söderlund! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Söderlund.
Söderlund misses with a kick to the body.
Söderlund throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Söderlund slips the punch.
Henderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Söderlund gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Söderlund walks forward, straight into a front kick from Henderson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Söderlund. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Söderlund finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head.
Söderlund tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henderson lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Söderlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
It seemed like Söderlund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Söderlund.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Söderlund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Söderlund wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Söderlund can't break the clinch.
A short left from Söderlund.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Söderlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Söderlund's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund blocks an uppercut.
Söderlund wants to break the clinch but can't.
Söderlund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Söderlunds head.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Söderlund can do to turn this around?
Söderlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Söderlund takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Söderlund in a clinch.
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!
Söderlund misses with some punches.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Söderlund blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Henderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henderson pushes Söderlund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Söderlund is trying to break free.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Söderlund looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Söderlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Söderlund throws a lazy head kick
and Henderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Söderlund shrugs it off.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mats Söderlund's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Söderlund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Söderlund lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Julius Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Söderlund struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Söderlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Söderlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Söderlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henderson can pounce on him.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Söderlund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Söderlund saw that one coming.
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Söderlund misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Söderlund with an uppercut!
Henderson with a jab.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Söderlund wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Söderlund's elbow.
Söderlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Söderlund misses with a body punch.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Söderlund manages to break the clinch.
Söderlund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henderson.
Julius Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
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!
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Söderlund.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henderson. That's going to slow Söderlund down.
Söderlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Söderlund counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Söderlund.
As Söderlund backs away, Henderson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Söderlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Söderlund throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Söderlund backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Söderlund doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Söderlund cracks Henderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Söderlund tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Söderlund avoids it.
Söderlund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Söderlund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Söderlund throws out the jab.
Mats Söderlund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson is looking to clinch but Söderlund is avoiding it.
Söderlund appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Söderlund loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Nice body kick from Henderson.
Henderson throws a push kick but Söderlund slaps the foot to one side.
Söderlund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Söderlund's head backwards.
Söderlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Söderlund throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Söderlund misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Henderson.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Söderlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Söderlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Henderson!
Julius Henderson 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 Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Segal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Segal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Aurelio misses.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut
and Segal counters with a nice body shot.
Segal lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Segal.
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut
and Aurelio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Segal throws a good cross that connects.
Aurelio is rocked!
Segal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aurelio is looking to score with low kicks.
Aurelio throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Segal to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Aurelio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Aurelio has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Segal smells blood and charges in for the finish! Segal unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Aurelio sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonathan Segal!
In his post fight interview, Jonathan Segal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Landen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teimosia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been told by Teimosia's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Teimosia throws a leg kick that misses.
We've been informed that Landen 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.
Landen misses with a low kick as Teimosia jumps back.
Landen throws a body shot but no joy.
Teimosia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Landen throws a solid leg kick but Teimosia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landen.
Teimosia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landen is out of range.
Teimosia moves in looking to clinch but Landen pushes him off.
Landen counters with a body kick.
Teimosia connects with a jab.
Teimosia closes the distance and pushes Landen back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Landen fails to land.
Landen lands a right hand.
Landen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
Landen blocking some punches.
Landen blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landen lands a left hand.
Teimosia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landen blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Landen.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Landen misses with a punch on the inside.
Landen blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
Teimosia lands a body punch.
A short left from Landen.
Landen'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.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Teimosia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Landen.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Landen uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teimosia cracks Landen with a nice body shot.
Landen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Landen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landen swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landen misses with a body punch.
Landen cracks Teimosia with a nice body shot.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Landen.
Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landen's elbow.
Landen lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Landen.
Landen manages to break the clinch.
Landen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landen flicks out a counter leg kick but Teimosia steps away.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Landen.
Landen needs to keep his hands up - Teimosia had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Teimosia.
Teimosia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teimosia.
Landen throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Teimosia to counter with a crisp jab.
Teimosia avoids a kick to the body.
Landen slips a jab and a cross from Teimosia.
