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VFC 67: Strict Scenes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coby Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Harper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Coby Castro's chin.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Coby Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Harper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Harper as Castro shoots in.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
A jab from Harper misses.
Harper's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harper duly obliges.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coby Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nick Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castro misses with a low kick as Harper jumps back.
Harper misses with a looping right.
Harper misses with a looping right.
Harper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro shoots in but Harper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harper throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Castro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harper lands a big head kick that sends Castro tumbling to the mat! Harper takes a step backwards and waves Castro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Castro is rocked!
It looks like Coby Castro has been cut.
Castro tries to get into range but Harper steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Castro! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Harper scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Harper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Slender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vichnou Shiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for King Slender has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, King Slender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vichnou Shiva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slender throws out a loose jab but Shiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slender fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slender moves in looking to clinch but Shiva pushes him off.
A combination from Slender does no damage.
Shiva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slender tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slender tried to score with a low kick but Shiva checks it.
Slender connects with the punch.
It looks like Vichnou Shiva has been cut.
Shiva scores with a takedown into Slender's guard.
Shiva tries to free his leg and advance position but Slender is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Slender is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shiva, into his guard.
Slender stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slender pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shiva is out of range and Slender settles back down.
Shiva looks for a takedown but Slender sprawls well.
Slender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slender tries to clinch up.
Shiva shoots in but Slender avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slender. That's going to slow Shiva down.
Shiva looks gassed!
Shiva avoids the body shot from Slender.
Shiva ducks under a wild hook from Slender.
Slender throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slender tries to clinch but Shiva moves out of range.
Slender digs a good hook to Shiva's body.
Shiva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slender.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiva moves forwards but Slender connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slender tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shiva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King Slender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slender throws a right and a left that Shiva avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slender wants to clinch up but Shiva keeps it at a distance.
Shiva blocks the body kick.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shiva shoots in looking for a takedown. Slender tries to sprawl out of it but Shiva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slender manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King Slender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vichnou Shiva.
Shiva walks into a straight right hand from Slender.
Shiva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shiva.
Shiva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slender.
Slender moves in looking to clinch but Shiva pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slender moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Shiva avoids the body shot from Slender.
Slender sizes up Shiva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slender tries to clinch there but Shiva circles away.
Shiva keeps the fight on the outside.
Slender is looking to score with low kicks.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slender tries to clinch but Shiva is having none of it.
Slender lands with a slapping head kick.
Slender connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Slender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vichnou Shiva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slender lands a really nice looking cross but Shiva seems unphased.
Slender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiva moves away.
Slender connects with a crisp jab.
Slender misses with a series of wild punches.
Slender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Slender.
Slender is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slender wants to clinch up but Shiva keeps it at a distance.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slender tries to clinch but Shiva moves out of range.
Slender is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slender looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slender just misses with a punch to the body.
Shiva avoids the head kick by Slender.
Slender throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slender looks to land a left hand but Shiva moved out of range nicely.
Slender tries to clinch there but Shiva circles away.
Shiva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slender napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shiva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shiva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Slender rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shiva's guard! Nice work there by Slender!
Shiva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slender is looking to stand up but Shiva won't let him.
Shiva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slender!
Slender stops Shiva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Slender has worked his arm free - good work by Slender!
Shiva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shiva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Slender tries to bench press Shiva off him but Shiva keeps the position.
Shiva tries for a kimura but Slender is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slender is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shiva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shiva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shiva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slender sneaks out the side door and pushes Shiva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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 King Slender will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vichnou Shiva'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slender will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slender fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slender thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slender. Shiva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slender doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiva circles away.
Vichnou Shiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slender throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiva moves away.
King Slender is winning the standup battle so far.
Slender is looking to clinch.
Shiva swats away the attempt to clinch by Slender.
Slender tries to clinch up but Shiva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiva shoots in but Slender avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slender lands with a hook. Shiva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slender jabs at Shiva's body.
Shiva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slender attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shiva has a takedown stuffed.
Slender is looking to clinch but Shiva is avoiding it.
Slender is looking to wear down Shiva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shiva shoots in for a double leg but Slender sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King Slender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vichnou Shiva.
Slender connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slender circles away.
