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Infinity: Sink or Swim PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Toretto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Hernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hernandez.
Toretto throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hernandez.
Hernandez moves into range and clinches up with Toretto.
Toretto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Toretto blocks it.
Toretto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez lands an uppercut.
Toretto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hernandez, as that shot connected.
Toretto tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toretto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hernandez as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body kick that misses.
Hernandez misses with a low kick as Toretto jumps back.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toretto blocks a low kick nicely.
As Hernandez backs off Toretto throws a huge counter combo but Hernandez manages to avoid it all.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez clinches.
Toretto is trying to pull guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jorge Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Toretto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hernandez.
It looks like Dominic Toretto has been cut.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Toretto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toretto fails to pull guard.
Toretto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hernandez is defending well.
Toretto pulls Hernandez into guard.
Hernandez stands up and waves to Toretto to follow him.
Jorge Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toretto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hernandez pinned against the cage. Hernandez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hernandez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez cracks the inside of Toretto's front leg.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Hernandez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toretto tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toretto closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Toretto pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toretto's sensitive parts.
Toretto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Toretto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws the kick towards the body but Toretto avoids it.
Toretto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto gets tackled into the cage by Hernandez. Hernandez maintains the clinch.
Hernandez is pressed up against the cage. Toretto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hernandez down to the mat. Hernandez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Toretto is avoiding it.
Toretto blocks the body kick.
Jorge Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hernandez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hernandez.
Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Toretto tries to pull guard but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez lands an elbow inside.
Toretto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hernandez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hernandez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toretto's brow.
Toretto slowing the pace effectively.
Toretto stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toretto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toretto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hernandez prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hernandez.
Toretto is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hernandez throws an elbow but misses.
Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Toretto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toretto wants to counter with a clinch but Hernandez pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toretto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez connects with a nice looking jab.
Hernandez thumps Toretto with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Toretto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toretto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hernandez as he jumps to the side.
Toretto fails with the takedown
and Hernandez counters with an inside leg kick.
Toretto moves into the clinch.
Hernandez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jorge Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Toretto.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Toretto fails with the takedown.
Hernandez throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toretto fails with the takedown.
Jorge Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hernandez sprawls well. Hernandez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Toretto gets slowly back to his feet.
Toretto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Hernandez.
Toretto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernandez.
Toretto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toretto's knee momentarily.
Toretto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hernandez.
Toretto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez parries the strikes from Toretto easily there. Toretto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hernandez to escape.
Hernandez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Toretto is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toretto in side control, throwing shots but Hernandez defends.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toretto can do to turn this around?
Toretto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hernandez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Toretto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hernandez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Toretto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toretto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto fails with the takedown.
Hernandez lands a head shot.
Toretto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hernandez connects with a leg kick. Toretto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hernandez.
Hernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toretto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Toretto can't break the clinch.
Toretto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toretto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toretto avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toretto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hernandez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toretto avoids it.
Toretto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hernandez is defending well.
Toretto blocks an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Toretto tries to break free but Hernandez pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Toretto.
Hernandez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toretto.
Toretto has Hernandez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Toretto pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hernandez tumbling to the mat - Toretto dives into Hernandez's guard.
Toretto trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Toretto presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toretto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hernandez to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Hernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Toretto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hernandez 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 Toretto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Toretto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toretto dives in for a single leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looks like Hernandez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Toretto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hernandez tries to score with a low kick but Toretto moves his leg out of the way.
Hernandez lands a jab to the head.
Toretto tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
No luck for Toretto with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez thows a body kick. Toretto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No luck for Toretto with that takedown attempt.
Jorge Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Toretto.
Toretto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toretto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hernandez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toretto fails to land the takedown.
Hernandez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toretto shoots in for a double leg but Hernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Toretto walks into a straight right hand from Hernandez.
Toretto tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toretto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Toretto's head.
Toretto is rocked!
Hernandez drops Toretto with a big left hand! Toretto is injured, injured bad! Hernandez jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Hernandez!
Jorge Hernandez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wardruna - Blood Eagle. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood misses with a body punch
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Tatum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatum lands an overhand right.
