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ABW 122 Distacio Jr - Jones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 2640 p4p, 138 weight class) and Li Lianjie (ranked 8633 p4p, 319 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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133 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Lianjie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lianjie misses its intended target.
Lianjie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by The Crab.
Lianjie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Crab stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lianjie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Crab defends it nicely.
It looked like The Crab wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice combination there by Lianjie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from The Crab does it's job there.
Lianjie tries to clinch
and The Crab counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Crab lands with a right hand.
The Crab uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lianjie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lianjie is rocked!
The Crab lands with an uppercut that bounces Lianjie off the cage and back into range.
Lianjie is still on wobbly legs! Can The Crab finish him?
It looks like The Crab has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lianjie clinches up with The Crab and pushes him back against the cage.
The Crab tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Crab presses Lianjie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lianjie seems to have recovered his senses.
The Crab lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Crab lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crab landing knees to the body.
The Crab lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Crab lands a body punch.
The Crab lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lianjie manages to pull guard.
The Crab connects with a couple of short punches.
The Crab engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The Crab drops back looking for a leg! Lianjie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lianjie manages to kick The Crab off! The Crab jumps back into Lianjie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Crab slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Crab throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lianjie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Crab is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Crab not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Crab postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been informed that Lianjie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lianjie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! The Crab escapes and throws Lianjie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The referee asks The Crab politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Crab prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ground and pound from The Crab seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A lull in the action here as The Crab stalls from top position.
The Crab looks up at the clock and then as Lianjie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Crab smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lianjie is avoiding damage well.
The Crab lands a nice forearm strike.
The Crab staying calm.
The Crab is putting a hurting on Lianjie here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Crab moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lianjie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lianjie has his takedown stuffed
and The Crab cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lianjie.
Nice defenses there by Lianjie.
Li Lianjie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lianjie misses with a takedown
and The Crab counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henry The Crab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Lianjie.
Good work by Lianjie as he checks the leg kick.
Lianjie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lianjie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lianjie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lianjie tries to clinch but The Crab moves away
and The Crab connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Crab gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Crab gets control of Lianjie's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Crab will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crab seems keen to control Lianjie's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lianjie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but The Crab is tightening it up a little... Lianjie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lianjie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lianjie taps out! Nice BJJ there by The Crab!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Henry The Crab!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor McDonald (ranked 1307 p4p, 63 weight class) and Damien Law (ranked 22506 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Law!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. McDonald catches Law right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Damien Law has been cut.
Law tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Law feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Law stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
Law postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McDonald tries to get out of the position.
McDonald controlling the position.
Law loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Law wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Law postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to get up but he can't break McDonald's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Law tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald cracks Law with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McDonald has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Law to stand back up!
Law is rocked!
McDonald darts in and clinches Law up against the cage.
Law is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald dips a shoulder and cracks Law with a mighty uppercut! Law falls back against the cage and McDonald unloads with a barrage of strikes! Law is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McDonald screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor McDonald!
Trevor McDonald took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Murphy (ranked 4467 p4p, 345 weight class) and Love Machine (ranked 2971 p4p, 265 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machine's choice of entrance music: Tubthumping. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliah Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Love Machine!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machine tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Machine fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Machine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Machine winds up and cracks Murphy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy has hold of Machine's hands but Machine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Machine throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Machine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machine throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Machine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Machine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Machine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murphy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murphy tries to get out of the position.
Machine lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Machine.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy is not content to let Machine control the position.
Machine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Machine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machine is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Machine.
Murphy has hold of Machine's hands but Machine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Machine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Machine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murphy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Machine working his ground and pound in the gym.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control here.
Machine thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Machine thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine working over Murphy with some ground and pound. Murphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Machine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Machine.
Machine working Murphy over with strikes.
Machine working Murphy over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Machine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murphy is rocked!
Machine wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oh Murphy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Machine.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Machine in his half guard.
Machine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Machine looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machine on the ground.
Machine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Machine scoring with strikes but Murphy is staying in there.
Machine controlling the position easily from mount.
Machine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machine drops a big elbow. That's hurt Murphy! More shots from Machine and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Love Machine!
During a confident post fight interview, Love Machine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Trabowski (ranked 3248 p4p, 336 weight class) and Ricco Torres (ranked 3426 p4p, 354 weight class). Jakub Trabowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricco Torres's chin.
