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UNFC87:SamusiovasVsDanneskjöld PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm comes to the cage accompanied by gangs of new york. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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223 lbs
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212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frane Harm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Silvennoinen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvennoinen shoots in and bounces Harm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harm working for a triangle but Silvennoinen defends it easily.
Harm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm is trying to control the position but Silvennoinen postures up.
Harm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silvennoinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Harm is working from the bottom.
Harm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silvennoinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silvennoinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silvennoinen is stalling in the full guard.
Silvennoinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silvennoinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harm is keeping the position for now.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Harm is working from the bottom.
Harm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silvennoinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Harm is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen connects with a couple of short punches.
Silvennoinen wants to control from the top but Harm keeps moving.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes from guard but Harm blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvennoinen throws out a leg kick but Harm moves out of range and Silvennoinen only half commits.
Frane Harm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harm scores with the left hand. Silvennoinen knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harm.
Silvennoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harm moves away.
A big left from Silvennoinen misses.
No joy there for Harm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silvennoinen throws the left hand but Harm avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Seppo Silvennoinen has been cut.
Silvennoinen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harm's guard.
Silvennoinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harm is trying to control the position but Silvennoinen postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silvennoinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harm isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silvennoinen stacks Harm on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silvennoinen!
Silvennoinen working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvennoinen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silvennoinen working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Silvennoinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Silvennoinen'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.
The crowd cheers as Silvennoinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harm doesn't seem phased though.
Harm scores with a one two! Silvennoinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silvennoinen misses with a looping left.
Silvennoinen moves forwards but Harm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silvennoinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harm lands a jab to the nose.
Harm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harm looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvennoinen is just out of range.
Harm fails to land with a series of punches.
Harm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvennoinen throws out a counter right but Harm avoids it with no problem.
Silvennoinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Harm was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silvennoinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silvennoinen scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Silvennoinen throws a low kick but Harm avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen with a nice cross.
Silvennoinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silvennoinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silvennoinen blocks the body kick.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot.
Silvennoinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harm misses with a two punch combination.
Harm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silvennoinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silvennoinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Harm off the cage and back into range.
Silvennoinen looks to land a left hand but Harm moved out of range nicely.
Silvennoinen cracks the inside of Harm's front leg.
Harm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silvennoinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harm misses with a hook
enabling Silvennoinen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen motions for Harm to come forward. Silvennoinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvennoinen defending well as Harm loads up on a big left hand.
Harm throws a combination that misses
and Silvennoinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silvennoinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silvennoinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harm defending well though.
Harm is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harm is trying to maintain the position but Silvennoinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Silvennoinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silvennoinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silvennoinen working the head and body with strikes.
Silvennoinen trying to control from half guard but Harm is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silvennoinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silvennoinen pulls his head out easily.
Harm is refusing to be controlled, as Silvennoinen sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silvennoinen is looking for a kimura but Harm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silvennoinen to get the leverage.
Harm is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silvennoinen lands a jab to the head.
Harm throws a body punch but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Harm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silvennoinen doesn't seem phased though.
Silvennoinen throws an overhand right that lands on Harm's shoulder, as Harm tries to avoid the shot.
Silvennoinen throws a hook to the side of Harm's head but Harm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvennoinen looks to land a right hand but Harm moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Silvennoinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seppo Silvennoinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Harm shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silvennoinen's guard.
Silvennoinen working a defensive guard here.
Silvennoinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silvennoinen keeping moving, preventing Harm from controlling successfully.
Silvennoinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harm controls the pace.
Harm seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silvennoinen for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvennoinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seppo Silvennoinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harm trying to control but Silvennoinen is working from the bottom.
Silvennoinen pulls Harm in close to prevent any damage.
Harm is stalling in the full guard.
Harm postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frane Harm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silvennoinen. Silvennoinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harm lands a body shot.
Harm misses with a right hand
enabling Silvennoinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Harm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silvennoinen eats them both and turns towards Harm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harm misses with a series of wild punches.
Silvennoinen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silvennoinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick from Silvennoinen misses.
Harm misses with a body kick.
Silvennoinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harm misses with the body kick
enabling Silvennoinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Harm lands a slapping body shot.
Seppo Silvennoinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm throws a low kick but Silvennoinen moves out of range easily.
Silvennoinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silvennoinen connects with a jab.
Harm blocks a jab.
Harm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harm avoids the head kick by Silvennoinen.
Harm throws an off balance right hand
letting Silvennoinen counter with a right hand.
Harm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silvennoinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harm misses with a kick to the body.
Silvennoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harm looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvennoinen is just out of range.
Silvennoinen cracks Harm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Harm misses.
Harm shoots in and gets a takedown into Silvennoinen's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvennoinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harm manages to get himself to full guard.
