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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramsey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramsey lands with an overhand left.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramsey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
Campbell tries to clinch but Ramsey is having none of it.
Ramsey punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.
Campbell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Ramsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Campbell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramsey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tom Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ramsey misses.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Ramsey moves out of range.
Campbell shoots in but no luck this time.
A cross from Ramsey lands.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Ramsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
Ramsey moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Ramsey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramsey dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Nice shot by Ramsey.
Ramsey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Campbell takes a swing at Ramsey's ribcage but misses.
Kenny Ramsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramsey.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ramsey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramsey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campbell walks into a left hand.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Ramsey lands a nice hook to Campbell's body. Campbell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramsey throws out a counter right but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramsey lands a nice hook to Campbell's body. Campbell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.
Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramsey swivels and escapes.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Ramsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Ramsey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
letting Ramsey counter with a right hand.
Ramsey blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Ramsey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Campbell on the side of the head.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell closes the distance but Ramsey moves to the side
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramsey thuds a left hand into Campbell's body.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramsey counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Campbell needs to keep his hands up - Ramsey had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.
Ramsey scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Ramsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Campbell is rocked!
Ramsey cracks Campbell with an open hand slap.
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramsey drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Campbell right on the button. Campbell goes down! Ramsey follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ramsey gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Ramsey!
After winning the bout, Kenny Ramsey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tom Campbell spoke after the fight, saying 'It just wasn't my night tonight. im sorry to my fans and supporters, and ill be back even stronger'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Marcus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ikuhisa Matsumoto's chin.
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marcus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matsumoto circles away.
Matsumoto wants to clinch.
Marcus shapes to counter with a head kick.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but Matsumoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus wants a takedown.
Ikuhisa Matsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Marcus.
Matsumoto pushes Marcus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsumoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Matsumoto tries to work over Marcus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matsumoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matsumoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marcus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marcus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Marcus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marcus working for a submission but Matsumoto is keeping him at bay.
Marcus controlling from the full mount.
Marcus looking to finish Matsumoto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Matsumoto!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto holds on, trying desperately to control.
Marcus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marcus thowing shots but they're missing.
Marcus throwing strikes here but Matsumoto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Matsumoto is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsumoto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marcus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marcus.
Marcus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matsumoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcus.
Marcus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matsumoto gets back to half guard.
Marcus is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcus is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is looking to take a break and control but Matsumoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcus is thwarting Matsumoto's attempts to control the position.
Marcus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus is looking for a kimura but Matsumoto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marcus to get the leverage.
Marcus wants to work for an arm triangle but Matsumoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Marcus dominated that round.
That's time! Matsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marcus slips under a jab.
Matsumoto tries to keep at a distance but Marcus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matsumoto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marcus misses with a takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Marcus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marcus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Matsumoto!
Matsumoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Matsumoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marcus on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Matsumoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcus controlling from the full mount.
Marcus throws some wild stikes that Matsumoto manages to avoid easily.
Matsumoto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marcus is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Matsumoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Matsumoto!
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is pulling down on Matsumoto's head to control his posture.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matsumoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcus is retaining full guard.
Matsumoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Simon Marcus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcus looking for a guillotine here but Matsumoto defends easily.
Marcus keeping moving, preventing Matsumoto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus controlling the position.
Marcus punching from the bottom.
Marcus controlling Matsumoto's posture.
Marcus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matsumoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Marcus is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Marcus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Matsumoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matsumoto keeping full guard, as Marcus tries to pass.
Marcus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marcus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marcus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marcus throws an elbow that misses. Matsumoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcus's guard. Nice move by Matsumoto!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus looking for a guillotine here but Matsumoto defends easily.
Marcus keeping moving, preventing Matsumoto from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Marcus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsumoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up but Marcus circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsumoto lands with a straight right. Marcus didn't see that one coming.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Matsumoto sprawls well.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus tries for a takedown but Matsumoto circles away easily
and Matsumoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matsumoto lands with a nice combination. Marcus backs away looking to recover.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches.
