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Imperial VS Legacy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Creepy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uncle Creepy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorokov misses with a jab to the body
and Creepy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Creepy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorokov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creepy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Creepy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorokov.
Sorokov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorokov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creepy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorokov.
Sorokov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sorokov misses with a few strikes there.
Creepy lands an overhand right.
Sorokov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creepy.
It looked like Creepy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Creepy throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creepy keeps the fight on the outside.
Creepy feints and then cracks Sorokov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sorokov down.
Creepy misses with a straight left.
Jab from Sorokov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Creepy.
Creepy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sorokov scores with a sloppy right hand. Creepy should have avoided that one.
Sorokov clinches up with Creepy and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Creepy on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sorokov.
Creepy tries a body shot but Sorokov blocks it.
Sorokov jumps guard but Creepy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Creepy scores with a shot to the side of Sorokov's head.
Sorokov is rocked!
Creepy lands with a light punch inside.
Sorokov is still on wobbly legs! Can Creepy finish him?
Sorokov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Creepy lands a big right hand that drops Sorokov! The killer instinct kicks in and Creepy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Creepy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Creepy!
A victorious Uncle Creepy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakija has chosen Rakija 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakija lands a body shot.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakija manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Rakija.
Hussle throws a lazy right hand but Rakija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussle throws a shot from downtown. Rakija moves away and avoids it.
Rakija swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rakija throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussle with a nice cross.
We've been told by Hussle's head coaches at Team Finland that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hussle's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rakija buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Hussle misses
and Rakija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussle misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rakija.
The fighters circling - Rakija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussle misses the target.
Hussle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussle swings for the body but Rakija moves out of range.
Rakija is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick by Hussle misses
and Rakija counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hussle missing with a left hand there. Rakija was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Hussle misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle tries to work over Rakija's front leg with a kick but Rakija checks it.
Rakija connects with an inside leg kick.
Hussle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakija.
Hussle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rakija takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hussle throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakija counters with an inside leg kick.
Rakija uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussle.
Hussle throws an overhand right that lands on Rakija's shoulder, as Rakija tries to avoid the shot.
Rakija throws a front kick that sends Hussle stumbling back into the cage.
Hussle throws a hook to the side of Rakija's head but Rakija sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Rakija saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Rakija.
Hussle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakija.
Rakija tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakija.
Hussle jabs Rakija right on the nose. Rakija blinks but takes it well.
Hussle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rakija counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakija bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussle's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle throws a body shot but no joy.
Rakija follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rakija uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussle.
Hussle throws the kick towards the body but Rakija avoids it.
Rakija digs a good hook to Hussle's body.
Hussle loads up on a big right hand but Rakija slips the punch.
Rakija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussle.
Rakija throws out a leg kick but Hussle moves out of range and Rakija only half commits.
Hussle misses with a shot to the body
and Rakija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussle misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakija. Hussle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussle misses with a right hand
and Rakija counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rakija doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussle lands a leg kick that knocks Rakija off balance momentarily.
Rakija scores with a head kick. Hussle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good standup being displayed there by Hussle as he connects with a hook.
Rakija walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hussle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rakija has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rakija counters with a body kick that stops Hussle in his tracks momentarily.
Hussle misses with a straight right.
Hussle misses with a hook.
Hussle with a jab.
Rakija is rocked!
Hussle drops Rakija with a huge uppercut! Rakija drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hussle is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucian Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucian Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre lands with a hook. Hoyce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoyce misses with a looping left.
Silvestre looks to land a left hand but Hoyce moved out of range nicely.
Silvestre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoyce.
Silvestre loads up on a big right hand but Hoyce slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvestre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoyce is stalling here.
Silvestre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoyce misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvestre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvestre slips a jab from Hoyce.
Hoyce explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silvestre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hoyce's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silvestre under the eye.
Hoyce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoyce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lucian Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Silvestre misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Silvestre misses the target.
Silvestre throws a hook to the side of Hoyce's head but Hoyce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoyce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvestre.