Shiva drops his hands momentarily and Slender takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slender tries to clinch there but Shiva circles away.
Slender tries to clinch but Shiva moves out of range.
Shiva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slender tries to clinch there but Shiva circles away.
Slender lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Vichnou Shiva's cut even more.
Shiva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slender.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slender connects with the punch.
Slender defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shiva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Slender there.
Slender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shiva.
Slender doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiva circles away.
Shiva slips a straight right by Slender.
Slender goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiva can do to turn this around?
Slender bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shiva's head.
Slender wants to clinch.
Slender wants to clinch up but Shiva keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Slender misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slender swivels and escapes.
Shiva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slender sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slender lunges at Shiva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shiva's hand.
A punch combination from Slender misses.
Slender throws and low kick but Shiva moves out of range easily.
Slender tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Slender lands but Shiva takes it in his stride.
The cut above Vichnou Shiva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiva slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slender.
A combination from Slender does no damage.
Vichnou Shiva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slender misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Slender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slender, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Slender!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. Kelvin Garnett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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233 lbs
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260 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Overeem connects with a crisp jab.
Overeem misses with a hook.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Garnett looks to land a combination but Overeem avoids it well.
Overeem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
Garnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Overeem keeps Garnett at a distance using the push kick.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Garnett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garnett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem rushes Garnett and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Overeem.
Overeem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garnett is breathing heavily.
Overeem is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Overeem.
Overeem taking a breather.
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kelvin Garnett has been cut.
Garnett has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garnett.
Overeem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Overeem presses Garnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Overeem lands with a left to the head.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Garnett throws a jab when Overeem was well out of range.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Garnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Overeem. Overeem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Overeem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garnett's hands.
Garnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overeem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem slips a straight right by Garnett.
Overeem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Overeem throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overeem drives through and clinches with Garnett against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Overeem.
Overeem pushes Garnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overeem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Overeem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garnett backwards.
Garnett tries to circle away but Overeem has him pinned against the cage.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
Overeem pressing his opponent against the cage.
Overeem drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garnett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Overeem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Overeem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Overeem as the two fighters clinch.
Overeem has clasped his hands together around Garnett's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Overeem looks up at the clock and then as Garnett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Overeem smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Overeem is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Garnett's shoulder. That is not cool.
Garnett taking a bit of punishment here - Overeem scoring with strikes.
Kelvin Garnett's cut is getting worse.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Overeem wants to control but Garnett is keeping him busy.
Garnett is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Garnett will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Garnett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Overeem asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Garnett throws Overeem to one side and escapes!
Overeem scores with a head kick.
Kelvin Garnett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem slips a jab from Garnett.
Overeem slips under a jab.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Overeem slips under a jab from Garnett.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Garnett is avoiding it.
Overeem slips a straight right by Garnett.
Garnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem needs to keep his hands up - Garnett had a free shot at his head there.
Overeem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Garnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Garnett throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Garnett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Overeem's head.
It looks like Mauricio Overeem has been cut.
Overeem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garnett scores with a jab.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garnett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overeem.
Overeem thows a body kick. Garnett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garnett, pushing him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overeem obliges.
A right hand to the body from Overeem.
A short right from Overeem.
Overeem gets through Garnett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overeem tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garnett blocks an uppercut.
Overeem lands a nice shot to the body.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Kelvin Garnett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kelvin Garnett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauricio Overeem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LeBron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann has chosen Filthy Dubstep as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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153 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, LeBron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Mann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mann as he jumps to the side.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mann sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mann sprawls well. Mann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeBron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mann defends it nicely.
Mann's corner calls for a 1-2. Mann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Mann shows good takedown defense.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mann stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
LeBron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mann lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
A lazy left from Mann finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Mann.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Mann! Johnson is out on his feet! Mann rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Johnson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Johnson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Mann!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fiodor Stavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen The Who - Baba O'Riley as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
224 lbs
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26
218 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiodor Stavrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Davis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Stavrov's head.
Donk. Davis catches Stavrov right on the button with a cross.
Davis avoids the body shot from Stavrov.
Stavrov checks a leg kick.
Davis slips under a jab.
Stavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stavrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stavrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stavrov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stavrov throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Stavrov moves out of range easily.
Stavrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis looks for the body kick but Stavrov saw that one coming.