Marcus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Marcus manages to end up in side control.
Marcus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matsumoto, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Marcus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Matsumoto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marcus but great work by Matsumoto.
Marcus is trying to control Matsumoto's posture but Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto staying calm.
Marcus is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Marcus manages to get back to half guard.
Marcus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Marcus scores with a few weak punches.
Matsumoto is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Marcus manages to get to full guard.
Matsumoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marcus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matsumoto has managed to get both his arms back between Marcus's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto won't allow Marcus to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcus wants to stand but Matsumoto is controlling the position.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Matsumoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marcus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marcus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matsumoto defends it easily.
Marcus is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Matsumoto rolls with it to try and escape but Marcus cranks on the arm and Matsumoto is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Marcus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Hollywood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Hollywood cracks Zaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Zaki shoots in for a takedown but Hollywood shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Hollywood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hollywood clobbers Zaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Hollywood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollywood lands a nice shot that snaps Zaki's head back.
Zaki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zaki misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Hollywood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good exchange - Hollywood coming out on top.
Zaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hollywood lands with a good body shot.
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!
Jab by Hollywood.
Hollywood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hollywood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zaki with a poor takedown
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaki Zaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki walks into a straight right hand from Hollywood.
Zaki is rocked!
Hollywood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hollywood scores with a counter punch that sends Zaki to the canvas! Hollywood smells blood - he's punishing Zaki with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zaki has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Hollywood!
Frankie Hollywood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Chartier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chartier has chosen Disturbed - Stricken as his entrance music. Rodney Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donald Chartier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jackson!
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, Donald Chartier!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chartier.
Chartier misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Chartier manages to avoid it.
Chartier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chartier.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson slips a straight right by Chartier.
Chartier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chartier misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Chartier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chartier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Chartier throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
It looks like Donald Chartier has been cut.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chartier! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Chartier. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Chartier throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chartier.
Rodney Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chartier slips under a jab.
Chartier misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Chartier misses.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Chartier's body.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chartier tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chartier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chartier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson prevents Chartier from breaking the clinch.
Chartier tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chartier is rocked!
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Chartier is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson has Chartier pressed against the cage, preventing Chartier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson drops Chartier onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chartier is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chartier or not.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chartier with a big uppercut! Chartier tries to clinch up but Jackson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Chartier to the mat! Chartier covers up and Jackson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rodney Jackson!
Our winner, Rodney Jackson, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Thatcher Halverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halverson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Scott has chosen No Shelter/ Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Scott!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott cracks Halverson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Halverson catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
Scott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Halverson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Scott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halverson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halverson working away.
Halverson working the head and body with strikes.
Scott tries to buck Halverson off but Halverson is having none of it.
Halverson 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.
Halverson landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Scott looking for a sweep but Halverson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Halverson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halverson looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott tries to hold on but Halverson pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Halverson working Scott over with strikes here.
Scott is in a horrible position here. Halverson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scott is trying to escape the mount.
Halverson cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've been hearing good reports from Halverson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Scott wants to control but Halverson is keeping busy.
Scott actively working from the bottom here.
Halverson is looking to advance position but Scott won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson trying to pass the guard but Scott defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott gets full guard.
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halverson wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Halverson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Scott wants to control but Halverson postures up.
Halverson wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
Scott takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
Scott stops Halverson from passing to mount.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halverson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Halverson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Halverson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Scott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Halverson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Scott is pressing down on Halverson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Halverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott keeping full guard, as Halverson tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halverson passes Scott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Scott is trying to get back to full guard.
Scott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scott kicks off Halverson and gets to his feet.
Scott is looking to clinch but Halverson is avoiding it.
Halverson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Scott misses.
Halverson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halverson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halverson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott shoots in but Halverson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thatcher Halverson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Halverson ducks down to avoid it.