Silvestre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoyce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoyce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silvestre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoyce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Hoyce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
Hoyce lands with an uppercut that bounces Silvestre off the cage and back into range.
Hoyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoyce throws a head kick that misses.
Hoyce lands the left hand.
Silvestre is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Oh Silvestre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvestre throws a shot from downtown. Hoyce moves away and avoids it.
Silvestre seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoyce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre throws a good cross that connects.
Silvestre scores with a hook.
Silvestre throws a lazy right hand but Hoyce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvestre moves into range and clinches up with Hoyce.
Silvestre scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoyce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silvestre is trying to break the clinch but Hoyce is controlling him.
Silvestre is trying to force a seperation but Hoyce has the dominant position.
Silvestre wants to break free but Hoyce has control.
Good body shot from Hoyce.
Hoyce lands a shot to the body.
Silvestre manages to break the clinch.
Hoyce connects with a jab.
Silvestre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoyce circles away quickly and effectively.
Silvestre scores with a nice strike.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoyce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre swings for the body but Hoyce moves out of range.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyce manages to avoid it.
Silvestre throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoyce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoyce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoyce looks to land a combination but Silvestre avoids it well.
Silvestre tries to keep at a distance but Hoyce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoyce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Hoyce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoyce tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoyce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvestre's elbow.
Hoyce blocks an uppercut.
Hoyce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hoyce fails to land.
Silvestre blocks a body shot from Hoyce.
Hoyce lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvestre is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoyce has double underhooks.
Hoyce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoyce lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoyce is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hoyce.
Nice body punch from Hoyce.
Silvestre is breathing heavily.
Hoyce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoyce misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoyce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennan Hoyce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Hoyce circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Silvestre drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hoyce follows Silvestre to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hennan Hoyce!
During a confident post fight interview, Hennan Hoyce 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Saif Rasheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edule Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edule Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Rasheed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edule Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasheed controls his hands.
Rasheed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rasheed jumps guard but Edwards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rasheed jumps guard but Edwards stands there with Rasheed around his waist. Rasheed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saif Rasheed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasheed backwards.
Edwards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rasheed tries to pull guard but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasheed's elbow.
Rasheed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Edwards.
Rasheed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasheed jumps guard but Edwards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasheed tries to pull guard but Edwards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rasheed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edwards prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rasheed has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edwards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rasheed jumps guard but Edwards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rasheed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rasheed tries to pull guard but Edwards holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasheed drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Edwards.
Rasheed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edwards tries a body shot but Rasheed blocks it.
Rasheed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edwards walks away with a smile on his face. Rasheed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Edwards forces Rasheed back against the cage and clinches.
Rasheed tries to pull guard but Edwards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rasheed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edwards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rasheed.
Edwards lands a nice uppercut.
Edwards digs a right hand underneath Rasheed's ribcage. Rasheed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
A short right from Edwards on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edwards cracks Rasheed with a nice body shot.
Edwards lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edwards.
Rasheed is breathing heavily.
Edwards cracks Rasheed with a nice body shot.
Edwards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rasheeds head.
Rasheed is rocked!
Nice body punch from Edwards - that landed with a thud.
Oh Rasheed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasheed is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Edwards to keep the fight standing.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Rasheed's head.
Edwards creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rasheed with a big uppercut! Rasheed tries to clinch up but Edwards pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rasheed to the mat! Rasheed covers up and Edwards unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edule Edwards!
Our winner, Edule Edwards, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Pondingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Pondingham will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Pondingham!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pondingham.
Jitsu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Drew Jitsu has been cut.
Pondingham misses with a low kick.
Jitsu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pondingham lands a really nice looking cross but Jitsu seems unphased.
Pondingham feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jitsu sprawling to the canvas! Jitsu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pondingham finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pondingham ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jitsu out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Pondingham!
An out of breath Douglas Pondingham thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Kroblur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur moves out of range of the body kick.
Kroblur appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Kroblur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kroblur went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Newton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kroblur misses the shot to the body.
Kroblur misses with a takedown attempt - Newton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Kroblur moves out of range easily.