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252 lbs
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Solid boxing
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World class MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Trabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres connects with a nice looking jab.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trabowski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trabowski manages to avoid it.
Trabowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torres prevents a body shot from Trabowski.
Torres blocks a body shot from Trabowski.
Trabowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torres.
Torres goes for a takedown attempt but Trabowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trabowski circles away.
Jakub Trabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricco Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabowski moves away from the strike by Torres.
Torres has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Trabowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torres finds it's way round the side to connect with Trabowski's head.
Trabowski is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trabowski has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Trabowski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torres uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trabowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Trabowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres wants to sweep here but Trabowski controlling him for the moment.
Trabowski with a nice head shot there.
Torres wants to stand up but Trabowski is controlling him.
Trabowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trabowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trabowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trabowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trabowski's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres trying to control but Trabowski is working from the bottom.
Torres throws a strike but Trabowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trabowski gets to his feet - Torres follows without any prompting.
Torres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trabowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trabowski manages to avoid it.
Trabowski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Torres sprawls and moves away.
Trabowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabowski has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Trabowski is just out of range.
Trabowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Trabowski!
Trabowski holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Torres thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Torres misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Trabowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trabowski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Trabowski is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres trying to control the position but Trabowski is working away.
Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trabowski keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jakub Trabowski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torres checks a leg kick.
Torres is looking to land body kicks.
Torres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trabowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Trabowski tries to counter with a takedown but Torres is quick to defend against it.
Trabowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trabowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torres pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trabowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trabowski under the eye.
Trabowski goes for a small jab and connects. Now Trabowski goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Torres stumbles back but Trabowski runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Torres to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Torres will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jakub Trabowski!
Jakub Trabowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 1559 p4p, 160 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 2937 p4p, 262 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur lands with a hook. Tertelgte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tertelgte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McArthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
McArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
McArthur tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McArthurs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McArthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur blocking some punches.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McArthurs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by McArthur.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from McArthur.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur lands a hook to the side of the head.
McArthur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McArthur.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McArthur.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
McArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McArthur.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
McArthur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
McArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur scores with a shoulder strike.
McArthur misses with some punches.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
McArthur scores with a shot to the side of Tertelgte's head.
McArthur misses with a body punch.
McArthur gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McArthur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for McArthur.
McArthur digs a right hand into Tertelgte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tertelgte's gas tank.
McArthur tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McArthur.
McArthur working aggressively here.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
McArthur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tertelgtes head.
A short uppercut from McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur digs a right hand into Tertelgte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tertelgte's gas tank.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McArthur.
McArthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
A right hook to the body lands for McArthur.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
McArthur blocking some punches.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McArthur scores with a shot to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
McArthur tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
McArthur lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
As McArthur tries to get set, Tertelgte tries to push him back and clinch up but McArthur manages to avoid the attempt.
Tertelgte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McArthur throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
McArthur misses with a looping left.
It looked like Tertelgte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McArthur jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from McArthur. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Tertelgte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
Tertelgte checks a low kick from McArthur.
Tertelgte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur misses with a straight left.
McArthur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tertelgte under the eye.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and McArthur counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from McArthur misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McArthur.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
McArthur flicks out a counter leg kick but Tertelgte steps away.
McArthur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tertelgte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but McArthur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McArthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McArthur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a good jab.
Tertelgte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
McArthur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as McArthur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McArthur.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte checks the leg kick nicely there.
McArthur staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and McArthur counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tertelgte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for McArthur.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from McArthur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kieran McArthur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
Tertelgte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McArthur jabs at Tertelgte's body.
McArthur misses with a hook.
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
McArthur lands a front kick.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McArthur jabs at Tertelgte's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McArthur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McArthur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McArthur jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
A short right from McArthur.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte pushes McArthur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McArthur breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
McArthur has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McArthur tries to work over Tertelgte's front leg with a kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Tertelgte clinches with his opponent.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McArthur.
A right hand to the body from McArthur.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tertelgte cracks McArthur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte moves out of range as McArthur strikes.
McArthur throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
McArthur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tertelgte.
McArthur blocks a jab.
Tertelgte tries to bum rush McArthur with a series of wild strikes but McArthur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McArthur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from McArthur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tertelgte moves out of range of the strikes.
McArthur scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte keeps the fight on the outside.
McArthur takes the fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from McArthur.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur working aggressively here.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McArthur blocking some punches.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
McArthur blocking some punches.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McArthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Kieran McArthur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
McArthur manages to break the clinch.
