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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sweyn Forkbeard (ranked 1871 p4p, 228 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 1424 p4p, 164 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sweyn Forkbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forkbeard wants to clinch up but Tua keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Tua .
Forkbeard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Forkbeard moves into range and clinches up with Tua .
Forkbeard misses with some punches.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Forkbeard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Tua .
Sweyn Forkbeard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forkbeard wants to clinch up but Tua keeps it at a distance.
Forkbeard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forkbeard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Forkbeard moves into the clinch.
Forkbeard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Forkbeard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forkbeard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Tua can't break the clinch.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Forkbeard.
Tua drops Forkbeard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Forkbeard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Forkbeard is rocked!
Forkbeard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Forkbeard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forkbeard tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Forkbeard back against the cage.
Forkbeard throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Forkbeard.
Forkbeard seems to have got his legs back now.
Forkbeard throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forkbeard misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Tua to work.
Forkbeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forkbeard misses with the head strike.
Forkbeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forkbeard tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Forkbeard is working Tua over against the cage.
Forkbeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tua s head.
Forkbeard tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forkbeard working aggressively here.
Tua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Forkbeard tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Forkbeard back against the cage.
Forkbeard can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Forkbeard misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forkbeard tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua blocking some punches.
Forkbeard blocks an elbow strike.
Tua drops Forkbeard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Forkbeard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Forkbeard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Forkbeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forkbeard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua .
Forkbeard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forkbeard misses with the head strike.
Tua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Forkbeard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forkbeard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forkbeard misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forkbeard throws a head punch that misses.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua is looking to break free of the clinch but Forkbeard has double underhooks.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Forkbeard avoiding damage.
Forkbeard gets through Tua 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua .
Forkbeard tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Tua will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tua scores with a sloppy right hand. Forkbeard should have avoided that one.
Forkbeard drops his hands momentarily. Tua doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Forkbeard staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Forkbeard doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tua !
An out of breath David Tua 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 1645 p4p, 181 weight class) and Neculai Costel (ranked 1119 p4p, 121 weight class). Benderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Time is Now. Costel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ain't No Sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neculai Costel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Costel does it's job there.
Benderson lands a right hook to the body.
Costel ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Costel feints the counter takedown.
Benderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benderson.
Benderson catches Costel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Costel misses with a hook
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
Benderson looks to land a combination but Costel avoids it well.
Costel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Benderson slips a straight right by Costel.
Costel scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Costel.
Donk. Costel catches Benderson right on the button with a cross.
Benderson instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Benderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Costel working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Benderson on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson landing knees to the body.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Costel tries to land a knee to the head but Benderson blocks with his arms.
Costel breaks from the clinch.
Benderson throws a right hand that Costel ducks under and follows up with a left that Costel also avoids with ease.
Costel tries a low kick but Benderson avoids it.
Benderson thuds his right hand into Costel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Costel is rocked!
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costel is still on wobbly legs! Can Benderson finish him?
Benderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costel.
Costel seems to have recovered his senses.
Costel needs to keep his hands up - Benderson had a free shot at his head there.
Benderson pounces like a tiger and cracks Costel with a vicious hook! Costel is down but not out! Benderson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henson Benderson!
Neculai Costel was interviewed post fight and said 'You win some, you lose some. I have to give it to Hess, he was sneakyer tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeph Frazier (ranked 594 p4p, 91 weight class) and Harry Holliday (ranked 1606 p4p, 236 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frazier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Apparently" by J. Cole. Zeph Frazier had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeph Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holliday throws an overhand right that lands on Frazier's shoulder, as Frazier tries to avoid the shot.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier half committed to a counter leg kick.
Frazier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holliday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Holliday.
Frazier lands a body shot.
Frazier tries to work over Holliday's front leg with a kick but Holliday checks it.
Frazier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Holliday slips a straight right by Frazier.
Frazier scores with a nice strike.
Frazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Frazier!
Holliday scores with a hook to the body. Frazier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Frazier.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zeph Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holliday is looking to slow Frazier down with leg kicks.
Frazier moves in looking to clinch but Holliday pushes him off.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Frazier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frazier cracks Holliday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holliday moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Holliday looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frazier lands a nice looking body shot.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Holliday will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frazier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holliday takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holliday does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Holliday blocks a jab.
Holliday tries a quick counter leg kick but Frazier is wise to it.
Holliday sizes up Frazier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holliday.
