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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Hanny!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan moves into range and clinches up with Hanny.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanny wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanny is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrosyan has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanny.
It looks like Armen Petrosyan has been cut.
Hanny managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Hanny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Hanny's ribcage.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Hanny's ribcage.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanny looks winded!
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Petrosyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Hanny in his tracks for a moment.
Hanny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanny's defenses.
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!
Hanny has a couple of punches blocked by Petrosyan.
Hanny tries to pull guard but Petrosyan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanny won't want to take too many of those.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Hanny in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanny avoids it.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanny is defending well for now.
Hanny is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hanny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanny avoids it.
Hanny missing with knees to the body.
Hanny takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Petrosyan on the inside.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Hanny's ribcage.
Hanny jumps guard but Petrosyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Petrosyan working Hanny over with knees to the body.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanny avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanny's defenses.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanny's defenses.
Hanny takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanny tries to break the clinch but Petrosyan is controlling the position.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Hanny in his tracks for a moment.
Hanny blocks an elbow strike.
Hanny tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrosyan avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hanny jumps guard.
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!
Hanny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrosyan's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanny controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan wants to stand but Hanny is controlling the position.
Hanny postures up and lands a big shot to Petrosyan's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanny gets to his feet - Petrosyan follows without any prompting.
Hanny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armen Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armen Petrosyan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanny.
Armen Petrosyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanny drags the fight down to the ground.
Petrosyan throwing strikes but missing.
Hanny kicks Petrosyan off and gets to his feet.
Petrosyan pushes Hanny up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Hanny fails to pull guard.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Hanny shrugs off.
Hanny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrosyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanny tries to circle away but Petrosyan has him pinned against the cage.
Hanny avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanny avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Hanny successfully pulls guard.
Hanny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses. Hanny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrosyan's guard. Nice move by Hanny!
Hanny stands up from Petrosyan's guard - Hanny perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hanny has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Hanny pulls guard effortlessly.
Hanny is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Petrosyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanny is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Petrosyan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanny is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Hanny avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Hanny is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hanny putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrosyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
Hanny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Petrosyan after a bit of a struggle.
Armen Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hanny.
Hanny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanny is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanny lands a good knee to the midsection. Petrosyan won't want to take too many of those.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanny lands with a right to the head.
Petrosyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanny tries to break the clinch but Petrosyan is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hanny - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petrosyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanny can do to turn this around?
Hanny missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike.
Hanny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanny rushes Petrosyan and presses him up against the cage.
Petrosyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hanny.
Hanny avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Hanny tries for a takedown but Petrosyan manages to get underhooks.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanny avoids it.
Hanny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrosyan to keep the fight standing.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan keeps control of Hanny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Hanny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Armen Petrosyan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hanny instigates a clinch.
Hanny manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanny avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanny is trying to stall.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanny tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.
Petrosyan has Hanny pressed against the cage, preventing Hanny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanny takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Hanny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Hanny's ribcage.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Hanny 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanny tries to pull guard but Petrosyan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanny avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees 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!
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Hanny managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanny avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanny's defenses.
Hanny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Hanny in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanny.
Hanny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hanny is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrosyan has double underhooks.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hanny is trying to stall.
Hanny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanny avoids it.
Hanny avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Hanny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Hanny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Armen Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hanny.
Hanny gets tackled into the cage by Petrosyan. Petrosyan maintains the clinch.
Petrosyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanny.
Hanny drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanny manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hanny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrosyan rushes Hanny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanny lands a nice uppercut.
Hanny fails to pull guard.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanny is defending well for now.
Hanny scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanny moves into range and clinches up with Petrosyan.
Hanny is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Hanny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanny looking to slow down the pace here.
Hanny blocks the elbow strike.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Petrosyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hanny landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan scores with a shot to the side of Hanny's head.
Hanny takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Hanny breaks the clinch.
Hanny clinches with his opponent.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanny is looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armen Petrosyan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petrosyan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armen Petrosyan!
In his post fight interview, Armen Petrosyan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Luigi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Luigi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Luigi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luigi rushes Dassler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luigi breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Luigi.
An inside leg kick lands from Luigi.
Dassler gets a double leg takedown into Luigi's guard.
Luigi keeping full guard, as Dassler tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luigi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dassler looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler prevents Luigi from getting back to his feet.
Dassler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Luigi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Luigi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Luigi!
Luigi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Luigi is looking to clinch.
