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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heath Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heath Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews pushes Herring up against the cage in a clinch.
Herring turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Herring working the ground and pound.
Andrews is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews regains half guard.
Herring working over Andrews with some ground and pound. Andrews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Herring is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Herring.
Andrews is defending against the submission attempts here by Herring.
Andrews is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Herring's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Herring's back!
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!
Andrews tightening his grip on Herring, looking for the choke.
Herring trying to control the hands but Andrews won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Herring is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dylan Andrews!
In his post fight interview, Dylan Andrews 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Valmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Peon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Peon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Valmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Peon!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peon lands with a nice body punch.
Peon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jimmy Valmer has been cut.
Peon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peon sends Valmer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Peon is motioning to the referee to let Valmer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Valmer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peon cracks Valmer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Valmer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Peon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Valmer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Peon!
An out of breath Von Peon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond throws the left hand but Kravichenko avoids the punch easily.
Diamond throws a jab when Kravichenko was well out of range.
Diamond throws the left hand but Kravichenko avoids the punch easily.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kravichenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Kravichenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond shoots in for a takedown but Kravichenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kravichenko slips a straight right by Diamond.
An attempted straight right counter from Kravichenko misses the target.
Diamond swings widly with a right hand
letting Kravichenko counter with a right hand.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kravichenko works Diamond's body with a nice hook.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Kravichenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Diamond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diamond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kravichenko.
Diamond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diamond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kravichenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Kravichenko ducks down to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Kravichenko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diamond fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diamond's head.
Kravichenko scores with a nice head shot.
Kravichenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kravichenko defends it nicely.
Kravichenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oleg Kravichenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Diamond.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kravichenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kravichenko scores with a jab.
Diamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kravichenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diamond in his tracks.
Diamond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kravichenko.
Kravichenko misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kravichenko as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Kravichenko moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kravichenko misses the target.
Kravichenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diamond doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kravichenko. Diamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kravichenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Diamond is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kravichenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Kravichenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kravichenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kravichenko jabs Diamond right on the nose. Diamond blinks but takes it well.
Kravichenko misses with a straight left.
Diamond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kravichenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kravichenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diamond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diamond throws a big elbow that misses.
Diamond trying to control but Kravichenko is working from the bottom.
Kravichenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diamond's guard.
Diamond looking for a sweep. Not yet Diamond, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko controlling from the top position.
Kravichenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kravichenko advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diamond is looking to reverse the position.
Kravichenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diamond keeps working.
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The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Diamond's face as Kravichenko controls the position.
Kravichenko trying to control the position but Diamond is working away.
Kravichenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diamond is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Kravichenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kravichenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Diamond's head.
Diamond swings for the body but Kravichenko moves out of range.
Diamond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kravichenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kravichenko lands an overhand right.
Kravichenko throws a body punch but Diamond moves out of range.
Kravichenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diamond can do to turn this around?
Diamond misses with an uppercut.
Kravichenko misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Diamond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravichenko swings for the body but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond scores with a hook.
Diamond closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diamond lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diamond cracks Kravichenko with a solid left hand.
Kravichenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diamond trying to control but Kravichenko is working from the bottom.
Diamond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diamond trying to control but Kravichenko is working from the bottom.
Kravichenko trying to keep a closed guard but Diamond is proving a slippery customer.
Diamond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kravichenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diamond wants to control from the top but Kravichenko keeps moving.
King Diamond has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Kravichenko pushes Diamond off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kravichenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diamond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kravichenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diamond eats them both and turns towards Kravichenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diamond throws the left hand but Kravichenko avoids the punch easily.
Kravichenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kravichenko misses with a body shot.
Kravichenko stuffs the takedown.
Oleg Kravichenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kravichenko swivels and escapes.
Kravichenko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
Kravichenko lands a body shot.
Diamond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kravichenko misses the body punch
and Diamond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravichenko.
Diamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kravichenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond's shoulder, as Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
Kravichenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Diamond should have avoided that one.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kravichenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Diamond dives in for a single leg takedown but Kravichenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oleg Kravichenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Diamond.
Diamond lands with an overhand left.
Kravichenko tests Diamond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diamond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kravichenko misses with a straight right.
Kravichenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diamond lands a head shot.
Diamond moves out of range as Kravichenko strikes.
Kravichenko takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kravichenko.
Diamond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravichenko scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Kravichenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diamond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kravichenko connects with a crisp jab.