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur thuds his shin into the meat of Tertelgte's side.
McArthur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Donk. McArthur catches Tertelgte right on the button with a cross.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
McArthur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McArthur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tertelgte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur thumps Tertelgte with a low kick.
A cross from McArthur lands.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McArthur.
McArthur throws out a counter right but Tertelgte avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - McArthur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McArthur connects with a solid leg kick.
McArthur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tertelgte's calf.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Tertelgte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
McArthur slips a jab from Tertelgte.
It seemed like McArthur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tertelgte is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
McArthur scores with a sloppy right hand. Tertelgte should have avoided that one.
Ernie Tertelgte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McArthur moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
McArthur throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tertelgte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by McArthur.
McArthur staying out of range there.
McArthur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur sizes up Tertelgte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McArthur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tertelgte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from McArthur finds it's way through Tertelgte's defenses.
McArthur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McArthur, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from McArthur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran McArthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McArthur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 990 p4p, 134 weight class) and Eddison Tollett (ranked 1317 p4p, 179 weight class). Eddison Tollett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddison Tollett!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tollett. Suleyman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tollett misses with an uppercut
and Suleyman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suleyman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tollett.
Suleyman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suleyman manages to break the clinch.
Suleyman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tollett throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleyman counters with a left to the body.
Tollett digs a good hook to Suleyman's body.
Tollett misses with a wild body shot.
Suleyman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tollett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tollett moves out of range as Suleyman throws a body kick.
Suleyman moves out of range of the strikes.
Suleyman misses the jab.
Suleyman sets himself, and Tollett steps forward looking for the clinch! Suleyman avoids it this time.
Suleyman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Suleyman ducks under a wild hook from Tollett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tollett.
Suleyman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tollett manages to avoid it.
Tollett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suleyman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suleyman connects with a leg kick. Tollett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tollett swings widly with a right hand
and Suleyman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tollett wants to clinch.
Tollett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suleyman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eddison Tollett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tollett cracks a nice hook into Suleyman's ribs.
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!
Tollett loads up on a big right hand but Suleyman slips the punch.
Suleyman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Suleyman thumps Tollett with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tollett.
Tollett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suleyman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suleyman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tollett.
Suleyman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tollett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suleyman.
Suleyman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tollett tries to clinch there but Suleyman circles away.
Suleyman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tollett throws a series of punches but Suleyman avoids them all with ease.
Suleyman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Suleyman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tollett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tollett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suleyman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tollett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suleyman counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Tollett misses.
Suleyman circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tollett misses with a right hand
and Tollett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suleyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tollett. Suleyman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suleyman blocks a jab.
Tollett throws a right hand that Suleyman ducks under and follows up with a left that Suleyman also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Tollett misses its intended target.
A big left from Tollett misses.
Tollett scores with a nice right hand.
Tollett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
Suleyman connects with an inside leg kick.
Suleyman throws a front kick aimed at Tollett's knee but Tollett avoids it well.
Tollett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suleyman in his tracks.
Suleyman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tollett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suleyman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tollett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tollett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suleyman.
Suleyman scores with the left hand. Tollett knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Suleyman.
Suleyman misses with a low kick.
Tollett throws a poor cross that misses
and Suleyman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suleyman throws the left hand but Tollett avoids the punch easily.
Tollett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Suleyman counters with a good, hard body kick but Tollett shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tollett. Suleyman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tollett checks the leg kick.
Tollett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suleyman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suleyman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tollett misses with a double jab.
Suleyman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tollett throws a big shot that misses.
Tollett takes a swing at Suleyman's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tollett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ibrahim Suleyman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Suleyman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tollett throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleyman counters with a nice body kick.
Suleyman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suleyman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tollett takes a step back to recover.
Tollett throws a combination that misses
and Suleyman counters with an outside leg kick.
Suleyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tollett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suleyman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Suleyman. That snapped Tollett's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tollett checks a leg kick.
Tollett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Suleyman with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Suleyman.
Suleyman throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suleyman jabs Tollett right on the nose. Tollett blinks but takes it well.
Suleyman thuds his right hand into Tollett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suleyman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Suleyman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suleyman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suleyman staying out of range there.
Suleyman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tollett's calf.
Suleyman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ibrahim Suleyman is winning the standup battle so far.
Tollett moves out of range of the leg kick from Suleyman.
