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CEC 405 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roosevelt comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Pain. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23 - 13 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosevelt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mulqvist counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roosevelt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roosevelt feints a jab promting Mulqvist to slip. Roosevelt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mulqvist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Harri Mulqvist has been cut.
Roosevelt has his takedown stuffed
and Mulqvist counters with a left and a right that stings Roosevelt.
Mulqvist circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mulqvist counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Roosevelt misses.
Mulqvist throws out a powerful jab.
Mulqvist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Mulqvist swats away the attempt to clinch by Roosevelt.
A countering left hand to the body from Mulqvist misses.
No luck for Roosevelt with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt misses the shot to the body.
Mulqvist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roosevelt has time to react.
Roosevelt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mulqvist.
Roosevelt wants to clinch.
Mulqvist clinches up with Roosevelt and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Roosevelt.
Mulqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roosevelt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roosevelt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist stalls.
Mulqvist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roosevelt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mulqvist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roosevelt blocks an elbow strike from Mulqvist.
Roosevelt has a couple of punches blocked by Mulqvist.
Roosevelt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roosevelt throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Mulqvist.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roosevelt.
Mulqvist drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roosevelt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roosevelt tries to work over Mulqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulqvist can't find room to land a body shot as Roosevelt controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mulqvist is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Roosevelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
Roosevelt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulqvist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt lands a nice uppercut.
Mulqvist looking to stall.
Roosevelt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
Roosevelt tries to throw a body punch but Mulqvist avoids it by throwing Roosevelt back against the cage.
Mulqvist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roosevelt pushes Mulqvist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roosevelt.
Roosevelt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roosevelt throws a head punch that misses.
Mulqvist tries a body shot but Roosevelt blocks it.
Mulqvist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roosevelt backwards.
Mulqvist dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roosevelt has him pressed against the cage.
Mulqvist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roosevelt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulqvist.
Roosevelt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mulqvist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roosevelt has him pressed against the cage.
Roosevelt misses with a punch on the inside.
Roosevelt working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roosevelt lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosevelt misses with a punch to the body.
Roosevelt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roosevelt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roosevelt has picked Mulqvist up - he's going for a ride! Roosevelt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Roosevelt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harri Mulqvist's cut.
That's time! Roosevelt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mulqvist throws a shot from downtown. Roosevelt moves away and avoids it.
Roosevelt with a poor takedown
and Mulqvist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roosevelt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roosevelt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roosevelt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mulqvist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mulqvist! But no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roosevelt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Roosevelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roosevelt throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roosevelt misses with a combination
and Mulqvist counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roosevelt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mulqvist swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist looks to land a left hand but Roosevelt moved out of range nicely.
Roosevelt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roosevelt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roosevelt tries to free his leg and advance position but Mulqvist is retaining full guard.
Mulqvist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roosevelt defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roosevelt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulqvist has his foot on Roosevelt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roosevelt works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist is trying to keep Roosevelt in close.
Roosevelt lands a couple of digs.
Roosevelt trying to control but Mulqvist is working from the bottom.
Mulqvist trying to control the position.
Mulqvist keeping moving, preventing Roosevelt from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roosevelt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roosevelt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roosevelt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist misses with a takedown attempt - Roosevelt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roosevelt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mulqvist goes for a double leg but Roosevelt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roosevelt continues to drive forward.
Karl Roosevelt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosevelt slaps away a takedown attempt from Mulqvist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mulqvist throws a body kick that misses.
Roosevelt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mulqvist cracks a nice hook into Roosevelt's ribs.
Roosevelt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mulqvist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roosevelt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mulqvist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roosevelt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mulqvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Roosevelt is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt closes the distance and pushes Mulqvist back into the cage.
Roosevelt lands a shoulder strike.
Roosevelt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mulqvist lands an uppercut.
Roosevelt lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Roosevelt fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roosevelt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roosevelt scores with a shoulder strike.
Roosevelt scores with a shoulder strike.
Mulqvist is working for takedown but Roosevelt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roosevelt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roosevelt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mulqvist is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Roosevelt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harri Mulqvist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Roosevelt does it's job there.
Roosevelt scores with a takedown into Mulqvist's guard.
Mulqvist keeping moving, preventing Roosevelt from controlling successfully.
Roosevelt is stalling in the full guard.
Mulqvist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roosevelt is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roosevelt tries to free his leg and advance position but Mulqvist is retaining full guard.
Mulqvist looking to control.
Karl Roosevelt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roosevelt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt trying to control but Mulqvist is working from the bottom.
Mulqvist has his foot on Roosevelt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roosevelt works his way back into a safe position though.
Roosevelt postures up.
Roosevelt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roosevelt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roosevelt wants to control from the top but Mulqvist keeps moving.
Roosevelt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mulqvist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulqvist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mulqvist keeping moving, preventing Roosevelt from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mulqvist, right into the meat.
Harri Mulqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roosevelt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mulqvist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mulqvist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roosevelt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roosevelt looks to score with a jab to the body but Mulqvist is just out of range.
Mulqvist circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mulqvist to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulqvist throws a poor cross that misses
and Roosevelt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mulqvist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roosevelt throws a series of punches but Mulqvist avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mulqvist as Roosevelt shoots in.
Roosevelt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roosevelt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mulqvist has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roosevelt working away.