Teimosia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Landen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teimosia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teimosia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Landen fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Teimosia as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Landen.
Landen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landen misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Landen.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Landen.
Landen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Landen controls his hands.
Landen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Landen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Landen taking a breather.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landen lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Landen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Teimosia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Landen, pushing him back against the cage.
Landen slows down the pace here.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landen can't break the clinch.
Landen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teimosia lands a left hand.
Landen working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teimosia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Landen blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Landen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Landen controls his hands.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Landen swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen taking a breather.
Landen lands an uppercut.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Landen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landen's elbow.
Landen lands a body punch.
Landen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Landen.
Landen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia.
Landen is leaning against Teimosia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Landen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Landen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
Landen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Teimosia on the inside.
Landen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teimosia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landen.
Teimosia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Landen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teimosia's calf.
Paul Landen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Landen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia tries to clinch there but Landen circles away.
Landen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Teimosia misses with a low kick.
Landen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Teimosia motions for Landen to come forward. Teimosia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teimosia lands a high kick!
Landen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Teimosia counter with a right hand.
Landen swings for the body but Teimosia moves out of range.
Landen tries to land a front kick but Teimosia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landen throws a low kick but Teimosia moves out of range easily.
Teimosia is looking to land body kicks.
Landen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teimosia moves into the clinch.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landen lands with a short shot to the head.
Landen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Landen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Landen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Landen misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Landen swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
Landen breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teimosia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teimosia throws a leg kick
and Landen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Landen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Landen thumps Teimosia with a low kick.
Teimosia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landen.
It appears Teimosia was looking to counter with a kick there.
Teimosia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Landen has time to react.
Landen misses with a low kick.
Landen throws a leg kick but Teimosia checks it.
Landen throws a leg kick but Teimosia moved away.
Teimosia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Landen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teimosia blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia throws a body kick that misses.
Teimosia tries to close the distance and clinch but Landen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teimosia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Teimosia both land. Nice combination.
Teimosia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Landen.
Teimosia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Landen is out of range and Teimosia settles back down.
A good leg kick by Landen.
Hilton Teimosia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Teimosia.
Landen misses with a body kick.
Teimosia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Landen.
Landen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teimosia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Landen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teimosia can pounce on him.
Teimosia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Landen scores with a kick to the body.
Teimosia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Landen throws a body shot but no joy.
Teimosia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Teimosia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teimosia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Landen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen misses with a low kick.
Teimosia lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Landen thows a leg kick but Teimosia checks it
and Teimosia counters with a low kick, right behind Landen 's knee.
Teimosia avoids the head kick by Landen.
No joy there for Teimosia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landen tries to land a front kick but Teimosia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Landen.
Landen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teimosia checks it well.
Teimosia misses with a low kick.
Teimosia moves into the clinch successfully.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Landen.
A right hand to the body from Landen.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Landen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teimosia's elbow.
Paul Landen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
A short left from Landen.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Landen.
Landen has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Landen.
Good body shot from Teimosia.
Landen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia lands a body punch.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Teimosia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Landen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Teimosia - that landed with a thud.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Landen controls the action.
Landen tries a body shot but Teimosia blocks it.
Landen tries to stall but Teimosia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Landen wants to stall.
Teimosia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Landen - that landed with a thud.
Landen misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A good leg kick by Teimosia.
Landen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Teimosia is trying to control but can't.
Teimosia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Landen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Landen passes to side control.
Landen taking a break here but Teimosia is having none of it and regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landen is thwarting Teimosia's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Landen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Landen's back!
Landen wants to control his opponent's hands but Teimosia gets his hands free.
Landen is really stuck here.
Landen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Teimosia.
Landen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen tries to reverse the position but Teimosia maintains control.
Teimosia landing punches.
Landen wants to control but Teimosia is having none of it.
Teimosia controlling the position easily from mount.
Teimosia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Teimosia wants to control but Landen has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teimosia is nestled in close to Landen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Teimosia is keen to just control but Landen is a slippery customer.
