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Angry Birds War 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Carlos (ranked 21438 p4p, 740 weight class) and Jeremy Stylez (ranked 4918 p4p, 557 weight class). Carlos comes to the cage accompanied by sujou meu pau foi de coco. Jeremy Stylez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stylez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Stylez.
Carlos throws a right and a left that Stylez avoids nicely.
Stylez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stylez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stylez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stylez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carlos back to the cage. Stylez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stylez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stylez lands with a right hand.
Carlos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stylez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stylez lands a jab to the head.
Stylez dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Carlos tries to bum rush Stylez with a series of wild strikes but Stylez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stylez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stylez cracks Carlos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carlos is rocked!
Carlos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stylez counters with a big left hand that crumples Carlos! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Stylez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhhamad Bin Zayed (ranked 7919 p4p, 685 weight class) and David Carlsson (ranked 5346 p4p, 586 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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206 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhhamad Bin Zayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Carlsson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlsson drives through and clinches with Bin Zayed against the cage.
Bin Zayed can't break the clinch.
Bin Zayed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carlsson breaks from the clinch.
Bin Zayed misses with a series of wild punches.
Bin Zayed clinches.
Bin Zayed can't break the clinch.
Bin Zayed trying to control the position but instead, Carlsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bin Zayed into the cage.
Bin Zayed wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Zayed walks into a straight right hand from Carlsson.
Bin Zayed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Zayed slows down the pace here.
Carlsson manages to break the clinch.
Carlsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carlsson thows a body kick. Bin Zayed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carlsson.
Carlsson instigates a clinch.
Carlsson breaks from the clinch.
Carlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bin Zayed, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed tries to break free but Carlsson pushes him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed can't break the clinch.
Carlsson breaks the clinch.
Bin Zayed misses with a body kick.
Bin Zayed gets caught napping as Carlsson dives in and scores a takedown. Bin Zayed manages to retain guard.
Bin Zayed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Zayed pulls Carlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bin Zayed pulls Carlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bin Zayed keeping moving, preventing Carlsson from controlling successfully.
Carlsson passes Bin Zayed's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carlsson wants to pass the guard but Bin Zayed is defending well.
Carlsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bin Zayed has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson trying to control from half guard but Bin Zayed is working away.
Carlsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Bin Zayed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bin Zayed wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Zayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bin Zayed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bin Zayed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlsson pushes Bin Zayed off and gets back to his feet.
Bin Zayed misses with a body kick.
Bin Zayed moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
Carlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Zayed should have avoided that one.
Carlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bin Zayed misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Carlsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carlsson lands a body shot.
Carlsson throws a series of punches but Bin Zayed moves out of range.
Carlsson is looking to slow Bin Zayed down with leg kicks.
Bin Zayed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhhamad Bin Zayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Bin Zayed does no damage.
Carlsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carlsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carlsson trying to control the position but Bin Zayed is working away.
Carlsson advances nicely into full mount.
Carlsson tries to control but Bin Zayed wriggling away.
Bin Zayed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Zayed defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carlsson.
Bin Zayed working to try and regain half guard.
Bin Zayed wants to control but Carlsson is having none of it.
Bin Zayed regains half guard.
Bin Zayed is looking to improve his position.
Carlsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bin Zayed trying to hold on to Carlsson's head to control him but Carlsson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bin Zayed defending well though.
Carlsson thows a huge punch but Bin Zayed dodges it nicely.
Carlsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Zayed is looking for a sweep. Carlsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bin Zayed trying to hold on to Carlsson's head to control him but Carlsson postures up.
Carlsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bin Zayed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carlsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bin Zayed keeps working.
Carlsson trying to control from Bin Zayed's half guard. Bin Zayed has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Carlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Zayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bin Zayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin Zayed closes the distance and pushes Carlsson back into the cage.
Carlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carlsson.
Carlsson is breathing heavily.
Bin Zayed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carlsson.
Carlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carlsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bin Zayed wants to control but Carlsson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Carlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bin Zayed misses with a double jab.
Carlsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bin Zayed wants to control but Carlsson is keeping busy.
Bin Zayed gets back to full guard.
Carlsson wants to control from the top but Bin Zayed keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Zayed trying to control the position here.
Carlsson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlsson trying to control the pace.
Bin Zayed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bin Zayed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bin Zayed holds on and takes a little breather.
Carlsson wants to control from the top but Bin Zayed keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bin Zayed has Carlsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Carlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin Zayed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlsson's guard.