Kroblur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kroblur.
Kroblur avoids the body shot from Newton.
Kroblur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kroblur throws a leg kick
and Kroblur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newton 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.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Newton finds it's target.
Newton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Newton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kroblur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kroblur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a glancing blow to the side of Kroblur's head.
Kroblur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
Newton misses with a hook. Kroblur ducked under it nicely.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Kroblur throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kroblur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kroblur lands a head shot.
The crowd cheers as Kroblur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newton doesn't seem phased though.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Kroblur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kroblur is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Newton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kroblur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kroblur drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton is pulling down on Kroblur's head to control his posture.
Newton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
Kroblur keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Newton's head.
Kroblur postures up.
Kroblur makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kroblur tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kroblur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kroblur wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Newton holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Newton blocks the body kick.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Newton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kroblur counters with a single leg into guard. Newton didn't expect that.
Kroblur drops back looking for a leg! Newton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newton manages to kick Kroblur off! Kroblur jumps back into Newton's guard.
Kroblur is looking to work some ground and pound but Newton has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Kroblur is looking to work some ground and pound but Newton has wrist control.
Newton is trying to control the position but Kroblur postures up.
Newton is pulling down on Kroblur's head to control his posture.
Kroblur lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kroblur throws a low kick, looking for Newton's leg but Newton calmly moves out of range.
Kroblur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kroblur misses with a series of wild punches.
Kroblur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kroblur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newton misses with a kick to the body
and Kroblur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Newton misses.
Kroblur feinted with a counter takedown.
Kroblur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newton cracks Kroblur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kroblur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aaron Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kroblur throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
Newton unleashes a big counter combination but Kroblur bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroblur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton connects with an inside leg kick.
Kroblur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newton under the eye.
Kroblur gets a clinch.
Newton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Newton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Kroblur controls the action.
Kroblur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Kroblur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kroblur backwards.
Kroblur tries to score a body lock takedown but Newton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Kroblur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroblur is trying to pull guard but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Kroblur fails to pull guard.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Kroblur controls his hands.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Newton is keeping busy.
Newton cracks Kroblur with a nice body shot.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Newton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kroblur up against the cage.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kroblur seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Newton can turn it around.
Newton tries to work over Kroblur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kroblur misses with a body punch.
Kroblur has Newton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Newton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Kroblur misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Newton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kroblur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Newton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Newton lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Newton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kroblur.
Newton lands with a light punch inside.
Kroblur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton is working Kroblur over against the cage.
Newton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Newton as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kroblur blocking some punches.
Aaron Newton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kroblur.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kroblur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Still in the clinch, Kroblur scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kroblur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kroblur.
Kroblur gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kroblur is looking to pass Newton's guard but actually Newton recovers to full guard.
Newton has Kroblur pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kroblur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kroblur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Newton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kroblur is out of range.
Newton scores with a nice strike.
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Newton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newton throws a low kick but Kroblur avoids it.
Kroblur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton throws a leg kick which misses Kroblur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kroblur tries to avoid it.
Kroblur connects with a solid leg kick.
Newton throws a jab when Kroblur was well out of range.
Kroblur thows a leg kick but Newton checks it
and Newton counters with a thumping low kick.
Newton lands with a hook. Kroblur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kroblur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Kroblur looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Good exchange - Newton coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Newton.
A telegraphed right hand from Newton misses the target.
Kroblur avoids a kick to the body.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Kroblur moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Kroblur as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kroblur.
Kroblur looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Kroblur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newton.
Kroblur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newton.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Newton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Newton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kroblur back to the cage. Newton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Newton.
Aaron Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kroblur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur connects with a solid leg kick.
Kroblur blocks a jab.
Kroblur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kroblur to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton 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.
Kroblur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kroblur momentarily.
Newton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice combination there by Kroblur.
Newton jabs Kroblur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kroblur tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Newton defends well and Kroblur ends up having to push Newton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Newton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newton slips a straight right by Kroblur.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Kroblur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Kroblur throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
Newton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newton misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kroblur.
Newton 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.