Holliday throws a sloppy head kick and Frazier moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
It seemed like Holliday was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holliday.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier blocks a jab.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.
Holliday moves out of range of the leg kick from Frazier.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Holliday takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holliday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Frazier lands with an overhand left.
Holliday loads up on a big right hand but Frazier slips the punch.
Holliday swats away the attempt to clinch by Frazier.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Holliday.
Holliday missing with knees to the body.
Holliday working aggressively here.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Holliday.
Holliday blocking some punches.
Holliday lands a shoulder strike.
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holliday missing with knees to the body.
Frazier has a couple of punches blocked by Holliday.
Frazier swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday blocks a body shot from Frazier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holliday.
A short left from Frazier.
Holliday throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses with some punches.
Holliday swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday working aggressively here.
Holliday misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Holliday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holliday lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holliday missing with knees to the body.
Frazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Frazier.
It looks like Harry Holliday has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Frazier fails to land.
Holliday gets through Frazier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Holliday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holliday looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Frazier.
It seemed like Holliday was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body. Frazier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holliday wants to slow Frazier down by chopping away at his legs.
Frazier is looking to counter punch.
Frazier cracks the inside of Holliday's front leg.
Holliday tried to score with a low kick but Frazier checks it.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Zeph Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Holliday takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Holliday connects with a leg kick. Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holliday fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holliday can do to turn this around?
Frazier throws a wild body kick that Holliday sees coming a mile off.
Frazier is looking to slow Holliday down with leg kicks.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Holliday's body. Holliday takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frazier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier throws the left hand but Holliday avoids the punch easily.
Frazier closes the distance and pushes Holliday back into the cage.
Zeph Frazier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holliday blocking some punches.
Frazier misses with the head strike.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Frazier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Frazier is looking to clinch.
Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frazier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holliday takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Frazier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frazier misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday missing with a left hand there. Frazier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Frazier.
Frazier tries to land a leg kick but Holliday saw it coming and moves away.
Frazier tried to score with a low kick but Holliday checks it.
Frazier tries to clinch but Holliday is having none of it.
A big right from Holliday misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frazier, right into the meat.
Holliday throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holliday.
Frazier tried to score with a low kick but Holliday checks it.
Holliday looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holliday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frazier works over Holliday's head and body with a nice combination.
Frazier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holliday throws out a powerful jab.
Holliday missing with a left hand there. Frazier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frazier blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holliday scores with a nice right hand.
Frazier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holliday gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holliday getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holliday throws a low kick but Frazier moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Holliday checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holliday flicks out a counter leg kick but Frazier steps away.
Frazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frazier feints and then cracks Holliday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holliday down.
Holliday throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Frazier.
Frazier moves out of range as Holliday strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday checks the leg kick.
Holliday misses with a jab to the body
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Frazier.
Holliday throws out a counter right but Frazier avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Frazier misses.
Holliday looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holliday throws a shot from downtown. Frazier moves away and avoids it.
Holliday blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Holliday was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holliday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holliday throws a hook but Frazier blocks it.
Frazier scores with a body shot.
Frazier tries to work over Holliday's front leg with a kick but Holliday checks it.
Holliday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Frazier misses.
Holliday throws a hook but Frazier avoids it easily.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier rushes Holliday and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier misses with some punches.
Frazier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holliday breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frazier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frazier misses with a hook. Holliday ducked under it nicely.
Holliday moves out of range as Frazier throws a body kick.
Holliday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Frazier slips a straight right by Holliday.
Holliday throws a solid leg kick but Frazier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holliday.
Holliday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Holliday throws a chopping leg kick but Frazier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. Holliday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frazier scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holliday was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Frazier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holliday.
An inside leg kick lands from Frazier.
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holliday throws a low kick, looking for Frazier's leg but Frazier calmly moves out of range.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday throws a leg kick which misses Frazier's front leg but catches the back leg as Frazier tries to avoid it.
Frazier checks the leg kick.
Holliday misses with a low kick.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday connects with a leg kick. Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holliday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frazier clinches up with Holliday and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Holliday lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday blocking some punches.
Holliday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frazier blocks it with crossed arms.
Frazier lands a shoulder strike.
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holliday working aggressively here.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holliday with a knee to the head.
Frazier lands a hook that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Frazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holliday.