Harm trying to control the position.
Harm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silvennoinen controls the pace.
Silvennoinen wants to control from the top but Harm keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frane Harm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silvennoinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Silvennoinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Blazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Blazing!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazing misses with a low kick as Hoffman jumps back.
Blazing looks to land a combination but Hoffman avoids it well.
Hoffman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blazing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Blazing does no damage.
Hoffman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hoffman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazing throws a combination that misses
and Hoffman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blazing gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoffman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing trying to control the position.
Hoffman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hoffman pushes down on Blazing's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hoffman is working for a kimura but Blazing is defending it quite comfortably.
Blazing tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.
Hoffman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blazing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hoffman .
Hoffman wants to pass to mount but Blazing is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoffman is working hard here to advance position.
Hoffman is trying for a kimura here. Blazing looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hoffman wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert Hoffman !
An out of breath and clearly excited Albert Hoffman thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Wibowo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Wibowo feinted with a counter takedown.
Kush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wibowo shoots in looking for a takedown but Kush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wibowo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wibowo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wibowo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kush but Kush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kush is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kush misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wibowo misses the target.
Wibowo drives through with a takedown into Kush's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top 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.
Kush is trying to keep Wibowo in close.
Wibowo advances to half guard.
Wibowo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wibowo lands strikes from half guard.
Wibowo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kush sees it coming and defends easily.
We've been hearing that Wibowo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo is trying to work for a kimura but Kush is defending well.
Wibowo is looking for a kimura here.
Wibowo is thwarting Kush's attempts to control the position.
Wibowo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wibowo throwing shots but Kush is blocking nicely.
Wibowo moves into full mount! Kush won't be happy about that!
Wibowo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wibowo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kush hang on?
Kush is working to get back to half guard.
Wibowo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wibowo misses with a head shot.
Kush is looking to get to half guard.
Wibowo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kush?
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wibowo punching from mount but Kush doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wibowo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kush is in a horrible position here. Wibowo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wibowo lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo tries to control but Kush wriggling away.
Wibowo unloading with bombs!
Kush tries to hold on but Wibowo postures up.
Wibowo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kush is squirming around, avoiding Wibowo's attempts to control the action.
Wibowo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wibowo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wibowo is working for a guillotine from mount but Kush frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kush sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wibowo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wibowo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kush has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wibowo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wibowo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kush defending well though.
Kush is not content to let Wibowo control the position.
Wibowo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kush to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Wibowo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wibowo checks it well.
Wibowo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kush defends it nicely.
Kush changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wibowo looks for a takedown but Kush sprawls well.
Kush lands a jab.
Wibowo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wibowo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kush scores with a shot to the body.
Kush lands a really nice looking cross but Wibowo seems unphased.
Kush misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo throws out a loose jab but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush gets caught flat footed, as Wibowo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Wibowo throws a strike but Kush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush throws a big right hand that misses.
Kush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Wibowo is keeping the position.
Wibowo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kush can do to turn this around?
Kush stands up over Wibowo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wibowo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kush is one step ahead there.
Kush scoring with some ground and pound.
Wibowo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wibowo is looking for a triangle but Kush pushes his legs off easily.
Kush distracts Wibowo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kush postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kush throwing strikes but missing.
Kush cracks Wibowo with a solid left hand.
Wibowo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wibowo controlling the position.
Kush is in close to Wibowo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wibowo looking to control.
Kush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wibowo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kush pushes down on Wibowo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wibowo gets full guard.
Wibowo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wibowo controls Kush momentarily but Kush frees himself.
Wibowo is really struggling to control Kush but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kush is in close to Wibowo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wibowo is looking to sweep but instead, Kush has passed into half guard.
Wibowo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kush slows the pace down in half guard.
Kevin Wibowo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wibowo trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands with a punch from half guard.
Wibowo is trying to get back to full guard.
Wibowo has hold of Kush's hands but Kush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kush prevents Wibowo from improving his position.
Kush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wibowo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kush with the ground and pound from mount.
Wibowo is rocked!
Wibowo tries to hold on but Kush pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wibowo shoots in for a takedown but Kush shows good takedown defense.
Oh Wibowo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kush cracks Wibowo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Wibowo falls backwards against the cage. Kush follows up with more strikes that drop Wibowo to his knees. Kush keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Wibowo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Kush!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toby (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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275 lbs
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Excellent 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Toby!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beloff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Toby has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beloff checks a low kick from Toby.
Toby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Toby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beloff lands with a hook. Toby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Toby pushes him off.
Beloff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beloff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beloff is looking for a counter combo.
Toby throws out a powerful jab.
Beloff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toby.
Beloff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beloff with a body shot.
