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Infinity: Broken Dreams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wellman Iv!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Badger drops his hands momentarily and Wellman Iv takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wellman Iv manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Badger on his heels. He'll look to pass Badger's guard now, I'm sure.
Wellman Iv stays in close to Badger's body and controls the position.
Wellman Iv thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wellman Iv's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellman Iv wants to pass the guard but Badger is keeping the position.
Wellman Iv is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Wellman Iv might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Wellman Iv throws a big elbow that misses.
Wellman Iv stays in close to Badger's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wellman Iv drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wellman Iv jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Badger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Badger tries to get out of the position.
Badger is working an open guard so Wellman Iv takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jack Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wellman Iv slips a jab and a cross from Badger.
Wellman Iv clinches with his opponent.
Badger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wellman Iv uses from the top position.
Wellman Iv trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wellman Iv controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv forces his way into half guard.
Wellman Iv is controlling the pace.
Wellman Iv stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Badger to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Badger fails to land with a series of punches.
Badger throws a series of punches but Wellman Iv avoids them all with ease.
Wellman Iv dodges the punch combination from Badger.
Wellman Iv drops his hands momentarily and Badger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badger moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Badger misses.
Wellman Iv shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badger as he avoids it easily.
Wellman Iv connects with the punch.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellman Iv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wellman Iv!
Badger gets caught napping as Wellman Iv dives in and scores a takedown. Badger manages to retain guard.
Wellman Iv stopping the sweep attempt from Badger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Wellman Iv dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wellman Iv shoots in but Badger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Badger fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Wellman Iv.
Badger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wellman Iv's guard.
Wellman Iv has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Badger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badger defending well as Wellman Iv loads up on a big left hand.
Wellman Iv fails with a takedown attempt.
Badger throws a right hand that Wellman Iv ducks under and follows up with a left that Wellman Iv also avoids with ease.
Badger moves into the clinch successfully.
Wellman Iv has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Badger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jack Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wellman Iv.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv wants a takedown but no success here.
Wellman Iv tries for a takedown but Badger manages to get underhooks.
Wellman Iv changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Badger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Badger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wellman Iv misses the jab.
A combination from Badger does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Badger.
Badger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wellman Iv shoots in and bounces Badger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Badger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wellman Iv is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger kicks Wellman Iv off and gets to his feet.
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!
Wellman Iv shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shane Wellman Iv has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wellman Iv performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Badger is trying to stand back up but Wellman Iv is controlling him
Wellman Iv is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Wellman Iv 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wellman Iv shoots in and bounces Badger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wellman Iv controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wellman Iv stands up from Badger's guard - Wellman Iv perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Wellman Iv will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Badger walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Badger misses the target.
Wellman Iv with the counter takedown but Badger avoids it easily.
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Badger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wellman Iv is looking to clinch but Badger is avoiding it.
Badger attempts a counter takedown but Wellman Iv avoids it well and moves away.
Badger dives in and grabs Wellman Iv's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wellman Iv pushes down on Badger's head and hops out.
Wellman Iv shoots in and drives through. Badger sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Badger scores with a four punch combination!
Wellman Iv closes the distance and clinches.
Badger tries to pull guard but Wellman Iv holds him up against the cage and eventually Badger drops back down to his feet.
Wellman Iv is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Badger is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wellman Iv.
Badger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Badger prevents the takedown attempt.
Badger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Badger is pressed up against the cage. Wellman Iv has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Badger down to the mat. Badger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wellman Iv digs a good hook to Badger's body.
Wellman Iv explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Badger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wellman Iv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wellman Iv frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wellman Iv looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wellman Iv gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wellman Iv misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badger misses with the body kick
and Wellman Iv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Badger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wellman Iv is in Badger's guard.
Wellman Iv sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Badger wants to stand and escape but Wellman Iv is having none of it.
Badger wants to control but Wellman Iv passes easily into half guard.
Wellman Iv content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger tries to kick Wellman Iv off but Wellman Iv keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Badger misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badger leaves Wellman Iv with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Badger appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Wellman Iv comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wellman Iv winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Wellman Iv!
A less than humble Shane Wellman Iv misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Split Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsurugi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rising Sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Split Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Split Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Mitsurugi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitsurugi tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Mitsurugi only half commits.
Brown misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Mitsurugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsurugi moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Mitsurugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsurugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi misses with some punches.
Mitsurugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitsurugi has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to break free.
Mitsurugi digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown prevents a body shot from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitsurugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsurugi cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to circle away but Mitsurugi has him pinned against the cage.