Holliday misses with some punches.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Holliday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holliday lands a nice uppercut.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Holliday misses with a leg kick
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
Frazier rushes Holliday and presses him up against the cage.
Holliday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holliday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday misses with the head strike.
Holliday working aggressively here.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holliday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frazier blocks it with crossed arms.
Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Holliday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frazier misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier has a couple of punches blocked by Holliday.
Holliday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holliday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frazier lands a shot to the body.
Holliday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
Holliday lands a good knee to the midsection. Frazier won't want to take too many of those.
Holliday can't find room to land a body shot as Frazier controls the action.
Holliday misses with a body punch.
Frazier tries to work over Holliday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Frazier.
Frazier lands a left hand.
Holliday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
Holliday lands a nice uppercut.
Frazier misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Zeph Frazier did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holliday attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. Holliday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holliday tests Frazier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holliday's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frazier lands a nice shot that snaps Holliday's head back.
Holliday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frazier blocks a jab.
Frazier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Holliday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frazier drops his hands momentarily and Holliday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Frazier slams his shin into Holliday's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Holliday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday scores with a jab.
Frazier throws a body kick that misses.
Frazier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holliday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab from Holliday.
Holliday avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Holliday flicks out a counter leg kick but Frazier steps away.
Frazier scores with a kick to the body.
Frazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frazier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holliday is out of range and Frazier settles back down.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick.
Holliday checks a leg kick nicely.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frazier throws a leg kick which misses Holliday's front leg but catches the back leg as Holliday tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frazier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holliday's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frazier.
Frazier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holliday. That did some damage!
Frazier misses the jab.
Frazier jabs Holliday right on the nose. Holliday blinks but takes it well.
Holliday throws a low kick but Frazier moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Frazier misses with a hook. Holliday ducked under it nicely.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holliday.
A bone on bone clash there as Holliday blocks the leg kick.
Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday lands a leg kick that knocks Frazier off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Holliday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Frazier finds it's way through Holliday's defenses.
Frazier scores with a spinning back kick!
Frazier throws a body kick that misses.
Holliday has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Frazier.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Holliday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frazier.
Holliday throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frazier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holliday has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holliday blocking some punches.
Frazier misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Frazier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Holliday.
Holliday misses with some punches.
Holliday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holliday pushes Frazier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Frazier swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frazier throws a head punch that misses.
Holliday missing with knees to the body.
Frazier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holliday blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier had his way with Harry Holliday in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Frazier lunges at Holliday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holliday's hand.
Good exchange - Frazier coming out on top.
Frazier misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
It seemed like Holliday was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Frazier there.
Holliday sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holliday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holliday appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holliday fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frazier. That's going to slow Holliday down.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holliday.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holliday, pushing him back against the cage.
Holliday lands with a left to the head.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier throws a head punch that misses.
Holliday is trying to break the clinch but Frazier is controlling him.
Holliday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holliday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frazier is defending well for now.
Frazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Frazier lands a right hand.
Frazier throws a head punch that misses.
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holliday's elbow.
Holliday tries a body shot but Frazier blocks it.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Frazier cracks Holliday with a nice body shot.
Harry Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holliday is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is working Holliday over against the cage.
Holliday takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frazier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holliday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier blocks a body shot from Holliday.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Frazier swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday lands with a short shot to the head.
Frazier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holliday throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Holliday misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Frazier.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holliday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frazier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a punch on the inside.
Frazier lands with a light punch inside.
Frazier keeps control of Holliday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frazier takes a shot to the head.
Frazier misses with some punches.
Frazier working aggressively here.
Frazier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holliday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frazier backwards.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holliday wants to break free but Frazier has control.
Frazier swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday missing with knees to the body.
Frazier misses with some punches.
Frazier digs a right hand underneath Holliday's ribcage. Holliday let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holliday.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frazier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holliday swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Frazier misses with a punch on the inside.
Frazier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holliday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holliday throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Holliday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frazier's face.
Frazier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frazier pushes Holliday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frazier tries to work over Holliday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holliday tries to land a knee to the head but Frazier blocks with his arms.
Holliday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier has Holliday pressed against the cage, preventing Holliday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frazier misses with a body punch.
Frazier lands with a light punch inside.
Holliday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeph Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frazier 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeph Frazier!
Zeph Frazier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 1522 p4p, 213 weight class) and Robert J Fredrick (ranked 1064 p4p, 147 weight class). Robert J Fredrick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert J Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov throws a poor cross that misses
and Fredrick counters with a good low kick that Klimov was not able to check.
Fredrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fredrick misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Klimov.
Klimov throwing a counter right hand but Fredrick manages to avoid it.
Fredrick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klimov lands a glancing blow to the side of Fredrick's head.
Fredrick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been informed that Fredrick 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.
Klimov misses the jab.
Fredrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klimov thuds his right hand into Fredrick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredrick.
Fredrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Klimov should have avoided that one.
Klimov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fredrick's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredrick scores with a jab. Klimov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Klimov misses.
Fredrick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klimov with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Klimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fredrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fredrick jabs Klimov right on the nose. Klimov blinks but takes it well.
Klimov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fredrick has time to react.
Fredrick misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Klimov. Those never looked like landing.
Klimov blocks a jab.
Fredrick throws a shot from downtown. Klimov moves away and avoids it.
Fredrick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klimov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick misses with a leg kick
and Klimov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klimov on the side of the head.
Klimov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fredrick connects with a crisp jab.
Fredrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klimov.
Fredrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimov manages to avoid it.
Fredrick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klimov sprawls well. Klimov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fredrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
Fredrick throws a low kick but Klimov avoids it.
Fredrick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Klimov is out of range.
Fredrick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klimov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Fredrick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Fredrick misses.
Fredrick misses the jab.
Fredrick blocks a jab.
Klimov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Klimov misses the body punch
and Fredrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Fredrick.
Klimov catches Fredrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fredrick is rocked!
A good leg kick by Fredrick.
The fighters circling - Fredrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Klimov misses.
Fredrick tries a quick counter leg kick but Klimov is wise to it.
Klimov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick misses with a two punch combination.
Fredrick throws a series of punches but Klimov avoids them all with ease.
Klimov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredrick misses with a wild combination.
Fredrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimov.
Fredrick misses the shot to the body.
Fredrick misses with an uppercut
and Klimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fredrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimov finish him?
The fighters circling - Fredrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klimov is looking for a counter combo.
Fredrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Klimov avoids the body shot from Fredrick.
Fredrick lands a jab.
A big right from Fredrick misses.
Klimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fredrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robert J Fredrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrick loads up on a big right hand but Klimov slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert J Fredrick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredrick.
Klimov misses with a wild combination.
Fredrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Klimov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fredrick throws a body kick that misses.
Fredrick staying out of range there.
Fredrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klimov finds it's way round the side to connect with Fredrick's head.
Klimov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fredrick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Fredrick misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredrick. That's going to slow Klimov down.
A punch combination from Fredrick misses.
Fredrick blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick throws a solid leg kick but Klimov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fredrick.
A big right from Klimov misses.
Klimov scores with a jab. Fredrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fredrick slips a jab from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a looping right.
Fredrick lands with a kick to the temple. Klimov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klimov lands a lovely overhand right.
Fredrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fredrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Fredrick misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimov misses the target.
Klimov loads up on a big right hand but Fredrick slips the punch.
Fredrick flicks out a counter leg kick but Klimov steps away.
Fredrick throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredrick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klimov lands a right hook to the body.
Klimov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredrick.
Klimov misses the jab.
Klimov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fredrick throws a low kick, looking for Klimov's leg but Klimov calmly moves out of range.
Fredrick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Klimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klimov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fredrick right on the button. Fredrick goes down! Klimov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Klimov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vova Klimov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vova Klimov made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 614 p4p, 90 weight class) and Chinggis Khaan (ranked 724 p4p, 106 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaan walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaan.
Hunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Khaan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt sizes up Khaan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Khaan.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Khaan avoids it well.
Khaan throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khaan misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Khaan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khaan throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Khaan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khaan scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khaan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khaan throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Khaan lands a jab to the head.
Khaan misses with a hook.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Khaan manages to avoid it.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khaan.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khaan misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a single leg into guard. Khaan didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Khaan wants to stand and escape but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Khaan is retaining full guard.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
Khaan keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Khaan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Khaan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khaan wriggles free and stands up.
Khaan tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt lands with a hook. Khaan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khaan walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Khaan is rocked!
Hunt steps in with a hook that catches Khaan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hunt follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Khaan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hunt!
Paul Hunt took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Red Light Coffeeshop for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thatcher Halverson (ranked 526 p4p, 76 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 683 p4p, 97 weight class). Halverson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halverson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Zackrisson. Those never looked like landing.