Teimosia is pressing down on Landen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Landen is holding on for now.
Landen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teimosia trying to control the position from guard on top but Landen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teimosia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Teimosia wants to control from the top but Landen keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Landen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Landen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Teimosia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia had his way with Paul Landen in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Landen misses with a low kick as Teimosia jumps back.
Teimosia 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.
Teimosia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teimosia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Landen. Landen obviously looking to wear him down.
Landen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teimosia on the side of the head.
Landen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teimosia.
Teimosia closes the distance and pushes Landen back into the cage.
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Landen avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the cage.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Landen.
A short right from Landen.
Landen blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen gets through Teimosia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Landen can't find room to land a body shot as Teimosia controls the action.
Nice body punch from Teimosia - that landed with a thud.
Landen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Landen's head.
Landen tries to throw a body punch but Teimosia avoids it by throwing Landen back against the cage.
Teimosia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Landen throws a head punch that misses.
Landen is trying to force a seperation but Teimosia has the dominant position.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Landen.
Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landen's elbow.
Landen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teimosia lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen working aggressively here.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teimosia.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teimosia pushes Landen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landen is rocked!
Teimosia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landen is still on wobbly legs! Can Teimosia finish him?
Landen lands a nice uppercut.
Teimosia lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Landen to his knees! Teimosia keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hilton Teimosia!
Hilton Teimosia retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Badass (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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184 lbs
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168 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlo Froch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Badass!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass throws out a leg kick but Froch moves out of range and Badass only half commits.
Froch with a hook.
Badass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Froch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Froch wants to pass the guard but Badass is keeping the position.
Froch slips nicely into half guard.
Badass felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Badass trying to hold on to Froch's head to control him but Froch postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Froch passes to full mount!
Froch prevents Badass from getting the reversal.
Froch lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Froch tries to control but Badass wriggling away.
Badass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Froch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Froch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Froch 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.
Froch punching from mount but Badass doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Badass working to try and regain half guard.
Froch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Froch with good strikes from the mount here!
Froch landing strikes from the mount and Badass is in trouble!
Badass wants to control but Froch is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froch throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Froch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Froch looking to control but Badass is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Froch there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Froch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Badass tries to hold on but Froch postures up.
Badass sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Froch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is looking to improve his position.
Froch is working for an americana but Badass has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Froch was thinking about the submission.
Badass is trying to keep Froch in close.
Froch throwing strikes from guard but Badass blocks nicely.
Badass has momentary wrist control but Froch slips an elbow through the middle.
Froch distracts Badass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Froch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Badass wants to stand and escape but Froch is having none of it.
Froch throwing strikes from guard but Badass blocks nicely.
Froch postures up.
Badass is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Froch is aware though and is defending well.
Froch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Froch postures up in Badass's guard and throws a big left but Badass blocks it.
Froch controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Badass has control of Froch's left arm, preventing Froch from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Froch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Froch dives in and grabs Badass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badass pushes down on Froch's head and hops out.
Carlo Froch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Froch moves away from the strike by Badass.
Froch misses with a body shot.
Badass tries to land a leg kick but Froch saw it coming and moves away.
Badass tries to score with a low kick but Froch moves his leg out of the way.
Froch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Froch wants to control but Badass is keeping him busy.
Froch is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Badass reverses the position - he's now on top in Froch's guard.
Froch trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Froch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Badass is aware though and is defending well.
Badass stopping the sweep attempt from Froch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Froch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Froch keeping full guard, as Badass tries to pass.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Froch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass won't allow Froch to sweep him here.
Froch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Froch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Froch from controlling successfully.
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.
Froch is really struggling to control Badass but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Badass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badass controlling Froch's posture.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Froch from controlling successfully.
Badass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Froch shoots for a takedown but Badass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Froch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Froch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Froch fails with a takedown attempt.
Badass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Badass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Froch.
Badass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Froch shoots in for a takedown but Badass shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Froch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Froch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Badass defends well and Froch ends up having to push Badass into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Badass is looking to land body kicks.