Oleg Kravichenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Kravichenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Kravichenko ducks down to avoid it.
Kravichenko connects with a jab.
Kravichenko punishes Diamond's body with a nice straight punch.
Kravichenko avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kravichenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Kravichenko. Beautiful body shot.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Kravichenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kravichenko misses with the combination.
Kravichenko throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond's shoulder, as Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
Kravichenko staying out of range there.
Kravichenko tries to move into range but Diamond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Kravichenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Kravichenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Diamond misses the target.
Diamond misses with an uppercut
and Kravichenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Kravichenko moves away and avoids it.
Kravichenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diamond on the side of the head.
Kravichenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diamond.
Kravichenko throws out a loose jab but Diamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diamond misses with a straight right.
Diamond throws a hook but Kravichenko blocks it.
Kravichenko connects with a right hand. Diamond shakes it off.
Diamond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kravichenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diamond scrambles back to his feet.
Diamond swings widly with a right hand
and Kravichenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kravichenko walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kravichenko takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
Kravichenko throws a shot to the body.
Kravichenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko lunges at Diamond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diamond's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diamond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kravichenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kravichenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diamond.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Diamond tries for a takedown but Kravichenko circles away easily
and Kravichenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diamond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kravichenko pinned against the cage. Kravichenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diamond misses with a hook. Kravichenko ducked under it nicely.
Kravichenko lands a body shot.
Diamond misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kravichenko counter with a right hand.
Diamond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kravichenko as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravichenko scores with a decent looking hook.
King Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diamond is rocked!
That has opened up King Diamond's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diamond is still on wobbly legs! Can Kravichenko finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Kravichenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diamond gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kravichenko gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Kravichenko!
A very excited looking Oleg Kravichenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated King Diamond had this to say: 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laureana misses with an uppercut
and Nutzzzz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nutzzzz misses with a jab to the body
and Laureana counters with a stiff right hand.
Nutzzzz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nutzzzz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Nutzzzz as Laureana shoots in.
Laureana avoids the body shot from Nutzzzz.
Laureana slips a jab from Nutzzzz.
Laureana appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Laureana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nutzzzz.
Deez Nutzzzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laureana catches Nutzzzz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutzzzz lands with a straight right. Laureana didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Nutzzzz.
Laureana throws a jab when Nutzzzz was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nutzzzz throws an overhand right that lands on Laureana's shoulder, as Laureana tries to avoid the shot.
Laureana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laureana feinted with a counter takedown.
Laureana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nutzzzz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laureana moves away.
Nutzzzz missing with a left hand there. Laureana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Nutzzzz misses its intended target.
Nutzzzz takes a swing at Laureana's ribcage but misses.
Laureana half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nutzzzz swings widly with a right hand
and Laureana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nutzzzz won't be happy with that.
Laureana working away.
Laureana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laureana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nutzzzz has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laureana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nutzzzz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laureana working away.
Laureana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laureana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nutzzzz, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laureana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nutzzzz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nutzzzz struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana is working to tighten his grip on Nutzzzz's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nutzzzz has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Laureana is really squeezing tight and eventually Nutzzzz passes out! Laureana breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Francisco Antonio Laureana!
Francisco Antonio Laureana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya. Russell Tyrone Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bo Nickal 's chin.
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188 lbs
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Nickal !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nickal lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickal misses with a straight right.
Nickal dodges the punch combination from Tyrone Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Tyrone Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Tyrone Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tyrone Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyrone Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyrone Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones is trying to control the position but Nickal postures up.
Tyrone Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nickal lands a couple of digs.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyrone Jones has control of Nickal 's left arm, preventing Nickal from doing any damage.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal is in close to Tyrone Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nickal postures up and lands a big shot to Tyrone Jones's brow.
Nickal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyrone Jones controls Nickal momentarily but Nickal frees himself.
Tyrone Jones has Nickal pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tyrone Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Nickal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyrone Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nickal tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrone Jones lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal misses the body punch
and Tyrone Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nickal fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyrone Jones to the ground. Nickal is now in Tyrone Jones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrone Jones seems keen to control Nickal 's posture.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Nickal throws a strike but Tyrone Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nickal controlling the position.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyrone Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nickal is on top in guard.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Tyrone Jones blocks nicely.
Nickal landing with the ground and pound.
Nickal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Nickal working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nickal throws a big elbow that misses.
Nickal with a nice head shot there.