Zackrisson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zackrisson catches Halverson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zackrisson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zackrisson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zackrisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halverson's elbow.
Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halverson moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Zackrisson lands.
Zackrisson looks for the body kick but Halverson saw that one coming.
Halverson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson staying out of range there.
Halverson gets a double leg takedown into Zackrisson's guard.
Halverson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Priest Hood that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Halverson trying to control but Zackrisson is working from the bottom.
Zackrisson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halverson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zackrisson keeps trying to improve his position.
Halverson wants to control from the top but Zackrisson keeps moving.
Zackrisson keeping full guard, as Halverson tries to pass.
Zackrisson wants to get back to his feet but Halverson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Halverson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zackrisson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson wants to stand but Halverson is controlling the position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Zackrisson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Halverson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zackrisson smiles and moves away.
Zackrisson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halverson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zackrisson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halverson. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halverson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halverson lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Halverson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zackrisson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zackrisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Zackrisson there.
Halverson throws a sloppy head kick and Zackrisson moves out of range easily.
Zackrisson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halverson.
Zackrisson lands a jab to Halverson's midsection.
Zackrisson throws a solid leg kick but Halverson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zackrisson.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut.
Halverson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zackrisson works Halverson's body with a nice hook.
Halverson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halverson takes a swing at Zackrisson's ribcage but misses.
Halverson misses with a body shot
and Zackrisson counters with a nice body kick.
Halverson with a poor takedown
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel Zackrisson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson pushes Halverson up against the cage in a clinch.
Zackrisson lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zackrisson lands a body punch.
Zackrisson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halverson or not.
A short left from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Zackrisson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Zackrisson.
Halverson is trying to pull guard but Zackrisson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zackrisson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Zackrisson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halverson is trying to pull guard but Zackrisson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Halverson jumps guard but Zackrisson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halverson jumps guard but Zackrisson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zackrisson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halverson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zackrisson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zackrisson moves away.
Zackrisson lands a nice looking body kick.
Halverson walks into a left hand.
Zackrisson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halverson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Halverson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zackrisson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halverson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zackrisson is concentrating on defense, preventing Halverson from advancing position.
Zackrisson is looking to escape.
Zackrisson is not content to let Halverson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson seems to be looking for submissions.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zackrisson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Halverson wants to control but Zackrisson is keeping him busy.
Zackrisson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Halverson. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halverson throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halverson shoots for a takedown but Zackrisson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halverson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zackrisson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halverson moves out of range of the strikes.
Halverson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws a solid leg kick but Halverson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halverson moves out of range as Zackrisson throws a body kick.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zackrisson throws a chopping leg kick but Halverson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zackrisson tries to clinch there but Halverson circles away.
Halverson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Halverson misses the target.
Halverson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halverson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
An attempted straight right counter from Halverson misses the target.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Halverson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halverson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson goes for a double leg but Zackrisson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zackrisson continues to drive forward.
Zackrisson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Halverson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zackrisson.
Halverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Halverson slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zackrisson lands a right hook to the body.
Zackrisson digs a good body shot into Halverson's ribs.
Zackrisson throws out a leg kick but Halverson moves out of range and Zackrisson only half commits.
Halverson moves out of range of the body kick.
Zackrisson works Halverson's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halverson circles away quickly and effectively.
Halverson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halverson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zackrisson defends well and Halverson ends up having to push Zackrisson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zackrisson misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Halverson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
An attempted straight right counter from Halverson misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping body kick lands there for Zackrisson.
Halverson checks the leg kick.
Halverson shoots in for a double leg but Zackrisson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halverson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Halverson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zackrisson lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Halverson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Halverson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halverson is looking to wear down Zackrisson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halverson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson scores with a push kick.
Halverson defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Halverson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halverson slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
Halverson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zackrisson sprawls and moves away.
Zackrisson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halversons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zackrisson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Halverson is trying to pull guard but Zackrisson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zackrisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Zackrisson.
Halverson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zackrisson has him pressed against the cage.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zackrisson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zackrisson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halversons head.
Zackrisson scores with a hook to the body.
Halverson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zackrisson walks away with a smile on his face. Halverson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zackrisson throws an overhand right that lands on Halverson's shoulder, as Halverson tries to avoid the shot.
Zackrisson connects with a looping right hand.
Zackrisson lands a leg kick that knocks Halverson off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Zackrisson.