Wood darts in and clinches Tatum up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
A short right from Tatum.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Tatum just leaning against Wood, taking a breather.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatum tries to stall but Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wood is keeping busy.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tatum stalling in the clinch but Wood improves position.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood avoiding damage as Tatum throws knees to the body.
Wood prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Tatum pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kelvin Tatum has been cut.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum taking a breather.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum taking a breather.
Tatum pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatum.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum slows down the pace here.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatum avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatum digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Tatum.
Tatum tries to stall but Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Tatum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tatum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Tatum settles back down.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wood wants to slow Tatum down by chopping away at his legs.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Tatum coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum swinging wildly here.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Tatum works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
Tatum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Both fighters circling a little - Tatum finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tatum misses with a head kick.
Tatum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice combination there by Tatum.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Wood cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Wood staying out of range there.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wood drops his hands momentarily and Tatum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wood throws a low kick, looking for Tatum's leg but Tatum calmly moves out of range.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatum's hands.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Tatum sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good work by Tatum as he checks the leg kick.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood throws a leg kick which misses Tatum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatum tries to avoid it.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tatum throws a big counter head kick but Wood avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatum replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wood blocks it well.
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum trying to stall but Wood improves his position.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Tatum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum is looking to control Wood's arms but Wood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatum has his back to the cage.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 Thor Wood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tatum connects with a jab.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Wood slams his shin into Tatum's torso.
Jab by Tatum.
Tatum throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelvin Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tatum gets tackled into the cage by Wood. Wood maintains the clinch.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tatum.
Kelvin Tatum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Tatum.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tatum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Tatum on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Wood.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatum lands a left hand.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Tatum won't want to take too many of those.
Wood with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Tatum tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wood is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wood 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Whiteside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chico Sanchez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
148 lbs
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26
109 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Whiteside back into the cage.
Whiteside wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Whiteside throws a head punch that misses.
Whiteside is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sanchez can't fight it off and eventually Whiteside manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whiteside.
Whiteside throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whiteside isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sanchez stacks Whiteside 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 Sanchez!
An elbow from Sanchez crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteside is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whiteside is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez controlling the position from side mount.
Whiteside regains half guard.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two 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.
Whiteside wants to get back to full guard.
Whiteside controlling the position for now.
Whiteside looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whiteside does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whiteside trying to control here.
Whiteside is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whiteside stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whiteside wants it to stay on the feet.
Whiteside misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whiteside misses with a hook
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez slips a jab from Whiteside.
Whiteside throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whiteside closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez gets through Whiteside's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Whiteside manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiteside looks up at the clock and then as Sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Whiteside smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Whiteside tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanchez's legs.
Whiteside postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Whiteside trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whiteside trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chico Sanchez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whiteside throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Whiteside throws a body shot but no joy.
Whiteside is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whiteside but Whiteside pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A counter left hand to the body from Whiteside misses its target.
Chico Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whiteside misses with a straight right.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Whiteside against the cage.
Whiteside changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whiteside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteside gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Whiteside is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whiteside is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Whiteside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez effectively controlling the action here.
Whiteside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whiteside is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Whiteside circles away and we're back to standing.
Whiteside swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whiteside backs up against the cage.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whiteside defends it nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whiteside circles away.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whiteside is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Whiteside circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whiteside misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Whiteside misses.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whiteside throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whiteside throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Whiteside throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez defending well as Whiteside loads up on a big left hand.
Whiteside scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whiteside's sensitive parts.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Whiteside circles away.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whiteside has Sanchez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanchez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whiteside drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Whiteside backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez rushes Whiteside and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whiteside takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whiteside misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Whiteside breaks away
and Whiteside counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whiteside clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whiteside blocks it with crossed arms.
Chico Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whiteside is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whiteside can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chico Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Whiteside takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Whiteside tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez keeps control of Whiteside as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whiteside wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
A frustrated look appears on Whiteside's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whiteside wants a takedown but no success here.
Whiteside has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Whiteside is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whiteside. That did some damage!
Whiteside stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whiteside wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whiteside.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Whiteside is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Whiteside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whiteside letting Sanchez take a breather here.
Whiteside doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whiteside takes a shot to the head.
Whiteside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whiteside is looking for a takedown.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Whiteside misses with a straight right.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Whiteside steps away.