Mulqvist is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Roosevelt off and has taken his back!
Roosevelt covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Mulqvist is not going to allow Roosevelt to sit and survive in this position.
Roosevelt wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist is cranking Roosevelt's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Roosevelt! He's tightened the choke and Roosevelt is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harri Mulqvist!
Harri Mulqvist very nearly forgot to thank Maximum Vitality amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Scotty Doesn't Know. A fine choice. Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
46 - 24 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott tries to clinch but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the body.
Scott tests Kuusela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuusela looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuusela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuusela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scott lands with a hook. Kuusela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuusela takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Scott tenderised Kuusela's leg. Kuusela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuusela but Kuusela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuusela checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kuusela does it's job there.
Nice shot by Scott.
Kuusela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Kuusela settles back down.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuusela misses.
Scott lands with a slapping head kick.
Scott misses with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Scott throws a hook but Kuusela blocks it.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scott delivers a nice body kick.
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusela doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuusela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuusela is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kuusela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuusela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Kuusela fakes the leg kick and cracks Scott in the body.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Kuusela moved away.
Kuusela tries to counter with a clinch but Scott shakes him off and moves away.
Scott swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Scott throws a body punch but Kuusela moves out of range.
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusela doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott tries to clinch but Kuusela moves away
and Kuusela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Kuusela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esteban Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott misses with a hook.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Kuusela thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with a good low kick that Kuusela was not able to check.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Kuusela saw that one coming.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Kuusela counters with a nice body shot.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Kuusela slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusela missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuusela is looking to score with low kicks.
Scott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuusela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
Scott misses with an uppercut
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuusela blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuusela tries a quick counter leg kick but Scott is wise to it.
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Kuusela counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuusela enables Scott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuusela manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kuusela wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott works over Kuusela with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Scott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuusela looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Esteban Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott clobbers Kuusela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scott throws a good cross that connects.
Scott misses with a hook to the body
and Kuusela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Kuusela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuusela moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuusela has him pressed against the cage.
Kuusela has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Kuusela manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
Scott 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 Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott pushes Kuusela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Kuusela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusela working aggressively here.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Kuusela controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Scott tries a body shot but Kuusela blocks it.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott rushes Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuusela as he jumps to the side.
Kuusela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Kuusela off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuusela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scott.
A good leg kick by Scott.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuusela.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuusela blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott 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.
Kuusela appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuusela throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott blocks the body kick.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuusela can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Kuusela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuusela tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.
Kuusela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Scott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kuusela is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott misses the jab.
Scott has closed the distance and engaged Kuusela in a clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuusela seems to have recovered his senses.
Scott has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kuusela clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Kuusela's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Scott scores with punches to the body.
Scott is raining down hard shots and and Kuusela has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Esteban Scott!
Esteban Scott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Luster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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268 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Luster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luster clobbers Brett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brett throws a shot from downtown. Luster moves away and avoids it.
Luster tests Brett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luster misses with a hook. Brett ducked under it nicely.
Brett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luster throws a jab when Brett was well out of range.
Luster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brett throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luster.
Luster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett dodges the punch combination from Luster.
Brett lands a leg kick that knocks Luster off balance momentarily.
Brett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
Luster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brett moves away from the strike by Luster.
Luster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luster cracks Brett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luster.
Brett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luster moves away.
Brett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brett checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick from Luster misses.
Luster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luster is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luster in his tracks.
Luster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luster scrambles back to his feet.
Luster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Luster with a body shot.
Luster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brett.
Luster punishes Brett's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Luster.
Luster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luster slips a straight right by Brett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett avoids the body shot from Luster.
Luster checks a low kick from Brett.
Luster tries to land a leg kick but Brett saw it coming and moves away.
Brett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luster has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luster there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luster. Brett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Luster. Beautiful body shot.
Luster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brett's head.
Luster avoids the body shot from Brett.
Brett throws the kick towards the body but Luster avoids it.
Brett misses with an uppercut
and Luster counters with a nice body shot.
Mack Luster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brett moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Brett blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luster pushes Brett away with a front kick.
Luster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brett's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luster misses the body punch
and Brett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brett misses with a low kick.
Luster feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Luster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luster misses with an uppercut.
Luster scores with a leg kick.
Luster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brett darts in looking for a takedown but Luster gets double underhooks and turns Brett into the cage.
Brett throws the kick towards the body but Luster avoids it.
Luster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brett.
Brett with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Luster to counter with a crisp jab.
Mack Luster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.
Brett looks winded!
Brett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luster counters with a left and a right that stings Brett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Luster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's time! Luster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Luster.
Brett throws a hook but Luster avoids it easily.
Luster throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luster was well out of range. Poor timing from Brett.
Luster delivers a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brett.
Luster lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brett. Luster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Luster here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luster.
Brett is breathing heavily.
Brett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luster tries to avoid it but Brett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luster to the ground. Luster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luster throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luster has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luster throws a leg kick which misses Brett's front leg but catches the back leg as Brett tries to avoid it.
Brett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Luster counters with a quick kick to the body but Brett blocks it.
Brett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luster checks a low kick from Brett.
Luster is looking to counter with a body kick.
Luster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luster tries to land a front kick but Brett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luster lands with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luster!
Luster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Brett is predictable there
and Luster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brett thinking.
