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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makahlen Gorbachoff had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Robert Van Winkle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
Gorbachoff lands with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Van Winkle.
Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Winkle controls Gorbachoff momentarily but Gorbachoff frees himself.
Van Winkle has his hands on Gorbachoff's head, controlling the position.
Van Winkle working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachoff is fighting to break Van Winkle's control of his arms but Van Winkle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Winkle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Winkle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gorbachoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gorbachoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gorbachoff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Winkle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gorbachoff postures up and lands a big shot to Van Winkle's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is trying to control the position but Gorbachoff postures up.
Gorbachoff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gorbachoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Winkle has wrist control.
Van Winkle seems keen to control Gorbachoff's posture.
Gorbachoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Winkle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Winkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Winkle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gorbachoff defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is in close to Van Winkle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gorbachoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gorbachoff is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Van Winkle has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gorbachoff is looking to defend but Van Winkle has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gorbachoff! Van Winkle pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gorbachoff taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robert Van Winkle!
A victorious Robert Van Winkle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hildetand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Hildetand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hildetand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hildetand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Hildetand takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hildetand moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn misses with the body kick
and Hildetand counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn misses with a right hand
and Hildetand counters with a two punch combo.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hildetand counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn has his takedown stuffed
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Hildetand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hildetand is looking for a counter combo.
Penn jabs Hildetand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn misses with a low kick.
BeeJay Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn throws the left hand but Hildetand avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hildetand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hildetand gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hildetand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn digs a good hook to Hildetand's body.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hildetand rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn swings for the body but Hildetand moves out of range.
Hildetand has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Hildetand's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Penn.
Hildetand on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Hildetand with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn throws a left that rocks Hildetand and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Penn dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hildetand regain composure!
Hildetand is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oh Hildetand is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hildetand is trying to get back to half guard.
Hildetand wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Hildetand prevents Penn from improving position.
Hildetand seems to have got his legs back now.
Hildetand throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hildetand striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks the strikes from Hildetand.
Hildetand throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hildetand throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Penn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Hildetand throws a big counter combination but Penn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
BeeJay Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn misses with a hook.
Hildetand seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Hildetand slips a straight right by Penn.
As Penn looks to move away, Hildetand throws a big counter combo bu Penn just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hildetand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hildetand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Hildetand is just out of range.
Hildetand went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hildetand avoids the body shot from Penn.
Hildetand seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Hildetand counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Penn misses.
BeeJay Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hildetand avoids the body shot from Penn.
It looked like Hildetand was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hildetand manages to avoid it.
Penn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hildetand staying out of range there.
It looked like Hildetand was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Hildetand counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Hildetand is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Penn misses
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Hildetand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Hildetand seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Penn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hildetand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hildetand counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hildetand moves away.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Hildetand is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hildetand counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hildetand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Hildetand appears to be looking for a big counter.
Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hildetand counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Hildetand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn takes a swing at Hildetand's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Hildetand went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn throws a body punch but Hildetand moves out of range.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hildetand.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hildetand counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Penn thows a leg kick but Hildetand checks it
and Hildetand counters with a two punch combo.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Hildetand was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Penn lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Hildetand dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Hildetand's belly button to the back.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn wants to slow Hildetand down by chopping away at his legs.
Hildetand appears to be looking for a big counter.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Hildetand counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Harald Hildetand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn throws a leg kick
and Hildetand counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Hildetand's shoulder, as Hildetand tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Hildetand counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hildetand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Hildetand ducks down to avoid it.
Penn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Hildetand appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a hook
and Hildetand counters with a two punch combo.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Penn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hildetand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Hildetand is out of range.
Hildetand is looking for a counter combo.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hildetand.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hildetand counters with a two punch combo.
Penn misses with a hook
and Hildetand counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Hildetand counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Hildetand counters with a two punch combo.
Hildetand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Hildetand counters with a two punch combo.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hildetand was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Hildetand seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hildetand went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Hildetand.
