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L.V.P. - Nga vs. Silsa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko throws a looping overhand right but Jallu ducks down to avoid it.
Jallu tries a head kick but it misses.
Lavronenko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lavronenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lavronenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jallu on the side of the head.
It looks like Juntti Jallu has been cut.
Jallu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Jallu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavronenko misses with a looping right.
Lavronenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jallu.
Lavronenko misses with a right hand
and Jallu counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Jallu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jallu throws a front kick aimed at Lavronenko's knee but Lavronenko avoids it well.
Lavronenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jallu feints and then cracks Lavronenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavronenko down.
Donk. Jallu catches Lavronenko right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Roman Lavronenko has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lavronenko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu misses with a low kick.
Jallu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jallu.
Jallu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lavronenko blocks an uppercut.
Lavronenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jallu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jallu connects with a knee to the head.
Lavronenko tries to pull guard but Jallu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jallu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lavronenko backwards.
Jallu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lavronenko up against the cage.
Jallu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jallu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jallu lands with a left to the head.
Jallu struggles to land a body shot inside as Lavronenko controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Lavronenko blocks it.
Lavronenko jumps guard but Jallu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Juntti Jallu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Lavronenko.
Jallu has a couple of punches blocked by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jallu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jallu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lavronenko.
Jallu throws a head punch that misses.
Jallu has Lavronenko pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko letting Jallu take a breather here.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Lavronenko blocks it.
Jallu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jallu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jallu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavronenko is defending well for now.
Jallu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Jallu as the two fighters clinch.
Jallu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jallu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Lavronenko blocks it.
Jallu misses with a knee strike.
Jallu tries to land knees in the clinch but Lavronenko avoids the damage to the body.
Jallu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lavronenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jallu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jallu tries to work over Lavronenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Jallu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lavronenko.
Lavronenko looks winded!
The referee is keeping an eye on Jallu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lavronenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jallu just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juntti Jallu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jallu connects with a looping right hand.
Lavronenko goes for a double leg but Jallu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jallu continues to drive forward.
Jallu is looking to clinch.
Juntti Jallu is winning the standup battle so far.
Jallu blocks a jab.
Jallu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jallu works over Lavronenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Lavronenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lavronenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Jallu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lavronenko wants to pass the guard but Jallu is defending well.
Jallu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lavronenko on the ground.
Jallu gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu keeping moving, preventing Lavronenko from controlling successfully.
Lavronenko advances position into side control!
Lavronenko wants to control but Jallu is keeping him busy.
Jallu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lavronenko tries to move to mount but Jallu blocks the move with his legs.
Lavronenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jallu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lavronenko's guard! Nice work there by Jallu!
Lavronenko pushes a forearm under Jallu's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jallu is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roman Lavronenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen LeFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allen LeFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen moves into range and clinches up with LeFleur.
Joensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LeFleur's elbow.
LeFleur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LeFleur manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Joensen.
LeFleur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LeFleur throws a lazy right hand but Joensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LeFleur blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Joensen closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joensen.
LeFleur is looking to break free of the clinch but Joensen has double underhooks.
LeFleur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LeFleur circles away from the clinch attempt.
LeFleur changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Joensen misses the jab.
Joensen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joensen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LeFleur, pushing him back against the cage.
Joensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joensen connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFleur throws a leg kick but Joensen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joensen is looking for the big counter here.
Joensen throws a low kick but LeFleur moves out of range easily.
LeFleur throws a wild body kick that Joensen sees coming a mile off.
Joensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LeFleur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LeFleur throws a lazy uppercut
and Joensen counters with a nice uppercut.
LeFleur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joensen moves out of range of the strikes.
LeFleur throws out a loose jab but Joensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Joensen misses.
LeFleur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joensen throws a series of punches but LeFleur moves out of range.
Joensen tries to clinch up.
Joensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LeFleur throws a right hand that misses
and Joensen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LeFleur.
Joensen clinches.
Joensen missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joensen lands with a short shot to the head.
LeFleur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LeFleur 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.
Joensen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LeFleur sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Joensen to the ground! LeFleur dives into full mount looking to finish!
Joensen is rocked!
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from LeFleur! Joensen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Allen LeFleur!
In his post fight interview, Allen LeFleur started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Johann Joensen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lets go again boy! It's game time!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimi Hendrix is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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World class boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little slips under a jab from Hendrix.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendrix.