Johnny Whiteside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiteside throws out the jab.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Whiteside backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whiteside as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Whiteside saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiteside is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Whiteside controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Whiteside is working from the bottom.
Sanchez lands some shots froms side control.
Whiteside tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Whiteside down.
Whiteside is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Whiteside misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whiteside manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chico Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteside working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez blocks Whiteside's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Whiteside throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chico Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yuki Kondo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuki Kondo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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166 lbs
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168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kondo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man tries to clinch but Kondo moves out of range.
Man is looking to clinch but Kondo is avoiding it.
Kondo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kondo.
It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kondo.
Kondo sets himself, and Man steps forward looking for the clinch! Kondo avoids it this time.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kondo throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Kondo misses with a right hand
and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kondo.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Kondo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondo breaks from the clinch.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kondo. Kondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kondo misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Kondo sets himself, and Man steps forward looking for the clinch! Kondo avoids it this time.
Man tries to clinch but Kondo is having none of it.
Jontte Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Kondo letting Man take a breather here.
Kondo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man jumps guard but Kondo stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Man has Kondo pressed against the cage.
Kondo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kondo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kondo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kondo taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Man.
Man is trying to pull guard but Kondo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kondo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Man clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Man tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the strikes from Kondo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man trying to control the hands but Kondo breaks the grip.
Kondo missing with punches from the back.
Man tries to escape the position.
Man is still trying to improve position.
Kondo not allowing Man to control his hands.
Kondo controlling from the back.
Man trying to control the position but Kondo manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to break free.
Even with his hooks in, Kondo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kondo not allowing Man to control his hands.
Man tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Man wants to hold on but Kondo pushes him away.
Man is looking to improve his position but Kondo isn't that keen on the idea.
Kondo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kondo throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo trying to control but Man is having none of it.
Man tries to hold on but Kondo pushes him away.
Kondo wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Man prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kondo wants to control but Man has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kondo wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Kondo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jontte Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kondo looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Kondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kondo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man is looking for a triangle but Kondo pushes his legs off easily.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kondo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kondo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kondo 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.
Man is trying to keep Kondo in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuki Kondo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man wants to control the position but Kondo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Man is pressing down on Kondo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kondo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man is looking for a triangle here but Kondo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Man is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kondo off and has taken his back!
Kondo holding on to Man's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Kondo manages to escape to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Man.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kondo trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Kondo postures up.
Man looking for a triangle here. Kondo is fighting it but it looks tight! Man pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kondo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jontte Man!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eirik Rivfader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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30
185 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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245 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eirik Rivfader!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka throws a shot from downtown. Rivfader moves away and avoids it.
Kusilutka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kusilutka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivfader throws a sloppy head kick
and Kusilutka counters with a head kick.
Kusilutka with a nice cross.
Kusilutka tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Kusilutka does no damage.
Kusilutka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Eirik Rivfader has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivfader get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Rivfader stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Kusilutka runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Kusilutka!
Igor Kusilutka 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chem Spaletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stairway to Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Some wild striking there from Recall.
Spaletti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spaletti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Recall throws a leg kick but Spaletti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Recall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spaletti ducks under a wild hook from Recall.
Recall misses with a double jab.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaletti moves out of range of the leg kick from Recall.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Recall throws a leg kick that misses.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A low kick from Recall is predictable there
and Spaletti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Recall tries to roll over but Spaletti keeps him under control.
Recall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Recall trying to control from the bottom.
Recall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spaletti trying to control the action but Recall is working from the bottom.
Spaletti wants to free his trapped foot but Recall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Recall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spaletti pulls his head out easily.
Spaletti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spaletti uses his free foot to push down on Recall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Recall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall is looking to improve his position but Spaletti isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spaletti is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Recall to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Recall shrugs it off.
Recall is looking to improve his position but Spaletti isn't that keen on the idea.
Spaletti is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Recall has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Spaletti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spaletti trying to control but Recall is having none of it.
Recall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spaletti has hold of Recall's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Recall manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Recall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spaletti with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spaletti has control of Recall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Recall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chem Spaletti 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.
Spaletti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Recall throws a body punch but Spaletti moves out of range.