Froch avoids the body shot from Badass.
Billy Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Froch gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Froch is working Badass over with some ground and pound from side control.
Froch trying to control the action but Badass is working from the bottom.
Badass manages to get back to half guard.
Froch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Froch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Froch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badass can do to turn this around?
Badass manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Badass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Badass attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Badass tries a low kick but Froch avoids it.
Froch lands a glancing blow to the side of Badass's head.
Froch with a poor takedown
and Badass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Froch misses with a takedown attempt - Badass sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Badass misses with a body kick.
Badass throws a solid leg kick but Froch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Badass.
Badass looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Froch feinted with a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Froch or perhaps it was just good defense by Badass, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Froch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Froch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Badass but Badass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Froch lands with a straight right. Badass didn't see that one coming.
Froch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass avoids the body shot from Froch.
Froch connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Froch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Froch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Badass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badass ducks right into an uppercut from Froch.
Decent striking displayed by Froch there.
Froch shoots in for a takedown but Badass shows good takedown defense.
Badass takes a swing at Froch's ribcage but misses.
Froch attempts a counter takedown but Badass avoids it well and moves away.
Badass misses with a body kick.
Badass looks to land a body kick but Froch moved away.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Froch.
A low kick from Badass misses
and Froch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Froch throws a big right hand that misses.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Froch from controlling successfully.
Badass is trying to control the position but Froch postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froch tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.
Badass pulls Froch in close to his closed guard and prevents Froch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Froch lands a couple of digs.
Badass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Badass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Froch is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Froch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A clash of legs there as Froch blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Badass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Froch misses the jab.
Froch dives in and grabs Badass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badass pushes down on Froch's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Froch.
Badass feints and then cracks Froch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Froch down.
Froch misses with a takedown attempt
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Badass throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Froch lands a really nice looking cross but Badass seems unphased.
Badass misses with a hook. Froch ducked under it nicely.
Badass misses with a body kick.
Froch appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Froch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Badass scores with a nice head shot.
Froch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Badass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Froch somewhat.
Badass slips a jab from Froch.
Froch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Badass on the side of the head.
Badass misses with a kick to the body.
Badass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Froch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Froch tries to bum rush Badass with a series of wild strikes but Badass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badass avoids the body shot from Froch.
Froch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Badass pinned against the cage. Badass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Froch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Froch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badass.
Badass gets caught flat footed, as Froch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Froch looking to sit in guard and control but Badass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Froch keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.
Badass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Badass sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Froch's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Badass.
I think Badass has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Badass!
Billy Badass thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (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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158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
17 - 6 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Puch. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
Puch 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.
Kush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Puch tries to counter it with a takedown but Kush pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck for Kush with that takedown attempt.
Puch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puch throws a hook to the side of Kush's head but Kush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puch was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
Nice defenses there by Kush.
Kush feinted with a counter takedown.
Kush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush gets caught flat footed, as Puch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Puch trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Kush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puch is one step ahead there.
Puch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puch actively working from the bottom here.
Puch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kush is working away from the top position though.
Puch is looking to improve his position.
Kush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Puch trying to hold on to Kush's head to control him but Kush postures up.
Kush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Puch is not content to let Kush control the position.
Still in half guard, Kush seems content to control.
Puch is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kush is tapping! Great win for Puch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robledo Puch!
During a confident post fight interview, Robledo Puch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lexington Snape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snape kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lexington Snape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Sloan - just one landing.
Sloan misses with a body kick.
Sloan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snape.
Snape fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloan misses with a straight right.
Sloan throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Snape does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snape wants to clinch.
Cameron Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snape fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snape fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Sloan misses its intended target.
Sloan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape is looking to clinch but Sloan is avoiding it.
Sloan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snape tries to clinch up but Sloan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloan lands with a nice body punch.
Snape avoids a kick to the body.
Sloan misses with a straight right.
A jab from Sloan misses.
Sloan cracks Snape with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloan throws a leg kick but Snape moved away.
Sloan cracks Snape with an open hand slap.