Luster lands a nice shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luster.
Luster lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brett misses with a right hand
and Luster counters with a left and a right that stings Brett.
Luster throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Luster. Those never looked like landing.
Brett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Luster backs off Brett throws a huge counter combo but Luster manages to avoid it all.
Luster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brett's sensitive parts.
Luster lands with a shot to the body.
Luster connects with a body shot.
Mack Luster is winning the standup battle so far.
Brett swings for the body but Luster moves out of range.
Luster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Luster just misses with a punch to the body.
Luster scores with a jab. Brett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luster blocks a head kick by Brett.
Brett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luster finds it's way round the side to connect with Brett's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luster misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brett has time to react.
Nice shot lands for Luster.
Brett throws a leg kick
and Luster counters with a stiff right hand.
Luster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brett.
Brett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luster lands with a nice body kick.
Brett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brett moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luster 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 Brett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Luster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brett doesn't seem phased though.
Luster slips a jab from Brett.
Luster throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brett avoids it.
Luster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luster scores with a jab to the body.
You can see that Brett has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Luster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Brett misses
and Brett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Luster misses.
A leg kick checked by Luster.
Luster lands a leg kick that knocks Brett off balance momentarily.
Luster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luster works Brett's body with a nice hook.
Luster lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luster misses with a hook.
That kick from Luster tenderised Brett's leg. Brett is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Luster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Luster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brett misses with a hook
and Luster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luster slips under a jab.
Luster throws a leg kick which misses Brett's front leg but catches the back leg as Brett tries to avoid it.
Luster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luster thumps Brett with a low kick.
Luster throws the left hand but Brett avoids the punch easily.
Brett throws out a counter right but Luster avoids it with no problem.
Brett misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brett 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Brett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luster.
Luster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luster.
Luster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brett misses with a left hand
letting Luster counter with a right hand.
Brett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luster sprawls well. Luster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brett gets slowly back to his feet.
Luster moves out of range as Brett throws a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brett throws a body shot but no joy.
Brett throws a right hand that misses
and Luster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brett scores with a hook to the body. Luster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luster lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luster throws a series of strikes that have Brett backpedaling.
Brett is rocked!
Luster sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Brett's defenses. It connects perfectly with Brett's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mack Luster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa thuds his shin into the meat of Anastasio's side.
Sosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anastasio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anastasio 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.
Anastasio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sosa checks it well.
Sosa scores with the left hand. Anastasio knows he should have avoided that one.
Anastasio throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anastasio defends it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sosa 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 Anastasio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anastasio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Sosa misses.
A big right from Anastasio misses.
Anastasio blocks a leg kick.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Anastasio counters with a big head kick but Sosa shrugs it off.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
Anastasio scores with a jab.
Sosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anastasio momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa tries to move into range but Anastasio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sosa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sosa wants to land a leg kick but Anastasio is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Anastasio checks a low kick from Sosa.
Anastasio walks into a jab.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Sosa.
Some bone on bone action there as Sosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sosa 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.
Anastasio is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
Anastasio lands a head kick!
Sosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Anastasio checks it.
Anastasio jabs Sosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Sosa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sosa.
Anastasio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anastasio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Anastasio slips the punch.
Anastasio is looking to slow Sosa down with leg kicks.
Anastasio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sosa blocks a leg kick.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anastasio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anastasio there as he acknowledges the shot.
A clash of legs there as Anastasio blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Anastasio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anastasio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Sosa tries to score with a low kick but Anastasio moves his leg out of the way.
Anastasio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Anastasio throws a low kick, looking for Sosa's leg but Sosa calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa gets a double leg takedown into Anastasio's guard.
Anastasio is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Anastasio won't allow it.
Sosa avoiding damage.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Sosa is leaning against Anastasio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anastasio manages to break the clinch.
Anastasio thuds his right hand into Sosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anastasio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anastasio avoids the body shot from Sosa.
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!
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anastasio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sosa back to the cage. Anastasio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosa with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anastasio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sosa throws out a powerful jab.
Anastasio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
Sosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosa throws out a loose jab but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sosa tries to score with a low kick but Anastasio moves his leg out of the way.
Anastasio throws a head kick that Sosa semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Sosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sosa fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nir Sosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sosa checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Anastasio.
Sosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anastasio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anastasio takes one on the button.
Sosa needs to keep his hands up - Anastasio had a free shot at his head there.
Sosa misses with a kick to the body.
Anastasio throwing a counter right hand but Sosa manages to avoid it.
Sosa misses with a straight left.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anastasio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anastasio takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
Sosa needs to keep his hands up - Anastasio had a free shot at his head there.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Sosa 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.
Sosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anastasio can pounce on him.
Nir Sosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick from Anastasio.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
Anastasio lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anastasio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anastasio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anastasio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Anastasio lands with an uppercut that bounces Sosa off the cage and back into range.
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Anastasio.
Sosa takes a swing at Anastasio's ribcage but misses.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Sosa digs a good body shot into Anastasio's ribs.
Sosa is looking to land body kicks.
Anastasio scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sosa. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.
Anastasio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sosa can pounce on him.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Sosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anastasio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anastasio counters with a nice uppercut.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick from Anastasio.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anastasio. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Sosa scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa cracks Anastasio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sosa cracks Anastasio with an open hand slap.
Anastasio throws a body punch but Sosa moves out of range.