Mitsurugi lands a shot to the body.
Mitsurugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsurugi scores with a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitsurugi.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Mitsurugi is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi scores with a hook to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Mitsurugi has the dominant position.
Mitsurugi lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitsurugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Mitsurugi lands a left hand.
Mitsurugi lands a shot to the body.
Mitsurugi lands an uppercut.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitsurugi lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mitsurugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mitsurugi scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Mitsurugi lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitsurugi lands with a left to the head.
Mitsurugi tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Mitsurugi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mitsurugi works the jab nicely.
It looks like Split Brown has been cut.
Mitsurugi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown throws a head kick but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
Mitsurugi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mitsurugi cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mitsurugi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brown to stand back up!
Brown is rocked!
Mitsurugi swinging wildly here.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitsurugi cracks Brown on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brown falls backwards against the cage. Mitsurugi follows up with more strikes that drop Brown to his knees. Mitsurugi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brown! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
After the fight, Shinsuke Mitsurugi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chem Spaletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hideo Sakurai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chem Spaletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spaletti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakurai scores with a nice head shot.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sakurai misses with a hook. Spaletti ducked under it nicely.
Spaletti attempts a counter takedown but Sakurai avoids it well and moves away.
Sakurai misses with a lunging right hand
and Spaletti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sakurai!
Spaletti has an Americana. Sakurai didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Spaletti is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Spaletti hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chem Spaletti!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sassano Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Whiteside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Sassano Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteside throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sassano Jnr on the side of the head.
Sassano Jnr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whiteside sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whiteside bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whiteside darts in looking for a takedown but Sassano Jnr gets double underhooks and turns Whiteside into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside is looking to clinch.
Whiteside looks to land a combination but Sassano Jnr avoids it well.
Whiteside closes the distance and clinches.
Whiteside takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Johnny Whiteside has been cut.
Whiteside has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sassano Jnr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Sassano Jnr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sassano Jnr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sassano Jnr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sassano Jnr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sassano Jnr landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteside takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sassano Jnr tries a body shot but Whiteside blocks it.
Sassano Jnr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sassano Jnr lands a good knee to the midsection. Whiteside won't want to take too many of those.
Sassano Jnr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Sassano Jnr.
A frustrated look appears on Whiteside's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whiteside has clasped his hands together around Sassano Jnr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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.
Whiteside working the ground and pound but Sassano Jnr is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Sassano Jnr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sassano Jnr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whiteside has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sassano Jnr wants to control but Whiteside postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside is looking to take a break and control but Sassano Jnr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sassano Jnr is looking for a sweep.
Sassano Jnr trying to control but Whiteside flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiteside is looking to control Sassano Jnr but Sassano Jnr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sassano Jnr is trying to break free.
Whiteside biding his time, controlling Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
I really don't envy Sassano Jnr right now.
Whiteside is looking to control Sassano Jnr but Sassano Jnr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Whiteside missing with punches from the back.
Whiteside is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sassano Jnr. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Sassano Jnr rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr is looking to escape.
Whiteside working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whiteside is looking to take a break and control but Sassano Jnr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whiteside winds up and cracks Sassano Jnr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Whiteside sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sassano Jnr defending well though.
Sassano Jnr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sassano Jnr is refusing to be controlled, as Whiteside sits in half guard.
Whiteside is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Sassano Jnr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Whiteside's cut.
That's time! Sassano Jnr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whiteside waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sassano Jnr.
Johnny Whiteside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sassano Jnr lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Sassano Jnr as Whiteside shoots in.
Whiteside fails with the takedown
and Sassano Jnr counters with a head kick. That will keep Whiteside thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sassano Jnr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiteside was well out of range. Poor timing from Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside throws a combination that misses
and Sassano Jnr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sassano Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiteside.
Whiteside digs a good body shot into Sassano Jnr's ribs.
Whiteside avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whiteside shoots for a double leg takedown but Sassano Jnr sprawls well. He's pushed Whiteside's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Sassano Jnr misses its target.
Tony Sassano Jnr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Whiteside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tony Sassano Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiteside walks into a straight right hand from Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Sassano Jnr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whiteside throws a poor cross that misses
and Sassano Jnr counters with a three punch combo that has Whiteside backing up. Whiteside nods at Sassano Jnr to acknowledge the strikes.
Whiteside is rocked!
Whiteside rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whiteside ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whiteside rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sassano Jnr counters with a nice body shot.
Whiteside misses with an uppercut
and Sassano Jnr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whiteside shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sassano Jnr defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr loads up on a big right hand but Whiteside slips the punch.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Sassano Jnr is having none of it.