That kick from Hendrix tenderised Little's leg. Little is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Hendrix is predictable there
and Hendrix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendrix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
A quick step to the side and Little tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Hendrix's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hendrix's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Little avoids the head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix dodges the punch combination from Little.
Hendrix will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hendrix catches Little with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little throws a sloppy head kick
and Hendrix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Little's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendrix. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little misses with a head kick.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Little.
Hendrix moves out of range of the body kick.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Jimi Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little walks into a straight right hand from Hendrix.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Little.
Little has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little there as he acknowledges the shot.
Little is rocked!
Little looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hendrix lands a right hand from hell, dropping Little. Hendrix pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Hendrix!
Jimi Hendrix decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waltari Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka has chosen Paul Engemann - Scarface (Push It to the Limit) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dane Brigglett 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Waltari Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka blocks a jab.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brigglett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suokuokka wants to clinch up but Brigglett keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Brigglett.
Brigglett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brigglett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brigglett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suokuokka circles away quickly and effectively.
Suokuokka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brigglett, pushing him back against the cage.
Suokuokka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggletts head.
Brigglett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suokuokka closes the distance and clinches.
Suokuokka drags the fight down to the ground.
Brigglett throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suokuokka trying to keep a closed guard but Brigglett is proving a slippery customer.
Brigglett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brigglett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brigglett working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett throws a strike but Suokuokka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brigglett manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Brigglett misses with a punch on the inside.
Suokuokka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brigglett manages to break the clinch.
Suokuokka wants to clinch up but Brigglett keeps it at a distance.
Suokuokka checks the leg kick.
Brigglett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brigglett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suokuokka on the side of the head.
Brigglett dips to his left and cracks Suokuokka with an uppercut!
Suokuokka is rocked!
Suokuokka switches off momentarily and Brigglett cracks him with a monster right hand! Suokuokka topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Brigglett dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Brigglett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dane Brigglett!
Dane Brigglett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oskar De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylma Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskar De La Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kylma Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Hoya closes the distance and clinches up with Jaak, looking for a takedown. De La Hoya pushes Jaak against the cage but Jaak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jaak throws a lazy right hand but De La Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Hoya moves into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that De La Hoya has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jaak landing knees to the head.
It looks like Oskar De La Hoya has been cut.
Jaak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De La Hoya manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jaak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jaak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De La Hoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De La Hoya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jaak won't allow De La Hoya to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Hoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaak throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaak throwing strikes but missing.
De La Hoya is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Jaak.
De La Hoya breaks the clinch.
Jaak darts in and clinches De La Hoya up against the cage.
Jaak throws an elbow that misses.
De La Hoya blocks an elbow strike from Jaak.
Jaak looking to throw knees to the head but De La Hoya is blocking nicely.
Jaak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De La Hoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De La Hoya's efforts to push away.
De La Hoya fails to pull guard.
De La Hoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaak stalling against the cage.
Jaak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Hoya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar De La Hoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Hoya blocks an elbow strike from Jaak.
We've been informed that Jaak 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.
Jaak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaak has De La Hoya pressed against the cage.
De La Hoya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaak smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Jaak.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De La Hoya.
De La Hoya moves away from the strike by Jaak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaak looks to land a body kick but De La Hoya moved away.
De La Hoya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaak's guard.
Jaak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Hoya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Hoya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De La Hoya postures up and lands a big shot to Jaak's brow.
De La Hoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De La Hoya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jaak tries to strike from the bottom.
De La Hoya throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaak wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De La Hoya passes Jaak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De La Hoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaak defending well though.
Jaak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De La Hoya seems to be working for a kimura but Jaak defends the submission attempt.
Jaak is trying to stand up here but De La Hoya is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaak defending well though.
Jaak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De La Hoya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaak's head.
Jaak landing small, sideways elbows.
De La Hoya blocks the strikes from Jaak.
Jaak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jaak controlling the position for now.
Jaak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De La Hoya.
Jaak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaak wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De La Hoya scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De La Hoya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaak, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kylma Jaak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar De La Hoya'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.
De La Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
De La Hoya closes the distance and clinches up with Jaak, looking for a takedown. De La Hoya pushes Jaak against the cage but Jaak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oskar De La Hoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Hoya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaak has taken the fight to the clinch.
De La Hoya pulls guard successfully.
De La Hoya controls Jaak momentarily but Jaak frees himself.