Anastasio misses with a kick to the body.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Sosa with the counter takedown but Anastasio avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
Sosa connects with the punch.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looks like Anastasio has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sosa misses with a left hand
and Anastasio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Sosa checks the leg kick.
Anastasio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anastasio looks to land a combination but Sosa avoids it well.
Sosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Anastasio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sosa cracks Anastasio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a jab when Anastasio was well out of range.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
and Anastasio counters with a nice uppercut.
Anastasio lands a nice looking body kick.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Anastasio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sosa checks a leg kick.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Anastasio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anastasio misses with a series of wild punches.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anastasio misses the jab.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Sosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anastasio counters with a nice leg kick.
Sosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Anastasio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anastasio defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Anastasio.
Anastasio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anastasio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Sosa tries to work over Anastasio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Anastasio controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anastasio.
Anastasio lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Anastasio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anastasio.
Anastasio stalls.
Anastasio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Anastasio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Anastasio tries to stall but Sosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anastasio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sosa misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio throws a shot to the body.
Sosa works Anastasio's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anastasio checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Anastasio.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. Anastasio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anastasio moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Anastasio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Anastasio checks the leg kick.
Sosa lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anastasio. Sosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anastasio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anastasio misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
Anastasio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anastasio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anastasio throws a low kick but Sosa avoids it.
Anastasio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Anastasio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sosa in his tracks.
Anastasio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anastasio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anastasio but Anastasio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio throws a series of strikes that have Sosa backpedaling.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Anastasio. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick there by Sosa.
Anastasio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sosa back to the cage. Anastasio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sosa throws out a leg kick but Anastasio moves out of range and Sosa only half commits.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Anastasio 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.
Sosa cracks a nice hook into Anastasio's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Sosa. That snapped Anastasio's head back.
Anastasio is looking to land body kicks.
Anastasio lands a nice hook to Sosa's body. Sosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio scores with a nice body kick.
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the body from Sosa misses
and Anastasio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sosa thinking.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anastasio moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Anastasio with a hook.
Anastasio moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anastasio moves away from the strike by Sosa.
Anastasio throws a quick counter head kick but Sosa was just out of range.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
Sosa connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Anastasio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anastasio 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Anastasio!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Anastasio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Blaylock has chosen Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
64 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
Stehling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blaylock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Mitchell Stehling has been cut.
Blaylock throws a front kick aimed at Stehling's knee but Stehling avoids it well.
Blaylock lands a hook that stumbles Stehling back into the cage. Blaylock follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Stehling to the canvas! Blaylock pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Stehling has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mookie Blaylock!
Our winner, Mookie Blaylock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego comes into the arena with Tupac - I'm a Soldier blaring out of the sound system. Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Diego misses.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes scores with a one two! Diego had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Diego keeps it at a distance.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Diego counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Barnes scores with a jab. Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diego cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Barnes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Diego takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Diego was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Diego lands with a cross.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Diego's legs.
Diego throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Diego clinches.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Barnes blocking some punches.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diego throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Diego circles away.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Diego misses the jab.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes slips a straight right by Diego.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diego at a distance.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Barnes backs away, Diego returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes has Diego up against the cage in a clinch.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
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!
Diego avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Diego tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Diego is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Don Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Barnes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Don Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diego digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Diego tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Diego has denied him.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Diego takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Diego.
Diego pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diego blocks a body shot from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Diego.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes taking a breather.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego working aggressively here.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Diego is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Barnes is rocked!
Diego creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barnes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barnes drops to his knees and Diego pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
As Don Diego got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'll finally speak, my English no very good so my apologize. I work very hard for dis, and thank you to my trainers, and people back home. I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teukka Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Salama comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Temple Of The King kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teukka Salama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salama ducks under a wild hook from State.
Salama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by State.
State takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice combination there by State.
It looks like Teukka Salama has been cut.
State on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salama. Salama obviously looking to wear him down.
Salama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but State manages to avoid it.
State lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
State seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
State misses with a straight right.
Salama misses with a jab to the body
and State cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salama is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salama is still on wobbly legs! Can State finish him?
BAM! State delivers a spinning backfist that drops Salama like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Police State!
In his post fight interview, Police State started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player has chosen Kevin Gates feat. August Alsina - I Don't Get Tired as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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173 lbs
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi oCrazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from oCrazy misses.
Player drops down looking to force a counter takedown but oCrazy defends it well.
Player throws a low kick, looking for oCrazy's leg but oCrazy calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Player. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Player.
oCrazy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Player manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a looping right.
oCrazy takes one on the button.
A jab from oCrazy misses.
oCrazy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Player circles away quickly and effectively.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Player moves out of range.
oCrazy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Player has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
oCrazy looks to land a combination. Player sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
oCrazy's corner calls for a 1-2. oCrazy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Player checks the leg kick nicely there.
oCrazy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
oCrazy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Player throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
oCrazy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy scores with a push kick.
Player tries a head kick but it misses.
Player jabs oCrazy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
oCrazy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Player throws a jab but it's blocked by oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Player manages to circle out of the way.
Player scores with a crisp jab that stopped oCrazy in his tracks.
Player pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
oCrazy scores with a nice right hand.
oCrazy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Player is out of range and oCrazy settles back down.
Good exchange - Player coming out on top.
oCrazy slips under a jab.