Halverson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zackrisson to the mat! Zackrisson manages to get full guard.
Zackrisson wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zackrisson throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson punishes Zackrisson's body with a nice straight punch.
Halverson moves out of range as Zackrisson strikes.
Zackrisson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zackrisson lands with a left to the head.
Zackrisson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zackrisson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halverson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zackrisson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halverson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halverson.
Halverson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halverson takes one on the button.
Zackrisson pushes Halverson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson scores with a shoulder strike.
Zackrisson scores with a shot to the side of Halverson's head.
Zackrisson lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zackrisson.
Nice body punch from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Zackrisson cracks Halverson with a nice body shot.
Zackrisson is working Halverson over against the cage.
Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zackrisson moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Zackrisson on the inside.
Halverson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halverson ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halverson.
Zackrisson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Zackrisson.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halverson throws a head punch that misses.
Halverson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zackrisson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Zackrisson as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson rushes Halverson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zackrisson is leaning against Halverson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zackrisson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zackrisson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson presses Halverson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zackrisson lands a left hand.
Zackrisson just leaning against Halverson, taking a breather.
Zackrisson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halverson tries to pull guard but Zackrisson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Halverson tries to break the clinch but Zackrisson is controlling the position.
Zackrisson gets through Halverson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zackrisson has Halverson pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halverson tries to pull guard but Zackrisson holds him up against the cage and eventually Halverson drops back down to his feet.
Zackrisson prevents a body shot from Halverson.
Zackrisson pushes Halverson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halverson is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Oh Halverson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zackrisson lands a shoulder strike.
Halverson tries to pull guard but Zackrisson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halverson is trying to break the clinch but Zackrisson has him pressed against the cage.
Halverson seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice left hand lands by Zackrisson.
A hook to the body from Zackrisson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Halverson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
A short body shot lands from Zackrisson as the two fighters clinch.
Halverson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zackrisson lands with a short shot to the head.
Zackrisson drops Halverson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Halverson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
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!
Zackrisson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Halverson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Halverson drops to his knees and Zackrisson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Zackrisson!
Thatcher Halverson was interviewed post fight and said 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to the promoter for making the fight and opportunity. Also thanks to my opponent for stepping up and taking the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murha Pate (ranked 208 p4p, 33 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 1201 p4p, 166 weight class). Lecter has chosen The Hannibal Lecter Sonr as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pate counter with a right hand.
Pate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lecter lands a jab-cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pate.
Pate misses with a looping left.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pate.
Lecter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lecter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lecter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter avoids the head kick by Pate.
As Pate backs off Lecter throws a huge counter combo but Pate manages to avoid it all.
Lecter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter misses with a hook. Pate ducked under it nicely.
Pate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lecter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lecter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Pate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pate seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lecter.
Lecter checks a low kick from Pate.
Pate scores with a shot to the body.
Pate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Pate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pate.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lecter.
Lecter lands a jab-cross combination.
Pate lands a front kick.
Pate clinches.
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!
Lecter lands with a right to the head.
Lecter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pate doesn't seem bothered though.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Pate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
enabling Pate to counter with a crisp jab.
Pate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter avoids the head kick by Pate.
Pate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Pate.
Pate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecter cracks a nice hook into Pate's ribs.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter throws a jab when Pate was well out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pate!
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Lecter looks to land a combination but Pate avoids it well.
A jab from Lecter finds it's way through Pate's defenses.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pate is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter swings for the body but Pate moves out of range.
Lecter blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Pate.
Pate wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Pate moved out of range.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Pate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
Pate lands a nice hook to Lecter's body. Lecter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Lecter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lecter.
Pate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pate lands a jab to the head.
Lecter throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pate tried to score with a low kick but Lecter checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Pate slams his shin into Lecter's torso.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lecter wants to break free but Pate has control.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pate avoids it.
Lecter is trying to push Pate away but Pate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pate.
Pate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pate.
Pate tries to work over Lecter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Lecter.
Lecter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's time! Pate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pate ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Pate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pate is looking to counter the offense by Lecter and move into the clinch.
Pate swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Pate avoids the body shot from Lecter.
An attempted straight right counter from Pate misses the target.
Pate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lecter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Pate moves out of range.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
Pate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Pate throws a leg kick but Lecter moved away.
Pate 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.
Pate throws a push kick but Lecter slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Pate slips the punch.
Pate slips a jab from Lecter.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Pate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Lecter lands a head shot.