Davis looks to land a combination but Stavrov avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stavrov.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stavrov is breathing heavily.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Stavrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stavrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Stavrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Craig Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stavrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stavrov.
Stavrov misses with a looping left.
Stavrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stavrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into rage.
Stavrov misses with a body shot.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stavrov misses.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis lands with a nice combination. Stavrov backs away looking to recover.
Stavrov misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Stavrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stavrov's sensitive parts.
Stavrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Stavrov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Fiodor Stavrov has been cut.
Stavrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stavrov.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis moves away from the strike by Stavrov.
Stavrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stavrov throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Stavrov misses with a body shot.
Davis lands a head kick!
Stavrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Stavrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis misses with the combination.
Stavrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Stavrov.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good shot there by Davis.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stavrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Stavrov misses
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stavrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stavrov finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Stavrov looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stavrov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stavrov misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stavrov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davis is trying to improve his position.
Davis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis is trying to buck Stavrov off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fiodor Stavrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stavrov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stavrov wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Stavrov stops Davis from standing up.
Stavrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Stavrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stavrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis staying out of range there.
Stavrov shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stavrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stavrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stavrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a right hand that Stavrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Stavrov also avoids with ease.
Stavrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stavrov missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stavrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stavrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stavrov lands with a right hand.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stavrov misses with a shot to the body
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stavrov ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stavrov lands with a nice body punch.
Stavrov drops Davis with a left and a right! Oh, Davis is hurt - Stavrov dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Craig Davis has been cut.
Stavrov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Davis looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stavrov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Davis is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stavrov lets go of the hold and Davis can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fiodor Stavrov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Dibiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Linx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linx has chosen Hellbillies - Ei Krasafaren Steinbu as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Dibiase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Linx!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linx looks to land a right hand but Dibiase moved out of range.
Linx looks to land a left hand but Dibiase moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Dibiase does it's job there.
Linx lands a jab.
Linx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dibiase circles away quickly and effectively.
Dibiase scores with a nice body kick.
Dibiase with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dibiase moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linx is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Linx is rocked!
Charlie Linx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dibiase lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ted Dibiase!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Mosh. maynard has chosen do it as his entrance music. mathew maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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25
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maynard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coleman tries to clinch up but maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
maynard connects with a single shot there.
maynard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
maynard misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Coleman finds it's target.
It looks like mathew maynard has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coleman.
maynard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coleman circles away.
maynard defending well as Coleman loads up on a big left hand.
maynard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coleman did well to prevent maynard getting side control.
maynard with the ground and pound but Coleman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman has his foot on maynard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. maynard works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst maynard is controlling him.
maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
maynard slips nicely into half guard.
maynard prevents Coleman from improving his position.
maynard throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
maynard thows a huge punch but Coleman dodges it nicely.
Coleman is looking to get back to full guard here but maynard has managed to pass to side control instead.
Coleman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
maynard looking to control but Coleman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
maynard unloading with bombs!
maynard goes for an armbar but Coleman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Coleman.
Coleman won't allow maynard to sweep him here.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
maynard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman wants to stand but maynard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard trying to control the position.
Coleman is looking to stand up but maynard won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now maynard is on top in guard.
maynard thows a big elbow that misses.
maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
maynard throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman sizes up maynard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman darts in and clinches maynard up against the cage.
maynard tries to break free but Coleman pushes him back against the cage.
maynard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
maynard can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for maynard.
Coleman is working maynard over against the cage.
maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
maynard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coleman stalling in the clinch but maynard improves position.
maynard tries to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Coleman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard tries to circle away but Coleman has him pinned against the cage.
maynard manages to break the clinch.
Coleman slips under a jab from maynard.
maynard throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mathew maynard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coleman connects with the punch.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
maynard slips under a jab from Coleman.
Coleman wants to clinch up but maynard keeps it at a distance.
maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coleman with a jab.
Coleman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and maynard counters with a left to the body.
Coleman lands with a shot to the body.
maynard misses with the combination.
maynard misses the jab.
Coleman closes the distance but maynard moves to the side
and maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from maynard.
Nice body kick there by Coleman.
Coleman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to maynard's calf.
maynard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coleman counters with a straight right hand.