Suleyman 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.
Tollett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tollett works over Suleyman's head and body with a nice combination.
Tollett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suleyman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Suleyman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tollett throws a right hand that Suleyman ducks under and follows up with a left that Suleyman also avoids with ease.
Suleyman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tollett just manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tollett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suleyman throwing a counter right hand but Tollett manages to avoid it.
Tollett looks to land a right hand but Suleyman moved out of range.
Tollett lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tollett misses with a hook to the body
and Suleyman counters with a good low kick that Tollett was not able to check.
Tollett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tollett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suleyman looks for the body kick but Tollett saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Tollett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suleyman lands with a straight right. Tollett didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleyman. Tollett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tollett tries to keep at a distance but Suleyman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tollett.
Tollett misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suleyman.
Suleyman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tollett.
Tollett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tollett blocking some punches.
Suleyman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tollett misses with a body shot.
Suleyman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Suleyman slips under a jab.
Suleyman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Suleyman misses the shot to the body.
Suleyman moves out of range as Tollett strikes.
Suleyman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tollett can do to turn this around?
Tollett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tollett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Suleyman misses the target.
Suleyman cracks the inside of Tollett's front leg.
Suleyman just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tollett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tollett throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Suleyman.
Tollett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suleyman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tollett connects with a looping right hand.
Tollett misses with a looping left.
It appears Suleyman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tollett throws a hook but Suleyman blocks it.
Suleyman tried to counter with a leg kick but Tollett avoided it.
Suleyman moves out of range as Tollett strikes.
Suleyman misses with a body shot.
Tollett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tollett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tollett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Tollett misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Suleyman.
Tollett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suleyman has time to react.
Tollett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suleyman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suleyman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Suleyman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tollett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tollett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Tollett throws a looping overhand right but Suleyman ducks down to avoid it.
As Tollett backs away, Suleyman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tollett connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Suleyman.
Tollett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suleyman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tollett misses with a two punch combination.
Suleyman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleyman. Tollett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suleyman staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tollett throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tollett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tollett blocks a low kick nicely.
Tollett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suleyman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Tollett misses.
Tollett throws a hook to the side of Suleyman's head but Suleyman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suleyman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tollett darts in and clinches Suleyman up against the cage.
Tollett swings wildly with an uppercut but Suleyman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tollett has a couple of punches blocked by Suleyman.
A right hook to the body lands for Suleyman.
Tollett lands an uppercut.
Suleyman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suleyman prevents a body shot from Tollett.
Suleyman misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Suleyman.
Suleyman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suleyman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tollett momentarily.
It looks like Eddison Tollett has been cut.
Suleyman slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Suleyman there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tollett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tollett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suleyman.
Tollett swinging wildly here.
Tollett throws a jab when Suleyman was well out of range.
Suleyman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Tollett misses.
Suleyman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tollett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tollett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tollett looks to land a right hand but Suleyman moved out of range.
Suleyman clinches with his opponent.
Suleyman lands a shot to the body.
Suleyman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Suleyman.
Eddison Tollett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tollett working aggressively here.
Suleyman is stalling here.
Good body shot from Tollett.
A head punch on the inside from Tollett fails to land.
Tollett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suleyman stalls.
Suleyman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tollett avoids the body shot from Suleyman.
Suleyman throws a jab when Tollett was well out of range.
Suleyman avoids the body shot from Tollett.
No joy there for Tollett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suleyman lands a front kick.
Tollett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suleyman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tollett has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tollett misses with some punches.
Suleyman has a couple of punches blocked by Tollett.
Suleyman looking to slow down the pace here.
Suleyman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tollett lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tollett struggles to land a body shot inside as Suleyman controls his hands.
Tollett struggles to land a body shot inside as Suleyman controls his hands.
Tollett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suleyman is working Tollett over against the cage.
Tollett throws a head punch that misses.
Tollett has a couple of punches blocked by Suleyman.
Suleyman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suleyman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tollett backwards.
Suleyman just leaning against Tollett, taking a breather.
Suleyman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tollett backwards.
Suleyman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahim Suleyman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suleyman moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Suleyman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suleyman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Suleyman!
Ibrahim Suleyman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gelfen (ranked 1921 p4p, 216 weight class) and Darius Khaan (ranked 3659 p4p, 373 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Khaan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelfen misses with a double jab
enabling Khaan to counter with a crisp jab.