De La Hoya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jaak controls the pace.
De La Hoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Hoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Hoya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaak trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Hoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya looking for a sweep. Not yet De La Hoya, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De La Hoya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaak defends it easily.
De La Hoya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaak is one step ahead there.
De La Hoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De La Hoya's head.
De La Hoya is trying to keep Jaak in close.
De La Hoya looking for a sweep. Not yet De La Hoya, not yet.
Jaak throwing strikes from guard but De La Hoya blocks nicely.
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.
De La Hoya wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaak looking to pass the guard.
Jaak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De La Hoya keeping moving, preventing Jaak from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaak scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Jaak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De La Hoya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De La Hoya thows a huge punch but Jaak dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya is trying to work for a kimura but Jaak is defending well.
Jaak wants to get back to full guard.
Jaak looking for submissions off his back.
De La Hoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaak defending well though.
Jaak is trying to stand up here but De La Hoya is controlling him well.
De La Hoya throwing shots but Jaak is blocking nicely.
Jaak strikes from the bottom but De La Hoya uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Jaak is pushing De La Hoya's head away, looking to escape. De La Hoya manages to hold on to the position though.
Jaak throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
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.
Jaak can't do much from the bottom here.
De La Hoya is looking to take a break and control but Jaak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaak is trying to improve his position.
Jaak struggling a bit here.
Jaak is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De La Hoya.
Jaak is looking to regain half guard here but De La Hoya keeps moving and retains side control.
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 Oskar De La Hoya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar De La Hoya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De La Hoya drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jaak manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaak misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaak presses De La Hoya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De La Hoya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De La Hoya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaak to keep the fight standing.
De La Hoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Hoya tries to pull guard but Jaak won't allow it.
Jaak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De La Hoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Hoya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaak prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar De La Hoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Hoya avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaak.
Kylma Jaak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De La Hoya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaak smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De La Hoya drives through with a takedown into Jaak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Hoya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Hoya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De La Hoya throwing strikes from guard but Jaak blocks nicely.
Jaak wants to sweep but no luck.
De La Hoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De La Hoya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De La Hoya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De La Hoya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De La Hoya throwing strikes from guard but Jaak blocks nicely.
Jaak thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jaak wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaak wants to stand and escape but De La Hoya is having none of it.
De La Hoya 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.
Jaak wants to improve his position but instead De La Hoya has moved into half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De La Hoya is defended easily by Jaak.
De La Hoya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De La Hoya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De La Hoya with a poor takedown
and Jaak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaak leaves De La Hoya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Hoya pinned against the cage. De La Hoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaak tries a head kick but it misses.
De La Hoya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jaak has De La Hoya up against the cage in a clinch.
De La Hoya gets control of Jaak's arms and successfully pulls guard. De La Hoya will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jaak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De La Hoya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaak scoring with some ground and pound.
Oskar De La Hoya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De La Hoya managing to control the position.
Jaak advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jaak wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Hoya keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Hoya tries to bench press Jaak off him but Jaak keeps the position.
Jaak is looking to take a break and control but De La Hoya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaak cracks De La Hoya with a big right hand but De La Hoya just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jaak in side control lands a decent elbow.
De La Hoya struggling a bit here.
Jaak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kylma Jaak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaak 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylma Jaak!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Deurell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau comes to the cage accompanied by Number of the Bollywood. Deurell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Africa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
162 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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36
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Deurell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deurell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nailatikau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deurell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nailatikau defends it nicely.
Nailatikau throws a hook to the side of Deurell's head but Deurell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nailatikau misses with a looping left.
Nailatikau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Deurell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nailatikau can pounce on him.
Deurell doesn't manage to clinch there - Nailatikau circles away.
Deurell misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deurell walks into a stiff left hand from Nailatikau.
Deurell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nailatikau connects with a body shot.
Deurell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nailatikau manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deurell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deurell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nailatikau looking to control.
Deurell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nailatikau is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nailatikau has escaped and now he's on top!
Deurell wants to stand and escape but Nailatikau is having none of it.
Deurell trying to keep a closed guard but Nailatikau is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Deurell wants to sweep here but Nailatikau controlling him for the moment.
Deurell is trying to control the position but Nailatikau postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nailatikau wants to control from the top but Deurell keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Deurell fails with a takedown attempt.
Nailatikau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Deurell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nailatikau.