Toby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beloff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beloff just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beloff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beloff duly obliges.
Beloff looks to land a right hand but Toby moved out of range.
Beloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
VG Beloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toby throws the kick towards the body but Beloff avoids it.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Toby keeps it at a distance.
Beloff rushes Toby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloff misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toby struggles to land a body shot inside as Beloff controls his hands.
Toby struggles to land a body shot inside as Beloff controls his hands.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby misses with an elbow strike.
Beloff lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Beloff on the inside.
Toby blocking some punches.
Beloff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toby lands a shot to the body.
Beloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Beloff.
Beloff blocks a body shot from Toby.
Beloff misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Nice elbow from Toby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Beloff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toby backwards.
Toby tries to work over Beloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beloff throws a punch but it's blocked by Toby.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beloff scores with a shot to the side of Toby's head.
Beloff stalls.
Toby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beloff is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Beloff misses with a body punch.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beloff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toby trying to land knees to the body.
Beloff misses with the head strike.
Beloff stalling in the clinch but Toby improves position.
Beloff has a couple of punches blocked by Toby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beloff misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beloff is leaning against Toby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beloff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beloff throws a body punch but Toby moves out of range.
Toby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Beloff misses the target.
Toby looks to land a body kick but Beloff moved away.
Beloff misses with a few strikes there.
Toby looks for the body kick but Beloff saw that one coming.
Beloff throwing a counter right hand but Toby manages to avoid it.
Beloff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Toby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beloff feints a jab promting Toby to slip. Beloff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Toby slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like James Toby has been cut.
Beloff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toby is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VG Beloff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Toby's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beloff tries to clinch but Toby is having none of it.
Toby replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Beloff blocks it well.
Toby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beloff.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toby, right into the meat.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Toby keeps it at a distance.
Beloff throws the left hand but Toby avoids the punch easily.
Beloff scores with a nice right hand.
Beloff moves into range and clinches up with Toby.
Beloff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toby lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beloff's brow.
Toby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Toby.
Beloff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beloff wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff managing to block the knees to the body from Toby.
Beloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toby misses with a punch to the body.
Toby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby misses with a punch to the body.
Toby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beloff avoids it.
Beloff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Beloff.
Toby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toby scores with a hook to the body.
Beloff takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like VG Beloff has been cut.
Beloff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toby can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Toby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beloff scores with a shot to the side of Toby's head.
Toby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beloff blocks an elbow strike from Toby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby is trying to drag Beloff to the mat but Beloff just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toby lands a knee to the body.
Toby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Toby.
Toby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby lands a hook that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
Toby can't find room to land a body shot as Beloff controls the action.
A short right from Toby on the inside.
James Toby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
Good body shot from Toby.
Toby misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toby lands an uppercut.
Beloff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beloff taking a breather.
Beloff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toby lands an elbow inside.
Beloff takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Toby.
Beloff breaks the clinch.
Toby scores with a spinning back kick!
Toby throws the kick towards the body but Beloff avoids it.
Beloff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toby throws a wild body kick that Beloff sees coming a mile off.
Toby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beloff's calf.
Toby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beloff takes a step back to recover.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toby lands a front kick.
Toby cracks Beloff with a big right hand and Beloff goes down!
Beloff is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toby gets to his feet and stands over Beloff, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Beloff felt that one! Toby unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Beloff from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toby!
James Toby gave a mention to On Tap (Laundry Available) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Palikka (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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25
173 lbs
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24
176 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aurelio.
Palikka misses with an uppercut.
Palikka dives in and grabs Aurelio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes down on Palikka's head and hops out.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aurelio wants to clinch but Palikka slips to the side
and Palikka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Palikka.
Aurelio attempts a counter takedown but Palikka avoids it well and moves away.
Aurelio thows a leg kick but Palikka checks it
and Palikka counters with a left to the body.
Palikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palikka doesn't seem bothered though.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Palikka coming out on top.
Palikka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Palikka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Palikka throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Palikka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aurelio avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Aurelio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aurelio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelio misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palikka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aurelio - the referee stops the clock and Palikka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aurelio. Palikka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palikka.
Marcelo Aurelio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Palikka.
Aurelio swinging wildly here.
Aurelio scores with a jab. Palikka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palikka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a takedown attempt - Palikka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palikka takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Palikka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelio.
Aurelio cracks Palikka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Palikka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aurelio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Aurelio scores with a takedown into Palikka's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka pulls Aurelio in to control the position.
Palikka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelio's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Palikka has picked Aurelio up and slammed him! Aurelio can't keep hold of the triangle and Palikka manages to pass to side control!
Aurelio can't do much from the bottom here.
Palikka trying to control the position but Aurelio is working away.
Aurelio sneaks back into half guard.