Luigi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luigi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Dassler tries to counter it with a takedown but Luigi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dassler checks a low kick from Luigi.
Dassler swats away the attempt to clinch by Luigi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dassler checks a leg kick.
Dassler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Luigi throws a leg kick
and Dassler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dassler wants to pass the guard but Luigi is keeping the position.
Dassler throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luigi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luigi can't keep his opponent in guard - Dassler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dassler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luigi sees it coming and defends easily.
Dassler is looking to pass Luigi's guard but actually Luigi recovers to full guard.
Dassler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luigi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dassler.
Dassler is looking to work some ground and pound but Luigi has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dassler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Luigi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Luigi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Luigi!
Dassler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Luigi off and has taken his back!
Dassler is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dassler is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Luigi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Luigi! Can he survive? No! He's out! Dassler gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudi Dassler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Giancana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Mendez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Giancana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raul Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giancana tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giancana letting Mendez take a breather here.
Giancana digs a right hand into Mendez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendez's gas tank.
Mendez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Giancana misses with some punches.
Giancana tries to circle away but Mendez has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez tries to score a body lock takedown but Giancana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Giancana lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Giancana scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Giancana.
Mendez looks winded!
Mendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendez wants to take the fight to the mat but Giancana manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mendez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Giancana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giancana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendez takes a shot to the head.
Giancana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Giancana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giancana tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Giancana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Giancana.
Giancana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giancana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giancana wants to break free but Mendez has control.
Giancana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mendez tries for a takedown but Giancana manages to get underhooks.
Sam Giancana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Mendez.
Giancana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giancana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giancana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giancana scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giancana!
It looks like Raul Mendez has been cut.
Giancana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Giancana cracks Mendez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mendez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Giancana pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mendez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Giancana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyberius Furiusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Moe Lester has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyberius Furiusz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furiusz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furiusz throws a chopping leg kick but Lester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lester lands with a shot to the body.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester is looking to clinch but Furiusz is avoiding it.
A combination from Lester does no damage.
Lester lands a left and a right that send Furiusz crashing to the mat, dazed. Lester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Furiusz is rocked!
It looks like Tyberius Furiusz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester cracks Furiusz with a left hook right on the temple and Furiusz goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lester lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Furiusz is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moe Lester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirsad Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Shearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shearer's choice of entrance music: Big Sean. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andy Shearer enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirsad Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Shearer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shearer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibrahimovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibrahimovic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shearer throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
Shearer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ibrahimovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibrahimovic misses with the combination.
Ibrahimovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shearer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ibrahimovic.
Mirsad Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic misses with a double jab.
Ibrahimovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahimovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shearer manages to avoid it.
A combination from Shearer does no damage.
Ibrahimovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ibrahimovic cracks the inside of Shearer's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibrahimovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic misses with a low kick.
As Ibrahimovic backs off Shearer throws a huge counter combo but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it all.
Shearer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibrahimovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibrahimovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibrahimovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ibrahimovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shearer.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
Shearer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shearer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibrahimovic throws a right and a left that Shearer avoids nicely.
Shearer ducks under a wild hook from Ibrahimovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shearer.
Shearer misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shearer. Those never looked like landing.
Ibrahimovic throws a right and a left that Shearer avoids nicely.
Ibrahimovic looks to land a combination but Shearer avoids it well.
Shearer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shearer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shearer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shearer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shearer avoids a kick to the body.
Ibrahimovic misses with a combination
and Shearer counters with a left and a right that stings Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shearer's head.
Ibrahimovic lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic misses with a few strikes there.
Shearer throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Ibrahimovic misses with a combination
and Shearer counters with a series of strikes. Ibrahimovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses.
As Ibrahimovic backs off Shearer throws a huge counter combo but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it all.
Ibrahimovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Shearer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shearer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibrahimovic. That's going to slow Shearer down.
Ibrahimovic throws the kick towards the body but Shearer avoids it.
Shearer slips a jab and a cross from Ibrahimovic.
Shearer throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shearer looks to land a body kick but Ibrahimovic moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic misses with a two punch combination.
Shearer lands with a shot to the body.
Shearer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shearer throws a right hand that Ibrahimovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibrahimovic also avoids with ease.
Ibrahimovic misses the jab.
Ibrahimovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shearer.
Shearer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ibrahimovic throws a jab when Shearer was well out of range.