Pate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lecter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pate lands with a right hand.
Pate tries a low kick but Lecter avoids it.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Pate moved out of range nicely.
Pate jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
Lecter scores with a body shot.
Pate drives through and clinches with Lecter against the cage.
Pate trying to control the position but instead, Lecter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pate into the cage.
Pate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pate lands with a left to the head.
Pate misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Pate.
Pate blocks a body shot from Lecter.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pate is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pate working aggressively here.
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Lecter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pate effectively controlling the action here.
Pate has Lecter pressed against the cage, preventing Lecter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pate throws a head punch that misses.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lecter up against the cage.
Lecter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pate lands with a light punch inside.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter blocking some punches.
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Lecter.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Pate saw that one coming.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Pate ducks down to avoid it.
Pate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Pate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Pate looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pate - that will leave a mark!
Pate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lecter takes a step back to recover.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Pate blocks a jab.
Lecter moves out of range of the body kick.
Pate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Murha Pate will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pate connects with a looping right hand.
Pate thows a body kick. Lecter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pate pushes Lecter away with a front kick.
Lecter swinging wildly here.
Lecter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Pate lands with a shot to the body.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Pate.
Good leg kick by Pate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Pate finds it's way through Lecter's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pate.
Lecter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pate.
Pate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lecter walks into a stiff left hand from Pate.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Pate saw that one coming.
Pate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
Lecter tries to bum rush Pate with a series of wild strikes but Pate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Lecter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pate thuds his shin into the meat of Lecter's side.
Lecter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pate throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pate forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Lecter tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Pate taking a breather.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Pate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pate connects with an inside leg kick.
Pate forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Pate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter works on Pate's body with a couple of short punches.
Pate misses with a body punch.
Pate keeps control of Lecter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lecter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lecter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A lazy left from Lecter finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Pate went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate staying out of range there.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Pate counters with a low kick, right behind Lecter 's knee.
Lecter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pate.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Pate moved out of range.
Lecter misses with a series of wild punches.
As Lecter tries to get set, Pate tries to push him back and clinch up but Lecter manages to avoid the attempt.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pate.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lecter. Those never looked like landing.
Pate lands a leg kick that knocks Lecter off balance momentarily.
Pate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lecter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lecter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Pate slips the punch.
Pate is looking to counter the offense by Lecter and move into the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook but Pate avoids it easily.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Pate's head but Pate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pate feints and then cracks Lecter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter down.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pate manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Pate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter checks the leg kick.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Lecter.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pate lands a leg kick that knocks Lecter off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murha Pate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Murha Pate!
After winning the bout, Murha Pate thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Hannibal Lecter stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pa‘Akea Built (ranked 330 p4p, 41 weight class) and Royal Pain (ranked 581 p4p, 65 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pain's choice of entrance music: AC/DC Thunderstruck. Royal Pain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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158 lbs
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166 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pa‘Akea Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Built trying to control the position.
Built trying to control the position here.
Built utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pain working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pain landing some decent shots from guard.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Built is keeping the position.
Pain wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Built working a defensive guard here.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Built swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pain keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throwing strikes but missing.
Built seems keen to control Pain's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pain wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Built working a defensive guard here.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pain looking to pass the guard.
Pain content to stall in guard here.
Built keeping full guard, as Pain tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is still trying to improve position.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Built is keeping the position.
Pain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Built working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pain.
Pain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Built keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Built is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built controls Pain momentarily but Pain frees himself.
Built has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Built is keeping the position.
Built is trying to control the position but Pain postures up.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Built swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Built is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Built takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Built slips a straight right by Pain.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Built swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Built.
Pain lunges at Built with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Built's hand.
Pain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
Pain misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Built.
We've been told by Built's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Built punishes Pain's body with a nice straight punch.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Built.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Pain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pain has his takedown stuffed
and Built counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pain fails with the takedown
and Built counters with a stiff right hand.
Pain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pain looks to clinch
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain scores with a takedown into Built's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Built avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Built is keeping the position.
Pain wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Pain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Built is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain passes Built's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pain slips a nice elbow through Built's hands, connecting with Built's forehead.
Built is trying to get back to full guard.
Pain seems to be working for a kimura but Built defends the submission attempt.
Pain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Built's head.
Built won't allow Pain to pass to mount.
Built trying to control here.
Pain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Built defends it well.