Coleman darts in trying to clinch
and maynard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
maynard is breathing heavily.
maynard trying to mount his opponent but Coleman defends it.
maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
maynard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Coleman is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
maynard works over Coleman's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
maynard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
Tito Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Coleman lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with a nice cross.
maynard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
maynard misses the shot to the body.
maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
maynard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
maynard looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by maynard.
maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
Coleman misses with an uppercut.
Coleman darts in and clinches maynard up against the cage.
maynard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
maynard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
maynard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard throws a strike but Coleman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Coleman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes maynard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coleman manages to avoid it.
Coleman misses with a body shot
and maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but maynard pushes him off.
maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coleman counters with a straight right hand.
maynard lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from maynard. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
maynard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coleman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but mathew maynard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on mathew maynard's cut.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coleman scores with a jab to the body.
maynard looks for a takedown but Coleman sprawls well.
maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and maynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coleman looks to clinch
and maynard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coleman wants to control but maynard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
maynard misses with a head shot. Coleman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Coleman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes maynard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coleman manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands with a nice body punch.
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman misses the jab.
maynard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Coleman tries to move into range but maynard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from maynard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coleman!
maynard misses with a looping left.
Coleman connects with a solid leg kick.
Coleman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of maynard's head.
Coleman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to maynard's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman works maynard's body with a nice hook.
maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Coleman.
maynard loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
maynard misses the shot to the body.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from maynard misses.
Coleman lands a jab to maynard's midsection.
Coleman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
maynard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
maynard gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Coleman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
maynard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coleman some visible discomfort.
maynard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Coleman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Coleman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
maynard wants to control for a moment but Coleman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
maynard throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
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.
Coleman tries to kick maynard off but maynard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
maynard trying to control from Coleman's half guard. Coleman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
maynard throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
maynard throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
maynard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Coleman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between roy d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Pikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). d comes to the cage accompanied by do it. Sampsa Pikari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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171 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, roy d!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Pikari!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
d throws a hook but Pikari avoids it easily.
Pikari misses with an uppercut.
Pikari looks to score with a jab to the body but d is just out of range.
d throws an overhand right that lands on Pikari's shoulder, as Pikari tries to avoid the shot.
d gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pikari to score an easy takedown into full guard.
d utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pikari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pikari throws a big right hand that misses.
d trying to keep a closed guard but Pikari is proving a slippery customer.
d is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
d will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pikari lands a couple of elbows.
d has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pikari has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikari tries to advance to mount but d denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pikari landing a few strikes.
d is looking to reverse the position.
d wants to control but Pikari postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
d is trying to get back to half guard.
Pikari scoring with punches from side control.
d manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pikari wants to improve his position but d is controlling well.
Pikari blocking the ground and pound attempt from d.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikari gets back to full guard.
Pikari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pikari keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.
d stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pikari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pikari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
d wants to pass the guard but Pikari is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pikari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pikari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pikari fails to land the takedown.
roy d has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sampsa Pikari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pikari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
d throws a body punch but Pikari moves out of range.
d throws a one two combo.
Pikari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
d misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pikari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by d.
Pikari looks to land a right hand but d moved out of range.
Pikari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pikari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Pikari.
Pikari misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by d.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikari misses with a hook.
Pikari misses with a wild body shot.
Sampsa Pikari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pikari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
d is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
d fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
d uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pikari.
d will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
d misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pikari.
Pikari scores with the left hand. d knows he should have avoided that one.
Pikari misses with a jab to the body
and d counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Pikari throws a sloppy body shot
and d cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
d throws a right and a left that Pikari avoids nicely.
Pikari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in d's guard.
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 roy d will probably get the nod.
That's time! d's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but d moves away.
d misses with a looping left.
Pikari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pikari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but d moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
d shoots and misses
and Pikari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
d moves away from the strike by Pikari.
d displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pikari throws out the jab.
Pikari misses with a looping right.
d misses with a looping right.
Pikari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
d moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
d has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pikari has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
d sneaks back into half guard.
d makes his way to full guard. A much better position for d.
Pikari won't allow d to sweep him here.