A combination from Shearer does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shearer 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 Ibrahimovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ibrahimovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shearer slips a jab from Ibrahimovic.
Jab by Shearer.
Ibrahimovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Shearer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Mirsad Ibrahimovic will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shearer moves out of range as Ibrahimovic throws a body kick.
Ibrahimovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shearer throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
No joy there for Ibrahimovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Ibrahimovic backs off Shearer throws a huge counter combo but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it all.
Ibrahimovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Shearer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Shearer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Ibrahimovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shearer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shearer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibrahimovic's head backwards.
Shearer throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibrahimovic misses with a looping left.
Ibrahimovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shearer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shearer throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
Ibrahimovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shearer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shearer counters with a series of strikes. Ibrahimovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shearer misses with a wild combination.
Shearer throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
Shearer throws a leg kick but Ibrahimovic checks it.
Shearer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibrahimovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Shearer throws a push kick but Ibrahimovic slaps the foot to one side.
Shearer connects with a crisp jab.
Shearer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibrahimovic.
Shearer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibrahimovic misses with an uppercut
and Shearer counters with a three punch combo that has Ibrahimovic backing up. Ibrahimovic nods at Shearer to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shearer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shearer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ibrahimovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Shearer is looking for the big counter here.
Ibrahimovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibrahimovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibrahimovic throws a sloppy head kick and Shearer moves out of range easily.
Ibrahimovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shearer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shearer looks to land a combination but Ibrahimovic avoids it well.
Mirsad Ibrahimovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibrahimovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shearer throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a jab when Shearer was well out of range.
Ibrahimovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Shearer.
That kick from Shearer tenderised Ibrahimovic's leg. Ibrahimovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ibrahimovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibrahimovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ibrahimovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shearer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic loads up on a big right hand but Shearer slips the punch.
Shearer misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ibrahimovic misses the jab.
Shearer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shearer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shearer throws a nice looking combination but Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shearer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibrahimovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibrahimovic throws a series of punches but Shearer avoids them all with ease.
Ibrahimovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibrahimovic throws the left hand but Shearer avoids the punch easily.
Shearer misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Shearer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ibrahimovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ibrahimovic misses the body punch
and Shearer counters with a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibrahimovic scores with a four punch combination!
Shearer misses with a few strikes there.
Ibrahimovic misses the shot to the body.
Shearer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ibrahimovic backs up against the cage.
Shearer throws a leg kick but Ibrahimovic checks it.
Shearer misses with a low kick.
Ibrahimovic looks to throw the jab but Shearer is out of range.
Shearer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibrahimovic lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shearer ducks under a wild hook from Ibrahimovic.
Shearer fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ibrahimovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shearer.
Ibrahimovic misses with a head kick.
Ibrahimovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shearer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ibrahimovic misses with a double jab.
Shearer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shearer misses with a leg kick.
Shearer slips a jab and a cross from Ibrahimovic.
Shearer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shearer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shearer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses
and Shearer counters with a series of strikes. Ibrahimovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shearer throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Shearer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ibrahimovic backs up against the cage.
Shearer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ibrahimovic's sensitive parts.
Shearer misses with a body kick.
Andy Shearer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibrahimovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Ibrahimovic backs off Shearer throws a huge counter combo but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it all.
Ibrahimovic slips a jab and a cross from Shearer.
Shearer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ibrahimovic throws a right hand that Shearer ducks under and follows up with a left that Shearer also avoids with ease.
Shearer throws a series of strikes that have Ibrahimovic backpedaling.
Ibrahimovic throws a combination that misses
and Shearer counters with a one-two to the body.
Ibrahimovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shearer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ibrahimovic misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shearer feints a jab promting Ibrahimovic to slip. Shearer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ibrahimovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ibrahimovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shearer to score with a decent uppercut.
Shearer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shearer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ibrahimovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Ibrahimovic.
Shearer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shearer blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Ibrahimovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shearer throws a leg kick but Ibrahimovic checks it.
Ibrahimovic misses with an uppercut.
Shearer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Shearer tries to bum rush Ibrahimovic with a series of wild strikes but Ibrahimovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ibrahimovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ibrahimovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shearer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Ibrahimovic misses.
Shearer is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic misses with an uppercut. Shearer saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Shearer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shearer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Shearer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Karanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Karanov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karanov works over Coleman's head and body with a nice combination.
