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MFN 302: Crowe vs. Makinwa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olympia Unchained (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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152 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowan Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Unchained moves into the clinch.
Unchained pulls guard effortlessly.
Unchained is pulling down on Stevenson's head. It's preventing any offense from Stevenson, at least for the moment.
Unchained working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Unchained wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson trying to control but Unchained is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Unchained controls Stevenson momentarily but Stevenson frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Unchained is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stevenson looking to pass the guard.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Unchained pulls Stevenson in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Unchained avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unchained looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stevenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson sets himself, and Unchained steps forward looking for the clinch! Stevenson avoids it this time.
Unchained moves into the clinch.
Unchained has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stevenson uses from the top position.
Stevenson working some strikes from top position.
Stevenson lands a couple of elbows.
Stevenson lands a couple of digs.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Unchained is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unchained pulls Stevenson in close to prevent any damage.
Stevenson stands up over Unchained, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Unchained utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Unchained is keeping the position.
Stevenson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevenson looking to pass the guard.
Stevenson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Unchained is keeping the position.
Stevenson lands a couple of elbows.
Unchained looking for a sweep. Not yet Unchained, not yet.
Stevenson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevenson forces his way into half guard.
Stevenson is looking to advance position but Unchained won't allow it.
Unchained regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stevenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unchained manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevenson manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unchained is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Unchained stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson is working hard here to advance position.
Unchained must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Unchained from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unchained advances position into side control!
Stevenson is trying to escape the position but Unchained is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Stevenson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Unchained tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Unchained slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevenson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Unchained forces Stevenson back against the cage and clinches.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.
Stevenson lands a right hand.
Unchained pulls guard successfully.
Unchained is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Unchained is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Unchained is pulling down on Stevenson's head. It's preventing any offense from Stevenson, at least for the moment.
Unchained keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Unchained but Unchained pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olympia Unchained is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Stevenson.
Unchained tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot.
Olympia Unchained is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from Stevenson lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained closes the distance and pushes Stevenson back into the cage.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Unchained successfully pulls guard.
Unchained working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unchained working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
Stevenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Unchained is retaining full guard.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
Stevenson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stevenson preventing the sweep.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Unchained keeps moving.
Rowan Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Unchained pulls Stevenson in close to prevent any damage.
Unchained is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Unchained is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Unchained tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stevenson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Unchained controls the pace.
Unchained trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Unchained defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Unchained gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stevenson looking for a guillotine here but Unchained defends easily.
Unchained is pushing down on Stevenson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stevenson is fighting to maintain full guard but Unchained has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unchained trying to pass the guard but Stevenson defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Stevenson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevenson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Unchained working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Unchained keeping full guard, as Stevenson tries to pass.
Unchained wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Unchained is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Unchained.
Stevenson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Unchained wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unchained works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unchained works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevenson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unchained works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson working some strikes from top position.
Unchained is pulling down on Stevenson's head. It's preventing any offense from Stevenson, at least for the moment.
Stevenson cracks Unchained with a solid left hand.
Unchained working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Unchained looking to control.
Unchained has control of Stevenson's left arm, preventing Stevenson from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Unchained has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stevenson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Unchained is trying to control the position but Stevenson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unchained can do to turn this around?
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unchained.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unchained.
Unchained wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Unchained takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unchained moves away.
Stevenson clinches.
Stevenson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevenson.
Unchained jumps guard and drags Stevenson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stevenson won't allow Unchained to sweep him here.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevenson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stevenson won't allow Unchained to sweep him here.
Stevenson postures up in Unchained's guard and throws a big left but Unchained blocks it.
Rowan Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is pulling down on Stevenson's head to control his posture.
Stevenson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Unchained pulls Stevenson in close to his closed guard and prevents Stevenson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stevenson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Unchained seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevenson looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevenson, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Stevenson!
Rowan Stevenson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandstorm. Sadiq Hossein had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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38 - 25 - 5 |
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145 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 25 - 5, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hossein lands with a good body shot.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hossein has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Hossein throws a combination that misses
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Hossein.