Pikari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. d swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pikari pushes down on d's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pikari working d over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
d wants to control but Pikari passes into side.
d manages to get back to half guard.
d wants to get back to full guard.
d trying to get back to full guard but Pikari takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pikari with the ground and pound from mount.
Pikari lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d can't escape the position.
d tries to hold on but Pikari postures up.
Pikari connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
d keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
d in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
d is desperately trying to improve his position but Pikari has a good base and remains in mount.
Pikari lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sampsa Pikari has got the better of the ground game so far.
d tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pikari punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
d slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
d wants to control but Pikari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pikari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
d slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pikari is breathing heavily.
Pikari makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pikari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. d swivels though and keeps the full guard.
d throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pikari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Pikari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pikari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and d counters with a series of strikes. Pikari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pikari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
d looks to score with a jab to the body but Pikari is just out of range.
d throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
d misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pikari throws out a loose jab but d uses good head movement to avoid it.
d with a jab.
d uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pikari.
d fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Pikari misses.
Pikari looks for a takedown but d sprawls well.
Pikari misses with a takedown attempt
and d counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
roy d has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sampsa Pikari.
Pikari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
d uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pikari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
d throws a shot from downtown. Pikari moves away and avoids it.
d ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from d.
d with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pikari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pikari slips a straight right by d.
d misses with a takedown attempt
and Pikari counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for d!
d is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
d is in a horrible position here. Pikari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pikari raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like roy d has been cut.
d slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pikari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
d is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pikari jumps into side control!
d is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half 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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pikari connects with a nice short shot to d's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikari is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pikari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
d looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pikari stopping the sweep attempt from d.
Pikari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of d's head.
Pikari is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! d is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! d has escaped and now he's on top!
Pikari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
d trying to control the position from guard on top but Pikari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
d throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pikari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
d thows a big elbow that misses.
d lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
d passes Pikari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
d not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
d missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to roy d.
I think d 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... roy d!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihervaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am The Devil. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Totoy Bato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervaara throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands with a nice body kick.
Bato loads up on a big right hand but Vihervaara slips the punch.
Vihervaara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bato cracks a nice hook into Vihervaara's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervaara gets a clinch.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those.
Bato is breathing heavily.
Vihervaara lands an elbow just above Bato 's eye.
It looks like Totoy Bato has been cut.
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Bato blocks it.
Bato tries to break the clinch but Vihervaara is controlling the position.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body.
Vihervaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara moves into the clinch.
Vihervaara lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Bato takes an elbow to the temple.
Bato takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bato's face.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara.
A short left from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Bato takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara.
Bato takes an elbow to the temple.
Bato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vihervaara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Vihervaara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihervaara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bato's defenses.
Bato takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Bato blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bato's defenses.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vihervaara tries to land a knee to the head but Bato blocks with his arms.
A short right from Vihervaara.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Bato managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Bato.
Bato blocks an elbow strike from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bato is defending well for now.
Vihervaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vihervaara wants to slow Bato down by chopping away at his legs.
Vihervaara thumps Bato with a low kick.
Vihervaara blocks a jab.
Vihervaara looks for the body kick but Bato saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara slips a straight right by Bato.
Bato takes a swing at Vihervaara's ribcage but misses.
Vihervaara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vihervaara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vihervaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bato misses the jab.
Bato misses with a wild body shot.
Vihervaara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bato checks it well.
Bato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihervaara can pounce on him.
Vihervaara misses with a low kick.
Bato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it.
Bato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihervaara tries to clinch there but Bato circles away.
Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bato digs a good hook to Vihervaara's body.
Bato blocks a head kick by Vihervaara.
Bato throws a hook but Vihervaara blocks it.
Bato scores with a body shot.
Vihervaara is looking to chop away at Bato's legs.
Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
Nice body kick from Vihervaara.
Bato swings for the body but Vihervaara moves out of range.
Vihervaara misses with a low kick.
Bato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bato misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervaara throws a front kick that sends Bato stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vihervaara throws the kick towards the body but Bato avoids it.
Bato blocks a head kick by Vihervaara.
Bato throws a lazy right hand but Vihervaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Bato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bato digs a good hook to Vihervaara's body.
Bato throws a jab when Vihervaara was well out of range.