It looked like Hildetand was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Hildetand to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn throws a chopping leg kick but Hildetand manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
As Penn looks to move away, Hildetand throws a big counter combo bu Penn just gets out of the way.
Penn misses with the body kick
and Hildetand counters with a one-two to the body.
Hildetand moves out of range of the strikes.
Hildetand went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Penn with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Hildetand showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hildetand 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Hildetand!
Harald Hildetand seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namiska Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Namiska Button 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Namiska Button !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Button manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aragus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Button counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aragus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aragus wants to clinch up but Button keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Button misses.
Aragus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Button breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Button is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aragus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Button is defending well.
Button gets underhooks to prevent Aragus's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aragus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aragus clinches.
Button gets underhooks to prevent Aragus's takedown attempt.
Aragus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Button or not.
Aragus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Button pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch but Button swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aragus moves in looking to clinch but Button pushes him off.
Aragus wants to clinch up but Button keeps it at a distance.
Button lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aragus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Button tries to avoid it but Aragus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Button to the ground. Button escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Button is looking for the big counter here.
Button avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Button 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aragus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Button connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aragus closes the distance and clinches up with Button , looking for a takedown. Aragus pushes Button against the cage but Button circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Button throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragus doesn't manage to clinch there - Button circles away.
Button is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aragus with a body shot.
Aragus pushes Button up against the cage in a clinch.
Aragus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Button avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Button is trying to force a seperation but Aragus has the dominant position.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Button on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aragus throws a hook but Button blocks it.
Button is looking for the big counter here.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch but Button swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Button feints a counter leg kick.
Aragus looks to land a left hand but Button moved out of range nicely.
Button let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus clinches.
Button is trying to break free.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Aragus misses with a double jab
and Button counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aragus's knee momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Button as Aragus shoots in.
Aragus wants to clinch.
Button is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namiska Button dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Button swats away the attempt to clinch by Aragus.
A nice side step and Button releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aragus throws a nice looking combination but Button bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Button throws a counter combo.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Button swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch but Button swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Button unleashes a big counter combination but Aragus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aragus tries to clinch but Button is having none of it.
Aragus closes the distance and clinches.
Button wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aragus has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aragus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Button gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus stalling against the cage.
Button wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aragus prevents Button from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aragus tries a body shot but Button blocks it.
Aragus keeps control of Button as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Button looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Button is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aragus tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aragus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Button fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aragus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Button manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragus wants to clinch but Button slips to the side
and Button counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aragus tries to clinch but Button moves out of range.
As Aragus backs off Button throws a huge counter combo but Aragus manages to avoid it all.
Aragus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Button 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aragus misses with a low kick as Button jumps back.
Aragus rushes Button and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Namiska Button seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aragus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aragus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Button but Button pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Button now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Button is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aragus throws a punch but it's blocked by Button .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Namiska Button will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Button takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aragus tries to clinch up.
Aragus drives through and clinches with Button against the cage.
Kip Aragus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aragus misses with the head strike.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Aragus tries to clinch but Button moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus tries to clinch
and Button counters with a crisp one two that drops Aragus! Button thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Aragus to his feet! Aragus is in big trouble!
Aragus is rocked!
Aragus wants to clinch
and Button counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Aragus badly! He tries to strike back but Button puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Aragus out cold! Oh man, Aragus will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Namiska Button !
Namiska Button bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McClane looks to land a combination. Baxter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McClane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McClane misses with a left hand
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by McClane. That's going to slow Baxter down.
McClane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baxter doesn't seem bothered though.
McClane throws a nice outside leg kick.
McClane just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baxter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baxter.
Baxter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McClane throws out the jab.
Baxter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McClane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baxter takes a step back to recover.
McClane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baxter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baxter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane breaks from the clinch.
Baxter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McClane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter.
McClane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McClane, as that shot connected.
McClane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McClane connects with a crisp jab.