Hossein throws a right and a left that Cronos avoids nicely.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hossein cracks a nice hook into Cronos's ribs.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cronos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein lands with a good body shot.
Hossein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hossein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cronos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cronos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Cronos throws out a counter right but Hossein avoids it with no problem.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronos moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hossein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cronos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cronos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hossein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cronos counters with a series of strikes. Hossein will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cronos misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hossein.
Cronos looks to land a combination but Hossein avoids it well.
Hossein misses with a hook.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronos moves away.
Cronos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hossein throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
Hossein misses with a few strikes there.
Hossein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hossein is looking to wear down Cronos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hossein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Cronos swinging wildly here.
Hossein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cronos circles away quickly and effectively.
As Hossein backs off Cronos throws a huge counter combo but Hossein manages to avoid it all.
Cronos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cronos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cronos manages to avoid it.
Cronos fails with a takedown attempt.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hossein lands a jab to the head.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cronos.
Hossein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cronos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hossein wants to control but Cronos postures up.
Cronos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cronos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cronos tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is not content to let Cronos control the position.
Cronos in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hossein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cronos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Cronos tries for a kimura but Hossein is defending well.
Cronos slows the pace down.
Cronos trying to control the position but Hossein is working away.
Cronos tries to advance to mount but Hossein denies him.
Hossein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cronos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hossein takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hossein, right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Hossein.
Cronos lunges at Hossein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hossein's hand.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Sadiq Hossein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
Hossein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cronos.
Hossein walks into a jab.
It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cronos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
It seemed like Cronos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cronos misses the shot to the body.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cronos.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronos moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cronos unleashes a big counter combination but Hossein bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Cronos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cronos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cronos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hossein is just riding it out for now. Cronos eventually gives up the hold.
Cronos is working for a submission of some sort.
Cronos wants to pass the guard but Hossein is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Cronos seems content to control.
Hossein is refusing to be controlled, as Cronos sits in half guard.
Hossein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cronos trying to control the pace.
Hossein is not content to let Cronos control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hossein wants to get back to full guard.
Cronos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cronos throws a looping overhand right but Hossein ducks down to avoid it.
Cronos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Hossein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cronos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
Cronos keeps Hossein at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Hossein ducks right into an uppercut from Cronos.
Hossein connects with a body shot that sends Cronos's belly button to the back.
Hossein avoids the head kick by Cronos.
Cronos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein feints and then cracks Cronos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cronos down.
Hossein takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Cronos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hossein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cronos scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cronos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Cronos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cronos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cronos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hossein defends well and Cronos ends up having to push Hossein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Hossein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cronos.
Cronos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hossein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Cronos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cronos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hossein misses with a hook
and Cronos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hossein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hossein lands a nice hook to Cronos's body. Cronos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Cronos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hossein was well out of range. Poor timing from Cronos.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
A big left from Hossein misses.
Cronos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronos moves away.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hossein misses with a body shot
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cronos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein avoids the body shot from Cronos.
Hossein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Cronos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hossein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cronos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cronos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cronos wants to control from the top but Hossein keeps moving.
Hossein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cronos passes Hossein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cronos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hossein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cronos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is trying to get back to full guard.
Cronos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hossein wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos content to control rather than advance.
Cronos is trying to control the action in half guard but Hossein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hossein is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cronos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cronos's back!
Will Hossein go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cronos wants to escape the position.
Cronos is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hossein gets his way!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hossein is keen to just control but Cronos is a slippery customer.
Cronos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cronos.
Cronos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hossein preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cronos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cronos prevents Hossein from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cronos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cronos 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cronos!
Jose Cronos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Rockstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
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195 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Kim.
Rockstar is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Rockstar.
Luke Rockstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockstar throws a big shot that misses.
Rockstar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rockstar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rockstar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rockstar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Rockstar.
Rockstar tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Kim is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good leg kick by Rockstar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Rockstar counters with an inside leg kick.
Rockstar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kim quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Rockstar sits in half guard.