Tony Sassano Jnr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Whiteside lands with an overhand left.
Sassano Jnr lands with a hook. Whiteside tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whiteside misses with a lunging right hand
and Sassano Jnr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sassano Jnr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiteside.
Whiteside slips a jab from Sassano Jnr.
A jab from Whiteside misses.
Whiteside throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sassano Jnr misses the target.
It seemed like Whiteside was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whiteside chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sassano Jnr can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whiteside circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Whiteside releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whiteside tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sassano Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiteside.
Sassano Jnr moves away from the strike by Whiteside.
Whiteside checks a low kick from Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sassano Jnr thows a leg kick but Whiteside checks it
and Whiteside counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sassano Jnr wants to stand and escape but Whiteside is having none of it.
Whiteside won't allow Sassano Jnr to sweep him here.
Whiteside has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whiteside passes Sassano Jnr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside thows a huge punch but Sassano Jnr dodges it nicely.
Whiteside blocks the strikes from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sassano Jnr is looking to control Whiteside's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sassano Jnr avoid being mounted?
Sassano Jnr is looking to escape.
Whiteside missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sassano Jnr taking some punishment here, with Whiteside in his half guard.
Whiteside not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sassano Jnr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sassano Jnr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Whiteside's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sassano Jnr scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sassano Jnr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sassano Jnr thows a leg kick but Whiteside checks it
and Whiteside counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whiteside scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sassano Jnr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sassano Jnr wants to get back to his feet but Whiteside is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnny Whiteside has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whiteside postures up in Sassano Jnr's guard and throws a big left but Sassano Jnr blocks it.
Sassano Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whiteside can do to turn this around?
Sassano Jnr has momentary wrist control but Whiteside slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteside trying to control the position from guard on top but Sassano Jnr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sassano Jnr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Whiteside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whiteside passes into half guard.
Sassano Jnr controlling the position for now.
Sassano Jnr is staying active underneath Whiteside, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sassano Jnr wants to improve his position but Whiteside is controlling well.
Whiteside is thwarting Sassano Jnr's attempts to control the position.
Johnny Whiteside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Sassano Jnr has hold of Whiteside's hands but Whiteside slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sassano Jnr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whiteside is keen to just control but Sassano Jnr is a slippery customer.
Whiteside drops an elbow to the side of Sassano Jnr's head.
Sassano Jnr trying to hold on to Whiteside's head to control him but Whiteside postures up.
Sassano Jnr is controlling Whiteside's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sassano Jnr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside is pushing down on Sassano Jnr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sassano Jnr is fighting to maintain full guard but Whiteside has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sassano Jnr wants to get back to his feet.
Whiteside throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whiteside trying to control from half guard but Sassano Jnr is working away.
Whiteside seems to be working for a kimura but Sassano Jnr defends the submission attempt.
Sassano Jnr trying to hold on to Whiteside's head to control him but Whiteside postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whiteside ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sassano Jnr scores with a jab to the head.
Sassano Jnr misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Whiteside releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sassano Jnr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiteside is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sassano Jnr with a body shot.
Sassano Jnr slips under a jab.
Whiteside waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside lands with a good body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Sassano Jnr.
Tony Sassano Jnr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whiteside throws out a loose jab but Sassano Jnr uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Whiteside comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sassano Jnr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Sassano Jnr!
Tony Sassano Jnr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii comes to the cage accompanied by Knocksville Girl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkley Iii tries to clinch up
and Inoue counters with a single leg into guard. Bunkley Iii didn't expect that.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Inoue defends well.
Inoue trying to control but Bunkley Iii is working from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunkley Iii has control of Inoue's left arm, preventing Inoue from doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Inoue doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Inoue manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunkley Iii working for a triangle but Inoue defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Inoue as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bunkley Iii screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Inoue! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yuya Inoue!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bawitdaba. Walter Frost will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Frost!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frost scores with a jab to the head.
Frost's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frost duly obliges.
Frost misses with a looping right.
Frost lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harland or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost, which made it look bad.
Frost works over Harland's head and body with a nice combination.
Frost is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost misses with a shot to the body
and Harland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frost's guard.
Harland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frost has momentary wrist control but Harland slips an elbow through the middle.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frost is looking to stand up but Harland isn't so interested in that idea.
Harland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walter Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost looks to land a combination but Harland avoids it well.
It appears Harland was looking to counter with a kick there.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Harland is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland moves away from the strike by Frost.