Deurell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deurell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nailatikau.
Deurell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nailatikau tries to avoid it but Deurell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nailatikau to the ground. Nailatikau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Epeli Nailatikau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Deurell.
Nailatikau lands a nice shot that snaps Deurell's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nailatikau.
Deurell has a takedown stuffed.
Deurell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nailatikau circles away.
Nailatikau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deurell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deurell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Nailatikau. That snapped Deurell's head back.
Deurell moves in looking to clinch but Nailatikau pushes him off.
Deurell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nailatikau scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nailatikau.
Deurell tries for a takedown but Nailatikau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nailatikau throws a low kick, looking for Deurell's leg but Deurell calmly moves out of range.
Deurell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nailatikau can pounce on him.
Nailatikau looks for the body kick but Deurell saw that one coming.
Nailatikau misses with an uppercut. Deurell saw that one coming.
Deurell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nailatikau slaps away a takedown attempt from Deurell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deurell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deurell shoots for a takedown but Nailatikau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Deurell dives in and grabs Nailatikau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nailatikau pushes down on Deurell's head and hops out.
Good leg kick by Nailatikau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nailatikau scores with a jab. Deurell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick which misses Deurell's front leg but catches the back leg as Deurell tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epeli Nailatikau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nailatikau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Nailatikau as Deurell shoots in.
An inside leg kick lands from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau misses with a body shot.
Deurell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Epeli Nailatikau is winning the standup battle so far.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown but Nailatikau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Deurell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Deurell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nailatikau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deurell slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deurell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nailatikau defends well and Deurell ends up having to push Nailatikau into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Epeli Nailatikau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Deurell.
Nailatikau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nailatikau.
Nailatikau is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crunch! Nailatikau slams his shin into Deurell's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deurell on the side of the head.
Nailatikau connects with a right hand. Deurell shakes it off.
Nailatikau throws a looping overhand right but Deurell ducks down to avoid it.
Deurell wants to counter with a clinch but Nailatikau pushes him away.
Deurell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nailatikau won't allow Deurell to pass to mount.
Deurell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nailatikau sees it coming and defends easily.
Deurell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nailatikau is looking for a sweep. Deurell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deurell seems to be working for a kimura but Nailatikau defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deurell wants to pass the guard but Nailatikau is defending well.
Deurell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deurell trying to control the action but Nailatikau is working from the bottom.
Deurell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nailatikau defends it well.
Deurell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nailatikau has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Deurell seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Nailatikau is holding on tight.
Deurell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nailatikau is now in Deurell's guard. A big mistake from Deurell there, giving up the dominant position!
Nailatikau won't allow Deurell to sweep him here.
Nailatikau pushes down on Deurell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Deurell is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nailatikau is trying to control the action in half guard but Deurell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Deurell wants to control but Nailatikau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nailatikau is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Deurell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nailatikau is thwarting Deurell's attempts to control the position.
Nailatikau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deurell can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epeli Nailatikau dominated that second round.
That's time! Nailatikau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Deurell dives in for a single leg takedown but Nailatikau sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Deurell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nailatikau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Deurell tries to counter it with a takedown but Nailatikau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nailatikau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deurell's sensitive parts.
Deurell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nailatikau tries a low kick but Deurell avoids it.
Nailatikau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Deurell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nailatikau's half guard.
Nailatikau trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deurell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deurell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Deurell passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell unloading with bombs!
Nailatikau wants to hold on but Deurell pushes him away.
Deurell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nailatikau prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Poor strikes thrown by Deurell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Deurell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Deurell takes Nailatikau's back.
Nailatikau fending off the submission attempt from Deurell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Deurell's arms.
Deurell is not going to allow Nailatikau to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Nailatikau right now.
Deurell looking for the choke but no joy.
Nailatikau tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Deurell lands shots from the back.
Nailatikau trying to control the position but Deurell manages to sink in the hooks.
Nailatikau rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Deurell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deurell is keen to just control but Nailatikau is a slippery customer.
John Deurell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell throwing shots but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Deurell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Deurell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deurell seems to be working for a kimura but Nailatikau defends the submission attempt.
Deurell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nailatikau defends it well.
Deurell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deurell uses his free foot to push down on Nailatikau's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nailatikau.
Epeli Nailatikau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John Deurell has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deurell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nailatikau has worked his arm free - good work by Nailatikau!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Deurell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nailatikau 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Epeli Nailatikau!