Kim has hold of Rockstar's hands but Rockstar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rockstar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockstar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kim defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kim gets full guard.
Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rockstar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rockstar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockstar defends well.
Rockstar lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim keeping full guard, as Rockstar tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Rockstar defends easily.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
Rockstar wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rockstar frees his head nicely. Oh but Kim has switched to an armbar! Rockstar is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roberto Kim!
An out of breath Roberto Kim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonqw Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Henley (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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170 lbs
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163 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonqw Fray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fray misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Henley.
Fray drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fray defends well.
Fray postures up and lands a big shot to Henley's brow.
Henley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fray won't allow Henley to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fray throws a big right hand that misses.
Henley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fray has managed to get both his arms back between Henley's legs - danger averted.
Fray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henley trying to control the position.
Fray wants to pass the guard but Henley is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henley is on top in guard.
Henley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henley throws a big right hand that misses.
Henley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley looking to sit in guard and control but Fray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fray throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henley pulls Fray in close to prevent any damage.
Henley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henley is looking for a triangle but Fray pushes his legs off easily.
Fray throwing strikes but missing.
Fray tries to free his leg and advance position but Henley is retaining full guard.
Henley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Henley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley has control of Fray's left arm, preventing Fray from doing any damage.
Fray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henley keeping moving, preventing Fray from controlling successfully.
Henley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henley working for a triangle but Fray defends it easily.
Fray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henley wants to sweep here but Fray controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fray's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henley wants to sweep here but Fray controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Henley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henley has his foot on Fray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fray works his way back into a safe position though.
Fray is looking to work some ground and pound but Henley has wrist control.
Henley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fray defends it easily.
Fray trying to control but Henley is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henley trying to control the position.
Fray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonqw Fray dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henley gets caught flat footed, as Fray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fray distracts Henley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jonqw Fray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fray stacks Henley 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 Fray!
Henley throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fray is trying to get an arm triangle but Henley is defending well.
Henley can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fray off and has taken his back!
My spies in Gorilla Warfare MMA inform me that Henley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fray wants to control his opponent's hands but Henley gets his hands free.
Fray wants to escape the position.
Fray tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Henley landing strikes from the mount and Fray is in trouble!
Fray manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Henley there.
Fray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henley trying to mount his opponent but Fray defends it.
Still in half guard, Henley seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray missing with punches from the bottom.
Henley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henley is trying to control. Fray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Fray's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fray moves into full guard.
Henley stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Fray throws up his legs and catches Henley in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Henley tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Fray! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jonqw Fray!
Post fight, an emotional Jonqw Fray said 'You were saying Mon Ami.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antti Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Samuli Edelmann - Teit meistä kauniin. Antti Karhu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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29
149 lbs
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28
148 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karhu moves away from the strike by Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smoochie Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karhu is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Karhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karhu.
Smoochie Wallace lands with an uppercut that bounces Karhu off the cage and back into range.
Oh Karhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smoochie Wallace cracks Karhu with an uppercut from hell and Karhu crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Smoochie Wallace's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu has momentary wrist control but Smoochie Wallace slips an elbow through the middle.
Smoochie Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karhu is looking for a triangle but Smoochie Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Smoochie Wallace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karhu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smoochie Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karhu seems to have got his legs back now.
Karhu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu working for a triangle but Smoochie Wallace defends it easily.
Smoochie Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smoochie Wallace is in close to Karhu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karhu working for a triangle but Smoochie Wallace defends it easily.
Smoochie Wallace throws a sloppy strike and Karhu has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Smoochie Wallace is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Karhu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antti Karhu!
Antti Karhu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edguy - Two Out of Seven. Dust has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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31
147 lbs
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30
150 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Manne.
Manne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dust.
Manne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manne lands with a good body shot.
Manne lands a nice hook to Dust's body. Dust takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dust lands a nice hook to Manne's body. Manne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manne avoids a kick to the body.
Manne misses with a wild body shot.
Dust tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manne was well out of range. Poor timing from Dust.
Dust misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Manne misses.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Manne misses with a straight right.