Halverson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Halverson misses with a body shot.
Halverson walks into a jab.
Halverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Halverson.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Scott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Halverson scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson looking to pass the guard.
Halverson preventing the sweep.
Scott is trying to keep Halverson in close.
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halverson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Halverson pushing down on Scott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Halverson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott actively working from the bottom here.
Scott actively working from the bottom here.
Scott is not content to let Halverson control the position.
Scott wants to improve his position but Halverson is controlling well.
Scott looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Halverson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Scott is working to get back to half guard.
Scott tries to hold on but Halverson postures up.
Halverson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Halverson tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Aaron Scott has been cut.
Halverson is landing with some decent strikes but Scott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Halverson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Halverson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
Halverson controlling from the full mount.
Halverson wants to control the pace but Scott is squirming around nicely.
Scott tries to reverse the position but Halverson maintains control.
Halverson with a couple of short strikes.
Scott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Halverson.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halverson trying to control but Scott is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halverson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but Halverson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halverson lands with some strikes.
Halverson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Scott is in a horrible position here. Halverson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scott sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Scott is looking for a sweep. Halverson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Halverson seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Halverson lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thatcher Halverson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Scott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halverson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott 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.
Nice takedown defense from Scott. No joy for Halverson on that attempt.
Aaron Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Halverson's head but Halverson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott gets a double leg takedown into Halverson's guard.
Halverson wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Scott wants to control from the top but Halverson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson pulls Scott in to control the position.
Halverson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thatcher Halverson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scott wants to control from the top but Halverson keeps moving.
Scott landing with the ground and pound.
Halverson looking for a sweep. Not yet Halverson, not yet.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Halverson has wrist control.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Halverson has wrist control.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Halverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott with a nice head shot there.
Halverson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scott's guard.
Scott throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scott wants to stand up but Halverson is controlling him.
Halverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Halverson passes into half guard.
Halverson trying to control the pace.
Scott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halverson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Scott tries to reverse the position but Halverson maintains control.
Halverson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Halverson's attempts to control the action.
Scott bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Halverson keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Halverson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Halverson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
Scott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halverson's head.
Halverson has momentary wrist control but Scott slips an elbow through the middle.
Scott wants to control from the top but Halverson keeps moving.
Aaron Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott working some strikes from top position.
Scott landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halverson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scott won't allow Halverson to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Halverson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thatcher Halverson!
Thatcher Halverson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to all my teammates for the training! Also thanks Jackson for taking the fight. To all my faithful fans, thanks for sticking in there with me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draven kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead Souls. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elias Lyon enters the cage!
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153 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Lyon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven lands a front kick.
Draven looks to throw a body kick
and Lyon counters with a single leg into guard. Draven didn't expect that.
Draven wants to get back to his feet but Lyon passes into half guard.
Lyon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Draven with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Draven is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lyon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draven is controlling Lyon's trapped leg to prevent Lyon from advancing to side control.
Lyon works his way into side control.
Draven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyon on the ground.
Lyon throws a strike aimed at the side of Draven's head but Draven avoids it well.
Lyon working away.
You can see the frustration on Draven's face as Lyon controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Draven sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lyon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Draven takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lyon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draven manages to get back to half guard.
Lyon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Lyon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lyon working Draven over with strikes.
Lyon stops Draven from getting back to his feet.
Draven is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon is taking a breather. Draven says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyon trying to mount his opponent but Draven defends it.
Lyon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Draven is looking to control Lyon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Draven avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lyon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lyon controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Draven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven throws out a leg kick but Lyon moves out of range and Draven only half commits.
Lyon shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid body kick from Draven.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Draven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lyon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lyon.
Lyon chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven wants to stand and escape but Lyon is having none of it.
Lyon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lyon forces his way into half guard.
Draven is holding on to half guard well.
Draven wants to control but Lyon is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lyon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyon trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lyon loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Lyon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Lyon is trying to pull guard but Draven has him pressed against the cage.