McClane connects with a leg kick. Baxter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McClane throws out the jab.
McClane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baxter slips under a jab.
McClane lunges at Baxter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baxter's hand.
Baxter is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from McClane.
Oh Baxter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baxter is breathing heavily.
McClane lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Baxter - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for McClane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John McClane!
John McClane looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Ding a ding a dang a dong dong ding dong! '.
The defeated Freddy Baxter had this to say: ' '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cilian Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duim.
Duim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Lynch tenderised Duim's leg. Duim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lynch lands with a nice body kick.
Lynch misses with a straight right.
Duim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lynch scores with a jab to the head.
Duim tried to score with a low kick but Lynch checks it.
Lynch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lynch misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch takes the fight into the clinch.
Lynch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lynch scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lynch.
Lynch lands an overhand right.
Lynch throws a leg kick which misses Duim's front leg but catches the back leg as Duim tries to avoid it.
Lynch clobbers Duim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lynch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Duim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lynch.
Duim throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a thumping low kick.
Lynch throws a body kick that misses.
Lynch lands a nice hook to Duim's body. Duim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duim tries to keep at a distance but Lynch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lynch lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duim tries to score a body lock takedown but Lynch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lynch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duim backwards.
It looks like Danny Duim has been cut.
Duim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lynch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Lynch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duim wants to take the fight to the mat but Lynch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cilian Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Duim.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lynch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lynch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Duim counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim wants a takedown but no success here.
Lynch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lynch lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lynch.
Lynch effectively controlling the action here.
Lynch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lynch tries to work over Duim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lynch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lynch digs a right hand into Duim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duim's gas tank.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Cilian Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lynch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duim's sensitive parts.
Duim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cilian Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Lynch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duim ducks right into an uppercut from Lynch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch throws a body punch but Duim moves out of range.
Lynch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lynch.
Lynch lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cilian Lynch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Duim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lynch throws a low kick, looking for Duim's leg but Duim calmly moves out of range.
Duim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Lynch.
Lynch lands a jab to Duim's midsection.
Duim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lynch throws a head kick that half lands.
Lynch tries to work over Duim's front leg with a kick but Duim checks it.
Duim tries a quick counter leg kick but Lynch is wise to it.
Lynch takes a swing at Duim's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duim throws out a leg kick but Lynch moves out of range and Duim only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Duim down.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch sets himself, and Duim steps forward looking for the clinch! Lynch avoids it this time.
Lynch slaps away a takedown attempt from Duim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duim will feel that in the morning.
Duim misses with a low kick.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duim can do to turn this around?
Lynch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lynch throws a body kick that misses
and Duim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lynch.
Lynch throws a looping overhand right but Duim ducks down to avoid it.
Duim avoids the head kick by Lynch.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. Duim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lynch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duim's calf.
Lynch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lynch takes a swing at Duim's ribcage but misses.
Duim tries to counter with a clinch but Lynch shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duim fails with the takedown.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duim moves away.
Duim tries to counter with a clinch but Lynch shakes him off and moves away.
Lynch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duim checks a low kick from Lynch.
Duim feints a counter leg kick.
Crunch! Lynch slams his shin into Duim's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lynch. Lynch obviously looking to wear him down.
Duim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lynch.
Duim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lynch backing away here, and Duim unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lynch defends well and Duim ends up having to push Lynch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cilian Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Duim.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Cilian Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
Duim tries a low kick but Lynch avoids it.
The fighters circling - Lynch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lynch scores with a nice body kick.
Lynch lands a head kick!
A solid body kick from Lynch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch cracks the inside of Duim's front leg.
Duim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lynch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch lands a leg kick that knocks Duim off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lynch.
Duim tries to land a leg kick but Lynch saw it coming and moves away.
Lynch swings for the body but Duim moves out of range.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch throws a wild body kick that Duim sees coming a mile off.
Duim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duim throws out a leg kick but Lynch moves out of range and Duim only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cilian Lynch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Duim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lynch throws a body punch but Duim moves out of range.