Manne slips under a jab from Dust.
Dust takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manne scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
Dust looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust checks the leg kick.
Manne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dust manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manne with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dust has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust has his foot on Manne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manne works his way back into a safe position though.
Manne advances position into side control!
Manne advances to full mount.
Manne lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manne landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manne dominating with strikes here.
Manne is landing with some decent strikes but Dust is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust tries to reverse the position but Manne maintains control.
Manne landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dust manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dust tries to roll over but Manne keeps him under control.
Dust looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manne 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.
Dust moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne throws a big elbow that misses.
Dust is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manne is aware though and is defending well.
Dust has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manne landing with the ground and pound.
Manne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dust is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dust tries to bum rush Manne with a series of wild strikes but Manne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Dust checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manne takes a swing at Dust's ribcage but misses.
Dust scores with a shot to the body.
Manne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dust can do to turn this around?
Dust misses with a body kick.
Manne keeps Dust at a distance using the push kick.
Manne misses with an uppercut.
Dust steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dust throws a low kick but Manne moves out of range easily.
Puntti Manne is winning the standup battle so far.
Manne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dust.
Manne takes a swing at Dust's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne throws a right hand that Dust ducks under and follows up with a left that Dust also avoids with ease.
Dust blocks a leg kick.
Manne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dust has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manne.
Manne is looking to wear down Dust with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Dust misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust misses with a body kick.
Dust lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dust.
Manne throws out a loose jab but Dust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dust is out of range and Manne settles back down.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dust moves away.
Manne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dust takes a step back to recover.
Dust loads up on a big right hand but Manne slips the punch.
Manne is looking to counter with a body kick.
Manne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dust thows a leg kick but Manne checks it
and Manne counters with a nice body kick.
Manne blocks a head kick by Dust.
Dust stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dust avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manne checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dust takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manne misses with a body shot.
Dust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manne misses with a kick to the body.
Dust stuns Manne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dust uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manne.
Manne misses with a body kick.
Dust feints the counter takedown.
Manne throws the kick towards the body but Dust avoids it.
Manne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Dust as he connects with a hook.
Dust connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manne momentarily.
Manne throws a low kick but Dust avoids it.
Jab, jab by Manne - just one landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Manne blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dust.
Dust looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dust throwing strikes from guard but Manne blocks nicely.
Manne wants to sweep but no luck.
Manne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dust's head.
Manne is looking to advance position but Dust won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust looking for submissions off his back.
Manne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manne prevents Dust from improving his position.
Manne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dust connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manne. Dust does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Dust was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manne.
Dust takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manne misses with a body shot.
Manne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dust on the side of the head.
Dust darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manne tries to move into range but Dust moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manne scores with a push kick.
Dust lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manne's sensitive parts.
Manne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dust sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dust lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice takedown defense from Manne. No joy for Dust on that attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Manne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dust counters with a stiff right hand.
Manne slips a jab and a cross from Dust.
Manne avoids the body shot from Dust.
Manne misses with a body kick.
Dust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dust jabs Manne right on the nose. Manne blinks but takes it well.
Manne throws a head kick that misses.
Manne throws a solid leg kick but Dust takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manne.
Manne checks a leg kick nicely.
Manne throwing a counter right hand but Dust manages to avoid it.
Dust getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manne checks a leg kick.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dust moves away.
Dust is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manne.
Dust throws a body punch but Manne moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dust scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manne. That did some damage!
Manne misses with a low kick.
Dust throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Star Dust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dust pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manne throws a head kick but Dust moves out of range.
Dust is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dust misses with a kick to the body.
Dust throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dust thuds a left hand into Manne's body.
Dust scores with a jab.
Manne slips a jab from Dust.
That kick from Manne tenderised Dust's leg. Dust is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manne swings for the body but Dust moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dust or perhaps it was just good defense by Manne, which made it look bad.
Puntti Manne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Star Dust.
Dust takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne gets the takedown into side control.
Dust gets back to half guard.
Dust avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manne.