Coleman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karanov's head backwards.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Karanov.
Karanov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karanov 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.
Coleman digs a good body shot into Karanov's ribs.
Coleman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coleman rushes Karanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coleman keeps control of Karanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karanov managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Coleman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karanov avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Karanov avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Coleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karanov backwards.
Coleman prevents Karanov from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has Karanov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Karanov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Coleman - that's hurt Karanov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Karanov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Karanov doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Greg Coleman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Young!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Young releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harper throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Harper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYoung.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Harper throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harper.
Young thinks about the counter body kick.
Harper misses with a combination
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
Young throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Young throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Harper throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alex Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Young misses.
Harper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Harper misses with a double jab
and Young counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Young blocks the body kick.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper tries a low kick but Young avoids it.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Harper.
Young throws a big counter head kick but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young dodges the punch combination from Harper.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Young is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young blocks a leg kick.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Harper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
Harper throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Harper scores with a punch to the head.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Harper.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Young has Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
Young breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Harper.
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!
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Harper backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Harper manages to avoid it all.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young catches Harper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Harper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Young's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harper throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Harper jabs at Young's body.
Alex Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
Harper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harper motions for Young to come forward. Harper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a head kick. That will keep Harper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a nice body kick.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
As Harper backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Harper manages to avoid it all.
Harper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
It looks like Alex Harper has been cut.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Young scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Young.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harper uses from the top position.
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harper, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young checks a low kick from Harper.
As Harper backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Harper manages to avoid it all.
Harper misses with a few strikes there.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Young's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper misses with a hook.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Young throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Harper gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Alex Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper misses with a hook
and Young counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Young connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harper on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a big uppercut and Harper crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harper looks OK. Young waves Harper back to his feet!
Harper is rocked!
Harper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young has Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper seems to have got his legs back now.
Young tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Harper's front leg but catches the back leg as Harper tries to avoid it.
Young tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Harper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Young unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Young unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Young's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Harper does no damage.
Harper throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Harper does no damage.
Young unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oooooh!!! Young has knocked Harper down with a huge combo! Young steps away and waves a wobbly Harper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper misses with a double jab.
Young cracks the inside of Harper's front leg.
Harper looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
Young pushes Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
and Young counters with a head kick that drops Harper to the mat! Harper scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Harper misses with a combination
and Young rattles Harper with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Harper tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Young dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Harper stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Young!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaspar Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiri Parata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parata's choice of entrance music: Rumplestiltskin. Kaspar Kohler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kohler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiri Parata!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parata takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Kohler misses
and Parata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parata tried to score with a low kick but Kohler checks it.
Parata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kohler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parata looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kohler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kohler 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.
Kohler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kohler misses with a lunging right hand
and Parata counters with a crisp right that sends Kohler to the canvas! Parata follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiri Parata!
Kiri Parata is the new middleweight champion!
Kiri Parata seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Kaspar Kohler had this to say: 'No excuses better man won.. Gongrats to Kiri'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feivish Hershel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz comes into the arena with I Gave You A Reach Around and This Is How You Repay Me? blaring out of the sound system. Dan Stiglitz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Stiglitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feivish Hershel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hershel moves into the clinch successfully.
Stiglitz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hershel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hershel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz feinted with a counter takedown.
Stiglitz ducks under a wild hook from Hershel.
Stiglitz attempts a counter takedown but Hershel avoids it well and moves away.
Hershel closes the distance and clinches.
Hershel gets underhooks to prevent Stiglitz's takedown attempt.
Hershel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hershel wants to control from the top but Stiglitz keeps moving.
Hershel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hershel is thwarting Stiglitz's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stiglitz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hershel.
Stiglitz won't allow Hershel to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stiglitz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two 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.
Hershel trying to control but Stiglitz is working from the bottom.
Hershel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stiglitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hershel.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Hershel misses.
Stiglitz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hershel thuds a left hand into Stiglitz's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel throws an overhand right that lands on Stiglitz's shoulder, as Stiglitz tries to avoid the shot.
Stiglitz tries to counter with a takedown but Hershel is quick to defend against it.
Hershel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stiglitz counters with a shoot takedown. Hershel fights it but they end up in guard.
Hershel is pulling down on Stiglitz's head. It's preventing any offense from Stiglitz, at least for the moment.
Stiglitz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hershel is keeping the position for now.