Snape clinches up against the cage.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Sloan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sloan avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Sloan lands a nice uppercut.
Snape landing knees to the head.
It looks like Cameron Sloan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Sloan looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snape landing knees to the body.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snape lands a good knee to the midsection. Sloan won't want to take too many of those.
Snape lands an elbow just above Sloan 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Sloan struggles to land a body shot inside as Snape controls his hands.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sloan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sloan.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snape blocks a body shot from Sloan.
Sloan is leaning against Snape and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sloan fails to land.
Sloan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sloan avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Sloan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sloan is trying to push Snape away but Snape has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snape lands an elbow just above Sloan 's eye.
That has opened up Cameron Sloan's cut even more.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Sloan's ribcage.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloan avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Snape.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sloan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sloan's face.
The cut above Cameron Sloan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A left hand lands to the body for Snape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snape lands an elbow that stopped Sloan in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snape throws an elbow but misses.
Snape working Sloan over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Snape.
Sloan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Sloan is still on wobbly legs! Can Snape finish him?
Sloan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snape's elbow.
Sloan seems to have recovered his senses.
Snape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloan blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sloan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snape.
Sloan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snape backwards.
Sloan can't find room to land a body shot as Snape controls the action.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Snape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snape just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sloan's brow.
Nice body punch from Snape - that landed with a thud.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snape misses with an elbow strike.
Snape lands a hook that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Sloan's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexington Snape dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Sloan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snape tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloan swats away the attempt to clinch by Snape.
Snape wants to clinch up but Sloan keeps it at a distance.
Sloan keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Sloan misses its intended target.
Snape wants to clinch.
Snape tries to clinch there but Sloan circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snape closes the distance and clinches.
Sloan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sloan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Sloan.
Snape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sloan can do to turn this around?
Sloan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sloan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Sloan avoids the damage to the body.
Sloan avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Sloan can't find room to land a body shot as Snape controls the action.
Sloan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloan avoids it.
Snape has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Snape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sloan misses with a punch to the body.
Lexington Snape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snape pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snape just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sloan's brow.
Sloan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snape lands a nice elbow.
Snape tries a knee to the head but Sloan blocks it.
Sloan misses with a body punch.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lexington Snape is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sloan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape staying out of range there.
Snape tries to clinch there but Sloan circles away.
Sloan throws a looping overhand right but Snape ducks down to avoid it.
Snape seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloan tried to score with a low kick but Snape checks it.
Sloan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Snape tries to clinch there but Sloan circles away.
Snape tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snape is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloan swats away the attempt to clinch by Snape.
Snape moves out of range of the body kick.
Cameron Sloan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snape is looking to clinch but Sloan is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape blocks the body kick.
Snape fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloan misses with a leg kick.
Snape doesn't manage to clinch there - Sloan circles away.
Snape tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sloan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snape is looking to clinch.
Sloan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloan looks to score with a jab to the body but Snape is just out of range.
As Sloan tries to get set, Snape tries to push him back and clinch up but Sloan manages to avoid the attempt.
Snape tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snape manages to avoid it.
Snape wants to clinch up but Sloan keeps it at a distance.
Sloan throws a head kick but Snape moves out of range.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snape defending well as Sloan loads up on a big left hand.
Sloan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan lands a nice looking body shot.
Snape darts in and clinches Sloan up against the cage.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sloan is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloan misses with a punch on the inside.
Snape working Sloan over with knees to the body.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sloan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape working Sloan over with knees to the body.
Sloan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snape landing knees to the body.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloan avoids it.
Sloan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snape.
Cameron Sloan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sloan misses with a punch to the body.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sloan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lexington Snape will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cameron Sloan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Sloan.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snape defending well as Sloan loads up on a big left hand.
Sloan scores with a body shot.
Sloan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Sloan
and Snape moves into the clinch.
Sloan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snape tries to clinch but Sloan is having none of it.
Sloan thinks about the counter body kick.
Snape tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sloan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snape moves out of range of the body kick from Sloan.