Epeli Nailatikau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated John Deurell had this to say: 'I pity da foo' dat got lucky against me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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38
248 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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28
300 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ruggiero wants to clinch.
Ruggiero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
Ruggiero goes for a double leg but Eerkilaa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eerkilaa continues to drive forward.
Ruggiero fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eerkilaa misses with a straight left.
Eerkilaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eerkilaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but Eerkilaa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eerkilaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruggiero in his tracks.
Ruggiero is rocked!
Eerkilaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruggiero.
BOOM! Eerkilaa lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ruggiero. Ruggiero tries to recover but Eerkilaa is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ruggiero lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Eerkilaa!
A very excited looking Toni Eerkilaa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rubble has managed to clinch.
Obama pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Obama avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Rubble leaning against his opponent.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubble working Obama over with knees to the body.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble avoiding damage as Obama throws knees to the body.
Rubble lands a nice uppercut.
Rubble takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubbles head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Obama won't want to take too many of those.
Obama slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Obama.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubble.
Obama looking to stall.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama working aggressively here.
Come on Obama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Obama misses with some punches.
Obama blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Obama.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Obama looking to slow down the pace here.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rubble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obama pushes Rubble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rubble as Obama tries to tie him up.
Obama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands with a left to the head.
Obama misses with some punches.
Rubble presses Obama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rubble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Rubble.
Obama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Rubble.
Rubble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
Obama trying to stall but Rubble improves his position.
Rubble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obamas head.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obama.
Obama avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble blocking some punches.
Obama trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obama into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble misses with a knee strike.
Obama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubble avoids it.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama gets through Rubble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Obama tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama lands an uppercut.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rubble misses with some punches.
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 Barney Rubble will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obama lands with a good body shot.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Rubble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rubble, pushing him back against the cage.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obama trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obama into the cage.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rubble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Temitope Obama has been cut.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubble working aggressively here.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Obama blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Obama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Obama.
Obama working Rubble over with knees to the body.
Obama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rubble blocks it with crossed arms.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Obama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubble blocks an uppercut.
Rubble gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama controlling the action here for a moment.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Rubble blocks with his arms.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Obama prevents a body shot from Rubble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama is trying to maintain a safe position but Rubble gets an underhook and turns Obama into the cage.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barney Rubble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obama prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Obama.
Obama misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Obama.
Obama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Obama avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble blocking some punches.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Obama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubble avoids it.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubble.
Obama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obama crunches a lovely knee into Rubble's ribcage.
Obama avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
A short left from Rubble.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rubble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubble is defending well for now.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubble 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!
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubble is stalling here.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Rubble tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Obama taking a breather.
Rubble gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obama tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
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 Barney Rubble will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Temitope Obama'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!
Rubble scores with a jab.
Rubble is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rubble chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obama can pounce on him.
Obama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rubble fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama is looking for the big counter here.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Rubble avoids the head kick by Obama.
Obama swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble swings for the body but Obama moves out of range.
Obama misses with a hook
and Rubble counters with a right hand to the body.
Obama throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubble counters with a nice body shot.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rubble misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obama throws a series of punches but Rubble avoids them all with ease.
Obama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rubble is able to avoid easily.
Temitope Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubble tries to clinch but Obama is having none of it.
Obama defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
Obama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubble connects with a body shot that sends Obama's belly button to the back.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Obama moved out of range.
Obama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rubble counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama misses with a body shot.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Obama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Rubble.
Obama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rubble with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obama 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.
Rubble dodges the punch combination from Obama.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Obama checks it well.
Obama slips a jab from Rubble.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rubble 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 Obama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rubble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rubble misses.
Rubble pushes Obama up against the cage in a clinch.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Rubble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble presses Obama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rubble lands with a light punch inside.
Temitope Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obama missing with knees to the body.
Obama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubble is keeping busy.
Obama blocking some punches.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rubble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obama is defending well for now.
Rubble slowing the pace effectively.
Rubble avoiding damage as Obama throws knees to the body.
Rubble lands a nice elbow.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubbles head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rubble 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
Barney Rubble 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat comes to the cage accompanied by Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At. Chikatilo has chosen Black Sunshine as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Pat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chikatilo. That did some damage!
Chikatilo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pat tries to clinch but Chikatilo is having none of it.