Hershel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stiglitz manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershel trying to control the position from guard on top but Stiglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hershel looking to sit in guard and control but Stiglitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stiglitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hershel is controlling Stiglitz's posture.
Hershel is looking for a triangle but Stiglitz pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feivish Hershel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hershel throws a hook to the side of Stiglitz's head but Stiglitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hershel misses the shot to the body.
Stiglitz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hershel clinches up against the cage.
Stiglitz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hershel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stiglitz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hershel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hershel drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel wants to control from the top but Stiglitz keeps moving.
Hershel slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz wants to control but Hershel is keeping busy.
Stiglitz is staying active underneath Hershel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hershel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hershel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hershel controlling from the full mount.
Hershel has hold of Stiglitz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stiglitz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hershel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel unloads with some shots from mount but Stiglitz bucks and avoids them well.
Hershel with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiglitz is looking to improve his position but Hershel isn't that keen on the idea.
Hershel with shots to the head and body - Stiglitz looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hershel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hershel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hershel punching from mount but Stiglitz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hershel raining down shots from the mount!
Hershel landing shots from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stiglitz is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feivish Hershel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hershel closes the distance and clinches up with Stiglitz, looking for a takedown. Hershel pushes Stiglitz against the cage but Stiglitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hershel takes a swing at Stiglitz's ribcage but misses.
Stiglitz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hershel closes the distance and clinches.
Stiglitz is trying to drag Hershel to the mat but Hershel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hershel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stiglitz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hershel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiglitz looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Stiglitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hershel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stiglitz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stiglitz has hold of one of Hershel's legs. Hershel is fighting the takedown attempt but Stiglitz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz stopping the sweep attempt from Hershel.
Stiglitz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hershel pulls Stiglitz in close to prevent any damage.
Stiglitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stiglitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hershel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stiglitz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stiglitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershel trying to control but Stiglitz is working from the bottom.
Hershel looking to pass the guard.
Feivish Hershel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hershel trying to control the position from guard on top but Stiglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel throws a big elbow that misses.
Stiglitz keeping moving, preventing Hershel from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hershel shoots in and gets a takedown into Stiglitz's guard.
Stiglitz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hershel manages to get himself to full guard.
Hershel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hershel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stiglitz postures up and lands a big shot to Hershel's brow.
Hershel can't keep his opponent in guard - Stiglitz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hershel wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hershel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hershel wants to control but Stiglitz is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dan Stiglitz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hershel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hershel closes the distance and clinches.
Hershel jumps guard.
Stiglitz being controlled here momentarily.
Stiglitz wants to pass the guard but Hershel is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiglitz stopping the sweep attempt from Hershel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel wants to improve his position but instead Stiglitz has moved into half guard.
Stiglitz wants to free his trapped foot but Hershel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stiglitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hershel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hershel is trying to control but can't.
Hershel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stiglitz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hershel is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz is in close to Hershel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hershel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stiglitz escapes and throws Hershel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hershel 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.
Hershel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hershel controls the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stiglitz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stiglitz throws an elbow but Hershel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hershel is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Hershel.
Stiglitz feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hershel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hershel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hershel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stiglitz swivels and escapes.
Hershel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hershel misses with a wild combination.
Stiglitz feinted with a counter takedown.
Hershel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hershel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feivish Hershel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stiglitz moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Feivish Hershel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Stiglitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hershel just misses with a punch to the body.
Stiglitz tries to counter with a takedown but Hershel is quick to defend against it.
Hershel pushes Stiglitz up against the cage in a clinch.
Stiglitz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hershel trying to control but Stiglitz postures up.
Hershel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Stiglitz has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel is looking to improve his position but Stiglitz isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel regains half guard.
Hershel won't allow Stiglitz to pass to mount.
Dan Stiglitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feivish Hershel 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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hershel trying to hold on to Stiglitz's head to control him but Stiglitz postures up.
Stiglitz moves into full mount! Hershel won't be happy about that!
Hershel is looking to get to half guard.
Hershel tries to hold on but Stiglitz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stiglitz landing strikes from the mount and Hershel is in trouble!
Hershel regains half guard.
Hershel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hershel gets full guard.
Stiglitz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hershel is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz throwing strikes but missing.
Hershel has his hands on Stiglitz's head, controlling the position.
Hershel looking for a sweep. Not yet Hershel, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stiglitz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hershel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Stiglitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hershel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feivish Hershel!
Feivish Hershel is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Feivish Hershel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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