Palikka controlling the pace.
Aurelio tries to get to full guard but Palikka has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka not doing much here.
Palikka prevents Aurelio from improving his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Palikka working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Palikka is keen to just control but Aurelio is a slippery customer.
Palikka is controlling the pace.
That's four 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.
Aurelio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palikka lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Palikka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aurelio trying to control here.
Aurelio actively working from the bottom here.
Palikka wants to work for an arm triangle but Aurelio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palikka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aurelio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aurelio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelio misses with a hook.
Aurelio takes a swing at Palikka's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Palikka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palikka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palikka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurelio lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a jab to the nose.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut.
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!
Palikka misses with a body shot.
Aurelio cracks a nice hook into Palikka's ribs.
Palikka shoots in and drives through. Aurelio sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palikka moves out of range as Aurelio strikes.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the body.
Palikka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aurelio's guard.
Palikka wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Palikka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aurelio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palikka is aware though and is defending well.
Aurelio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Palikka preventing the sweep.
Palikka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aurelio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Palikka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aurelio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aurelio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Palikka throwing strikes but missing.
Aurelio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palikka wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Aurelio throws a strike but Palikka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Palikka keeps moving.
Aurelio throws an elbow that misses. Palikka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aurelio's guard. Nice move by Palikka!
Palikka wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Aurelio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palikka can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Palikka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Palikka from controlling successfully.
Palikka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palikka wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Aurelio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palikka is aware though and is defending well.
Aurelio pulls Palikka in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Aurelio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Palikka lands a slapping body shot.
Aurelio gets a takedown into half guard.
Aurelio seems to be working for a kimura but Palikka defends the submission attempt.
Palikka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palikka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Palikka trying to hold on to Aurelio's head to control him but Aurelio postures up.
Palikka is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aurelio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aurelio thows a huge punch but Palikka dodges it nicely.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Palikka is working from the bottom.
Marcelo Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Palikka wants to control but Aurelio is keeping busy.
Aurelio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kalle Palikka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aurelio slips a nice elbow through Palikka's hands, connecting with Palikka's forehead.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura but Palikka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aurelio to get the leverage.
Aurelio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palikka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Palikka actively working from the bottom here.
Aurelio is trying to control. Palikka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aurelio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aurelio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palikka actively working from the bottom here.
Palikka wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio wants to control but Palikka is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palikka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palikka connects with a nice looking jab.
Palikka lands with an overhand left.
Palikka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Palikka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aurelio trying to control the position.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but Palikka controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palikka wants to pass the guard but Aurelio is keeping the position.
Aurelio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palikka is aware though and is defending well.
Palikka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelio is keeping the position for now.
Palikka passes Aurelio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Palikka has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palikka with shots to the head and body - Aurelio looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalle Palikka.
I think Aurelio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Aurelio!
Marcelo Aurelio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Hopkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gregory counter with a right hand.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregory appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gregory is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gregory looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gregory 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.
Well, if Gregory is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory thows a huge punch but Hopkins dodges it nicely.
Gregory is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gregory missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Gregory.
Hopkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gregory. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gregory is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hopkins defends it well.
Gregory sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopkins defending well though.
Gregory trying to control the action but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Gregory has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gregory in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hopkins tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gregory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Gregory!
Joe Gregory bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie Bezoink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bezoink has chosen Fuel as his entrance music. Ernie Bezoink has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dark Fear's chin.
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215 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dark Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernie Bezoink!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch but Bezoink swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bezoink!
It looks like Dark Fear has been cut.
Bezoink ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bezoink throws a nice looking combination but Fear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bezoink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bezoink throws a hook but Fear avoids it easily.
Fear darts in and clinches Bezoink up against the cage.
Fear lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bezoink takes a shot to the head.
Bezoink tries to break the clinch but Fear is controlling the position.
Fear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bezoink breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bezoink.
Bezoink dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fear. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fear rushes Bezoink and presses him up against the cage.
Bezoink misses with some punches.
Bezoink pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fear moves into the clinch.
Bezoink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Fear scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bezoink.
Fear lands a body punch.
Bezoink tries to break free but Fear pushes him back against the cage.
Fear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bezoink wants to break the clinch but can't.
Our sources have told us that Fear has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bezoink's defenses.
It looks like Ernie Bezoink has been cut.
Fear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fear lands an elbow inside that Bezoink shrugs off.
Fear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bezoink's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bezoink lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
Fear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bezoink has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fear seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bezoink can turn it around.
Bezoink looks winded!
Fear avoids the elbow strike from Bezoink, against the cage.
Fear lands an elbow inside that Bezoink shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bezoink.
Fear lands a nice shot to the body.
Fear scores with a knee to the head.