Carlsson wants to stand and escape but Bin Zayed is having none of it.
Carlsson has his feet on Bin Zayed's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Carlsson works Bin Zayed's body with a nice hook.
Carlsson tries to clinch up.
David Carlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Zayed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhhamad Bin Zayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlsson moves into range and clinches up with Bin Zayed.
Bin Zayed leaning against his opponent.
Bin Zayed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carlsson as Bin Zayed tries to tie him up.
Bin Zayed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carlsson is keeping busy.
Carlsson is struggling to control the position.
Carlsson breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carlsson.
Bin Zayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlsson lands with a kick to the temple. Bin Zayed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bin Zayed dodges the punch combination from Carlsson.
Carlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bin Zayed, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bin Zayed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bin Zayed stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlsson is struggling to control the position.
Bin Zayed stalling in the clinch but Carlsson improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Carlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Carlsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Gastelum (ranked 5759 p4p, 628 weight class) and Jack Holer (ranked 5259 p4p, 594 weight class). Jack Holer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Gastelum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Holer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastelum cracks Holer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Kelvin Gastelum has been cut.
Gastelum swings for the body but Holer moves out of range.
Holer cracks Gastelum with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gastelum tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Holer pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gastelum is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Holer!
Our winner, Jack Holer, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kadu Alves (ranked 5877 p4p, 189 weight class) and Steve King (ranked 4057 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kadu Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve King!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
King lands a damaging elbow.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves pulls King into guard.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stands up from Alves's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
King rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Alves is looking to take this one to the mat.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
King told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves is breathing heavily.
King lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
A short right from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves working aggressively here.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
King blocks an elbow strike.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
King lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King connects with a knee to the head.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
Nice elbow from King.
King landing knees to the head.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Alves is rocked!
King has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Alves - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from King, and another! Alves is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Steve King!
Steve King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Berg (ranked 6961 p4p, 675 weight class) and Borys Hund (ranked 3921 p4p, 478 weight class). Berg comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - That's Right ft. Akon, Jim Jones. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borys Hund!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hund shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berg pinned against the cage. Berg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Berg as he jumps to the side.
Hund shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carl Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Hund.
Berg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Berg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hund back to the cage. Berg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Berg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hund with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hund has control of Berg's left arm, preventing Berg from doing any damage.
Berg working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hund throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Berg with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hund working for a triangle but Berg defends it easily.
Hund looking for a guillotine here but Berg defends easily.
Berg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hund keeping moving, preventing Berg from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hund is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hund trying to control but Berg is working from the bottom.
Hund has gone for a leg lock! Berg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hund's guard.
Berg with a nice head shot there.
Berg throws a strike but Hund rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hund trying to control but Berg is working from the bottom.
Berg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hund defends well.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Hund from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hund postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Berg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hund, into his guard.
Hund looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hund is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Berg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berg with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg wants to control from the top but Hund keeps moving.
Berg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hund isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Berg stacks Hund on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Berg!
Berg working the head and body with strikes.
Hund sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Berg throwing shots but Hund is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Berg connects with a nice short shot to Hund's temple.
Berg working over Hund with some ground and pound. Hund looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hund is pressing down on Berg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hund bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berg's guard.
Berg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hund with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Berg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berg misses with a wild combination.
Hund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Berg scores with a three punch combo!
Berg closes the distance and clinches up with Hund, looking for a takedown. Berg pushes Hund against the cage but Hund circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carl Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berg.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hund or perhaps it was just good defense by Berg, which made it look bad.
Berg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab lands there for Berg.
Hund gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hund wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hund trying to control the action but Berg is working from the bottom.
Hund working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg manages to get back to half guard.
Hund lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Berg tries to get to full guard but Hund has control of the leg.
Hund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hund wants to free his trapped foot but Berg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Berg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hund is working away from the top position though.
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.
Hund looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hund is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Berg is just riding it out for now. Hund eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Hund seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hund with the ground and pound but Berg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Berg has an active guard here but Hund has managed to pass into half guard.
Hund working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Carl Berg has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hund controlling the action here.
Hund is working for a submission of some sort.
Hund works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hund takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hund lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berg has given up his back. Will we see Hund going for some submissions?
Berg is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Borys Hund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carl Berg's cut.
That's time! Berg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berg stuffs the takedown attempt from Hund. Hund gets slowly back to his feet.
Carl Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
Berg scores with a nice body kick.