Ground and pound from Manne.
Manne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Manne there.
Dust is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Manne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust is looking for a sweep. Manne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Manne.
Dust is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manne scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dust is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manne working over Dust with some ground and pound. Dust looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dust is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manne's back!
Manne breaks Dust's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Puntti Manne.
Well Manne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puntti Manne!
Puntti Manne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnodebski thuds his right hand into Alves 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Krasnodebski misses with a head kick.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krasnodebski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Gotard Krasnodebski has been cut.
Alves lunges at Krasnodebski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krasnodebski's hand.
Krasnodebski connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krasnodebski connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.
Alves closes the distance and pushes Krasnodebski back into the cage.
Alves stalling.
Krasnodebski lands a left hand.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krasnodebski's guard.
Krasnodebski keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Krasnodebski wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
Krasnodebski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alves trying to control but Krasnodebski is working from the bottom.
Alves won't allow Krasnodebski to get back to his feet.
Alves wants to control from the top but Krasnodebski keeps moving.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Krasnodebski has wrist control.
Krasnodebski wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We've been hearing that Alves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Krasnodebski keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Krasnodebski lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks to land a combination. Krasnodebski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alves scores with a jab.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krasnodebski counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krasnodebski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alves will feel that in the morning.
Krasnodebski lands a really nice looking cross but Alves seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Alves .
Krasnodebski throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krasnodebski tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krasnodebski backs up against the cage.
Krasnodebski is rocked!
That has opened up Gotard Krasnodebski's cut even more.
Alves slips under a jab from Krasnodebski.
Gotard Krasnodebski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves checks a leg kick nicely.
Krasnodebski moves out of range of the strikes.
Krasnodebski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves blocks a low kick nicely.
Alves lands a big head kick that sends Krasnodebski to the canvas! Alves follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renzo Alves !
Renzo Alves took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignatov has chosen Fler-Ghetto Beat as his entrance music. Vladimir Ignatov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Dzhumagaliev blocks the leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev moves into the clinch.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov tries to work over Dzhumagaliev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov has Dzhumagaliev pressed against the cage, preventing Dzhumagaliev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dzhumagaliev takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzhumagaliev takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Dzhumagaliev fails to land.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov dodges an elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Dzhumagaliev lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov blocks an elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands with a right to the head.
Dzhumagaliev tries to work over Ignatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dzhumagaliev blocking some punches.
Dzhumagaliev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dzhumagaliev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev lands an elbow inside that Ignatov shrugs off.
It looks like Vladimir Ignatov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev tries to work over Ignatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dzhumagaliev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignatovs head.
Ignatov gets through Dzhumagaliev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev lands an elbow that stopped Ignatov in his tracks for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Dzhumagaliev has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatov misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dzhumagaliev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ignatov lands a right hand.
Dzhumagaliev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhumagaliev's elbow.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignatov lands a nice uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev letting Ignatov take a breather here.
Dzhumagaliev lands a nice elbow.
Ignatov presses Dzhumagaliev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dzhumagaliev looking to stall.
Dzhumagaliev throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dzhumagaliev lands a right hand.
A short right from Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignatov is leaning against Dzhumagaliev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Dzhumagaliev - that landed with a thud.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a light punch inside.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a light punch inside.
Dzhumagaliev lands a right hand.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a shoulder strike.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ignatov lands a left hand.
Ignatov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dzhumagaliev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatov has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatov lands with a cross.
Ignatov misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dzhumagaliev motions for Ignatov to come forward. Dzhumagaliev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dzhumagaliev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick from Dzhumagaliev lands but Ignatov takes it in his stride.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev throws a leg kick but Ignatov checks it.
Ignatov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dzhumagaliev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dzhumagaliev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov is working Dzhumagaliev over against the cage.
Dzhumagaliev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dzhumagaliev lands an elbow that stopped Ignatov in his tracks for a moment.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a hook to the body.
Ignatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Ignatov will probably get the nod.
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.