Gelfen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khaan avoids the body shot from Gelfen.
Khaan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gelfen loads up on a big right hand but Khaan slips the punch.
Gelfen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Darius Khaan has been cut.
Gelfen digs a good body shot into Khaan's ribs.
Gelfen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khaan has closed the distance and engaged Gelfen in a clinch.
Gelfen decides to pull guard.
Khaan wants to get up but he can't break Gelfen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gelfen wants to sweep here but Khaan controlling him for the moment.
Gelfen has his hands on Khaan's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gelfen instigates a clinch.
Khaan trying to land knees to the body.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Khaan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelfen's defenses.
Gelfen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khaan.
Khaan scores with a hook to the body.
Khaan tries to throw a body punch but Gelfen avoids it by throwing Khaan back against the cage.
Khaan misses with a body punch.
Khaan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khaan lands a damaging elbow.
Khaan digs a right hand into Gelfen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gelfen's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gelfen controls his hands.
Gelfen tries to pull guard but Khaan holds him up against the cage and eventually Gelfen drops back down to his feet.
Gelfen manages to break the clinch.
Gelfen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khaan clinches.
Khaan landing knees to the body.
Gelfen is breathing heavily.
Gelfen misses with a body punch.
Gelfen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Gelfen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen tried to score with a low kick but Khaan checks it.
Gelfen throws a combination that misses
and Khaan counters with a left and a right that stings Gelfen.
Khaan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gelfen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gelfen feints and then cracks Khaan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khaan down.
Gelfen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khaan moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khaan lands a good knee to the midsection. Gelfen won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaan lands a damaging elbow.
Gelfen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khaan's elbow.
Khaan lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Eddie Gelfen has been cut.
Gelfen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khaan is leaning against Gelfen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gelfen avoiding damage as Khaan throws knees to the body.
Khaan missing with knees to the body.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the temple.
Khaan works on Gelfen's body with a couple of short punches.
Khaan blocking some punches.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gelfen.
Gelfen jumps guard but Khaan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Khaan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gelfen avoids the damage to the body.
Khaan can't find room to land a body shot as Gelfen controls the action.
Khaan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gelfen avoids the damage to the body.
Gelfen blocks a body shot from Khaan.
A right handed body shot lands from Khaan.
Khaan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gelfen backwards.
Khaan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaan lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Khaan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gelfen wants to land a leg kick but Khaan is out of range.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khaan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eddie Gelfen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gelfen!
Gelfen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khaan is looking to clinch but Gelfen is avoiding it.
Gelfen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gelfen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gelfen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khaan counters with a two punch combo.
Khaan has Gelfen up against the cage in a clinch.
Khaan is working Gelfen over against the cage.
Gelfen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khaan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khaan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khaan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan is leaning against Gelfen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gelfen is trying to drag Khaan to the mat but Khaan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khaan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Khaan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khaan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gelfen is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Khaan.
Khaan can't find room to land a body shot as Gelfen controls the action.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaan tries a body shot but Gelfen blocks it.
Darius Khaan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khaan tries to throw a body punch but Gelfen avoids it by throwing Khaan back against the cage.
Gelfen has Khaan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khaan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gelfen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khaan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gelfen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khaan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khaan can't find room to land a body shot as Gelfen controls the action.
Gelfen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khaan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khaan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gelfen avoiding damage as Khaan throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Khaan.
A right hook to the body lands for Khaan.
Khaan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khaan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gelfen avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaan works on Gelfen's body with a couple of short punches.
Khaan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gelfen is defending well for now.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaan lands a knee to the body.
Gelfen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gelfen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gelfen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khaan's elbow.
Khaan lands a damaging elbow.
Khaan can't find room to land a body shot as Gelfen controls the action.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Khaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan tries to work over Gelfen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gelfen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khaan to keep the fight standing.
Khaan lands an elbow inside.
Gelfen tries to work over Khaan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gelfen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gelfen managing to block the knees to the body from Khaan.
Gelfen blocks a body shot from Khaan.
Knees to the body from Khaan.
Khaan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khaan lands an elbow that stopped Gelfen in his tracks for a moment.
Khaan lands a nice elbow.
Khaan tries to work over Gelfen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khaan cracks Gelfen with a nice body shot.
Khaan lands a body punch.
Gelfen prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Khaan - that landed with a thud.
Khaan pushes Gelfen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khaan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gelfen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khaan presses Gelfen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaan landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khaan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Khaan.