Duim tries a quick counter leg kick but Lynch is wise to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Duim or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch, which made it look bad.
Duim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lynch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lynch backing away here, and Duim unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lynch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Lynch misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lynch counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lynch.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch jabs Duim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lynch throws a hook but Duim avoids it easily.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lynch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Lynch.
Lynch stuffs the takedown.
Lynch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynch wants it to stay on the feet.
Lynch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cilian Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Duim.
A good leg kick by Lynch.
Duim tries to move into range but Lynch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lynch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Danny Duim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lands an overhand right.
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!
Lynch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duim flicks out a counter leg kick but Lynch steps away.
Duim tries to move into range but Lynch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lynch lands a leg kick that knocks Duim off balance momentarily.
Duim wants to land a leg kick but Lynch is out of range.
Duim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lynch looks for the body kick but Duim saw that one coming.
Duim lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lynch gets a clinch.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lynch.
Duim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lynch after a bit of a struggle.
Lynch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lynch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lynch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lynch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lynch prevents it.
Duim blocks a body shot from Lynch.
Lynch stops a takedown attempt from Duim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lynch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lynch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lynch scores with a sloppy right hand. Duim should have avoided that one.
Duim closes the distance and clinches up with Lynch, looking for a takedown. Duim pushes Lynch against the cage but Lynch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It appears Lynch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Donk. Lynch catches Duim right on the button with a cross.
Lynch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cilian Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lynch 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cilian Lynch!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cilian Lynch thanked BlackStar Athletics for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lop Lopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renars Stunza (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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213 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lop Lopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renars Stunza!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopp, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lopp looking to slow down the pace here.
Stunza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopp darts in looking for a takedown but Stunza gets double underhooks and turns Lopp into the cage.
Stunza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopp doesn't manage to clinch there - Stunza circles away.
Stunza moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Stunza.
Lopp wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopp has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stunza is trying to keep an underhook but Lopp manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stunza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopp wants to free his trapped foot but Stunza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lopp is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Stunza to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stunza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopp wants to pass the guard but Stunza is keeping the position.
Lopp trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stunza manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stunza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lopp is trying to keep Stunza in close.
Stunza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stunza connects with a right hand. Lopp shakes it off.
Stunza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopp under the eye.
Renars Stunza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stunza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopp's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopp dives in and grabs Stunza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stunza pushes down on Lopp's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lop Lopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stunza connects with an inside leg kick.
Stunza connects with a right hand. Lopp shakes it off.
Lopp moves out of range as Stunza strikes.
Lopp fails with the takedown.
Stunza is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lopp tries for a takedown but Stunza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stunza stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopp. Lopp gets slowly back to his feet.
Stunza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Lopp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stunza catches Lopp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopp.
Lopp has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stunza is fending him off so far but Lopp persists. Nope, Stunza circles away and we're back to standing.
Stunza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopp on the side of the head.
Lopp is rocked!
Stunza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stunza feints a jab and as Lopp dips his head, Stunza unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Lopp right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Lopp falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Stunza smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Renars Stunza!
An out of breath and clearly excited Renars Stunza thanked xXx Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onkel Bergmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onkel Bergmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Onkel Bergmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bergmann letting Meridius take a breather here.
Meridius is trying to maintain a safe position but Bergmann gets an underhook and turns Meridius into the cage.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bergmann avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bergmann avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Bergmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bergmann.
Meridius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergmann stalls.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bergmann.
Bergmann dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Bergmann taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bergmann's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bergmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bergmann changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Meridius looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bergmann working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bergmann throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergmann misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bergmann throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Meridius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bergmann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meridius on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bergmann working the body and head with strikes.
Bergmann in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bergmann is staying tight to Meridius's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meridius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bergmann landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergmann controlling from side mount.
Bergmann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bergmann is working to tighten his grip on Meridius's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Meridius has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bergmann is really squeezing tight and eventually Meridius passes out! Bergmann breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Onkel Bergmann!