Lyon goes for a takedown attempt but Draven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Lyon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draven scores with a punch to the head.
Lyon moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Lyon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lyon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
Lyon fails with the takedown.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Lyon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Draven. That snapped Lyon's head back.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Lyon.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Lyon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draven connects with a single shot there.
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Lyon.
It looks like Draven has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Draven is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lyon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draven.
Draven pushes Lyon up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Draven.
Draven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lyon stalling in the clinch but Draven improves position.
Draven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Draven lands an uppercut.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyon's elbow.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Lyon backwards.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Draven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Draven on the inside.
Draven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Draven.
Lyon tries for a takedown but Draven manages to get underhooks.
Draven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Draven to keep the fight standing.
Draven lands a shoulder strike.
Lyon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draven is keeping busy.
Draven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyon backwards.
Draven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lyon is trying to push Draven away but Draven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Draven lands a shot to the body.
Draven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draven lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lyon is breathing heavily.
Draven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyon can do to turn this around?
Lyon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Draven can't fight it off and eventually Lyon manages to take the fight to the floor. Draven looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven is looking to stand up but Lyon isn't so interested in that idea.
Draven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven looking for a sweep. Not yet Draven, not yet.
Lyon prevents Draven from getting back to his feet.
Lyon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lyon trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lyon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lyon connects with a couple of short punches.
Lyon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Draven tries to land a front kick but Lyon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lyon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Lyon feints the counter takedown.
Lyon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draven avoids it really well and circles away.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven thumps Lyon with a low kick.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyon with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyon blocks a head kick by Draven.
Lyon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Draven sprawls well initially but Lyon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draven tries to kick Lyon off but Lyon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lyon working the head and body with strikes.
Lyon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draven looking for submissions off his back.
Lyon is controlling the pace.
Lyon is pressing down on Draven's thigh, looking to free his foot. Draven is holding on for now.
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.
Lyon trying to control the pace.
Lyon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Lyon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Draven has hold of Lyon's hands but Lyon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lyon throwing shots but Draven is blocking nicely.
Lyon trying to pass the guard but Draven defending well.
Draven trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon working over Draven with some ground and pound. Draven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Draven is looking to get back to full guard here but Lyon has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lyon scoring with punches and elbows.
Draven takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lyon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Draven is looking for a sweep.
Draven is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Draven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Draven tries to get out of the position.
Draven tries to buck Lyon off but Lyon is having none of it.
Lyon controls the position from side control.
Lyon cracks Draven with a big right hand but Draven just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Draven is being controlled here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draven on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elias Lyon.
I think Lyon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Lyon!
Eric Draven was interviewed post fight and said 'It can't rain all the time. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svend Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Svend Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Laureana there.
Laureana throws a hook to the side of Haraldsson's head but Haraldsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laureana looks to throw the jab but Haraldsson is out of range.
The fighters circling - Haraldsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laureana with the counter takedown but Haraldsson avoids it easily.
Haraldsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laureana tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haraldsson defends well and Laureana ends up having to push Haraldsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haraldsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Haraldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haraldsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haraldsson dips to his left and cracks Laureana with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laureana controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laureana is fighting to break Haraldsson's control of his arms but Haraldsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haraldsson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Haraldsson keeping moving, preventing Laureana from controlling successfully.
Haraldsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laureana looking to sit in guard and control but Haraldsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laureana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laureana working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haraldsson has passed into half guard!
Laureana wants to control but Haraldsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laureana is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haraldsson pulls his head out easily.
Laureana is looking to improve his position.
Laureana actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laureana is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Haraldsson jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson gets to mount! Laureana was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Haraldsson moves to back control.
Laureana turns into Haraldsson and is now in his guard.
Laureana looking to sit in guard and control but Haraldsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haraldsson stays in close to Laureana's body and controls the position.
Haraldsson preventing the sweep.
Laureana lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haraldsson pulls Laureana in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson keeping moving, preventing Laureana from controlling successfully.