Player blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Player.
oCrazy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Player is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Player shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Player throws a low kick, looking for oCrazy's leg but oCrazy calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - oCrazy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
oCrazy scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Player lands with an overhand left.
Player connects with a single shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a body kick.
Donk. Player catches oCrazy right on the button with a cross.
oCrazy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Player tried to score with a low kick but oCrazy checks it.
oCrazy looks to score with a jab to the body but Player is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Player. Beautiful body shot.
Player misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from oCrazy misses its target.
oCrazy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Player blocks a head kick by oCrazy.
oCrazy fails to land with a series of punches.
Player fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player works the jab nicely.
oCrazy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from oCrazy.
Player swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Player throws a leg kick but oCrazy checks it.
oCrazy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
oCrazy checks a leg kick.
Player fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt oCrazy.
Player uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
Player tries a quick counter leg kick but oCrazy is wise to it.
oCrazy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
oCrazy throws a leg kick but Player checks it.
Player shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Player lands with a nice body punch.
oCrazy misses with a leg kick.
oCrazy throws a leg kick but Player sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Player throws a lazy uppercut
and oCrazy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Player digs a good hook to oCrazy's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
oCrazy looks to throw the jab but Player is out of range.
oCrazy misses the body punch
and Player counters with a head kick. That will keep oCrazy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
oCrazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Player moves out of range of the leg kick from oCrazy.
oCrazy moves in looking to clinch but Player pushes him off.
oCrazy takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Player buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
oCrazy throws a low kick but Player moves out of range easily.
oCrazy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Player.
Player on the wrong end of a nice hook.
oCrazy throws a low kick, looking for Player's leg but Player calmly moves out of range.
Jab, jab by oCrazy - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Player misses the jab.
Player is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! oCrazy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
oCrazy takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
oCrazy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
oCrazy just misses with a punch to the body.
Player 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Idi oCrazy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
oCrazy lands with a straight right. Player didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Player misses with an uppercut. oCrazy saw that one coming.
oCrazy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Player. That one must have hurt.
oCrazy cracks Player with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
oCrazy thuds a left hand into Player's body.
oCrazy misses with a straight right.
Player only half commits to the counter leg kick.
oCrazy walks into a left hand.
oCrazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Player walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. oCrazy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as oCrazy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
oCrazy tried to counter with a leg kick but Player avoided it.
Player steps to the side to avoid the strikes from oCrazy.
Player fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Player keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from oCrazy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
oCrazy looks to score with a jab to the body but Player is just out of range.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts oCrazy, as that shot connected.
A low kick from oCrazy is predictable there
and Player counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
oCrazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as oCrazy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
oCrazy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Player lands a leg kick that knocks oCrazy off balance momentarily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting oCrazy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Player throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Player tries to counter it with a takedown but oCrazy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
oCrazy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
oCrazy misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from oCrazy misses its intended target.
Player lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Player throws a chopping leg kick but oCrazy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
oCrazy slips under a jab.
Player throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
oCrazy slips under a jab from Player.
oCrazy misses with an uppercut. Player saw that one coming.
Player throws a low kick but oCrazy moves out of range easily.
oCrazy misses with a hook.
Player tries to land a leg kick but oCrazy saw it coming and moves away.
oCrazy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Player misses with a low kick.
Idi oCrazy is winning the standup battle so far.
oCrazy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Player. Player obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Player misses
letting oCrazy counter with a right hand.
Player swings away with a leg kick that misses.
oCrazy checks a leg kick nicely.
oCrazy throws a leg kick which misses Player's front leg but catches the back leg as Player tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but oCrazy was well out of range. Poor timing from Player.
Player shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
oCrazy misses with a looping right.
oCrazy throws out a loose jab but Player uses good head movement to avoid it.
Player throws a head kick that misses.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
oCrazy backing away here, and Player unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
oCrazy throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
oCrazy throws a lazy uppercut
and Player counters with a nice body kick.
oCrazy misses with a body kick.
Player throws a solid leg kick but oCrazy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Player.
oCrazy moves out of range of the leg kick from Player.
A jab from oCrazy misses.
oCrazy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Player is looking to chop away at oCrazy's legs.
oCrazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player blocks a jab.
oCrazy needs to keep his hands up - Player had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
Player feints the counter takedown.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
Player lands a head shot.
Player lunges at oCrazy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by oCrazy's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from oCrazy misses
and oCrazy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as oCrazy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
oCrazy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Player looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Player throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Player throws a low kick but oCrazy avoids it.
Good leg kick by Player there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Player lands an impressive looking overhand right. oCrazy doesn't seem phased though.
Player connects with a body shot that sends oCrazy's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Player showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Player misses with a low kick.
oCrazy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Player fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Player takes a swing at oCrazy's ribcage but misses.
oCrazy swings for the body but Player moves out of range.
Player scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
oCrazy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Player.
oCrazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Player manages to avoid it.
And Player tries to counter it with a takedown but oCrazy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Player uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
oCrazy slips under a jab.
Player misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Player cracks oCrazy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Player.
Player cracks oCrazy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Player lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Player misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
oCrazy tries to move into range but Player moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
oCrazy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Player stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
oCrazy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Player takes a swing at oCrazy's ribcage but misses.
oCrazy swings for the body but Player moves out of range.