Hund closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hund lands in his opponent's guard.
Berg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hund drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hund has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carl Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Hund.
Berg prevents the takedown attempt.
Berg stops a takedown attempt from Hund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Berg shoots in for a takedown but Hund shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hund changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Berg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Borys Hund has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Check out the look on Hund's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hund swings around for an armbar but Berg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hund's guard.
Berg postures up and lands a big shot to Hund's brow.
Berg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hund can do to turn this around?
Hund is looking for a triangle but Berg pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hund has his foot on Berg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berg works his way back into a safe position though.
Berg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Berg postures up.
Berg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg wants to control from the top but Hund keeps moving.
Hund is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berg defends well.
Berg wants to control from the top but Hund keeps moving.
Hund wants to sweep here but Berg controlling him for the moment.
Hund keeping moving, preventing Berg from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berg wants to control from the top but Hund keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hund looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Berg wants to control from the top but Hund keeps moving.
Berg preventing the sweep.
Berg throwing strikes but missing.
Berg connects with a couple of short punches.
Berg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berg landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hund is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Berg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Berg preventing the sweep.
Hund has a closed guard, preventing Berg from standing up.
Berg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hund is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hund has escaped and now he's on top!
Hund must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hund wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Berg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Berg!
Carl Berg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Borys Hund was interviewed post fight and said 'I need a rope'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbot (ranked 4462 p4p, 154 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 4343 p4p, 150 weight class). Emelianenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: NeiroMonk. Fedor Emelianenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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295 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abbot. That did some damage!
Abbot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Abbot.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko with the counter takedown but Abbot avoids it easily.
Emelianenko feints and as Abbot raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Tank Abbot has been cut.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
Abbot has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Tank Abbot's cut is getting worse.
Abbot has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Abbot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Emelianenko forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko lands strikes from half guard.
Tank Abbot's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tank Abbot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Emelianenko!
After winning the bout, Fedor Emelianenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Tank Abbot stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a selfconfident winner. You are not.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Skrarez (ranked 5041 p4p, 420 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 4442 p4p, 384 weight class). Wasyl Plutov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skrarez has Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Plutov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plutov's gas tank.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skrarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Plutov.
Plutov avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
Skrarez managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plutov working Skrarez over with knees to the body.
Plutov lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skrarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Plutov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Skrarez.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrarez scores with a hook to the body.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Plutov lands a nice shot to the body.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but Skrarez blocks it.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Plutov obliges.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skrarez is defending well for now.
Skrarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plutov's defenses.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skrarez.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez working aggressively here.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but Skrarez blocks it.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Skrarez.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov blocks an elbow strike from Skrarez.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Plutov scores a nice knee to the body.
Skrarez prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Skrarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Skrarez as the two fighters clinch.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plutov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov blocks the elbow strike.
Skrarez scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Skrarez controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Plutov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skrarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Skrarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Skrarez lands a left hand.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov working aggressively here.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Plutov misses with some punches.
Skrarez prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skrarez's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez lands a body punch.
Skrarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plutov.
Skrarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Skrarez.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Wasyl Plutov has been cut.
Nice body punch from Skrarez - that landed with a thud.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Nice elbow from Plutov.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Plutov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plutov's gas tank.
Plutov looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Skrarez.
Skrarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Skrarez is working Plutov over against the cage.
Skrarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skrarez lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Skrarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Skrarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wasyl Plutov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skrarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plutov.
Skrarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Plutov is able to avoid easily.
Plutov throws a counter combo.
Skrarez rushes Plutov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Skrarez blocks with his arms.
Plutov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Skrarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plutov can do to turn this around?
Skrarez blocking some punches.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francesco Skrarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Skrarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skrarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plutov avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
Plutov looking to throw knees to the head but Skrarez is blocking nicely.
Skrarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Skrarez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Plutov or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov avoids the elbow strike from Skrarez, against the cage.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov is working Skrarez over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Skrarez as the two fighters clinch.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov landing knees to the body.
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Plutov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skrarez lands a left hand.
Skrarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plutov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skrarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skrarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A short left from Skrarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov lands an elbow inside.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Plutov blocks the elbow strike.
Plutov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plutov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plutov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plutov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Plutov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Skrarez controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Skrarez controls the action.
Plutov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrarezs head.
Skrarez tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Plutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skrarez avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Skrarez takes a shot to the head.
Skrarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Plutov or not.
Skrarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plutov blocks it with crossed arms.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov avoids a wild elbow strike from Skrarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov landing knees to the body.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Skrarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Plutov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skrarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Plutov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
Plutov scores a nice knee to the body.
Skrarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plutov.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Plutov with a knee to the head.
Skrarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov presses Skrarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez lands a body punch.
Plutov lands an elbow just above Skrarez 's eye.
Plutov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Plutov as the two fighters clinch.
Plutov working Skrarez over with knees to the body.
Plutov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skrarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Plutov.
Plutov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skrarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
Plutov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skrarez's face.
Plutov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plutov lands an elbow inside.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wasyl Plutov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Plutov lands with a nice body kick.
Skrarez shoots in but Plutov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Plutov throws out a counter right but Skrarez avoids it with no problem.
Skrarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plutov.
Plutov thuds his shin into the meat of Skrarez's side.
Plutov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Plutov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Plutov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov rushes Skrarez and presses him up against the cage.
Skrarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Plutov landing knees to the body.
Plutov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skrarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plutov lands a nice knee to the body.
Skrarez trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plutov.
Plutov tries a body shot but Skrarez blocks it.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skrarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Skrarez on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Skrarez.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plutov.
Skrarez pushes Plutov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Plutov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Plutov lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Plutov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Plutov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skrarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skrarez is defending well for now.
Plutov avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Plutov crunches a lovely knee into Skrarez's ribcage.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skrarez misses with a knee strike.
Plutov lands a knee to the body.
Plutov lands with a left to the head.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Skrarez avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Plutov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov connects with a knee to the head.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plutov is defending well for now.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Plutov.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Skrarez lands a right hand.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plutov avoids it.
Skrarez tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov lands a knee to the body.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skrarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plutov dodges an elbow strike from Skrarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrarez scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez lands a left hand.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Skrarez working aggressively here.
Plutov crunches a lovely knee into Skrarez's ribcage.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plutov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez lands a right hand.
Plutov lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Plutov.
Plutov tries a body shot but Skrarez blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrarez lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Plutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrarezs head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Plutov obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plutov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
A relieved looking Wasyl Plutov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 1690 p4p, 232 weight class) and Leon Cotton (ranked 4965 p4p, 545 weight class). Cotton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Humble by: Kendrick Lamar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
195 lbs
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189 lbs
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Excellent 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Cotton!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleyman is looking to land body kicks.
Cotton with a poor takedown
and Suleyman counters with a nice leg kick.
Suleyman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been told by Suleyman's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suleyman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leon Cotton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown but Suleyman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suleyman jabs Cotton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suleyman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cotton's hands.
Cotton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suleyman counters with a low kick, right behind Cotton 's knee.
Ibrahim Suleyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Cotton.
Suleyman slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cotton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suleyman digs a good hook to Cotton's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suleyman connects with a jab.
Suleyman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cotton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suleyman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman scores with a shot to the body.
Cotton 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.
Cotton darts in looking for a takedown but Suleyman gets double underhooks and turns Cotton into the cage.
Cotton looks winded!
Suleyman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cotton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suleyman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suleyman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suleyman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suleyman thuds a left hand into Cotton's body.
Cotton fails with the takedown.
Suleyman feints and then cracks Cotton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cotton down.
Suleyman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cotton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suleyman back to the cage. Cotton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotton moves out of range as Suleyman throws a body kick.
Cotton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cotton misses with a takedown attempt - Suleyman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cotton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suleyman tried to counter with a leg kick but Cotton avoided it.
No luck for Cotton with that takedown attempt.
Cotton shoots in but no luck this time.
Cotton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suleyman can pounce on him.
Cotton fails with the takedown
and Suleyman counters with a thumping low kick.
Suleyman thows a body kick. Cotton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donk. Suleyman catches Cotton right on the button with a cross.
Suleyman slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suleyman is looking to counter punch.
Cotton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suleyman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suleyman. Suleyman obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman jabs Cotton right on the nose. Cotton blinks but takes it well.
Suleyman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotton. That did some damage!
Suleyman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice sprawl there from Suleyman as Cotton shoots in.
Cotton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suleyman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotton is rocked!
Suleyman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cotton will feel that in the morning.
Suleyman lands with a nice body kick.
Cotton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suleyman lands a front kick.
Suleyman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suleyman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ibrahim Suleyman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suleyman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotton's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotton with a poor takedown
and Suleyman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotton is still on wobbly legs! Can Suleyman finish him?