Pat pushes Chikatilo up against the cage in a clinch.
Chikatilo can't break the clinch.
Chikatilo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Andrei Chikatilo has been cut.
Chikatilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pat pushes Chikatilo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pat lands a good knee to the midsection. Chikatilo won't want to take too many of those.
Pat lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Pat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chikatilo's efforts to push away.
Chikatilo blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pat fails to land.
Chikatilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pat.
Chikatilo tries to pull guard but Pat won't allow it.
Pat swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pat throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat can't find room to land a body shot as Chikatilo controls the action.
Chikatilo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pat smiles and moves away.
Project Pat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Chikatilo.
Chikatilo keeps the fight on the outside.
Pat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chikatilo has a takedown stuffed.
Chikatilo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pat has managed to clinch.
Pat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chikatilo's efforts to push away.
Pat lands an elbow inside that Chikatilo shrugs off.
Chikatilo tries to pull guard but Pat holds him up against the cage and eventually Chikatilo drops back down to his feet.
Chikatilo tries to break the clinch but Pat is controlling the position.
Pat scores with a shoulder strike.
Chikatilo misses with some punches.
Chikatilo tries to pull guard but Pat won't allow it.
Chikatilo takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chikatilo avoiding damage as Pat throws knees to the body.
Chikatilo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pat digs a right hand underneath Chikatilo's ribcage. Chikatilo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pat lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pat lands a left hand.
Chikatilo working hard to break the clinch.
Pat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chikatilo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chikatilo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pat walks away with a smile on his face. Chikatilo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chikatilo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chikatilo gets tackled into the cage by Pat. Pat maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Chikatilo.
Pat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chikatilo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chikatilo jumps guard but Pat stands there with Chikatilo around his waist. Chikatilo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chikatilo has had enough of the clinch but Pat keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pat misses with some punches.
Pat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chikatilo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pat blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pat.
Chikatilo is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Pat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chikatilo is still on wobbly legs! Can Pat finish him?
Chikatilo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pat pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Chikatilo! Pat unloads with more strikes and Chikatilo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project Pat!
An out of breath Project Pat thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silsa's choice of entrance music: Candy by Robbie Williams. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bich Nga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silsa misses with a left hand
and Nga counters with a low kick, right behind Silsa 's knee.
Silsa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nga's coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Nga is trying to get back to full guard.
Silsa wants to pass the guard but Nga is defending well.
Silsa is looking for a kimura but Nga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silsa to get the leverage.
Silsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nga keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silsa in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Silsa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silsa wants to pass the guard but Nga is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga is defending against the submission attempts here by Silsa.
Nga holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silsa stalling away here and it's allowed Nga to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silsa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nga wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nga throws a jab but it's blocked by Silsa.
Silsa blocks a low kick nicely.
Nga connects with a jab.
Nga takes the fight into the clinch.
Nga lands an elbow inside.
Silsa slowing the pace effectively.
Silsa wants to take the fight to the mat but Nga manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga throws an elbow that misses.
Silsa prevents a body shot from Nga.
Nga misses with the head strike.
Silsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nga scores with a shoulder strike.
Nga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silsa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nga up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silsa.
Silsa avoiding damage.
Silsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Silsa.
Silsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nga misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa lands with a left to the head.
Silsa slowing the pace effectively.
Nga misses with a punch to the body.
Nga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silsa lands with a short shot to the head.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nga can't find room to land a body shot as Silsa controls the action.
Silsa lands a right hand.
Silsa blocks the elbow strike.
Nga blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silsa's brow.
Silsa avoids a wild elbow strike from Nga.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silsa is trying to stall.
Silsa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silsa can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Nga fails to land.
Silsa blocking some punches.
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 Bich Nga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nga jabs Silsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nga.
Nga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silsa throws a poor cross that misses
and Nga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silsa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Nga.
Silsa scores with a decent looking hook.
Silsa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nga.
Silsa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nga back to the cage. Silsa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silsa throws a hook to the side of Nga's head but Nga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Silsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Silsa does no damage.
Silsa dips to his left and cracks Nga with an uppercut!
Silsa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nga. Nga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nga is rocked!
Nga checks a leg kick.
Nga throws a sloppy body shot
and Silsa counters with a straight that turns Nga's legs to rubber! Silsa pushes forward with more strikes and Nga goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Pertti Silsa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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