Harland went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Frost checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Harland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Harland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frost.
Frost lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Harland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Harland ducks down to avoid it.
Frost throws a combination. Harland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Frost moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harland. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost lands a right hook to the body.
Harland takes one to the side of the head.
Frost throws a series of punches but Harland moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws the left hand but Harland avoids the punch easily.
Harland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frost misses with an uppercut
and Harland counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harland looks to land a strike but Frost avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frost wants to stand and escape but Harland is having none of it.
Harland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harland misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost breaks from the clinch.
Harland misses the shot to the body.
Frost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Harland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harland somewhat.
Harland shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harland moves away from the strike by Frost.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
Frost thuds a left hand into Harland's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harland looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harland closes the distance and clinches up with Frost, looking for a takedown. Harland pushes Frost against the cage but Frost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frost, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Frost dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harland gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Harland.
Harland gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Frost regains guard.
Frost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harland is controlling him.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Harland'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland lands a couple of elbows.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland won't allow Frost to get back to his feet.
Harland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harland circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost scores with a nice right hand.
Harland ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Harland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Harland misses the target.
Harland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost connects with a single shot there.
Harland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost takes a swing at Harland's ribcage but misses.
Harland moves out of range of the strikes.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harland counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost cracks Harland with a good jab.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland slips a jab from Frost.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harland moves away.
As Frost tries to get set, Harland tries to push him back and clinch up but Frost manages to avoid the attempt.
Harland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost lands a jab.
Harland shoots for a double leg takedown but Frost sprawls well. He's pushed Harland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harland throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frost was covering up waiting for the punch and Harland finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frost manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Harland.
Frost is looking to break free of the clinch but Harland has double underhooks.
Frost working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Frost lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harland.
A cross from Frost lands.
Frost misses with a looping left.
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Harland counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harland throws a head kick that misses.
Harland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Frost.
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab by Frost.
Harland moves into the clinch.
Frost is trying to break free.
Harland tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Harland has him pressed against the cage.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harland's elbow.
Harland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frost.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harland has him pressed against the cage.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frost avoiding damage.
Harland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland keeps control of Frost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Harland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Harland is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harland lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harland lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Frost is stalling here.
Harland prevents a body shot from Frost.
Harland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frost just leaning against Harland, taking a breather.
Zander Harland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harland throws a leg kick but Frost checks it.
Walter Frost is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frost misses with a hook.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Harland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost takes a swing at Harland's ribcage but misses.
Frost takes a swing at Harland's ribcage but misses.
Harland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Walter Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harland connects with a body shot that sends Frost's belly button to the back.
Harland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harland thinks about countering with a head kick.
A jab from Frost misses.
Frost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zander Harland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harland counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Harland.
Frost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harland looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harland tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland lands an elbow inside.
Harland throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Harland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frost gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Harland tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Harland misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harland has him pressed against the cage.
Harland tightens his grip and picks Frost up, before dumping him to the ground. Frost manages to land in guard.
Harland 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.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harland throws a big right hand that misses.
Frost wriggles free and stands up.
Frost blocks a jab.
Harland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Frost looks to land a combination. Harland sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice jab there from Frost.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Harland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Walter Frost.
I've got Frost winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Frost!
Walter Frost took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spawn Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Turn it up(Shine On) Chamillionaire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James La Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spawn Diego!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of La Grande backwards.
La Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of La Grande backwards.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as La Grande controls the action.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Grande has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diego after a bit of a struggle.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as La Grande controls his hands.
La Grande tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
La Grande drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James La Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Diego.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Grande goes for a takedown attempt but Diego pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diego lands with a hook. La Grande tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diego is looking to clinch but La Grande is avoiding it.
La Grande throwing a counter right hand but Diego manages to avoid it.
La Grande thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws a body punch but La Grande moves out of range.
Diego lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Grande misses with a body punch
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but La Grande ducks down to avoid it.
La Grande looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
La Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
La Grande takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diego is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from La Grande.
La Grande misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Grande throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diego.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Grande tries to pull guard but Diego holds him up against the cage and eventually La Grande drops back down to his feet.
Diego tries a body shot but La Grande blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
La Grande has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diego after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego digs a right hand into La Grande's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La Grande's gas tank.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego presses La Grande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Diego digs a right hand underneath La Grande's ribcage. La Grande let out a lung full of air as it connected.
La Grande tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diego smiles and moves away.
La Grande is breathing heavily.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego instigates a clinch.