Khaan digs a right hand underneath Gelfen's ribcage. Gelfen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Khaan.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Khaan - that landed with a thud.
Khaan scores with a knee to the head.
Khaan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gelfen's elbow.
Gelfen throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaan.
Knees to the body from Khaan.
Khaan lands an elbow inside that Gelfen shrugs off.
Khaan lands a shot to the body.
Khaan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khaan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gelfen is trying to push Khaan away but Khaan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gelfen tries to break free but Khaan pushes him back against the cage.
Gelfen tries to throw a body punch but Khaan avoids it by throwing Gelfen back against the cage.
Khaan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gelfen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Khaan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gelfen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gelfen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khaan counters with a straight right hand.
Khaan has closed the distance and engaged Gelfen in a clinch.
Gelfen prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan digs a right hand underneath Gelfen's ribcage. Gelfen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khaan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gelfen avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khaan.
Khaan pushes Gelfen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khaan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khaan obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khaan obliges.
Khaan cracks Gelfen with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Khaan as the two fighters clinch.
Gelfen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khaan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khaan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gelfen avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Khaan can't find room to land a body shot as Gelfen controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khaan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khaan scores with a hook to the body.
Khaan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gelfen avoids the damage to the body.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Gelfen avoiding damage as Khaan throws knees to the body.
Khaan digs a right hand into Gelfen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gelfen's gas tank.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the temple.
Khaan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khaan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gelfen prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan scores a nice knee to the body.
Gelfen blocks a body shot from Khaan.
A left hand lands to the body for Khaan.
Khaan lands a body punch.
Khaan lands a body shot.
Khaan misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gelfen fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khaan lands a body punch.
Gelfen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Khaan.
Khaan tries a body shot but Gelfen blocks it.
Khaan lands an elbow inside that Gelfen shrugs off.
Khaan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gelfen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Khaan to the mat. Khaan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Khaan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A right handed body shot lands from Khaan.
Khaan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khaan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gelfen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gelfen controlling the action here for a moment.
Khaan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gelfen is defending well for now.
Khaan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gelfen controls his hands.
Khaan misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan tries to work over Gelfen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gelfen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khaan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gelfen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khaan after a bit of a struggle.
Gelfen struggles to land a body shot inside as Khaan controls his hands.
Khaan prevents a body shot from Gelfen.
Khaan lands a body punch.
Khaan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khaan presses Gelfen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khaan lands a good knee to the midsection. Gelfen won't want to take too many of those.
Khaan digs a right hand into Gelfen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gelfen's gas tank.
Gelfen is working for takedown but Khaan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gelfen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khaan lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Khaan.
Khaan landing knees to the body.
Khaan lands a nice shot to the body.
Eddie Gelfen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khaan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khaan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gelfen avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gelfen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaan blocks an uppercut.
Khaan blocks an uppercut.
Gelfen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khaan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khaan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khaan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khaan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gelfen or not.
Khaan tries a body shot but Gelfen blocks it.
Gelfen blocks a body shot from Khaan.
Gelfen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gelfen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gelfen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khaan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gelfen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khaan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darius Khaan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gelfen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khaan tries a body shot but Gelfen blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Khaan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khaan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Khaan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nivolumab Opdivo (ranked 1637 p4p, 217 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 2784 p4p, 306 weight class). Opdivo comes to the cage accompanied by Bristol-Myers Squibb corporate anthem. Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nivolumab Opdivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Opdivo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Opdivo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Opdivo sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Opdivo tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Opdivo defends it well.
Opdivo is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Opdivo has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Opdivo keeps working.
Opdivo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from Opdivo's half guard. Opdivo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gracie is working Opdivo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Opdivo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Opdivo manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Opdivo's guard.
Opdivo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Opdivo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie distracts Opdivo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie cracks Opdivo with a solid left hand.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Opdivo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Opdivo's head.
Opdivo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Opdivo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie won't allow Opdivo to sweep him here.
Gracie 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.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Opdivo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Opdivo!
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Opdivo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie wants to take Opdivo's back here but Opdivo is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Opdivo defends it well.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Opdivo's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Opdivo is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Opdivo is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Opdivo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Opdivo swinging wildly here.