Sloan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snape closes the distance but Sloan moves to the side
and Sloan counters with a three punch combo that has Snape backing up. Snape nods at Sloan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloan misses with a body shot
and Snape counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloan avoids it.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but Sloan blocks with his arms.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloan lands with a short shot to the head.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Sloan avoids the damage to the body.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sloan lands with a left to the head.
Sloan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snape.
Sloan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sloan.
Sloan presses Snape against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sloan struggles to land a body shot inside as Snape controls his hands.
Sloan lands a nice uppercut.
Sloan tries to throw a body punch but Snape avoids it by throwing Sloan back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloan lands an uppercut.
Sloan pushes Snape back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Sloan.
Sloan lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sloan.
Sloan tries to work over Snape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sloan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snape prevents a body shot from Sloan.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sloan is defending well for now.
Sloan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snape is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Sloan.
Oh Snape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sloan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Snape! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sloan is unloading with more strikes now! Snape drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Sloan!
A very excited looking Cameron Sloan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe has chosen Rick Ross - John Doe as his entrance music. Tito Sobis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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30
278 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
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sobis misses with a kick to the body.
Sobis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Sobis finds it's target.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sobis - that will leave a mark!
Doe looks winded!
Sobis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doe will feel that in the morning.
Sobis lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Doe crumples to the floor! Sobis milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tito Sobis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurmio comes to the cage accompanied by Black Star. Saint Louis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nique La Police kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Martin Saint Louis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis moves into the clinch.
Hurmio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hurmio.
Hurmio blocking some punches.
Hurmio prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Hurmio slowing the pace effectively.
Hurmio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hurmio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saint Louis controls the pace.
Hurmio looking for a guillotine here but Saint Louis defends easily.
Hurmio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saint Louis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saint Louis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saint Louis content to stall in guard here.
Saint Louis looking to pass the guard.
Hurmio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Saint Louis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saint Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurmio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saint Louis preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Hurmio ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis needs to keep his hands up - Hurmio had a free shot at his head there.
Saint Louis's coach down at PITBULL CAGE (Spar,Card,Weights) $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saint Louis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hurmio moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Hurmio throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hurmio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hurmio. Saint Louis shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Hurmio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Hurmio avoids it easily.
Hurmio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurmio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Hurmio misses.
Hurmio dives in and grabs Saint Louis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saint Louis pushes down on Hurmio's head and hops out.
Hurmio checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scores with a spinning back kick!
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurmio.
Hurmio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hurmio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Hurmio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hurmio throws the kick towards the body but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurmio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hurmio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
Saint Louis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hurmio counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Saint Louis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hurmio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Saint Louis is looking to reverse the position.
Saint Louis can't do much from the bottom here.
Saint Louis tries to bench press Hurmio off him but Hurmio keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tuomari Hurmio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hurmio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurmio scores with a sloppy right hand. Saint Louis should have avoided that one.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurmio avoids a kick to the body.
Hurmio attempts a counter takedown but Saint Louis avoids it well and moves away.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hurmio is out of range.
Hurmio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Saint Louis sprawls and moves away.
Hurmio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saint Louis if he has to take too many more of those.
Saint Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurmio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurmio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Saint Louis.
Hurmio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hurmio lands with a cross.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Hurmio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Saint Louis motions for Hurmio to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Hurmio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hurmio is able to avoid easily.
Hurmio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis wants to clinch up but Hurmio keeps it at a distance.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hurmio tries to counter with a takedown but Saint Louis is quick to defend against it.
Saint Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurmio just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurmio avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hurmio checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hurmio ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
Hurmio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hurmio is able to avoid easily.
Hurmio lands with a nice body punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Hurmio down.
Saint Louis pushes Hurmio away with a front kick.
Hurmio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Hurmio ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saint Louis jabs Hurmio right on the nose. Hurmio blinks but takes it well.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurmio moves away.
Hurmio loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint Louis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saint Louis connects with a crisp jab.
Hurmio slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Hurmio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurmio misses with a head kick.