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 short uppercut from Diego.
La Grande blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego gets through La Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
La Grande tries to pull guard but Diego forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego gets through La Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
La Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
La Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
La Grande wants a takedown.
La Grande looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
La Grande tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Grande misses with a wild body shot.
La Grande throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego tries to counter with a clinch but La Grande shakes him off and moves away.
La Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
La Grande rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
La Grande avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Diego.
A big left from Diego misses.
La Grande looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Diego misses.
Spawn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego cracks La Grande with a nice body shot.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La Grande tries to score a body lock takedown but Diego shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
La Grande wants a takedown but no success here.
Diego lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande tries to pull guard but Diego holds him up against the cage and eventually La Grande drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James La Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Grande jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. La Grande gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
La Grande takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Grande. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Diego.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diego darts in and clinches La Grande up against the cage.
La Grande jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. La Grande gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego tries to clinch but La Grande is having none of it.
La Grande wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Grande blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego works on La Grande's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Spawn Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
Diego tries a body shot but La Grande blocks it.
La Grande tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande has Diego pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diego manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but La Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
La Grande has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diego avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of La Grande backwards.
La Grande prevents a body shot from Diego.
La Grande has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diego after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diego - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
La Grande blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
La Grande fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diego.
Diego misses with the head strike.
La Grande blocking some punches.
La Grande blocks a couple of punches 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!
Diego lands an uppercut.
La Grande blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by La Grande.
La Grande is trying to drag Diego to the mat but Diego just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by La Grande.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
La Grande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Grande.
Diego punishes La Grande's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego tries to clinch but La Grande is having none of it.
La Grande tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diego defends well and La Grande ends up having to push Diego into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
La Grande lands a head kick!
La Grande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
La Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from La Grande.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but La Grande swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Grande moves out of range as Diego throws a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Diego finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of La Grande's head.
Diego working aggressively here.
La Grande blocks an uppercut.
La Grande drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diego pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diego misses with a looping left.
La Grande avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Grande misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego wants to counter with a clinch but La Grande pushes him away.
Diego is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
La Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego looks to land a left hand but La Grande moved out of range nicely.
Diego closes the distance and pushes La Grande back into the cage.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of La Grandes head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Grande missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
La Grande drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diego gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James La Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of La Grande backwards.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt La Grande or not.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Grande's elbow.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as La Grande controls the action.
La Grande prevents a body shot from Diego.
La Grande takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande is working for takedown but Diego is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but La Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James La Grande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Grande tries to pull guard but Diego won't allow it.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of La Grande backwards.
Diego is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
La Grande is rocked!
La Grande has Diego pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diego manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
La Grande is trying to trip Diego. He has hold of a leg but Diego is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. La Grande persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diego utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
La Grande stops Diego from standing up.
Diego kicks La Grande off and gets to his feet.
A big right from La Grande misses.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck La Grande on the side of the head.
La Grande shoots in looking for a takedown but Diego manages to keep the fight standing, pushing La Grande's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spawn Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diego 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spawn Diego!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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149 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Olson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Olson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Olson misses with a hook.
As Olson backs away, Barnes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Olson throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Olson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Olson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Olson counters with a nice leg kick.
Olson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Barnes crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrew Olson!
A very excited looking Andrew Olson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Doe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nakki Fakiiri's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Doe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri closes the distance but Doe moves to the side
and Doe counters with a nice body shot.
Doe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fakiiri moves into the clinch.
Fakiiri throws an elbow but it misses.
Fakiiri told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fakiiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Doe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Doe.
Doe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri is stalling here.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fakiiri lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Doe.
Doe lands a left hand.
Fakiiri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doe prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fakiiri fails to land.
Fakiiri throws an elbow that misses.
Doe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Doe struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
Fakiiri throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow strike.
Doe is leaning against Fakiiri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doe scores with a shot to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Fakiiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Doe avoids the elbow strike from Fakiiri, against the cage.
Doe lands an uppercut.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fakiiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fakiiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri lands a nice elbow.
Joe Doe's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Doe scores with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Doe.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
Doe dodges an elbow strike from Fakiiri.
A short right from Fakiiri.
Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fakiiri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fakiiri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Fakiiri misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Doe.
Doe blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe Doe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe lands a shoulder strike.
Fakiiri throws an elbow but it misses.
Doe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fakiiris head.
Fakiiri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fakiiri pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
Fakiiri lands a body shot.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fakiiri lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Doe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri is the new heavyweight champion!
Nakki Fakiiri 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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