Kroblur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kroblur appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kroblur loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Kroblur connects with a leg kick. Newton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kroblur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kroblur connects with a leg kick. Newton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kroblur checks the leg kick.
Kroblur moves out of range as Newton strikes.
Newton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kroblur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Kroblur 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.
Newton feints and then cracks Kroblur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kroblur down.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Kroblur.
Newton is looking to land body kicks.
As Newton backs away, Kroblur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kroblur appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newton 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 Kroblur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kroblur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton blocks the body kick.
Newton is looking to slow Kroblur down with leg kicks.
Newton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Newton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kroblur checks it well.
Aaron Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kroblur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Newton looks to land a right hand but Kroblur moved out of range.
Kroblur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newton.
Newton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newton.
Kroblur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kroblur.
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kroblur moves into the clinch.
Kroblur misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newton 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Newton!
A very excited looking Aaron Newton rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wendel Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Funeral Hymn - Exodus. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendel Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Damhuis is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Damhuis throws out a powerful jab.
Damhuis throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damhuis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark tries to roll over but Damhuis keeps him under control.
Clark is working hard here to advance position.
Clark has hold of Damhuis's hands but Damhuis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark wants to control but Damhuis is keeping busy.
Clark is looking to improve his position.
Clark is not content to let Damhuis control the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Damhuis throws a strike but Clark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Clark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis wants to get back to full guard.
Damhuis won't allow Clark to pass to mount.
Damhuis wants to control but Clark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damhuis tries to roll over but Clark keeps him under control.
Damhuis trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is working for a kimura but Damhuis is defending it quite comfortably.
Damhuis is trying to control but can't.
Clark works his way into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clark landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis can't escape the position.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Damhuis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Damhuis prevents Clark from taking his back.
Damhuis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Damhuis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poor strikes thrown by Clark there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Clark swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Damhuis is now in Clark's guard. A big mistake from Clark there, giving up the dominant position!
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 Wendel Clark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damhuis scores with a jab. Clark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. Clark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Damhuis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Damhuis cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damhuis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damhuis avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Damhuis.
Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clark misses the jab.
Damhuis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Damhuis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damhuis throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a low kick, right behind Damhuis 's knee.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damhuis connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
Damhuis is looking to land body kicks.
Clark takes a swing at Damhuis's ribcage but misses.
Damhuis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damhuis lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damhuis's calf.
Damhuis pushes Clark away with a front kick.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Damhuis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A quick step to the side and Clark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damhuis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clark. Clark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Clark catches Damhuis right on the button with a cross.
Damhuis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Damhuis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clark if he has to take too many more of those.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damhuis.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis throws a head kick that Clark semi-blocks.
Clark clinches up with Damhuis and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Clark.
Damhuis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Damhuis.
Clark misses with some punches.
Damhuis blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damhuis backwards.
Damhuis lands a body punch.
Damhuis tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Damhuis back against the cage.
Damhuis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damhuis tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damhuis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark works on Damhuis's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark pushes Damhuis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Damhuis is breathing heavily.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Damhuis tries to score a body lock takedown but Clark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wendel Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolito Damhuis.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damhuis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark throws a leg kick but Damhuis checks it.
A jab from Clark does it's job there.
Damhuis tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark tries to clinch but Damhuis is having none of it.
Clark goes for a double leg but Damhuis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Damhuis continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damhuis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark moves into the clinch successfully.
Damhuis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damhuis.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wendel Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damhuis.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark prevents a body shot from Damhuis.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damhuis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damhuis stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damhuis tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Damhuis ducks down to avoid it.
Damhuis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Clark finds it's way through Damhuis's defenses.
Damhuis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Damhuis - the referee stops the clock and Clark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Damhuis. Clark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damhuis's half guard.
Damhuis trying to control but Clark postures up.
Damhuis is defending against the submission attempts here by Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Damhuis's thigh. Damhuis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clark is trying to get an arm triangle but Damhuis is defending well.
Clark is looking to take a break and control but Damhuis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damhuis is looking to regain half guard here but Clark keeps moving and retains side control.