Saint Louis drives through and clinches with Hurmio against the cage.
Hurmio has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurmio can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Saint Louis presses Hurmio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hurmio prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Hurmio is looking for a takedown.
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hurmio gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurmio jumps guard but Saint Louis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hurmio wants to stall.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Hurmio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis trying to control the position but instead, Hurmio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Louis into the cage.
Hurmio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hurmio - that landed with a thud.
Hurmio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hurmio.
Hurmio moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Hurmio.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hurmio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saint Louis if he has to take too many more of those.
Hurmio connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurmio.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Hurmio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint Louis sizes up Hurmio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Hurmio swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint Louis.
Hurmio defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Hurmio tries to counter with a takedown but Saint Louis is quick to defend against it.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurmio gets tackled into the cage by Saint Louis. Saint Louis maintains the clinch.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurmio is keeping busy.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio leaning against his opponent.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Hurmio.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurmio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurmio is trying to stall.
Hurmio misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hurmio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurmio controls his hands.
Saint Louis is working Hurmio over against the cage.
Hurmio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis lands with a light punch inside.
Hurmio taking a breather.
Saint Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saint Louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hurmio successfully pulls guard.
Saint Louis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saint Louis preventing the sweep.
Saint Louis wants to control from the top but Hurmio keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saint Louis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hurmio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saint Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saint Louis wants to control from the top but Hurmio keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hurmio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hurmio.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses
and Hurmio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hurmio postures up.
Saint Louis is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Louis is looking for a sweep. Hurmio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hurmio wants to pass the guard but Saint Louis is defending well.
Saint Louis wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Saint Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurmio is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Hurmio's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurmio tries to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hurmio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint Louis. Saint Louis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hurmio.
Hurmio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hurmio.
Hurmio takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Hurmio as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hurmio moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but Hurmio moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
Hurmio thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
Hurmio lands a head shot.
Hurmio moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Hurmio throws a sloppy head kick and Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Hurmio avoids the punch easily.
Hurmio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hurmio blocks a jab.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis lands the left hand.
Hurmio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Louis lands with a good body shot.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hurmio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hurmio throws a push kick but Saint Louis slaps the foot to one side.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurmio.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hurmio connects with a body shot that sends Saint Louis's belly button to the back.
Hurmio blocks a jab.
Hurmio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurmio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint Louis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hurmio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hurmio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hurmio.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
A big right from Hurmio misses.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Hurmio avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurmio.
Hurmio moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Hurmio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tuomari Hurmio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint Louis is looking for a triangle but Hurmio pushes his legs off easily.
Hurmio lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint Louis pulls Hurmio in close to prevent any damage.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hurmio throws a right hand that Saint Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint Louis also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis tries a quick counter leg kick but Hurmio is wise to it.
Hurmio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saint Louis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Hurmio is out of range.
Hurmio tries to counter with a takedown but Saint Louis is quick to defend against it.
Hurmio ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Hurmio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hurmio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hurmio slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Hurmio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scores with a nice head shot.
Hurmio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurmio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hurmio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Hurmio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint Louis.
Hurmio is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hurmio.
Saint Louis sizes up Hurmio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis is trying to maintain the position but Hurmio is very close to passing his half guard.
Saint Louis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hurmio preventing the sweep.
Hurmio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hurmio won't allow Saint Louis to sweep him here.
Saint Louis has control of Hurmio's left arm, preventing Hurmio from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Martin Saint Louis 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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Hurmio misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Hurmio counters with a single leg into guard. Saint Louis didn't expect that.
Saint Louis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hurmio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saint Louis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tuomari Hurmio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurmio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis wants to sweep here but Hurmio controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hurmio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hurmio lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Hurmio moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis swinging wildly here.
Hurmio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A good leg kick by Hurmio.
Hurmio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurmio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hurmio takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Hurmio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Hurmio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Hurmio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tuomari Hurmio.
I think Saint Louis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
As Martin Saint Louis got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Abe, your bitch ass is next.'.
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