Opdivo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Opdivo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Opdivo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Opdivo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Opdivo lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Opdivo avoids it easily.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Opdivo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Opdivo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opdivo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Opdivo is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie stands up over Opdivo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdivo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Opdivo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Opdivo can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Opdivo is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Opdivo wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Opdivo wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Opdivo is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Opdivo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is trying to control. Opdivo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Opdivo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Opdivo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie pushes down on Opdivo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Opdivo is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Opdivo is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie prevents Opdivo from improving his position.
Opdivo is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Opdivo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Opdivo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Opdivo manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Opdivo's guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Opdivo is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Opdivo is controlling Gracie's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Opdivo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Opdivo.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Nivolumab Opdivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opdivo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Opdivo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Opdivo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Opdivo to the mat! Opdivo manages to get full guard.
Opdivo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Opdivo keeps moving.
Opdivo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Opdivo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Opdivo is keeping him busy.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Opdivo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Opdivo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Opdivo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
Gracie has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Opdivo is looking to control Gracie but Gracie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gracie breaks Opdivo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nivolumab Opdivo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royce Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Opdivo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Opdivo trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo looking to pass the guard.
Opdivo trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Opdivo passes into half guard.
Gracie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Opdivo trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Opdivo is controlling well.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie pulls Opdivo in close to his closed guard and prevents Opdivo from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nivolumab Opdivo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Space (ranked 1134 p4p, 165 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 2567 p4p, 346 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Space!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with a straight left.
Space gets the takedown into side control.
Space working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Space wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perez, who protects the arm well.
Perez is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perez tries to buck Space off but Space is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Space is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Perez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Space asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Space is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Perez is trying to get back to his feet.
Perez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Space postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Space thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Perez struggling a bit here.
Perez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Space has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Space tries to score with some ground and pound. Perez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Space tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Space thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Space working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Perez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Space's best efforts.
Space trying to mount his opponent but Perez defends it.
Perez is trying to stand back up but Space is controlling him
Perez keeping hold of Space's head, controlling as best he can.
Space is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Space thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perez's head.
Space is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perez is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is pressing down on Space's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Perez wants to get back to his feet but Space is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Space drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Space jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Space with a flurry of punches that miss.
Space throwing strikes but missing.
Perez wants to stand and escape but Space is having none of it.
Space has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Space wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
Perez seems keen to control Space's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez is looking to stand up but Space isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Space thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Enzo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Space was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Space misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Space dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Space shoots in looking for a takedown but Perez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Space's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Space has a takedown stuffed.
Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Space.
Space fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Space. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Space fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perez throws a counter combo.
Perez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Space with that takedown attempt.
Perez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Kevin Space has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Space is defended easily by Perez.
It seemed like Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Space.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perez throws out a leg kick but Space moves out of range and Perez only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Space closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Space pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez throws a big counter head kick but Space avoids it with no problem.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Space counters with a takedown into side control.
Perez sneaks out the side door and pushes Space away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez throws a shot to the body.
Perez thumps Space with a low kick.
Enzo Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Space slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Space.
Space slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with an uppercut that bounces Space off the cage and back into range.
Space clinches.
Perez lands with a right to the head.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Space is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Space tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perez smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Perez lands a jab to Space's midsection.
Perez digs a good body shot into Space's ribs.
Space moves forwards but Perez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Space fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Space looks for a takedown but Perez sprawls well.
Perez cracks Space with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Space half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Space counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Space.
Space tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Space uses good head movement to avoid it.
Space tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perez is pressed up against the cage. Space has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perez down to the mat. Perez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Space's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perez.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Space gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Perez gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Space is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Perez!
A relieved looking Enzo Perez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 468 p4p, 74 weight class) and Colt Jones (ranked 264 p4p, 39 weight class). Distacio Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red - Darkest Part. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Colt Jones enters the cage!
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207 lbs
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23
200 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Jones !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Distacio Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Distacio Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Distacio Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
It looks like Colt Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Distacio Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones 's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Distacio Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a hook but Distacio Jr blocks it.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Distacio Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones thuds a left hand into Distacio Jr's body.
Distacio Jr throws a shot to the body.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Distacio Jr.
Colt Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones .
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Distacio Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws out a counter right but Distacio Jr avoids it with no problem.
Distacio Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Distacio Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Distacio Jr scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Distacio Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Distacio Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Distacio Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Distacio Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Distacio Jr drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Distacio Jr digs a good body shot into Jones 's ribs.
Colt Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Distacio Jr wants to clinch.
Distacio Jr drives through with a takedown into Jones 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones has his feet on Distacio Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Jones .