Nice shot by Player.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Player moves out of range.
oCrazy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Player throws a leg kick which misses oCrazy's front leg but catches the back leg as oCrazy tries to avoid it.
Player misses with a leg kick.
oCrazy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Player wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
oCrazy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from oCrazy.
Player throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from oCrazy misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Player checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by oCrazy. That's going to slow Player down.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Player moves out of range.
oCrazy scoring well with a low kick there.
Player wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
oCrazy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
oCrazy throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
oCrazy cracks Player with a right hand to the side of the head.
oCrazy is looking to wear down Player with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Player misses with a low kick.
Player cracks oCrazy with a good jab.
oCrazy is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Player misses.
Player throws a hook but oCrazy avoids it easily.
Player looks to land a left hand but oCrazy moved out of range nicely.
oCrazy lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy thows a leg kick but Player checks it
enabling Player to counter with a crisp jab.
oCrazy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Player.
An attempted straight right counter from oCrazy misses the target.
Player misses with a straight right.
Player ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by oCrazy as he connects with a hook.
oCrazy misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Player.
oCrazy moves out of range as Player strikes.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
Player missing with a left hand there. oCrazy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
oCrazy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
oCrazy misses with a double jab.
Player throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Player moves out of range of the body kick.
oCrazy checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from oCrazy.
Player tries to move into range but oCrazy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Player throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent oCrazy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
oCrazy moves out of range as Player strikes.
oCrazy lands with a shot to the body.
oCrazy ducks under a wild hook from Player.
oCrazy scores with the left hand. Player knows he should have avoided that one.
Player walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. oCrazy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
oCrazy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for oCrazy. That snapped Player's head back.
oCrazy looks to land a right hand but Player moved out of range.
Player connects with a body shot that sends oCrazy's belly button to the back.
oCrazy throws a shot from downtown. Player moves away and avoids it.
oCrazy lands a nice looking body shot.
oCrazy misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Player.
I think Player has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gary Player!
After the fight, Gary Player was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the cage accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. Tantor has chosen tantor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Almu Tantor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
38 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hong throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with a thumping low kick.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor with a nice cross.
Hong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tantor! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Tonton Hong has been cut.
Tantor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Hong avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tantor - the referee stops the clock and Hong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tantor. Hong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tantor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hong throws a body kick that misses
and Tantor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Hong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tantor to the ground. Hong is now in Tantor's guard.
Tantor keeping moving, preventing Hong from controlling successfully.
Tantor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hong wants to control from the top but Tantor keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tantor's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tantor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hong.
Hong throwing strikes from guard but Tantor blocks nicely.
Hong 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.
Hong throwing strikes from guard but Tantor blocks nicely.
Tantor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hong scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tantor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hong postures up in Tantor's guard and throws a big left but Tantor blocks it.
Hong wants to control from the top but Tantor keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Almu Tantor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tantor's sensitive parts.
Tantor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Tantor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hong misses with the body kick
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tantor scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Tantor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
Hong wants to slow Tantor down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Tantor lands.
Tantor tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
Tantor blocks a low kick nicely.
Tantor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Almu Tantor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
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.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Hong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tantor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Tantor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tantor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tantor lands a front kick.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tantor.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong attempts a counter takedown but Tantor avoids it well and moves away.
Tantor slips under a jab.
Tantor feints a counter leg kick.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Almu Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Tantor moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Hong misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong scores with a decent looking hook.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Tantor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tantor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
Tantor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hong is rocked!
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
Tantor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tantor tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Hong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tantor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tantor to regain full guard.
Tantor seems keen to control Hong's posture.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Tantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hong stopping the sweep attempt from Tantor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is looking to work some ground and pound but Tantor has wrist control.
Hong throwing strikes from guard but Tantor blocks nicely.
Hong is looking to work some ground and pound but Tantor has wrist control.
Tantor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hong looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tantor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tantor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good shot there by Tantor.
Tantor scores with a punch to the head.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Tantor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That kick from Hong tenderised Tantor's leg. Tantor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tantor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tantor's head.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Hong tried to score with a low kick but Tantor checks it.
Good exchange - Hong coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick but Tantor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong throws a leg kick but Tantor moved away.
Hong tries for a takedown but Tantor circles away easily
and Tantor counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tonton Hong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hong misses with a straight left.
Hong throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Tantor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tantor moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hong tries for a takedown but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
Tantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tantor throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Hong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Hong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tantor pinned against the cage. Tantor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tantor counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tantor throws a front kick that sends Hong stumbling back into the cage.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tantor is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Tantor tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tantor delivers a nice body kick.
Tantor is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
Tantor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hong sprawling to the canvas! Hong rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tantor finish him?!
Oh Hong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong shoots for a takedown but Tantor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonton Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tantor connects with a body shot.
Tantor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hong! Tantor dives in looking to finish! Hong is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Almu Tantor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross feat. Young Jeezy - War Ready. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neno Pejovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pejovsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Munalukko 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 Pejovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pejovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pejovsky tried to score with a low kick but Munalukko checks it.
Munalukko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pejovsky is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Munalukko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Munalukko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munalukko. Pejovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pejovsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munalukko misses with a wild body shot.
Pejovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pejovsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Munalukko dips to his left and cracks Pejovsky with an uppercut!