Fear pushes Bezoink back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fear lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Fear.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fear.
Fear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bezoink backwards.
Fear throws an elbow but it misses.
Fear lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bezoink.
Fear lands a damaging elbow.
Fear blocking some punches.
Bezoink looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fear lands a shoulder strike.
Bezoink misses with a punch to the body.
Bezoink misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fear lands with a light punch inside.
Fear pushes off an throws an elbow but Bezoink leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bezoink breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bezoink.
Bezoink gets a clinch.
Fear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Bezoink.
Come on Fear - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fear lands a good knee to the midsection. Bezoink won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Fear.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bezoink tries to break the clinch but Fear is controlling the position.
Bezoink fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fear lands an elbow just above Bezoink 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink takes an elbow to the temple.
Fear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fear.
That has opened up Ernie Bezoink's cut even more.
Fear scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fear displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bezoink up against the cage.
Fear can't find room to land a body shot as Bezoink controls the action.
Bezoink lands with a left to the head.
Fear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bezoink takes an elbow to the temple.
Fear has Bezoink pressed against the cage, preventing Bezoink from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fear lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bezoink is looking to control Fear's arms but Fear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bezoink has his back to the cage.
Fear breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Bezoink lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fear doesn't seem phased though.
Bezoink throws a sloppy head kick
and Fear counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Fear dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bezoink, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fear.
Bezoink lands an elbow inside that Fear shrugs off.
Bezoink working hard to break the clinch.
Fear will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bezoink up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fear.
Bezoink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Fear.
Fear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bezoink can do to turn this around?
Fear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bezoink's face.
Bezoink swings wildly with an uppercut but Fear uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezoink looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fear lands an elbow inside that Bezoink shrugs off.
Fear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bezoink stalling in the clinch but Fear improves position.
Fear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dark Fear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fear is stalling here.
Bezoink is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bezoink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fear moves into the clinch.
Fear presses Bezoink against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bezoink is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fear obliges.
Fear lands a nice shot to the body.
Fear breaks from the clinch.
Fear moves into range and clinches up with Bezoink.
Fear lands a body punch.
Fear is pushing Bezoink up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fear manages to break the clinch.
Fear doesn't manage to clinch there - Bezoink circles away.
Ernie Bezoink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear forces Bezoink back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bezoink's brow.
Bezoink breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fear clinches up with Bezoink and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fear breaks the clinch.
Fear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fear doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bezoink swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ernie Bezoink seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bezoink throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fear darts in and clinches Bezoink up against the cage.
Fear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fear lands an elbow inside that Bezoink shrugs off.
Fear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bezoink's defenses.
Bezoink makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Come on Bezoink - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fear lands a body punch.
Fear lands an elbow inside that Bezoink shrugs off.
Bezoink swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fear lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Ernie Bezoink's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A frustrated look appears on Bezoink's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fear lands an elbow that stopped Bezoink in his tracks for a moment.
Fear lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bezoink.
Fear misses with a punch to the body.
Fear has Bezoink pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fear tries to clinch up but Bezoink circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fear connects with a knee to the head.
Bezoink avoids a wild elbow strike from Fear.
A right hook to the body lands for Fear.
Fear lands a hook that snaps the head of Bezoink backwards.
Fear lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bezoink backwards.
Fear displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bezoink up against the cage.
Fear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Fear.
Fear scores with a hook to the body.
Fear lands a hook that snaps the head of Bezoink backwards.
Fear is working Bezoink over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Fear dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fear lands a damaging elbow.
Fear struggles to land a body shot inside as Bezoink controls his hands.
Fear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bezoink breaks the clinch.
Bezoink throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fear tries to clinch but Bezoink moves out of range.
It seemed like Bezoink was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bezoink paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bezoink steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fear.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bezoink paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bezoink closes the distance and clinches.
Fear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezoink lands a hook that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
Bezoink breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bezoink takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fear has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bezoink's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Fear - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fear lands a nice knee to the body.
Fear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fear lands a nice elbow.
Bezoink takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Fear.
Fear lands with a left to the head.
Fear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bezoink is rocked!
Fear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bezoink's defenses.
Bezoink is still on wobbly legs! Can Fear finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Fear.
Fear breaks from the clinch.
Fear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bezoink, pushing him back against the cage.
Fear lands an elbow that stopped Bezoink in his tracks for a moment.
Fear dips a shoulder and cracks Bezoink with a mighty uppercut! Bezoink falls back against the cage and Fear unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bezoink is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fear screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Fear!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opdauhl comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris-Get Back. This should be a great matchup!
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6 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl throws a front kick that sends LeBeau stumbling back into the cage.
LeBeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Opdauhl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Opdauhl thuds his shin into the meat of LeBeau's side.
