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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vihaan Lal (ranked 22202 p4p, 727 weight class) and Reggie Grimdal (ranked 22448 p4p, 785 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihaan Lal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lal shoots and misses
and Grimdal moves into the clinch.
Lal tries to break free but Grimdal pushes him back against the cage.
Grimdal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grimdal is one step ahead there.
Lal looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimdal gets to his feet - Lal follows without any prompting.
Lal misses with a takedown attempt - Grimdal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vihaan Lal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lal shoots for a takedown but Grimdal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimdal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lal.
Grimdal moves into range and clinches up with Lal.
Grimdal lands an elbow that stopped Lal in his tracks for a moment.
Lal is looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grimdal lands a nice elbow.
Grimdal breaks the clinch.
Grimdal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lal, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimdal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lal's defenses.
Lal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grimdal lands an elbow just above Lal 's eye.
Grimdal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grimdal counters with a head kick that drops Lal to the mat! Lal scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lal is rocked!
Lal is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lal gets tackled into the cage by Grimdal. Grimdal maintains the clinch.
Oh Lal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimdal creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Lal! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Grimdal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reggie Grimdal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Django Perkins (ranked 5802 p4p, 592 weight class) and Bartlomiej Szymuszowski (ranked 23298 p4p, 776 weight class). Perkins comes to the cage accompanied by The PaybackUntouchable 2Pac feat James Brown . Szymuszowski has chosen He's a Pirate as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Django Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartlomiej Szymuszowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkins. Szymuszowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Szymuszowski walks into a left hand.
Szymuszowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perkins counters with a nice body shot.
Szymuszowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szymuszowski motions for Perkins to come forward. Szymuszowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szymuszowski misses with a takedown
and Perkins counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szymuszowski misses with a hook to the body
and Perkins counters with a left to the body.
Szymuszowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Szymuszowski shoots and misses
and Perkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Django Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartlomiej Szymuszowski.
Szymuszowski looks winded!
Szymuszowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Django Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins lands with a good body shot.
Perkins lands a really nice looking cross but Szymuszowski seems unphased.
Perkins connects with a crisp jab.
Szymuszowski walks into a straight right hand from Perkins.
Perkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkins lands a right hook to the body.
Perkins stuns Szymuszowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Szymuszowski drops his hands for a split second and Perkins immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Szymuszowski face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Perkins follows up with a right hand that knocks Szymuszowski into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Django Perkins!
Django Perkins took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm still here motherfuckers!!! Shout out to my partners back at Bimmerhaus everyone back home 312. Just another night doing my thing I'm ready for anyone who wants to stand with me and catch these hands let's do it'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Turnbull (ranked 5322 p4p, 619 weight class) and Haukur Ragnarsson (ranked 5603 p4p, 643 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haukur Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson lands a head kick. Turnbull smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ragnarsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turnbull - the referee stops the clock and Ragnarsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turnbull. Ragnarsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnarsson counters with a body kick.
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsson scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Turnbull takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the head.
Turnbull avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Ragnarsson to work.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow that misses.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson tries to stall but Turnbull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarsson or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turnbull is keeping busy.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ragnarsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
Ragnarsson tries to stall but Turnbull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turnbull cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Turnbull dodges an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson is pushing Turnbull up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ragnarsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Turnbull cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson tries to stall but Turnbull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turnbull dodges an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
A body shot lands from Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull dominated that round.
That's time! Turnbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turnbull blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turnbull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Turnbull.
Ragnarsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turnbull counters with a right hand to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to land a front kick but Turnbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnarsson has time to react.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Turnbull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Turnbull. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
Turnbull forces Ragnarsson back against the cage and clinches.
Turnbull is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turnbull is keeping busy.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turnbull is leaning against Ragnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull.
A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Turnbull as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Turnbull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Turnbull works on Ragnarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Turnbull finish him?
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Turnbull on the inside.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Turnbull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Turnbull cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Turnbull is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Turnbull on the inside.
It looks like Haukur Ragnarsson has been cut.
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull is leaning against Ragnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Turnbull presses Ragnarsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Turnbull.
Turnbull drops Ragnarsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Turnbull is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Turnbull lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ragnarsson to his knees! Turnbull keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roderick Turnbull!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petro Pspic (ranked 5855 p4p, 489 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 6769 p4p, 520 weight class). Petro Pspic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos throws a head kick that Pspic semi-blocks.
Megalos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pspic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pspic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Megalos moves out of range of the strikes.
Megalos throws out a counter right but Pspic avoids it with no problem.