Recall fails to land with a series of punches.
Recall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spaletti tries to counter with a takedown but Recall is quick to defend against it.
An inside leg kick from Recall misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall just misses with a punch to the body.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slow jab from Recall misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Recall, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Recall both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Recall misses.
Spaletti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Recall sprawls and moves away.
Hanson Recall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Recall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall cracks a nice hook into Spaletti's ribs.
Recall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spaletti eats them both and turns towards Recall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Recall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recall tries a low kick but Spaletti avoids it.
Recall swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall lands with an overhand left.
Recall misses with a body kick.
Spaletti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Recall works Spaletti's body with a nice hook.
Recall throws a series of strikes that have Spaletti backpedaling.
Recall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a series of punches but Spaletti moves out of range.
Spaletti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Recall sprawls and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Recall 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 Spaletti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spaletti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Recall throws a head kick that misses.
Recall misses with a straight right.
Recall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spaletti rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Recall lands a jab to the nose.
Spaletti avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson Recall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Recall lands with a good body shot.
Recall looks to land a combination but Spaletti avoids it well.
Spaletti tries to counter with a takedown but Recall is quick to defend against it.
Recall throws a push kick but Spaletti slaps the foot to one side.
Spaletti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Recall's coach down at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Recall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Recall scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall tries a low kick but Spaletti avoids it.
Spaletti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Recall sprawls and moves away.
Spaletti dodges the punch combination from Recall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall misses with a series of wild punches.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Recall throws a body kick that misses.
Recall scores with a nice strike.
Recall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall misses with a low kick.
Spaletti tries to counter with a takedown but Recall is quick to defend against it.
Recall misses with a wild combination.
Recall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spaletti counters with a shoot takedown. Recall fights it but they end up in guard.
Spaletti trying to control the position from guard on top but Recall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spaletti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Recall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Recall working for a triangle but Spaletti defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Spaletti escapes and throws Recall's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Recall struggling a bit here.
Spaletti has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Recall is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Spaletti yanks on the arm and Recall is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Spaletti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chem Spaletti!
The defeated Hanson Recall had this to say: 'That sucked'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mom Cheating (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mom Cheating has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
142 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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24
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Frost!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheating misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cheating displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
Cheating throws a big shot that misses.
Cheating blocks a jab.
Cheating throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Frost misses.
Cheating throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
Cheating gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheating tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheating has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Cheating scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cheating lands a left hand.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frost tries to stall but Cheating uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheating misses with the head strike.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost digs a good body shot into Cheating's ribs.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Frost misses with a hook.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheating feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frosts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cheating uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheating looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cheating loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Cheating throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheating takes the fight into the clinch.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Cheating tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheating.
Frost is looking for the big counter here.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheating.
Frost misses the jab.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Cheating ducks down to avoid it.
Cheating forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Frost breaks from the clinch.
Frost throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheating connects with a body shot.
Frost lands a nice looking body shot.
Cheating pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheating.
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
Frost misses with a hook. Cheating ducked under it nicely.
Frost ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cheating misses with an uppercut.
Frost moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cheating throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frost defending well as Cheating loads up on a big left hand.
Cheating steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheating has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frost finds it's way round the side to connect with Cheating's head.
Frost tries to bum rush Cheating with a series of wild strikes but Cheating uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost moves forwards but Cheating connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frost darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheating uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Frost has time to react.
Cheating misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Frost.
Cheating fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Cheating as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheating moves out of range as Frost strikes.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Cheating is looking to clinch.
Cheating tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheating.
Frost throws out a powerful jab.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheating.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cheating connects with the punch.
Frost lands with a straight right. Cheating didn't see that one coming.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost blocks a jab.
Frost blocks a jab.
Frost cracks a nice hook into Cheating's ribs.
A slow jab from Cheating misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheating looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheating keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Cheating is out of range.
It looked like Cheating wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Cheating does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheating waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frost.
Frost needs to keep his hands up - Cheating had a free shot at his head there.
Frost is rocked!
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheating.
Cheating comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheating swinging wildly here.
Frost scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheating should have avoided that one.
Cheating throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost misses with a looping left.
Cheating is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Cheating ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost throws a right and a left that Cheating avoids nicely.