Ignatov lands a glancing blow to the side of Dzhumagaliev's head.
Dzhumagaliev closes the distance and pushes Ignatov back into the cage.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov blocks an elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov tries to work over Dzhumagaliev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dzhumagaliev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov clinches up against the cage.
Ignatov blocks an elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov avoids the elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev, against the cage.
Ignatov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dzhumagalievs head.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignatov blocks the elbow strike.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dzhumagaliev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dzhumagaliev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignatov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ignatov scores with a jab. Dzhumagaliev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ignatov.
Ignatov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping left.
Ignatov misses with a straight left.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a low kick.
Ignatov lands a slapping body shot.
Dzhumagaliev moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatov.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatov throws a shot to the body.
Ignatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dzhumagaliev throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dzhumagaliev manages to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzhumagaliev drives through and clinches with Ignatov against the cage.
Ignatov lands a damaging elbow.
Dzhumagaliev lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dzhumagaliev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Dzhumagaliev blocks it.
Ignatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatov is trying to break the clinch but Dzhumagaliev has him pressed against the cage.
Ignatov misses with an elbow strike.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a shoulder strike.
Dzhumagaliev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dzhumagaliev misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ignatov's defenses.
Dzhumagaliev struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Dzhumagaliev gets through Ignatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov lands an uppercut.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ignatov.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhumagaliev controls his hands.
Ignatov blocks an elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev tries to break free but Ignatov pushes him back against the cage.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a light punch inside.
Ignatov lands an elbow that stopped Dzhumagaliev in his tracks for a moment.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhumagaliev controls his hands.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dzhumagaliev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatov's brow.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ignatov on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a body punch.
A short left from Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev blocking some punches.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev pushes Ignatov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov tries to work over Dzhumagaliev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzhumagaliev prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ignatov tries a low kick but Dzhumagaliev avoids it.
Dzhumagaliev throws the left hand but Ignatov avoids the punch easily.
Ignatov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dzhumagaliev has closed the distance and engaged Ignatov in a clinch.
Dzhumagaliev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignatov dodges an elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhumagaliev controls the action.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatov takes a shot to the head.
Dzhumagaliev lands an uppercut.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside that Dzhumagaliev shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Ignatov lands a left hand.
Dzhumagaliev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Dzhumagaliev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dzhumagaliev as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Dzhumagaliev.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dzhumagaliev's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev pushes Ignatov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dzhumagaliev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ignatov is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Ignatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dzhumagaliev finish him?
Dzhumagaliev prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov seems to have recovered his senses.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov connects with a crisp jab.
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a body kick but Ignatov moved away.
Dzhumagaliev backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses
and Ignatov counters with a thumping low kick.
Dzhumagaliev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Dzhumagaliev avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatov throws a hook to the side of Dzhumagaliev's head but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Dzhumagaliev misses its intended target.
Dzhumagaliev has Ignatov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ignatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dzhumagaliev has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks the elbow strike.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev lands an elbow inside.
Dzhumagaliev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignatov misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dzhumagaliev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dzhumagaliev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatov being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev blocks an elbow strike.
Ignatov lands with a left to the head.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dzhumagaliev fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatov.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Dzhumagaliev lands an elbow inside.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Ignatov.
Ignatov scoring well with a low kick there.
Dzhumagaliev moves forwards but Ignatov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. Dzhumagaliev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatov's shoulder, as Ignatov tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dzhumagaliev checks a low kick from Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ignatov moves out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick.
Ignatov delivers a nice body kick.
Dzhumagaliev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dzhumagaliev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dzhumagaliev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Dzhumagaliev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vladimir Ignatov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ignatov misses with some punches.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dzhumagaliev is defending well for now.
Ignatov scores with a shot to the side of Dzhumagaliev's head.
Dzhumagaliev has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks a body shot from Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolai Dzhumagaliev.
Well Ignatov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Ignatov!
An out of breath Vladimir Ignatov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkkinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TURISAS - Stand Up And Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrol misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Pulkkinen misses.