Nickal stands up over Tyrone Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nickal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nickal misses with a hook to the body
and Tyrone Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Nickal misses with a looping right.
Nickal misses with a right hand
and Tyrone Jones makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nickal really felt that one!
Nickal misses with a wild body shot.
Nickal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones has Nickal up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Nickal .
Nice shot by Tyrone Jones.
Nickal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nickal fails to land the takedown.
A lazy left from Tyrone Jones finds it's target.
Russell Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrone Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickal at a distance.
Nickal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nickal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyrone Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Nickal misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Nickal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nickal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Russell Tyrone Jones 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.
Tyrone Jones is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheers as Tyrone Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickal doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice combination. Nickal backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Tyrone Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyrone Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Nickal seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Nickal misses with the combination.
Tyrone Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nickal s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body kick from Tyrone Jones.
Nickal shoots in but Tyrone Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Russell Tyrone Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Nickal .
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand right.
Nickal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russell Tyrone Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Tyrone Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyrone Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nickal .
Nickal punishes Tyrone Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal goes for a double leg but Tyrone Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyrone Jones continues to drive forward.
Good shot there by Nickal .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal moves out of range of the body kick.
Nickal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrone Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tyrone Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyrone Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickal .
Tyrone Jones swinging wildly here.
Nickal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tyrone Jones. No joy for Nickal on that attempt.
Tyrone Jones tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyrone Jones as he avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones lands a front kick.
Nickal is breathing heavily.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Nickal moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones stuns Nickal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nickal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones takes one to the chin there.
Tyrone Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the side of Nickal 's head.
Tyrone Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Nickal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyrone Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Nickal gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal is in close to Tyrone Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nickal defends it easily.
Tyrone Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickal can do to turn this around?
Tyrone Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Nickal is proving a slippery customer.
Tyrone Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyrone Jones is on top in guard.
Tyrone Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tyrone Jones preventing the sweep.
Tyrone Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickal is retaining full guard.
Nickal is trying to keep Tyrone Jones in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyrone Jones lands a front kick.
Nickal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyrone Jones is looking to clinch.
Nickal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyrone Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Nickal throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Nickal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nickal avoids it.
Tyrone Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nickal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickal .
Nickal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyrone Jones is trying to control the position but Nickal postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyrone Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nickal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrone Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyrone Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal advances to half guard.
Tyrone Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyrone Jones has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyrone Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyrone Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyrone Jones trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away.
Nickal manages to get to full guard.
Tyrone Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyrone Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickal is retaining full guard.
Nickal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nickal pulls Tyrone Jones in to control the position.
Nickal 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.
Tyrone Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyrone Jones is one step ahead there.
Tyrone Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyrone Jones wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nickal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nickal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones works over Nickal 's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyrone Jones misses with a right hand
and Nickal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tyrone Jones!
Sloppy strikes there by Nickal .
Tyrone Jones isn't going anywhere.
Tyrone Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tyrone Jones is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Nickal .
I think Nickal 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 lbs
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193 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud lands a really nice looking cross but Yew seems unphased.
Mahmoud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Yew moved out of range nicely.
Yew throws a hook but Mahmoud avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Yew has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yew works Mahmoud's body with a nice hook.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yew misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahmoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Yew's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Mahmoud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahmoud lands with a hook. Yew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yew looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmoud pushes Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahmoud trying to land knees to the body.
Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew misses with some punches.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud stalling in the clinch.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mahmoud.
It looks like Yef Yew has been cut.
Mahmoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Mahmoud looking to throw knees to the head but Yew is blocking nicely.
Yew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Yew.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew pushes Mahmoud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Mahmoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud lands a good knee to the midsection. Yew won't want to take too many of those.
Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yew avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahmoud lands a body shot.
Mahmoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mahmoud can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yew.
Mahmoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
Yew lands a body shot.
Mahmoud working aggressively here.
Yew pushes Mahmoud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yew working aggressively here.
Mahmoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yew prevents a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahmoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yew working aggressively here.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Mahmoud scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yew tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yew avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but Yew blocks it.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yef Yew's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Yew thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Mahmoud both land. Nice combination.
Mahmoud clinches up against the cage.
Mahmoud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Yew lands a shot to the body.
Mahmoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Mahmoud scores a nice knee to the body.
Mahmoud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahmoud is working Yew over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud leaning against his opponent.
Mahmoud cracks Yew with a nice body shot.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mahmoud.