Clark working the ground and pound but Damhuis is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Clark goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Damhuis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Clark's guard! Nice work there by Damhuis!
Damhuis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Damhuis stands up over Clark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Damhuis tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damhuis scoring with some ground and pound.
Damhuis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Damhuis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Damhuis lands a nice looking body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Damhuis is just out of range.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
Clark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wendel Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendel Clark!
A relieved looking Wendel Clark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsayer - Hatebreed. Bull Hurley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Hurley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hurley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hurley tries to land a body kick
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hurley really felt that one!
Hurley misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurley thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Hurley avoided it.
That kick from Hurley tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurley.
Bull Hurley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Hurley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hurley throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Hurley moves away and avoids it.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurley.
A leg kick checked by Hurley.
Hurley throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown tries to work over Hurley's front leg with a kick but Hurley checks it.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hurley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hurley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hurley throws a lazy body kick
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hurley misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hurley throws a shot to the body.
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurley throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hurley misses.
Hurley throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Hurley's head back.
Brown moves out of range as Hurley throws a body kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hurley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown tests Hurley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hurley can pounce on him.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Hurley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurley tries to avoid it.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Hurley looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Brown clobbers Hurley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Hurley checks a leg kick.
Hurley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Hurley moves his leg out of the way.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurley tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Hurley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Hurley throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Hurley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hurley.
Hurley looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown cracks Hurley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Hurley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Brown throws out a leg kick but Hurley moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurley misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hurley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Brown swings for the body but Hurley moves out of range.
Brown thuds his right hand into Hurley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Hurley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 Dave Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hurley checks a low kick from Brown.
Hurley lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Hurley takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brown is rocked!
Hurley misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hurley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurley.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hurley scores with a kick to the body.
Hurley tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown lands a nice hook to Hurley's body. Hurley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown is looking to slow Hurley down with leg kicks.
You can see that Hurley has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hurley misses with a wild body shot.
As Hurley backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hurley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley swings widly with a right hand
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurley throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Brown tenderised Hurley's leg. Hurley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hurley.
A head kick from Hurley lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Hurley throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Hurley is out of range.
Hurley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hurley tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Hurley misses with a kick to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Hurley with a knee to the head.
Hurley taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Hurley misses with a body punch.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurley avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Hurley is stalling here.
Hurley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Hurley tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Hurley prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Hurley misses with a knee strike.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Hurley.
Hurley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hurley is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hurley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown digs a right hand into Hurley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hurley's gas tank.
Hurley is breathing heavily.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Hurley tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Hurley back against the cage.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Hurley.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown tries to work over Hurley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hurley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hurley can turn it around.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Dave Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hurley lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hurley misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hurley.
Hurley throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Hurley misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hurley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Hurley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dave Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Hurley misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hurley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Hurley will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurley lands with a thumping leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hurley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Hurley moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hurley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown catches Hurley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hurley misses with a straight right.
Brown thinks about countering with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Hurley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hurley is rocked!
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hurley is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hurley seems to have recovered his senses.
Hurley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Brown sends Hurley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brown is motioning to the referee to let Hurley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Bull Hurley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurley can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley looks up at the clock. Bad move! Brown lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hurley. Brown pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Brown!
A very excited looking Dave Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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244 lbs
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269 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu throws a lazy right hand but Crimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crimson swings for the body but Lu moves out of range.
Crimson thows a leg kick but Lu checks it
and Crimson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Lu lands a right hook to the body.
Lu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crimson counters with a left to the body.
Crimson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crimson moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Crimson misses with a body shot.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crimson.
Lu throws a fast counter high kick but Crimson manages to duck under it in time.
Crimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lu lands a nice looking body kick.
Lu swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
Lu is looking to land body kicks.
Crimson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crimson blocks the body kick.
As Lu backs away, Crimson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crimson is looking to wear down Lu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lu swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Crimson misses its target.
Crimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lu moves away.
A nice side step and Lu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crimson throws a head kick but Lu moves out of range.
Crimson motions for Lu to come forward. Crimson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lu.