Built tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to work for a kimura but Built is defending well.
Built is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pain is trying for a kimura here. Built looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pain wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royal Pain!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Royal Pain waved his t-shirt featuring KOMBAT KLOTHING's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Brunson (ranked 282 p4p, 30 weight class) and Suyoung Suh (ranked 384 p4p, 51 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Doyle Brunson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suyoung Suh!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Brunson.
Donk. Suh catches Brunson right on the button with a cross.
Brunson throws a body shot but no joy.
Suh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brunson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suh misses with a body shot
and Brunson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brunson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suh in his tracks.
Brunson instigates a clinch.
Brunson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Brunson can't find room to land a body shot as Suh controls the action.
Brunson pushes off an throws an elbow but Suh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suh backwards.
Brunson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suh taking a breather.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suh misses with a punch to the body.
Suh takes a shot to the head.
Suh swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunson digs a right hand underneath Suh's ribcage. Suh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brunson digs a right hand underneath Suh's ribcage. Suh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suh tries to stall but Brunson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suh throws a head punch that misses.
Suh trying to control the position but instead, Brunson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suh into the cage.
Suh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brunson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suh can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brunson as Suh tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson digs a right hand into Suh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suh's gas tank.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Brunson avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
Brunson digs a right hand into Suh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suh's gas tank.
Suh takes an elbow to the temple.
Suh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brunson tries to throw a body punch but Suh avoids it by throwing Brunson back against the cage.
Suh can't find room to land a body shot as Brunson controls the action.
Suh misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Brunson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brunson.
Suh looks winded!
A hook to the body from Brunson.
A head punch on the inside from Suh fails to land.
Brunson lands an elbow just above Suh 's eye.
Suh blocks an elbow strike from Brunson.
Brunson throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Brunson.
Brunson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brunson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brunson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suh working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brunson.
It looks like Suyoung Suh has been cut.
Brunson pushes off an throws an elbow but Suh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suh avoids the elbow strike from Brunson, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Suh.
Brunson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suh misses with some punches.
Suh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suh throws a head punch that misses.
Brunson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suh dodges an elbow strike from Brunson.
Suh avoids the elbow strike from Brunson, against the cage.
Suh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brunson or not.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Brunson avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson blocking some punches.
Brunson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suh lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suh blocks the elbow strike.
Brunson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suh's defenses.
Brunson misses with some punches.
Suh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suh blocks an elbow strike from Brunson.
Suh wants to stall.
Suh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brunson backwards.
Suh trying to stall but Brunson improves his position.
Suh tries a body shot but Brunson blocks it.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brunson digs a right hand into Suh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suh's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doyle Brunson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suyoung Suh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brunson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Brunson.
Brunson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suh on the side of the head.
Brunson thuds his right hand into Suh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suh swats away the attempt to clinch by Brunson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suh! But no joy.
Brunson darts in and clinches Suh up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brunson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brunson.
Brunson lands an elbow that stopped Suh in his tracks for a moment.
Brunson digs a right hand into Suh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suh's gas tank.
Suh is breathing heavily.
Brunson scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brunson throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Brunson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Brunson.
Brunson lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson cracks Suh with a nice body shot.
Brunson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brunson lands an elbow just above Suh 's eye.
Suh swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle Brunson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brunson lands an elbow inside that Suh shrugs off.
Suh is rocked!
Suh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Suh is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunson finish him?
Brunson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Suh! Brunson unloads with more strikes and Suh sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doyle Brunson!
Doyle Brunson retains his heavyweight title!
Doyle Brunson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 59 p4p, 9 weight class) and Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 253 p4p, 37 weight class). Sameh Mahmoud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut
and Nutzzzz counters with a right hand to the body.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
Nutzzzz misses with a looping right.
Nutzzzz swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nutzzzz throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mahmoud counter with a right hand.
Mahmoud moves in looking to clinch but Nutzzzz pushes him off.
Mahmoud lands the left hand.
It looks like Deez Nutzzzz has been cut.
Mahmoud slips under a jab from Nutzzzz.
Mahmoud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nutzzzz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a glancing blow to the side of Nutzzzz's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nutzzzz throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutzzzz throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Mahmoud there.
Nutzzzz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz misses with an uppercut.
Mahmoud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nutzzzz scores with a nice strike.
Mahmoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nutzzzz is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him?
Nutzzzz walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mahmoud swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Sameh Mahmoud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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