Distacio Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones 's head.
Distacio Jr trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Distacio Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Distacio Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones kicks off Distacio Jr and gets to his feet.
Distacio Jr shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Distacio Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones 's head.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Distacio Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Distacio Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones , not yet.
Distacio Jr works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Distacio Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Distacio Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Distacio Jr is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colt Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
That's time! Distacio Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones punishes Distacio Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Distacio Jr moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Distacio Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Distacio Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones .
Distacio Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Distacio Jr is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Distacio Jr back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Distacio Jr moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Distacio Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones kicks off Distacio Jr and gets to his feet.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Distacio Jr saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Distacio Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Distacio Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jones .
Distacio Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Distacio Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Distacio Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Distacio Jr avoids the body shot from Jones .
Distacio Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Distacio Jr closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Distacio Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Distacio Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Distacio Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Distacio Jr - that landed with a thud.
Distacio Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Distacio Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Distacio Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Distacio Jr prevents a body shot from Jones .
Distacio Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Distacio Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones .
Distacio Jr working Jones over with knees to the body.
Distacio Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Distacio Jr prevents a body shot from Jones .
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Distacio Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Distacio Jr successfully pulls guard.
Jones tries to stand but Distacio Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Jones 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Distacio Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones wanted to stand there but Distacio Jr had control of the position.
Distacio Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Distacio Jr momentarily.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Distacio Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Distacio Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones .
Jones 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Distacio Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Distacio Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Distacio Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Distacio Jr slips a jab from Jones .
Distacio Jr throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Distacio Jr pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Distacio Jr blocking some punches.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Distacio Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Distacio Jr avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Distacio Jr avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jones .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distacio Jr.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Distacio Jr's head.
Distacio Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Distacio Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with some punches.
Distacio Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Distacio Jr blocking some punches.
Distacio Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Distacio Jr misses with a body punch.
Jones cracks Distacio Jr with a nice body shot.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Distacio Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Jones .
A nice left hand lands by Jones .
Distacio Jr is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Distacio Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones blocking some punches.
Distacio Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Distacio Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Distacio Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Distacio Jr's ribcage. Distacio Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Distacio Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Distacio Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones .
Distacio Jr is rocked!
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Distacio Jr.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Oh Distacio Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Distacio Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Distacio Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Distacio Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Distacio Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Distacio Jr avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Distacio Jr prevents a body shot from Jones .
Colt Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Distacio Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Distacio Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Distacio Jr controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Jones really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Distacio Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones lands a jab to Distacio Jr's midsection.
Colt Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Jones .
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a right and a left that Distacio Jr avoids nicely.
Distacio Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Distacio Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Distacio Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Distacio Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio Jr pulls guard successfully.
Jones tries to stand but Distacio Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Distacio Jr working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Distacio Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones 's knee momentarily.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Distacio Jr avoids the head kick by Jones .
Jones misses with a body punch
and Distacio Jr counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Distacio Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Distacio Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws out a counter right but Distacio Jr avoids it with no problem.
Distacio Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Distacio Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio Jr's shoulder, as Distacio Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Distacio Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Distacio Jr throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Distacio Jr moved out of range.
Distacio Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones swings for the body but Distacio Jr moves out of range.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Distacio Jr moves out of range easily.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Distacio Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Distacio Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Distacio Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones lands a nice hook to Distacio Jr's body. Distacio Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Distacio Jr with a body shot.
Distacio Jr blocks a jab.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Distacio Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Distacio Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Distacio Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Distacio Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones .
A quick step to the side and Distacio Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Distacio Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Distacio Jr slips a jab from Jones .
It looked like Distacio Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones .
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio Jr's shoulder, as Distacio Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Distacio Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Distacio Jr is now in Jones 's guard.
Distacio Jr prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Jones dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones swings for the body but Distacio Jr moves out of range.
Distacio Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Distacio Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Distacio Jr is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones , as that shot connected.
Distacio Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Distacio Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Jones .
Distacio Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Distacio Jr's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Distacio Jr 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.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Distacio Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Distacio Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harry Distacio Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Distacio Jr's head but Distacio Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones looks to clinch
and Distacio Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Jones .
Jones misses with a hook. Distacio Jr ducked under it nicely.
Distacio Jr cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Distacio Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Distacio Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Distacio Jr throws a lazy head kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Distacio Jr shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Distacio Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Distacio Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Distacio Jr misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Distacio Jr under the eye.
Distacio Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Jones .
Distacio Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Colt Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Distacio Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Distacio Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones .
A combination from Jones does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Jones !
Colt Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Harry Distacio Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'What just happened?'.
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