Crimson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crimson.
Crimson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crimson lands with an overhand left.
Crimson blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Crimson.
A shot to the liver by Crimson. Beautiful body shot.
Crimson clinches.
Crimson tries to work over Lu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson pushes Lu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Lu.
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crimson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Lu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lu blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Lu throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson lands a right hand.
Lu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lu tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crimsons head.
Lu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lu.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Lu tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crimson misses with a low kick as Lu jumps back.
Crimson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lu.
Crimson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crimson takes a swing at Lu's ribcage but misses.
Crimson thows a leg kick but Lu checks it
and Lu counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lu. Crimson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson pushes Lu up against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Lu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lu fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crimson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lu misses with some punches.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lu throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Lu.
Crimson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lu can do to turn this around?
Lu tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
Lu can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lu stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Lu fails to land.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Lu controls the action.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lu's elbow.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Lu misses with a punch on the inside.
Lu working aggressively here.
Lu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lu can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Crimson digs a right hand underneath Lu's ribcage. Lu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
Lu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lu blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crimson up against the cage.
Crimson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Lu avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Lu prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Lu.
Lu looking to slow down the pace here.
Lu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Crimson.
Lu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Ji Lu's cut even more.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Lu throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crimson misses with a hook
and Lu counters with a right hand to the body.
Lu cracks a nice hook into Crimson's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crimson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crimson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lu if he has to take too many more of those.
Lu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Culver Crimson is winning the standup battle so far.
Crimson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lu counters with a good, hard body kick but Crimson shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crimson drops his hands momentarily and Lu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 Culver Crimson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lu circles away.
Lu ducks under a wild hook from Crimson.
Lu with the counter takedown but Crimson avoids it easily.
Crimson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lu. Crimson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Lu
and Crimson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crimson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crimson jabs Lu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crimson throws a lazy body kick
and Lu counters with a single leg into guard. Crimson didn't expect that.
Lu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crimson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu controlling from the top position.
Lu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lu won't allow Crimson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lu scoring with some ground and pound.
Crimson looking for a sweep. Not yet Crimson, not yet.
Lu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lu is in close to Crimson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ji Lu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lu throwing strikes from guard but Crimson blocks nicely.
Lu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crimson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lu with a nice head shot there.
Crimson controlling Lu's posture.
Lu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crimson keeping moving, preventing Lu from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been told by Crimson's head coaches at Slaughterhouse MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Lu to counter with a crisp jab.
Lu throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Crimson misses the target.
Lu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crimson moves away.
Crimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lu.
Crimson lands a jab.
Lu keeps the fight on the outside.
Crimson throws a lazy right hand but Lu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Lu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lu.
Crimson throws the kick towards the body but Lu avoids it.
Lu ducks under a wild hook from Crimson.
Crimson misses with an uppercut. Lu saw that one coming.
Crimson throws a hook but Lu blocks it.
Lu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson clinches up against the cage.
Lu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crimson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
A right hand to the body from Lu.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Lu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lu.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Culver Crimson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lu.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lu controls his hands.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
Lu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ji Lu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crimson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Culver Crimson!
A victorious Culver Crimson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beech has chosen You Know My Name as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arlington Beech!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beech with a jab.
Beech missing with a left hand there. Maneno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beech has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maneno is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Maneno checks a leg kick.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Beech throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Beech fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maneno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beech lands a body shot.
Maneno throws a big shot that misses.
Beech now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Beech tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Beech.
Beech looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot by Beech.
Beech with a hook.
Maneno cracks Beech with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beech slips a straight right by Maneno.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beech manages to avoid it.
Beech throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maneno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Beech keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beech was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Jab from Beech.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beech is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maneno jabs at Beech's body.
Beech waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maneno.
A left lands for Beech.
Beech scores with a jab to the body.
Beech moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beech takes the fight into the clinch.
Beech misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beech works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maneno.
Maneno lands with a cross.
Beech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno moves out of range as Beech strikes.
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beech moves away.
Beech tries to counter with a clinch but Maneno shakes him off and moves away.