Suleyman slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cotton seems to have recovered his senses.
Suleyman cracks Cotton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cotton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Suleyman finish him?
It looks like Leon Cotton has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cotton or perhaps it was just good defense by Suleyman, which made it look bad.
A counter left hand to the body from Suleyman misses its target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suleyman.
Suleyman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suleyman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Suleyman drops Cotton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cotton looks back up at him and smiles so Suleyman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Suleyman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cotton looks for a takedown but Suleyman sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suleyman scores with a leg kick.
Suleyman throws a pinpoint strike between Cotton's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Cotton crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Suleyman scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ibrahim Suleyman!
In his post fight interview, Ibrahim Suleyman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Leon Cotton stepped up to the mic, saying 'When I return it will be HELL to pay!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Best (ranked 2077 p4p, 248 weight class) and Dock Ellis (ranked 2120 p4p, 254 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dock Ellis enters the cage!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dock Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ellis counters with a right hand to the body.
Ellis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Best.
Ellis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Best.
Adam Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis darts in and clinches Best up against the cage.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the head but Best blocks with his arms.
Best's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Best wants to take the fight to the mat but Ellis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Best blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Best wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Best lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Best is breathing heavily.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Best's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ellis lands a nice knee to the body.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Best 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.
Ellis landing knees to the body.
Ellis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Ellis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Best in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ellis crunches a lovely knee into Best's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellis.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Best takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ellis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ellis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Best's face.
Ellis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Best backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Ellis.
Ellis works on Best's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis crunches a lovely knee into Best's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Best's ribcage. Best let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis pushes Best back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ellis with a knee to the head.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ellis lands a knee to the body.
Ellis crunches a lovely knee into Best's ribcage.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Ellis on the inside.
Ellis works on Best's body with a couple of short punches.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Best lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ellis looking to throw knees to the head but Best is blocking nicely.
Ellis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Best takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellis scores a nice knee to the body.
Ellis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Best in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ellis scores with a knee to the head.
Best is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has Best pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Best is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ellis - that's hurt Best badly! Oh, another knee lands and Best is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Best doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dock Ellis!
During a confident post fight interview, Dock Ellis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hope (ranked 4734 p4p, 233 weight class) and Noah Jones (ranked 2595 p4p, 133 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Barrels of Whiskey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hope defends it nicely.
Hope pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Hope.
Jones wants a takedown.
Hope stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Hope - that landed with a thud.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hope gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Randy Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Jones.
Hope is working Jones over against the cage.
Hope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Hope.
Hope gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hope.
Hope throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones looks winded!
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Hope on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope lands a nice knee to the body.
Hope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A short uppercut from Hope.
Hope lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hope.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hope.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hope prevents the takedown attempt.
Hope scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Hope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hope unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hope.
A short left from Hope.
Jones told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A hook to the body from Hope.
Hope misses with an elbow strike.
Jones is trying to drag Hope to the mat but Hope just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope lands an uppercut.
Hope lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Hope - that landed with a thud.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Still in the clinch, Hope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hope is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hope down to the mat. Hope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hope drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hope is looking for the KO!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Noah Jones has been cut.
Hope lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hope finish him?
Hope connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hope has managed to clinch.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Hope.
Hope lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hope after a bit of a struggle.
Hope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Hope works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Hope.
A short right from Hope on the inside.
Hope lands a shot to the body.
Hope lands a shot to the body.
Hope stalling in the clinch.
Hope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hope lands with a short shot to the head.
Hope lands a shot to the body.
Hope gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hope.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Hope.
Hope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries to pull guard but Hope holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Hope lands an uppercut.
Hope stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hope gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Hope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hope gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hope lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hope putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Hope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hope throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hope.
Hope lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Hope.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Hope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hope works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Hope.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hope counters with a stiff right hand.
Hope scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hope lands with a shot to the body.
Hope has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Hope lands a body punch.
Hope pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hope pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones wants a takedown.
Randy Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Jones.
Hope stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randy Hope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A short right from Hope on the inside.
Hope digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Hope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope stalls.
A body shot lands from Hope.
Hope works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hope is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hope down to the mat. Hope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Hope. Those never looked like landing.
Noah Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hope digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Hope scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones walks straight into a right hand from Hope - that's dropped him! Hope jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jones from any more punishment! Jones complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy Hope!
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pop
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RATING
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