Bato misses the shot to the body.
Bato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihervaara moves away.
Vihervaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bato.
Vihervaara tries to clinch up.
Bato lands a nice shot to the body.
Bato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vihervaara.
Bato misses with a hook.
Bato misses with a wild body shot.
Vihervaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bato takes a swing at Vihervaara's ribcage but misses.
Bato is looking to wear down Vihervaara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick lands from Vihervaara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Bato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow.
Vihervaara is working Bato over against the cage.
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Bato's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihervaara landing knees to the body.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vihervaara connects with a knee to the head.
Bato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vihervaara throws an elbow but misses.
Bato is looking to break free of the clinch but Vihervaara has double underhooks.
Vihervaara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bato backwards.
Vihervaara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara misses with a knee to the head.
Bato is trying to force a seperation but Vihervaara has the dominant position.
Vihervaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Bato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bato is looking to break free of the clinch but Vihervaara has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vihervaara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vihervaara is keeping busy.
Vihervaara lands an elbow inside.
Bato lands with a left to the head.
Vihervaara manages to break the clinch.
Bato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihervaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Vihervaara wants to clinch.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato avoids the head kick by Vihervaara.
Bato lands a nice hook to Vihervaara's body. Vihervaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vihervaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bato moves out of range of the strikes.
Vihervaara throws out a leg kick but Bato moves out of range and Vihervaara only half commits.
Vihervaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vihervaara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bato thuds a left hand into Vihervaara's body.
Bato moves out of range as Vihervaara throws a body kick.
Bato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vihervaara's hands.
Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vihervaara's hands.
Bato scores with a shot to the body.
Vihervaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Bato misses.
Vihervaara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihervaara.
Bato throws a body punch but Vihervaara moves out of range.
Bato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bato lands a nice looking body shot.
Bato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Bato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bato.
Bato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bato.
Bato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it.
Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bato moves out of range of the strikes.
Vihervaara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Vihervaara.
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 Totoy Bato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Totoy Bato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bato works the jab nicely.
Bato misses with a hook. Vihervaara ducked under it nicely.
Vihervaara avoids the body shot from Bato.
Vihervaara tries to clinch up but Bato circles away and keeps his distance.
Bato blocks a leg kick.
Bato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it.
Bato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihervaara delivers a nice body kick.
Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara moves in looking to clinch but Bato pushes him off.
Bato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihervaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vihervaara throws a nice head kick!
Vihervaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bato throws the left hand but Vihervaara avoids the punch easily.
Vihervaara lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bato just misses with a punch to the body.
Bato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bato misses with a looping right.
Vihervaara slips a straight right by Bato.
Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vihervaara lands with a kick to the temple. Bato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vihervaara slips a jab from Bato.
Bato will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bato looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihervaara is just out of range.
Bato moves out of range of the body kick.
Vihervaara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vihervaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vihervaara slips under a jab.
Bato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bato walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato misses with a straight left.
Vihervaara lands a head kick. Bato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vihervaara throws a sloppy head kick and Bato moves out of range easily.
Bato loads up on a big right hand but Vihervaara slips the punch.
Vihervaara misses with a body kick.
Vihervaara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bato will feel that in the morning.
Vihervaara tries to clinch but Bato is having none of it.
Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vihervaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bato.
Bato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihervaara moves away.
Vihervaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vihervaara misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato keeps the fight on the outside.
Bato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vihervaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bato.
Vihervaara blocks a jab.
Bato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vihervaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bato lands a nice hook to Vihervaara's body. Vihervaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vihervaara gets a clinch.
Vihervaara missing with knees to the body.
Bato managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vihervaara missing with knees to the body.
Vihervaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bato's elbow.
Bato tries to circle away but Vihervaara has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bato misses with a straight right.
Bato checks a leg kick.
Vihervaara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vihervaara gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bato.
Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow.
Vihervaara lands an elbow inside that Bato shrugs off.
Bato takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Bato fails to land.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bato tries to break the clinch but Vihervaara is controlling the position.
Vihervaara misses with a knee to the head.
Vihervaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vihervaara has him pressed against the cage.
Bato working hard to break the clinch.
Vihervaara misses with a knee to the head.
Vihervaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesti Vihervaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vihervaara 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesti Vihervaara!
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