Beech uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beech gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maneno.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno moves out of range of the body kick from Beech.
Beech is looking to clinch but Maneno is avoiding it.
Maneno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maneno cracks Beech with an open hand slap.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beech manages to avoid it.
Maneno connects with a looping right hand.
Beech takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beech moves away.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno lands a jab.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beech moves away.
Beech pushes Maneno up against the cage in a clinch.
Beech stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beech lands with a light punch inside.
Beech swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maneno lands a really nice looking cross but Beech seems unphased.
Beech misses with a wild body shot.
Beech scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Beech does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beech misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beech. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno lands with a right hand.
Beech misses the jab.
Beech moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno walks into a left hand.
Beech scores with a hook to the body. Maneno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beech thuds a left hand into Maneno's body.
Beech walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maneno avoids a kick to the body.
Maneno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beech sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maneno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beech connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maneno scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno throws a jab when Beech was well out of range.
Beech swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beech connects with a leg kick. Maneno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maneno lunges at Beech with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beech's hand.
Beech uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arlington Beech will probably get the nod.
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 slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Beech attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beech throws a poor cross that misses
and Maneno counters with a nice uppercut.
Beech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beech keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beech scores with a jab to the head.
Beech misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beech looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maneno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beech attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beech - that will leave a mark!
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech scores with a push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beech.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Beech is just out of range.
Beech wants to counter the offense by Maneno and move into the clinch position.
Beech tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Beech darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Maneno. That snapped Beech's head back.
Beech throws a hook but Maneno avoids it easily.
Maneno checks a leg kick.
Arlington Beech seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beech cracks Maneno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Beech scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maneno in his tracks.
Maneno digs a good body shot into Beech's ribs.
Maneno dodges the punch combination from Beech.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beech was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beech counters by moving into the clinch.
Maneno can't break the clinch.
Beech lands a shoulder strike.
Maneno is trying to push Beech away but Beech has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech misses with the head strike.
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Beech staying out of range there.
Maneno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beech misses with a body kick.
It looked like Maneno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beech scores with a leg kick.
Beech ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beech throws a hook but Maneno blocks it.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maneno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beech counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Beech's shoulder, as Beech tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Beech finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beech has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Beech won't allow it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beech in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good body shot from Beech.
Beech lands a left hand.
Beech misses with a body punch.
Maneno tries to break the clinch but Beech is controlling the position.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beech throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beech moves away from the strike by Maneno.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Beech.
Beech blocks a jab.
Beech throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maneno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beech pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maneno back to the cage. Beech follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Beech throws a leg kick but Maneno checks it.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Beech misses with a kick to the body
and Maneno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beech thuds his shin into the meat of Maneno's side.
Maneno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice shot lands for Beech.
Beech looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Beech moves away and avoids it.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Beech sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno jabs Beech to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maneno takes a swing at Beech's ribcage but misses.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beech.
Maneno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beech moves out of range of the strikes.
Beech misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
Beech scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maneno in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlington Beech showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Beech lands a nice looking body shot.
Beech looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Beech throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beech tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Beech.
Maneno lands a jab to the head.
Beech keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Maneno stuns Beech with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beech doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maneno takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beech misses with a left hand
and Maneno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beech scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beech slips a straight right by Maneno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beech was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beech bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maneno's head backwards.
Beech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno lunges at Beech with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beech's hand.
Beech cracks Maneno with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Beech misses
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Beech bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beech uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Maneno blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Beech. That snapped Maneno's head back.
A big left from Maneno misses.
Beech misses with a head kick.
Beech takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beech to score with a decent uppercut.
Maneno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beech throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
Beech's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maneno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beech scrambles back to his feet.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beech.
Beech throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Beech is just out of range.
Beech on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beech is rocked!
Beech takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beech is still on wobbly legs! Can Maneno finish him?
Maneno cracks Beech with a hook to the temple - Beech is on wobbly legs here! Maneno swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Beech falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maneno wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chiku Maneno!
After winning the bout, Chiku Maneno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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