Laureana drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Haraldsson dives on top into guard.
Haraldsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laureana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haraldsson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson keeping full guard, as Laureana tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Svend Haraldsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haraldsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Laureana's head.
Laureana closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haraldsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Haraldsson makes his way to full guard, as Laureana worked for a kimura.
Laureana drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Haraldsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laureana has Haraldsson in his guard.
Haraldsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Laureana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laureana isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Haraldsson stacks Laureana 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 Haraldsson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laureana regains half guard.
Laureana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haraldsson content to control rather than advance.
Laureana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laureana works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laureana has an active guard here but Haraldsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Laureana wants to improve his position but Haraldsson is controlling well.
Laureana keeps trying to improve his position.
Laureana looking for submissions off his back.
Haraldsson controlling the action here.
Laureana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana looking for subs from the bottom but Haraldsson mounts him!
Laureana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laureana is still trying to improve position.
Haraldsson wants to control the pace but Laureana is squirming around nicely.
Laureana is desperately trying to improve his position but Haraldsson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laureana wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Haraldsson is hanging on to Laureana's back as he tries to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laureana trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Haraldsson is looking to control Laureana but Laureana is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Laureana is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Haraldsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haraldsson, right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by Laureana there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Haraldsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Laureana shoots in but no luck this time.
Laureana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haraldsson lands with an overhand left.
Laureana pushes Haraldsson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laureana.
Haraldsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Laureana controls his hands.
Haraldsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laureana lands a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haraldsson tries to stall but Laureana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Laureana on the inside.
Haraldsson has a couple of punches blocked by Laureana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laureana's elbow.
Haraldsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haraldsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson lands an uppercut.
Haraldsson lands a left hand.
Laureana throws a head punch that misses.
Haraldsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haraldsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Laureana tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Laureana controls his hands.
Haraldsson misses with a punch to the body.
Haraldsson scores with a shot to the side of Laureana's head.
Haraldsson lands a left hand.
Haraldsson cracks Laureana with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haraldsson.
Laureana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haraldsson prevents Laureana from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Haraldsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laureana breaks the clinch.
Haraldsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haraldsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Svend Haraldsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laureana looks to throw the jab but Haraldsson is out of range.
Haraldsson is looking to slow Laureana down with leg kicks.
Haraldsson moves out of range as Laureana strikes.
Laureana wants to clinch but Haraldsson slips to the side
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haraldsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Haraldsson lands a nice hook to Laureana's body. Laureana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laureana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haraldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haraldsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laureana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haraldsson sprawls well. Haraldsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laureana gets slowly back to his feet.
Svend Haraldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Antonio Laureana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Laureana fails with the takedown
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laureana blocks a leg kick.
Laureana misses with a body punch
and Haraldsson counters with a nice body shot.
Haraldsson cracks Laureana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laureana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haraldsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haraldsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laureana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haraldsson punishes Laureana's body with a nice straight punch.
Haraldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson scores with a leg kick.
Laureana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laureana pushes Haraldsson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Haraldsson tries a body shot but Laureana blocks it.
Laureana misses with the head strike.
Haraldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haraldsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laureana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haraldsson tries to throw a body punch but Laureana avoids it by throwing Haraldsson back against the cage.
Haraldsson is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Laureana fails to land.
Svend Haraldsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laureana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson working aggressively here.
Laureana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Francisco Antonio Laureana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laureana working aggressively here.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Haraldsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haraldsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Haraldsson!
In his post fight interview, Svend Haraldsson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Jones comes into the arena with Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yew connects with a crisp jab.
Yew checks a leg kick nicely.
Yew lands a slapping body shot.
Tyrone Jones connects with a body shot that sends Yew's belly button to the back.
Yew looks to land a left hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range nicely.
Tyrone Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yew has managed to clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands with a right to the head.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones misses with some punches.
A short right from Tyrone Jones on the inside.