Onkel Bergmann bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makers pushes Doe up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makers.
Makers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Makers prevents it.
Makers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makers lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Makers misses with a punch to the body.
Doe has hold of one of Makers's legs. Makers is fighting the takedown attempt but Doe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Doe won't allow Makers to sweep him here.
Makers keeping full guard, as Doe tries to pass.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Makers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers keeping full guard, as Doe tries to pass.
Doe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Doe with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Doe lands with an overhand left.
Makers wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Makers feints a jab promting Doe to slip. Makers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Doe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Makers moves out of range as Doe strikes.
Makers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Makers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Doe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makers drives through and clinches with Doe against the cage.
Doe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doe is looking for a takedown.
Makers stops a takedown attempt from Doe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makers.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Makers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Makers lands a damaging elbow.
Makers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makers is leaning against Doe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Makers.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Doe goes for a takedown attempt but Makers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Makers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Makers.
Makers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makers lands with a right to the head.
Doe can't get the takedown.
Doe tries to work over Makers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers gets underhooks to prevent Doe's takedown attempt.
Makers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doe wants a takedown.
Doe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doe.
Makers is working Doe over against the cage.
Makers tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doe goes for a takedown attempt but Makers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Makers tries to clinch up.
Makers clinches up with Doe and pushes him back against the cage.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Makers misses with a body punch.
Doe goes for a takedown attempt but Makers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Makers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Makers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makers is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
Makers swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Makers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doe, pushing him back against the cage.
Makers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doe is trying to drag Makers to the mat but Makers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Makers digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.
Makers lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Makers as the two fighters clinch.
Makers lands a nice elbow.
Makers is leaning against Doe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makers lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Makers.
Makers is working Doe over against the cage.
Makers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Makers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Makers looks to land a combination. Doe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Doe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Makers explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Makers works over Doe's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe looks for a takedown but Makers sprawls well.
Makers unleashes a big counter combination but Doe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Makers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Makers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doe, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Makers - that landed with a thud.
Makers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Makers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Makers keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe working over Makers with some ground and pound. Makers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makers wants to get back to full guard.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe wants to advance to full mount but Makers doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Makers wants to stand but Doe is controlling the position.
Makers keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Makers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makers being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makers rushes Doe and presses him up against the cage.
Makers tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
Makers swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doe wants to take the fight to the mat but Makers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makers lands an elbow that stopped Doe in his tracks for a moment.
Doe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Makers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makers blocking some punches.
Makers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Makers lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Makers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doe is rocked!
Makers swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Doe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makers lands a body punch.
Makers swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makers throws a big uppercut that drops Doe! More strikes from Makers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Doe lies dazed against the cage as Makers celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Makers!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Makers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
John Doe spoke after the fight, saying 'This will become just another moment in a blur of moments from the past. indecipherable from each other. I might not have left an impression. But ill remember your ass and be even better next time. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Halder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Halder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan swings for the body but Halder moves out of range.
Halder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halder will feel that in the morning.
Halder digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Halder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Halder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan digs a good hook to Halder's body.
Halder with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Halder's head.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan tries to score with a low kick but Halder moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Halder throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Halder avoids it with no problem.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halder lands with a good body shot.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Halder there.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halder avoids a kick to the body.
Halder is looking to counter punch.
Halder moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Halder shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halder trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Halder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Halder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Halder from controlling successfully.
Morgan pulls Halder in to control the position.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halder's guard.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Halder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Halder misses with a body kick.
Halder checks a low kick from Morgan.
Halder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Halder is out of range.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
Morgan rushes Halder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halder can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Halder shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Halder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Halder.
Halder looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halder will feel that in the morning.
Halder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halder somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Halder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halder just misses with a punch to the body.
Halder checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Halder counters with a quick kick to the body but Morgan blocks it.
Halder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halder.
Halder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halder throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halder with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halder wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Halder 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.