Still in the clinch, Mahmoud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud throws a head punch that misses.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud is pushing Yew up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yews head.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew managing to block the knees to the body from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yew.
Mahmoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Mahmoud lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahmoud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yew.
Mahmoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yew.
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
Mahmoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Mahmoud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yew's face.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Yew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahmoud cracks Yew with a nice body shot.
Yew cracks Mahmoud with a nice body shot.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Yew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahmoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahmoud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land.
Mahmoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yew can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yew avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mahmoud - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Yew.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Yew tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Yew's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameh Mahmoud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahmoud scores with a nice head shot.
Yew just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Yew blocks a head kick by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahmoud's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahmoud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahmoud jabs Yew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Mahmoud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yew counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahmoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Yew circles away.
Yew takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the body
and Mahmoud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Yew stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahmoud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahmoud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yew digs a good body shot into Mahmoud's ribs.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Mahmoud releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Yew misses.
Yew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Yew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mahmoud moves out of range as Yew strikes.
Yew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahmoud.
Yew misses with a shot to the body
and Mahmoud counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Yew misses the target.
Mahmoud looks to throw a body kick
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the head.
Mahmoud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahmoud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yew scrambles back to his feet.
Yew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Mahmoud is looking to land body kicks.
Mahmoud digs a good hook to Yew's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud instigates a clinch.
Mahmoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yew is leaning against Mahmoud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahmoud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yew.
Yew lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Yew lands a right hand.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the head.
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yew.
Yew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yew lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yew misses with a body punch.
Yew lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew misses with a punch to the body.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Mahmoud avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahmouds head.
Yew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahmoud obliges.
Mahmoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yew's elbow.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sameh Mahmoud just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yew takes one on the button.
Mahmoud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mahmoud throws a shot from downtown. Yew moves away and avoids it.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mahmoud scores with the left hand. Yew knows he should have avoided that one.
Mahmoud stuns Yew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahmoud. That's going to slow Yew down.
Mahmoud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Mahmoud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yew to score with a decent uppercut.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
Mahmoud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Yew.
Mahmoud scores with a decent looking hook.
Mahmoud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yew throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yew throws out the jab.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yew.
Yew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoud.
Yew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mahmoud swings widly with a right hand
and Yew counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahmoud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yew counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud moves out of range as Yew strikes.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by Yew - just one landing.
Mahmoud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yew.
Mahmoud wants to clinch up but Yew keeps it at a distance.
Yew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
Yew throws a looping overhand right but Mahmoud ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahmoud! But no joy.
Yew missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Yew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Yew misses with a hook
and Mahmoud counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mahmoud tries to work over Yew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yew.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land.
Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yew.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud working Yew over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yew.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew cracks Mahmoud with a nice body shot.
Yew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Yew avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Mahmoud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yew's face.
Mahmoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Mahmoud looking to throw knees to the head but Yew is blocking nicely.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Mahmoud lands a shot to the body.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Mahmoud throws a head punch that misses.
Yew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud trying to land knees to the body.
Mahmoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud working aggressively here.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameh Mahmoud dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mahmoud. Mahmoud obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Yew misses.
Mahmoud takes one to the chin there.
Yew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahmoud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmoud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yew counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with a left hand
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yew throws out the jab.
Yew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yew throws a right hand that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahmoud throws a low kick but Yew avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew needs to keep his hands up - Mahmoud had a free shot at his head there.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yew.
Yew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yew missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up.
Yew swings widly with a right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a decent looking hook.
Mahmoud wants to clinch up but Yew keeps it at a distance.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmoud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Yew misses with an uppercut
and Mahmoud moves into the clinch.
Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Mahmoud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yew.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud lands with a left to the head.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Yew's head.
Yew prevents a body shot from Mahmoud.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yew misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yew is rocked!
Yew misses with some punches.
Oh Yew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahmoud misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sameh Mahmoud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yew seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud missing with knees to the body.
Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Yew.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Yew.
Yew looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yew tries a body shot but Mahmoud blocks it.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahmoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Yew pushes Mahmoud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yew.
Yew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yef Yew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahmoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Yew misses with some punches.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Mahmoud unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head.
Mahmoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sameh Mahmoud.
Well Mahmoud 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud is the new middleweight champion!
As Sameh Mahmoud got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want my title back'.
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