Pspic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pspic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pspic circles away quickly and effectively.
Megalos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Megalos scores with a one two! Pspic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pspic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pspic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Megalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Pspic misses
and Megalos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pspic tries to move into range but Megalos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pspic throws a body kick that misses.
Megalos avoids the body shot from Pspic.
Pspic tries a head kick but it misses.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Megalos avoids the head kick by Pspic.
Pspic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pspic misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pspic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
Pspic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Megalos sizes up Pspic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pspic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megalos avoids the head kick by Pspic.
Megalos pushes Pspic up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Pspic tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Pspic back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Megalos.
Pspic is breathing heavily.
Pspic tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megalos digs a right hand into Pspic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pspic's gas tank.
Megalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megalos cracks Pspic with a nice body shot.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Megalos presses Pspic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megalos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Pspic throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Megalos is working Pspic over against the cage.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Megalos.
Pspic throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Megalos pushes Pspic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
A right hook to the body lands for Megalos.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos digs a right hand into Pspic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pspic's gas tank.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Megalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
Megalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pspic is rocked!
A short right from Megalos.
Oh Pspic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pspic struggles to land a body shot inside as Megalos controls his hands.
Megalos managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Pspic seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
Megalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands a body punch.
Megalos scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
Pspic takes a shot to the head.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megalos cracks Pspic with a nice body shot.
Megalos digs a right hand into Pspic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pspic's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Megalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Megalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Megalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos presses Pspic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
That's time! Pspic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Megalos.
Megalos catches Pspic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Megalos connects with a solid leg kick.
Megalos with a nice cross.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Megalos scores with a one two! Pspic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Megalos cracks Pspic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Megalos clinches up with Pspic and pushes him back against the cage.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos dips a shoulder and cracks Pspic with a mighty uppercut! Pspic falls back against the cage and Megalos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pspic is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Megalos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Megalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karey Fangbattle (ranked 7303 p4p, 712 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 4476 p4p, 539 weight class). Karey Fangbattle had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Karey Fangbattle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt shoots in and drives through. Fangbattle sprawls well.
Fangbattle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Schmitt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fangbattle's guard.
Fangbattle wants to stand but Schmitt is controlling the position.
Schmitt trying to control but Fangbattle is working from the bottom.
Fangbattle keeping full guard, as Schmitt tries to pass.
Schmitt with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schmitt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schmitt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fangbattle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fangbattle keeping moving, preventing Schmitt from controlling successfully.
Fangbattle wants to stand and escape but Schmitt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangbattle is working an open guard so Schmitt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Schmitt gets the takedown into side control.
Fangbattle is breathing heavily.
Schmitt is putting a hurting on Fangbattle here, landing some big shots from side control.
Schmitt has hold of Fangbattle's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fangbattle tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Schmitt cranks the arm and Fangbattle screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fangbattle, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tumleh Schmitt!
Tumleh Schmitt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Asinen (ranked 5610 p4p, 615 weight class) and Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 4788 p4p, 556 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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213 lbs
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209 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobaszewski but Bobaszewski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bobaszewski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Asinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asinen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBobaszewski.
Bobaszewski tries to bum rush Asinen with a series of wild strikes but Asinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Asinen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Asinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bobaszewski sprawls well. Bobaszewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobaszewski throws a nice looking combination but Asinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobaszewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bobaszewski circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Asinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bobaszewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bobaszewski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Asinen's head.
Asinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bobaszewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobaszewski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bobaszewski duly obliges.
Asinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Asinen with that takedown attempt.
Bobaszewski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Asinen eats them both and turns towards Bobaszewski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Asinen is rocked!
Bobaszewski lands a big head kick that sends Asinen to the canvas! Bobaszewski follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
Our winner, Krzysztof Bobaszewski, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 3055 p4p, 152 weight class) and Denny Young (ranked 9576 p4p, 357 weight class). Verygood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denny Young!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Verygood keeps Young under control for a moment.
Verygood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Verygood sneaks back into half guard.
Verygood tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.
Verygood is doing well to control the position and prevent Young from advancing to side control.
Young throwing shots but Verygood is blocking nicely.
Verygood is holding on to half guard well.
Verygood is trying to get back to full guard.
Verygood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood keeping hold of Young's head, controlling as best he can.
Verygood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Young.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Verygood defending well though.
Young misses with a head shot. Verygood uses the momentum to regain guard.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young drops back looking for a leg! Verygood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Verygood manages to kick Young off! Young jumps back into Verygood's guard.
Verygood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Verygood managing to control the position.