Frost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frost displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cheating slips a straight right by Frost.
Cheating misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Frost dominated that round.
That's time! Cheating's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheating is looking to clinch.
Cheating misses with an uppercut.
Cheating fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Cheating is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Cheating misses with an uppercut.
Frost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cheating counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheating throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walter Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Cheating.
Cheating throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheating throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheating misses the target.
Cheating uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
Frost misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheating throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheating counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheating lands a right hook to the body.
Cheating throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Cheating is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cheating tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheating.
Cheating wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Cheating gets a clinch.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Frost connects with a single shot there.
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost with a jab.
Cheating moves into range and clinches up with Frost.
Cheating working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Cheating has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cheating keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cheating is looking to control Frost's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheating has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheating blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheating swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheating taking a breather.
Cheating pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cheating blocking some punches.
Cheating stalling.
Frost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheating tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Cheating throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cheating ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost feints a jab promting Cheating to slip. Frost then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cheating slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frost throws a right and a left that Cheating avoids nicely.
Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walter Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheating lands with an overhand left.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheating finish him?
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheating circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheating throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheating lands a left and a right that send Frost crashing to the mat, dazed. Cheating thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Cheating scores with a counter punch that sends Frost to the canvas! Cheating smells blood - he's punishing Frost with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Frost has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mom Cheating!
A very excited looking Mom Cheating 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cartwright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Total Domination. 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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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns misses with a kick to the body
and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burns won't be happy with that.
Burns is looking to regain half guard here but Cartwright keeps moving and retains side control.
Burns is trying to buck Cartwright off.
Burns tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cartwright cracks Burns with a big elbow.
Cartwright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cartwright landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Burns tries to bench press Cartwright off him but Cartwright keeps the position.
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!
Cartwright creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Burns is trying to control Cartwright's posture but Cartwright avoids it.
Cartwright throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Burns manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is not content to let Burns control the position.
Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.
Burns keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Burns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burns pulls his head out easily.
Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.
Cartwright 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.
Cartwright gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burns is aware though and is defending well.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns is stalling in the full guard.
Cartwright is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Island Warriors that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burns engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burns trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burns defends well.
Burns controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cartwright. That did some damage!
Burns forces Cartwright back against the cage and clinches.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Burns pushes Cartwright off and gets back to his feet.
Burns misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
Brady Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Burns is trying to keep an underhook but Cartwright manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Burns felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cartwright pulls his head out easily.
Burns looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brady Burns will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cartwright tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright drags the fight down to the ground.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns wants to stand and escape but instead Cartwright has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Cartwright distracts Burns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burns is rocked!
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burns is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Cartwright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cartwright arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Burns's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clint Cartwright!
Our winner, Clint Cartwright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James La Grande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Grande takes a swing at Laureana's ribcage but misses.
Laureana cracks La Grande with a good jab.
La Grande will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laureana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laureana misses with a body shot.
La Grande seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
James La Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Grande throws a body punch but Laureana moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Laureana misses.
Laureana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Grande.
Laureana misses the jab.
Laureana looks to land a right hand but La Grande moved out of range.
La Grande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana misses with an uppercut. La Grande saw that one coming.
Laureana leaves La Grande with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
La Grande closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - La Grande lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laureana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laureana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laureana!
Laureana has an Americana. La Grande didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Laureana is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Laureana hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Francisco Antonio Laureana!
Francisco Antonio Laureana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Wiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard or Go Home. Wiz has chosen SouthSide as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Wiz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fakiiri checks a leg kick.
Wiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fakiiri's sensitive parts.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Big Wiz has been cut.
Wiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri throws out a loose jab but Wiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wiz throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up.
Wiz throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Wiz.
Fakiiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up but Wiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick that misses.
Fakiiri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wiz's head.
Big Wiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Wiz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiz.
Wiz missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fakiiri scores with a nice body kick.
Wiz connects with a right hand. Fakiiri shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wiz.
Wiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fakiiri throws a hook but Wiz avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Fakiiri blocks the leg kick.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick that knocks Wiz off balance momentarily.
Wiz throws a lazy right hand but Fakiiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiz walks into a left hand.