Yew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries to throw a body punch but Yew avoids it by throwing Tyrone Jones back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew is working Tyrone Jones over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
I was talking to Tyrone Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Yew.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Yew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yew's elbow.
Yew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyrone Jones.
Yew lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones slows down the pace here.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yew prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrone Jones has Yew pushed against the cage.
Yew can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrone Jones looking to stall.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Yew.
Tyrone Jones tries to stall but Yew uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tyrone Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Yew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yew being controlled against the cage.
Yew misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Tyrone Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew misses with some punches.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew working aggressively here.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yew or not.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Yew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the side of Yew's head.
A short right from Tyrone Jones on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Yew tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yew being controlled against the cage.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Yew prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrone Jones fails to land.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Yew misses with a hook
and Tyrone Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yew scores with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Yew strikes.
Tyrone Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Yew avoided it.
Yew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Yew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyrone Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrone Jones or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyrone Joness head.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew being controlled against the cage.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yew or not.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Yew letting Tyrone Jones take a breather here.
Russell Tyrone Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Yew.
Yew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew misses with some punches.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yew.
Yew misses with some punches.
Tyrone Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Tyrone Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones digs a right hand underneath Yew's ribcage. Yew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Nice body punch from Yew - that landed with a thud.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Tyrone Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyrone Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Tyrone Jones.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Yew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yew digs a right hand into Tyrone Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyrone Jones's gas tank.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yew.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Yew controls the action.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yew - that landed with a thud.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position but instead, Yew has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyrone Jones into the cage.
Yew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yew - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch.
Yew prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Yew lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyrone Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Yew.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Yew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Yew rushes Tyrone Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrone Jones fails to land.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrone Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Tyrone Jones.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
Yew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tyrone Jones.
Yew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Yew.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tyrone Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yew prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
A short left from Yew.
Tyrone Jones lands an uppercut.
Yew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Yew tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrone Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Yew gets an underhook and turns Tyrone Jones into the cage.
Tyrone Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Yew controls the action.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones is trying to stall.
Tyrone Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Yew tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrone Jones.
Yew can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew lands a nice shot to the body.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrone Jones fails to land.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tyrone Jones.
A short body shot lands from Tyrone Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrone Jones controls his hands.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew working aggressively here.
Tyrone Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Tyrone Jones to work.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Yew.
Yew lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones taking a breather.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yef Yew just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Yef Yew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yew scores with a nice head shot.
Tyrone Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Yew now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yew defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones with a hook.
Tyrone Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones tries to clinch
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew moves into range and clinches up with Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Yew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones stalling in the clinch but Yew improves position.
A hook to the body from Yew.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Yew.
Yew takes a shot to the head.
Yew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yew working aggressively here.
Yew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Yew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Tyrone Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyrone Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tyrone Jones.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Yew gets an underhook and turns Tyrone Jones into the cage.
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrone Jones controls his hands.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yew.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch.
Yew tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the body.
Yew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yew lands with a right to the head.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Tyrone Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yew's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyrone Jones.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrone Jones lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Tyrone Jones is looking to control Yew's arms but Yew gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyrone Jones has his back to the cage.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyrone Jones is working Yew over against the cage.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tyrone Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Yew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Yew misses with the head strike.
A short right from Yew.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tyrone Jones.
Yew lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yews head.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyrone Jones.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew misses with some punches.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hand.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yew is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yew misses with some punches.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrone Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew misses with a body punch.
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!
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Yew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Yew.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Tyrone Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Yew blocking some punches.
Yew prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Yew controls the action.
Yew can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Tyrone Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrone Jones pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Yew.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yew works on Tyrone Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yew.
Tyrone Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yew is keeping busy.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyrone Jones stalls.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position but instead, Yew has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyrone Jones into the cage.
Tyrone Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yew is keeping busy.
Maybe Tyrone Jones would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Yew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yef Yew.
Well Yew has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yef Yew!
Yef Yew is the new middleweight champion!
Yef Yew was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Russell Tyrone Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang is for the children. We teach the children... Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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