Opdauhl misses the shot to the body.
LeBeau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Opdauhl as LeBeau shoots in.
LeBeau cracks Opdauhl with an open hand slap.
Opdauhl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Opdauhl throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Remy LeBeau has been cut.
LeBeau needs to keep his hands up - Opdauhl had a free shot at his head there.
LeBeau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
LeBeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands a head shot.
Remy LeBeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opdauhl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a double jab.
LeBeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Opdauhl.
Nice jab there from Opdauhl.
LeBeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opdauhl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Opdauhl pinned against the cage. Opdauhl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Opdauhl is looking to counter the offense by LeBeau and move into the clinch.
A big right from Opdauhl misses.
LeBeau tries to counter with a clinch but Opdauhl shakes him off and moves away.
Opdauhl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and LeBeau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Opdauhl scrambles back to his feet.
Opdauhl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Opdauhl was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from LeBeau.
Opdauhl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
LeBeau loads up on a big right hand but Opdauhl slips the punch.
LeBeau throws out a loose jab but Opdauhl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opdauhl feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Opdauhl has managed to clinch.
LeBeau is trying to break the clinch but Opdauhl is controlling him.
LeBeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Opdauhl throws a nice outside leg kick.
LeBeau lands a nice shot that snaps Opdauhl's head back.
Opdauhl leaves LeBeau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Terry Opdauhl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remy LeBeau.
Opdauhl moves out of range as LeBeau strikes.
Opdauhl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by LeBeau.
It looks like Terry Opdauhl has been cut.
Opdauhl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeBeau.
A quick step to the side and Opdauhl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from LeBeau misses.
Terry Opdauhl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBeau throws a hook but Opdauhl blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from LeBeau misses the target.
LeBeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Opdauhl works LeBeau's body with a nice hook.
Opdauhl moves into the clinch.
LeBeau has had enough of the clinch but Opdauhl keeps him there for the moment.
Opdauhl struggles to land a body shot inside as LeBeau controls his hands.
LeBeau blocks a body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Opdauhl lands a hook that snaps the head of LeBeau backwards.
Opdauhl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
LeBeau gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Opdauhl regains guard.
Opdauhl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau trying to control but Opdauhl is working from the bottom.
Opdauhl keeping full guard, as LeBeau tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
LeBeau throws a big elbow that misses.
Opdauhl being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
LeBeau works Opdauhl's body with a nice hook.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Opdauhl avoids them all with ease.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking kick to the body. LeBeau takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opdauhl. LeBeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opdauhl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
LeBeau shoots in for a double leg but Opdauhl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Opdauhl throws a sloppy head kick and LeBeau moves out of range easily.
Opdauhl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LeBeau.
LeBeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opdauhl counters with a good low kick that LeBeau was not able to check.
Opdauhl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeBeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
LeBeau misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Opdauhl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from LeBeau is defended easily by Opdauhl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Opdauhl dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Opdauhl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LeBeau misses the shot to the body.
LeBeau misses with a left hand
and Opdauhl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Opdauhl walks into a stiff left hand from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a left hand
and Opdauhl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Opdauhl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Opdauhl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Opdauhl tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeBeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Opdauhl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Opdauhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeBeau throws out the jab.
Opdauhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Opdauhl is looking to wear down LeBeau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Opdauhl throws a nice looking combination but LeBeau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau jabs at Opdauhl's body.
Opdauhl defending well as LeBeau loads up on a big left hand.
LeBeau lunges at Opdauhl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Opdauhl's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opdauhl counters with a left to the body.
LeBeau throws a lazy right hand but Opdauhl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from LeBeau.
LeBeau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Opdauhls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Opdauhl misses with a straight right.
Opdauhl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Opdauhl there as he acknowledges the shot.
Opdauhl feints and then cracks LeBeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LeBeau down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Opdauhl.
Opdauhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Opdauhl loads up on a big right hand but LeBeau slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as LeBeau blocks the leg kick.
LeBeau ducks under a wild hook from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt LeBeau.
Opdauhl defending well as LeBeau loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Opdauhl misses the target.
LeBeau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Opdauhl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LeBeau scores with a jab. Opdauhl acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LeBeau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like LeBeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
LeBeau might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
LeBeau fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Opdauhl avoids it really well and circles away.
And Opdauhl counters with a quick kick to the body but LeBeau blocks it.
LeBeau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Opdauhl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LeBeau.
Nice body kick from Opdauhl.
LeBeau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Opdauhl cracks LeBeau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Opdauhl there.
Opdauhl defending well as LeBeau loads up on a big left hand.
LeBeau misses with a straight left.
Opdauhl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Opdauhl throws a lazy body kick
and LeBeau counters with a straight right hand.