Wiz missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wiz misses with a straight right.
Fakiiri slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri scores with a spinning back kick!
Fakiiri slips under a jab.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiz.
Fakiiri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wiz.
Wiz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Fakiiri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wiz avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
Wiz throws out a counter right but Fakiiri avoids it with no problem.
Fakiiri slips under a jab.
Wiz looks to land a left hand but Fakiiri moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Wiz as he connects with a hook.
Wiz throws a lazy right hand but Fakiiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiz connects with a right hand. Fakiiri shakes it off.
Wiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fakiiri misses with a body kick.
Wiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiz avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Big Wiz's cut even more.
Fakiiri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wiz's sensitive parts.
Wiz thuds his right hand into Fakiiri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wiz throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Fakiiri tries to counter by clinching up but Wiz breaks away and moves out of range.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Wiz strikes.
Wiz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fakiiri in his tracks.
Wiz clobbers Fakiiri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fakiiri has time to react.
Donk. Wiz catches Fakiiri right on the button with a cross.
Fakiiri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 swing and a miss from Wiz.
Fakiiri is looking to score with low kicks.
Wiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fakiiri wants to clinch.
Wiz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wiz avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Wiz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wiz avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Wiz strikes.
Wiz connects with a crisp jab.
Wiz lands with a right hand.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that misses.
Wiz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fakiiri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fakiiri cracks Wiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The cut above Big Wiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wiz missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Wiz.
Wiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fakiiri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wiz throws a nice looking combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fakiiri under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Wiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Wiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fakiiri tries to score with a low kick but Wiz moves his leg out of the way.
Wiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fakiiri might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fakiiri loads up on a big right hand but Wiz slips the punch.
Jab by Wiz.
Wiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fakiiri.
Wiz takes one on the button.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that misses.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick and Wiz moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wiz.
Wiz scores with a three punch combo!
Wiz throws a solid leg kick but Fakiiri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wiz.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fakiiri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiz scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wiz misses with a straight right.
Jab from Wiz.
A punch lands to the side of Fakiiri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiz loads up on a big right hand but Fakiiri slips the punch.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Wiz lands the left hand.
A big left from Wiz misses.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fakiiri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Wiz is having none of it.
Wiz misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fakiiri walks into a left hand.
Fakiiri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiz lands with a hook. Fakiiri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that misses.
Wiz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fakiiri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fakiiri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fakiiri.
Big Wiz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wiz tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fakiiri walks into a left hand.
Wiz throws out a loose jab but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiz dodges an elbow strike from Fakiiri.
I was talking to Fakiiri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Fakiiri.
Wiz is trying to force a seperation but Fakiiri has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fakiiri.
A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land.
Fakiiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fakiiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiz dodges an elbow strike from Fakiiri.
Wiz tries to break free but Fakiiri pushes him back against the cage.
Fakiiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiz lands a left hand.
Wiz avoids the elbow strike from Fakiiri, against the cage.
Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiz working aggressively here.
Wiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Wiz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiz is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiz gets an underhook and turns Fakiiri into the cage.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri tries to throw a body punch but Wiz avoids it by throwing Fakiiri back against the cage.
Fakiiri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fakiiri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wiz's efforts to push away.
Wiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiz misses with an uppercut.
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Wiz sees coming a mile off.
Big Wiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fakiiri moves in looking to clinch but Wiz pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri moves out of range as Wiz strikes.
Fakiiri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiz circles away.
Wiz feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wiz.
Fakiiri clobbers Wiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wiz throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Wiz throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Fakiiri wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Big Wiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Big Wiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wiz.
Fakiiri is looking to counter the offense by Wiz and move into the clinch.
Fakiiri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wiz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fakiiri scrambles back to his feet.
Wiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Fakiiri misses the target.
Fakiiri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fakiiri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiz tries to circle away but Fakiiri has him pinned against the cage.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Fakiiri.
Wiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri lands an elbow inside that Wiz shrugs off.
Wiz is trying to force a seperation but Fakiiri has the dominant position.
Wiz misses with the head strike.
Fakiiri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiz tries to circle away but Fakiiri has him pinned against the cage.
Fakiiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big Wiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Nakki Fakiiri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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