Verygood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Verygood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Verygood pulls Young in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Verygood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Young drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Young jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Young being controlled here momentarily.
Young lands a couple of digs.
Verygood is pulling down on Young's head. It's preventing any offense from Young, at least for the moment.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Verygood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Verygood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Verygood has wrist control.
Verygood controlling Young's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Verygood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Verygood scores with a nice strike.
Verygood cracks Young with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Young looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Verygood finish him?
Young is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Young flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Young is out cold! Verygood holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Verygood!
An out of breath Kurt Verygood 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 2608 p4p, 333 weight class) and Bruno Brunatny (ranked 5185 p4p, 553 weight class). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Brunatny's chin.
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201 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Brunatny!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunatny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Niedzwiedzinski's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brunatny keeps the fight on the outside.
Niedzwiedzinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Brunatny backwards.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Brunatny managing to block the knees to the body from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brunatny.
Niedzwiedzinski is leaning against Brunatny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brunatny fails to pull guard.
A short left from Niedzwiedzinski.
Brunatny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski dodges an elbow strike from Brunatny.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brunatny backwards.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a shoulder strike.
Brunatny drags the fight down to the ground.
Niedzwiedzinski stands up and waves to Brunatny to follow him.
We've been informed that Brunatny has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brunatny looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunatny gets tackled into the cage by Niedzwiedzinski. Niedzwiedzinski maintains the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brunatny or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a left hand.
Brunatny is rocked!
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a left to the head.
Brunatny is still on wobbly legs! Can Niedzwiedzinski finish him?
Niedzwiedzinski lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brunatny to his knees! Niedzwiedzinski keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Curze (ranked 5846 p4p, 598 weight class) and Eddie Gelfen (ranked 2847 p4p, 328 weight class). Curze comes to the cage accompanied by RIse of the Night Haunter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Curze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curze moves into range and clinches up with Gelfen.
Gelfen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gelfen is pushing Curze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Curze with a knee to the head.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Curze tries to land knees in the clinch but Gelfen avoids the damage to the body.
Curze swings wildly with an uppercut but Gelfen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curze lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Gelfen to work.
Curze landing knees to the head.
Gelfen drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gelfen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Curze's coaches at Hard Knocks Training have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gelfen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Curze manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen trying to control the position from guard on top but Curze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curze wants to sweep but no luck.
Curze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gelfen wants to control from the top but Curze keeps moving.
Gelfen looking to pass the guard.
Curze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gelfen on the ground.
Gelfen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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.
Some wild striking there from Gelfen.
Gelfen throws a shot from downtown. Curze moves away and avoids it.
Curze clinches up against the cage.
Curze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gelfen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curze throws a head punch that misses.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen just misses with a punch to the body.
Curze tries to close the distance and clinch but Gelfen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gelfen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gelfen fails to land with a series of punches.
Gelfen misses with a body punch
and Curze counters with a low kick, right behind Gelfen 's knee.
Gelfen tries for a takedown but Curze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gelfen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curze wants to clinch up but Gelfen keeps it at a distance.
Gelfen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Konrad Curze has been cut.
Gelfen connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Curze tumbling to the canvas! Gelfen pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Curze was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eddie Gelfen!
Eddie Gelfen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rodgers (ranked 904 p4p, 138 weight class) and Pauke Murhaa (ranked 1671 p4p, 233 weight class). Rodgers comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Moment. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Rodgers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauke Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Pauke Murhaa has been cut.
Murhaa connects with a single shot there.
Murhaa cracks Rodgers with an open hand slap.
Pauke Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa wants to clinch up but Rodgers keeps it at a distance.
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Rodgers saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Murhaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodgers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Murhaa tries to get set, Rodgers tries to push him back and clinch up but Murhaa manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodgers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers misses the body punch
and Murhaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Rodgers.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodgers throws a quick counter kick to the body but Murhaa avoids it.
Rodgers avoids a kick to the body.
Rodgers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murhaa.
Murhaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodgers's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Rodgers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodgers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa drops Rodgers with a beautiful combination! Rodgers stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murhaa is looking for the KO!
Rodgers is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Rodgers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodgers seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers's head.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa cracks Rodgers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rodgers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a big uppercut and Rodgers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rodgers looks OK. Murhaa waves Rodgers back to his feet!
Rodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Rodgers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rodgers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Murhaa - that's a beauty! Rodgers is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Murhaa can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pauke Murhaa!
Pauke Murhaa is the new light heavyweight champion!
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FIGHT
RATING
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