LeBeau misses with a straight left.
Opdauhl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Opdauhl lands with a hook. LeBeau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Opdauhl takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBeau is breathing heavily.
Opdauhl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
LeBeau connects with a jab.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Opdauhl avoids them all with ease.
Opdauhl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Opdauhl connects with an inside leg kick.
LeBeau looks to land a left hand but Opdauhl moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Opdauhl was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Opdauhl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBeau manages to avoid it.
Opdauhl cracks the inside of LeBeau's front leg.
LeBeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Opdauhl lands a head shot.
Opdauhl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl lands a nice leg kick that just misses LeBeau's sensitive parts.
Opdauhl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBeau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl blocks a jab.
Opdauhl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from LeBeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl lands a head shot.
LeBeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Opdauhl.
Opdauhl throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Opdauhl.
LeBeau scores with a jab to the body.
LeBeau shoots in and drives through. Opdauhl sprawls well.
Terry Opdauhl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remy LeBeau.
Opdauhl feints and then cracks LeBeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LeBeau down.
Opdauhl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from LeBeau.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau takes one to the side of the head.
Opdauhl lands a head shot.
LeBeau lands a really nice looking cross but Opdauhl seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Opdauhl dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Opdauhl clinches up with LeBeau and pushes him back against the cage.
LeBeau is trying to maintain a safe position but Opdauhl gets an underhook and turns LeBeau into the cage.
LeBeau breaks the clinch.
LeBeau walks into a left hand.
LeBeau scores with a jab. Opdauhl acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Opdauhl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by LeBeau.
Opdauhl moves away from the strike by LeBeau.
Opdauhl moves out of range as LeBeau strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opdauhl. That's going to slow LeBeau down.
Opdauhl's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Opdauhl duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau misses with a straight right.
Opdauhl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Opdauhl walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
Opdauhl misses with a leg kick.
Terry Opdauhl is winning the standup battle so far.
LeBeau throws a lazy right hand but Opdauhl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
LeBeau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Opdauhl lands a head shot.
LeBeau is trying hard to land a takedown here. Opdauhl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
LeBeau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LeBeau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Opdauhl lands.
LeBeau misses with an uppercut
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Remy LeBeau's cut even more.
A big right from LeBeau misses.
Opdauhl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches LeBeau on the side of the head.
Opdauhl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Opdauhl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBeau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LeBeau misses with a left hand
and Opdauhl counters with a nice body kick.
Opdauhl thuds a left hand into LeBeau's body.
LeBeau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl connects with a looping right hand.
LeBeau has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl misses with a wild combination.
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Opdauhl tests LeBeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Opdauhl moves away from the strike by LeBeau.
A big left from LeBeau misses.
Opdauhl thinks about countering with a body kick.
Opdauhl lands a jab.
LeBeau lands with a straight right. Opdauhl didn't see that one coming.
LeBeau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Opdauhl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LeBeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Opdauhl fires out a quick counter leg kick but LeBeau just manages to avoid it.
LeBeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Opdauhl throws a right and a left that LeBeau avoids nicely.
Opdauhl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LeBeau can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LeBeau misses with a hook
and Opdauhl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LeBeau throws a right hand that Opdauhl ducks under and follows up with a left that Opdauhl also avoids with ease.
Opdauhl is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Opdauhl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LeBeau looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Opdauhl is fending him off so far but LeBeau persists. Nope, Opdauhl circles away and we're back to standing.
Opdauhl swings for the body but LeBeau moves out of range.
LeBeau moves out of range of the body kick.
Opdauhl misses with a body kick.
Opdauhl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
LeBeau throws a body shot but no joy.
LeBeau walks into a jab.
Opdauhl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. LeBeau doesn't seem bothered though.
LeBeau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Opdauhl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LeBeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Opdauhl connects with a leg kick. LeBeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Opdauhl.
LeBeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Remy LeBeau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
LeBeau misses the jab.
Opdauhl digs a good body shot into LeBeau's ribs.
A jab from LeBeau misses.
Opdauhl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Opdauhl there.
Remy LeBeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBeau lands with an overhand left.
Opdauhl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Opdauhl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Opdauhl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LeBeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Opdauhl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but LeBeau manages to circle out of the way.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
Opdauhl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Opdauhl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Opdauhl, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Opdauhl!
After the fight, Terry Opdauhl was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Togi Makabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Makabe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immigrant Song. Spartacus Halo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Togi Makabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spartacus Halo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makabe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Togi Makabe has been cut.
Halo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makabe tries to clinch but Halo moves away
and Halo counters with a shoot takedown. Makabe fights it but they end up in guard.
Makabe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halo looking to pass the guard.
Halo lands a couple of digs.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halo scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo working the ground and pound from side control.