Munalukko jabs at Pejovsky's body.
Pejovsky moves out of range as Munalukko strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Munalukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pejovsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pejovsky thumps Munalukko with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Munalukko as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Munalukko! But no joy.
Pejovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that Munalukko semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky scores with a jab to the head.
Munalukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pejovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munalukko moves away.
Pejovsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Pejovsky checks it.
Munalukko tried to score with a low kick but Pejovsky checks it.
A combination from Pejovsky does no damage.
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
Munalukko looks to throw the jab but Pejovsky is out of range.
Pejovsky is looking to slow Munalukko down with leg kicks.
Munalukko blocks a jab.
Munalukko throws a solid leg kick but Pejovsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munalukko.
A leg kick checked by Munalukko.
Good work by Munalukko as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munalukko, right into the meat.
Pejovsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a lazy right hand but Pejovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pejovsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Munalukko moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pejovsky swinging wildly here.
Munalukko is trying to counter with his kicks.
Munalukko misses with a body kick.
Pejovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pejovsky, right into the meat.
Pejovsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Munalukko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Munalukko lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Pejovsky does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Munalukko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Munalukko.
Pejovsky attempts a counter takedown but Munalukko avoids it well and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Pejovsky misses.
Pejovsky cracks Munalukko with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko lands with a good body shot.
Pejovsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munalukko circles away quickly and effectively.
Munalukko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pejovsky's hands.
Munalukko lands with a shot to the body.
Pejovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Make Munalukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Munalukko.
Munalukko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munalukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pejovsky.
Pejovsky misses with a head kick.
Munalukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munalukko lands a leg kick that knocks Pejovsky off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pejovsky.
A big left from Pejovsky misses.
Pejovsky looks to throw the jab but Munalukko is out of range.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munalukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Munalukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pejovsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munalukko looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Munalukko misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Munalukko.
Munalukko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Pejovsky.
Munalukko moves out of range as Pejovsky strikes.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
Munalukko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pejovsky.
Munalukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munalukko.
Munalukko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pejovsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munalukko.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Munalukko takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Make Munalukko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pejovsky moves out of range as Munalukko strikes.
Pejovsky tries to counter with a takedown but Munalukko is quick to defend against it.
Pejovsky tries a low kick but Munalukko avoids it.
Munalukko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munalukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky wants to slow Munalukko down by chopping away at his legs.
Pejovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Make Munalukko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Pejovsky misses.
Munalukko misses with an uppercut.
Pejovsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Munalukko wants to land a leg kick but Pejovsky is out of range.
Munalukko checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Munalukko throws a leg kick which misses Pejovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Pejovsky tries to avoid it.
Pejovsky cracks Munalukko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Pejovsky lands.
Munalukko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pejovsky's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko's corner calls for a 1-2. Munalukko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pejovsky checks a leg kick.
Munalukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Munalukko finds it's way through Pejovsky's defenses.
Pejovsky dips to his left and cracks Munalukko with an uppercut!
Munalukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Pejovsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Munalukko.
Pejovsky blocks the body kick.
Munalukko checks the leg kick.
Pejovsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munalukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pejovsky might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Pejovsky blocks the low kick.
Pejovsky dives in and grabs Munalukko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munalukko pushes down on Pejovsky's head and hops out.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Pejovsky moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munalukko is out of range.
Pejovsky misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Munalukko.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick that knocks Munalukko off balance momentarily.
Munalukko delivers a nice body kick.
Pejovsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munalukko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Pejovsky misses.
Munalukko throws a hook but Pejovsky blocks it.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Pejovsky half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pejovsky misses the target.
Munalukko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Munalukko throws a shot from downtown. Pejovsky moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Munalukko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pejovsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko thows a body kick. Pejovsky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pejovsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Munalukko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pejovsky. Pejovsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munalukko punishes Pejovsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Pejovsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Munalukko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munalukko throws out a counter right but Pejovsky avoids it with no problem.
Pejovsky sizes up Munalukko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pejovsky moves out of range as Munalukko throws a body kick.
Munalukko misses with a hook. Pejovsky ducked under it nicely.
Munalukko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pejovsky lands a high kick!
Pejovsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Munalukko throws a chopping leg kick but Pejovsky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejovsky works Munalukko's body with a nice hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pejovsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky slips a straight right by Munalukko.
Pejovsky shoots in and drives through. Munalukko sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pejovsky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pejovsky.
Munalukko swings for the body but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Munalukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pejovsky walks into a stiff left hand from Munalukko.
Munalukko slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Munalukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a sloppy body shot
and Pejovsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munalukko misses with a straight left.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown but Munalukko shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neno Pejovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munalukko slips a jab from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pejovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejovsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pejovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
It looked like Pejovsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pejovsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Munalukko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Munalukko.
Pejovsky sizes up Munalukko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pejovsky throws a looping overhand right but Munalukko ducks down to avoid it.
Pejovsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Munalukko blocks a jab.
Pejovsky misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Munalukko counters with a right hand to the body.
Munalukko throws a right and a left that Pejovsky avoids nicely.
Munalukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Pejovsky is just out of range.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munalukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko connects with a body shot.
Munalukko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Munalukko throws a big shot that misses.
Munalukko misses with a head kick.
Pejovsky is looking to counter with head kicks.