Arrol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen walks into a straight right hand from Arrol.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Arrol was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pulkkinen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Arrol to the ground. Pulkkinen is now in Arrol's guard.
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.
Pulkkinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arrol is keeping the position for now.
Arrol is pulling down on Pulkkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pulkkinen, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arrol seems keen to control Pulkkinen's posture.
Arrol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pulkkinen being controlled here momentarily.
Arrol keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arrol has control of Pulkkinen's left arm, preventing Pulkkinen from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pulkkinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arrol's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulkkinen is fighting to break Arrol's control of his arms but Arrol is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pulkkinen wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.
Arrol is pulling down on Pulkkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pulkkinen, at least for the moment.
Arrol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to control but Arrol is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arrol holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arrol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Arrol throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Arrol.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Arrol enables Pulkkinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arrol manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pulkkinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pulkkinen wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pulkkinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Pulkkinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pulkkinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Arrol has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pulkkinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrol controlling Pulkkinen's posture.
More stalling from Arrol.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pulkkinen throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Pulkkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Arrol's head but Arrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arrol tries a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the body
and Arrol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arrol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Arrol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arrol ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen thows a leg kick but Arrol checks it
and Arrol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Arrol's head but Arrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol lands a nice shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Arrol checks it.
William Arrol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrol blocks a jab.
Arrol now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pulkkinen is looking to wear down Arrol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab to the body
and Arrol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Arrol throws a sloppy body shot
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arrol misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Arrol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
Pera Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrol lands with an uppercut that bounces Pulkkinen off the cage and back into range.
Pulkkinen connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen throws a front kick aimed at Arrol's knee but Arrol avoids it well.
Arrol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Arrol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arrol has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pulkkinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arrol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pulkkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pulkkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arrol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William Arrol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrol throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen cracks Arrol with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen digs a good body shot into Arrol's ribs.
Pulkkinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arrol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arrol scores with a decent looking hook.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulkkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen feints and then cracks Arrol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrol down.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arrol.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arrol at a distance.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arrol cracks the inside of Pulkkinen's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pera Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arrol slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
Arrol is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulkkinen with a body shot.
Pulkkinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Arrol sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pulkkinen, right into the meat.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but Arrol is having none of it.
Pulkkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen blocks a leg kick.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arrol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Arrol is trying to get back to half guard.
Arrol can't do much from the bottom here.
Arrol managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pulkkinen.
You can see the frustration on Arrol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arrol parries the strikes from Pulkkinen easily there. Pulkkinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arrol to escape.
Pulkkinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arrol keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with punches from side control.
Arrol struggling a bit here.
Arrol tries to improve position but can't.
Pulkkinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Arrol is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pulkkinen off and has taken his back!
Arrol working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen just trying to survive but Arrol is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Arrol working for a choke but Pulkkinen is defending well.
Pulkkinen trying to control the action but Arrol just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Arrol.
Arrol is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Pulkkinen taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Arrol.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Arrol!
A very excited looking William Arrol made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Ugor Makinwa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowe clinches up against the cage.
Makinwa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makinwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Makinwa tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Makinwa back against the cage.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe tries a body shot but Makinwa blocks it.
Makinwa misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Makinwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowe has double underhooks.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makinwa prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe prevents Makinwa from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makinwa misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makinwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makinwa tries to break free but Crowe pushes him back against the cage.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makinwa tries to circle away but Crowe has him pinned against the cage.
Crowe has Makinwa pressed against the cage, preventing Makinwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makinwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Makinwa.
Crowe tries for a takedown but Makinwa manages to get underhooks.
Makinwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe works the jab nicely.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makinwa moves away.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Crowe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makinwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
A little jabbing left from Makinwa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makinwa misses with a looping left.
Crowe throws the kick towards the body but Makinwa avoids it.
Makinwa connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crowe.
Makinwa thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makinwa drops Crowe with a big left hand! Crowe is injured, injured bad! Makinwa jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugor Makinwa!
Ugor Makinwa is the new light heavyweight champion!
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