Halder won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
Halder looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halder looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morgan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morgan in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Halder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan misses the body punch
and Halder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Morgan stuns Halder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halder works the jab nicely.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Halder checks it.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Halder blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Halder pushes him off.
Halder cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Halder moves out of range easily.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan blocks a low kick nicely.
Halder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Halder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halder.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Halder slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Halder takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Halder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Halder avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Halder shoots in.
Halder moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Morgan takes a swing at Halder's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Halder moves out of range easily.
Halder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Halder misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halder - that will leave a mark!
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Halder moved out of range nicely.
Halder attempts a counter takedown but Morgan avoids it well and moves away.
Halder loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Halder or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan, which made it look bad.
Halder throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halder's sensitive parts.
Halder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halder tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Halder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Halder.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Halder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Halder misses.
Morgan digs a good hook to Halder's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Halder's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Morgan misses.
Halder checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Halder down.
Halder misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Morgan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Halder.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Halder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Halder saw that one coming.
Halder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morgan manages to circle out of the way.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halder.
Halder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halder throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halder lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.
Halder clinches up against the cage.
Halder has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halder. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Halder backing away here, and Morgan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
It looked like Halder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan 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 Halder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Halder moved out of range nicely.
Halder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Halder. Those never looked like landing.
Halder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halder staying out of range there.
Halder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Morgan misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Halder misses the target.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Halder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Halder thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Halder misses with a straight right.
Morgan thumps Halder with a low kick.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halder on the side of the head.
Halder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Halder moved out of range nicely.
Blake Halder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jason Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Halder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan defending well as Halder loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Halder off balance momentarily.
Halder fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halder.
Morgan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halder with a body shot.
Halder scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Halder looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan digs a good hook to Halder's body.
A big left from Halder misses.
Halder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halder. Halder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan scores with a head kick. Halder tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Halder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Halder's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Morgan is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Halder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Halder moved away.
Halder throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halder.
Halder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halder.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Halder knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Halder persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halder if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halder. Halder obviously looking to wear him down.
Halder throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Halder's leg. Halder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Halder off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Morgan!
Jason Morgan is the new heavyweight champion!
Jason Morgan decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayo Kermode (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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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Bowie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayo Kermode!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bowie checks a low kick from Kermode.
Bowie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kermode.
Kermode tries a head kick but it misses.
Kermode closes the distance and clinches.
Kermode lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
Kermode lands a nice elbow.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowie avoids the damage to the body.
Bowie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kermode has him pressed against the cage.
Kermode lands with a right to the head.
Kermode misses with the head strike.
Kermode lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kermode missing with knees to the body.
Kermode lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bowie backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermode landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kermode landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowie misses with a punch to the body.
Kermode keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowie's efforts to push away.
Bowie avoiding damage as Kermode throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kermode.
Kermode pushes Bowie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowie.
A short right from Bowie on the inside.
Kermode lands with a right to the head.
Bowie misses with a punch on the inside.
Kermode misses with the head strike.
Kermode crunches a lovely knee into Bowie's ribcage.
Bowie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kermode with a knee to the head.
Bowie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kermode lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bowie backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowie can't find room to land a body shot as Kermode controls the action.
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
Kermode keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowie's efforts to push away.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Bowie struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermode controls his hands.
Kermode gets through Bowie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie misses with the head strike.
Kermode lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kermode connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bowie's face.
Bowie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bowie takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowie lands a nice uppercut.
Kermode blocks an uppercut.
Kermode misses with a knee strike.
Kermode lands an elbow inside.
Bowie tries a body shot but Kermode blocks it.
Kermode lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowie backwards.
Bowie is rocked!
Kermode lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Bowie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kermode lands a left hand.
Kermode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kermode unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bowie! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kermode is unloading with more strikes now! Bowie drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mayo Kermode!
Mayo Kermode is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Mayo Kermode 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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