Halo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halo tries to advance to mount but Makabe denies him.
Halo working the ground and pound.
Halo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Makabe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Halo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Makabe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Halo takes a little break here. Makabe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Halo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Makabe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Halo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Makabe!
Makabe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Halo.
Makabe tries to hold on but Halo postures up.
Makabe is looking to improve his position but Halo isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Halo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makabe is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Halo landing strikes from the mount and Makabe is in trouble!
Togi Makabe's cut is getting worse.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Togi Makabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Makabe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jeez, Togi Makabe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Togi Makabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spartacus Halo!
After winning the bout, Spartacus Halo 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samusiovas scoring well with a low kick there.
Danneskjöld takes the fight into the clinch.
Danneskjöld is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Samusiovas to keep the fight standing.
Samusiovas tries to throw a body punch but Danneskjöld avoids it by throwing Samusiovas back against the cage.
Danneskjöld tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samusiovas smiles and moves away.
Danneskjöld tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samusiovas counters with a low kick, right behind Danneskjöld 's knee.
Samusiovas lands a front kick.
Danneskjöld walks into a left hand.
Samusiovas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Samusiovas lands the left hand.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samusiovas scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samusiovas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld shoots in but no luck this time.
Arunas Samusiovas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Samusiovas - that will leave a mark!
Samusiovas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Samusiovas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danneskjöld doesn't manage to clinch there - Samusiovas circles away.
Danneskjöld tries a head kick but it misses.
Samusiovas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Samusiovas scores with a nice body kick.
Danneskjöld blocks a head kick by Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld misses with a body shot
and Samusiovas counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danneskjöld.
Samusiovas 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.
Danneskjöld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danneskjöld tries to score a power double leg takedown but Samusiovas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danneskjöld somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samusiovas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samusiovas scores with a hook to the body. Danneskjöld takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danneskjöld fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Samusiovas avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danneskjöld drops his hands momentarily and Samusiovas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick that knocks Danneskjöld off balance momentarily.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samusiovas tries to land a front kick but Danneskjöld steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld takes one on the button.
Samusiovas cracks Danneskjöld with an open hand slap.
Samusiovas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samusiovas, right into the meat.
Samusiovas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for Danneskjöld with that takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Samusiovas - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Samusiovas. That snapped Danneskjöld's head back.
Samusiovas is looking to slow Danneskjöld down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Samusiovas. No joy for Danneskjöld on that attempt.
Samusiovas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches up with Samusiovas, looking for a takedown. Danneskjöld pushes Samusiovas against the cage but Samusiovas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arunas Samusiovas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas jabs Danneskjöld to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samusiovas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Danneskjöld goes for a double leg but Samusiovas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Samusiovas continues to drive forward.
Danneskjöld takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Samusiovas 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.
Danneskjöld shoots for a double leg takedown but Samusiovas sprawls well. He's pushed Danneskjöld's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danneskjöld looks winded!
Samusiovas throws a nice head kick!
Samusiovas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danneskjöld misses with a two punch combination.
Samusiovas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Danneskjöld's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samusiovas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Danneskjöld takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch but Samusiovas is having none of it.
Samusiovas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Samusiovas throws a head kick that misses.
Danneskjöld is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
That's time! Samusiovas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samusiovas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danneskjöld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danneskjöld avoids a kick to the body.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick which misses Danneskjöld's front leg but catches the back leg as Danneskjöld tries to avoid it.
Danneskjöld moves out of range of the body kick.
Danneskjöld is trying desperately to land a takedown but Samusiovas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Danneskjöld.
Samusiovas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danneskjöld's sensitive parts.
Danneskjöld has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danneskjöld misses with a head kick.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danneskjöld.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danneskjöld.
Samusiovas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld throws a series of punches but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch
letting Samusiovas counter with a right hand.
Samusiovas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arunas Samusiovas is winning the standup battle so far.
Samusiovas clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld tries to pull guard but Samusiovas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Danneskjöld blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld is working for takedown but Samusiovas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Arunas Samusiovas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samusiovas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danneskjöld wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Samusiovas trying to control but Danneskjöld is working from the bottom.
Samusiovas stays in close to Danneskjöld's body and controls the position.
Danneskjöld is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld is looking for a triangle but Samusiovas pushes his legs off easily.
Samusiovas postures up.
Samusiovas stopping the sweep attempt from Danneskjöld.
Samusiovas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danneskjöld can do to turn this around?
Samusiovas is sitting in close to Danneskjöld's body. Danneskjöld has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Samusiovas is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Samusiovas is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Danneskjöld.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ragnar Danneskjöld!
Ragnar Danneskjöld is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ragnar Danneskjöld 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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