Munalukko misses with a straight right.
Pejovsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Munalukko.
Pejovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Munalukko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munalukko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pejovsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munalukko.
Munalukko scores with a hook to the body. Pejovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pejovsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munalukko throws a solid leg kick but Pejovsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munalukko.
Pejovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Munalukko scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko takes a swing at Pejovsky's ribcage but misses.
Pejovsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Munalukko under the eye.
Munalukko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pejovsky fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Munalukko to the ground. Pejovsky is now in Munalukko's guard.
Munalukko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pejovsky defends well.
Munalukko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky trying to control but Munalukko is working from the bottom.
Pejovsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munalukko is looking for a triangle but Pejovsky pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko is trying to keep Pejovsky in close.
Pejovsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Munalukko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pejovsky sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Munalukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Pejovsky.
Munalukko misses with the body kick
and Pejovsky counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Pejovsky. Beautiful body shot.
Munalukko tries to land a leg kick but Pejovsky saw it coming and moves away.
Pejovsky attempts a counter takedown but Munalukko avoids it well and moves away.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pejovsky connects with a leg kick. Munalukko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pejovsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Munalukko tries to land a front kick but Pejovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pejovsky is looking to counter punch.
Munalukko connects with a body shot.
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Neno Pejovsky did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munalukko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munalukko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pejovsky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Munalukko avoids the head kick by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Munalukko connects with a jab.
Pejovsky clobbers Munalukko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pejovsky throws a lazy right hand but Munalukko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pejovsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Munalukko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pejovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Pejovsky misses.
Pejovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Munalukko sprawls well. He's pushed Pejovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Munalukko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munalukko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munalukko throws an overhand right that lands on Pejovsky's shoulder, as Pejovsky tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the body kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munalukko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pejovsky 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.
Munalukko looks to throw the jab but Pejovsky is out of range.
Munalukko stuffs the takedown attempt from Pejovsky. Pejovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Munalukko throws an overhand right that lands on Pejovsky's shoulder, as Pejovsky tries to avoid the shot.
Pejovsky throws a lazy head kick
and Munalukko counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Munalukko is predictable there
and Pejovsky counters with a good low kick that Munalukko was not able to check.
Munalukko connects with an inside leg kick.
Munalukko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko needs to keep his hands up - Pejovsky had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
Pejovsky feints and then cracks Munalukko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munalukko down.
Munalukko throws a hook but Pejovsky avoids it easily.
Pejovsky feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Munalukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pejovsky missing with a left hand there. Munalukko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munalukko thuds a left hand into Pejovsky's body.
Munalukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pejovsky.
Munalukko misses with a double jab.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Munalukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pejovsky throws a lazy right hand but Munalukko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munalukko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pejovsky.
Munalukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Munalukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pejovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Pejovsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munalukko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko lands a head kick!
Pejovsky throws out a leg kick but Munalukko moves out of range and Pejovsky only half commits.
Pejovsky slips a jab from Munalukko.
Pejovsky lands a jab.
Pejovsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Pejovsky.
Munalukko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pejovsky at a distance.
Pejovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munalukko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pejovsky somewhat.
Munalukko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pejovsky with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neno Pejovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munalukko misses with a body kick.
Pejovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munalukko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munalukko walks into a straight right hand from Pejovsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky checks a low kick from Munalukko.
Pejovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munalukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munalukko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pejovsky scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pejovsky slips a straight right by Munalukko.
Pejovsky throws a nice looking combination but Munalukko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pejovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Munalukko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pejovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munalukko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pejovsky scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Munalukko blocks the low kick.
Munalukko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munalukko defending well as Pejovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Munalukko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Munalukko misses with a looping right.
Pejovsky walks into a left hand.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the body kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munalukko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pejovsky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pejovsky fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky throws an elbow but Munalukko slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Munalukko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Pejovsky crashes against the mat.
Munalukko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Munalukko is trying to control Pejovsky's posture but Pejovsky avoids it.
Pejovsky taking a breather here.
Pejovsky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Neno Pejovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pejovsky working away.
Munalukko is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pejovsky is staying active.
Pejovsky staying calm.
Pejovsky is looking to take a break and control but Munalukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Pejovsky moves forwards but Munalukko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Munalukko wants to land a leg kick but Pejovsky is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Munalukko checks a leg kick.
Pejovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munalukko moves away.
Munalukko follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Munalukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pejovsky manages to avoid it.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munalukko as he jumps to the side.
Pejovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munalukko throws out the jab.
Munalukko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Munalukko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munalukko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Munalukko scores with a leg kick.
Pejovsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munalukko's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky takes one to the side of the head.
Munalukko keeps Pejovsky at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheers as Munalukko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pejovsky doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Munalukko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Munalukko.
Pejovsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Munalukko tries to avoid it but Pejovsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Munalukko to the ground. Munalukko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pejovsky is looking to chop away at Munalukko's legs.
A good leg kick by Pejovsky.
A solid body kick from Munalukko.
Pejovsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pejovsky throws a big shot that misses.
Munalukko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munalukko digs a good body shot into Pejovsky's ribs.
Pejovsky throws a big shot that misses.
Pejovsky swings for the body but Munalukko moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Make Munalukko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munalukko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Make Munalukko!
Make Munalukko is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Make Munalukko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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