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MMMA 84 Kelly Vs Kocur PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shovel Knight (ranked 4201 p4p, 200 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 8597 p4p, 294 weight class). Knight comes into the arena with X Gon' Give It To Ya blaring out of the sound system. Pozar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: z Buta Wjeżdzam. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pozar Pozar enters the ring!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shovel Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Knight as Pozar shoots in.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Pozar is predictable there
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Pozar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pozar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pozar.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Pozar fails with the takedown.
Shovel Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pozar Pozar.
A right-left combo lands from Knight.
Pozar is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Knight! Pozar is backing up but he can't get away as Knight lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Pozar and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shovel Knight!
Our winner, Shovel Knight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Pozar Pozar was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks my sponsors and all my fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Lopez (ranked 2738 p4p, 297 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 3598 p4p, 370 weight class). Cruz Lopez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Toktogulovich Bakiyev's chin.
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Bakiyev off balance momentarily.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Bakiyev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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!
Bakiyev with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Bakiyev's head back.
Bakiyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Decent striking displayed by Bakiyev there.
Bakiyev throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bakiyev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bakiyev lands a jab.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez lunges at Bakiyev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bakiyev's hand.
Bakiyev is rocked!
Bakiyev throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a huge left! Bakiyev is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lopez isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bakiyev from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Lopez!
During a confident post fight interview, Cruz Lopez 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 5346 p4p, 373 weight class) and Segey Taranin (ranked 4032 p4p, 311 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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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
17 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinya Aoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segey Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taranin.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taranin wants to sweep but no luck.
Taranin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aoki escapes and throws Taranin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Taranin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aoki keeping control of the position.
Taranin working Aoki over with strikes.
Taranin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki trying to hold on to Taranin's head to control him but Taranin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aoki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taranin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Aoki is trying to control but can't.
Taranin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
Taranin trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Taranin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aoki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taranin prevents Aoki from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin throwing shots but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taranin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Taranin with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taranin with shots to the head and body - Aoki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Taranin cracks Aoki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aoki is rocked!
Taranin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Aoki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taranin postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Aoki bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Taranin and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Segey Taranin!
A very excited looking Segey Taranin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 2889 p4p, 324 weight class) and Tane Huia (ranked 2155 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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Great wrestler
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tane Huia!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huia's sensitive parts.
Huia throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Huia throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelio's shoulder, as Aurelio tries to avoid the shot.
Huia scores with a nice head shot.
Aurelio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huia doesn't seem bothered though.
Huia jabs Aurelio right on the nose. Aurelio blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Huia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tane Huia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aurelio moves out of range as Huia strikes.
Huia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aurelio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Huia manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Huia misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Aurelio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aurelio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Huia.
Huia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aurelio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huia, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aurelio lands a body shot.
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Tane Huia has been cut.
Huia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio moves into the clinch successfully.
Aurelio lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huia.
Aurelio works on Huia's body with a couple of short punches.
Aurelio breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio moves out of range as Huia strikes.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Huia.
Huia throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aurelio rushes Huia with punches - Huia moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Huia goes down! Aurelio follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Aurelio!
Tane Huia was interviewed post fight and said 'N'wah fetcher, s'wit!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1377 p4p, 141 weight class) and Lu Hao (ranked 1222 p4p, 127 weight class). Hanma comes to the ring accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. Baki Hanma is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma clinches up against the ropes.
Hao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanma scores with a nice strike.
Hanma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Hao misses with a looping left.
Hao 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.
Hao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Hao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma thuds his right hand into Hao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hao throws a looping overhand right but Hanma ducks down to avoid it.
Hao tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Hanma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hao throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hao lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Hanma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Hao as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands a right hook to the body.
Hao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hanma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hao.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
Hanma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanma.
Hanma blocks the body kick.
It looked like Hanma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hao.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hao counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hanma!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hao wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hao moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hao trying to control the position but Hanma is working away.
Hao postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hanma tries to bench press Hao off him but Hao keeps the position.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hao is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hanma is trying to escape and Hao transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hanma is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hao! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lu Hao!
Lu Hao 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Altair (ranked 1655 p4p, 82 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 1942 p4p, 90 weight class). Altair kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bran's freestyle . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Altair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monteban ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monteban no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Monteban seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Altair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monteban has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Altair has managed to get both his arms back between Monteban's legs - danger averted.
Altair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monteban has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Altair has managed to get both his arms back between Monteban's legs - danger averted.
Altair has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monteban is proving hard to escape from.
Altair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altair stands up from Monteban's guard - Altair perhaps looking for a knockout.
Altair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteban.
Monteban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Altair throws out the jab.
Monteban tries a quick counter leg kick but Altair is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban with a lazy takedown attempt
and Altair counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Altair coming out on top.
Monteban tries a low kick but Altair avoids it.
Nice body punch from Monteban.
Anton Altair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Altair.
Altair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monteban throws out a counter right but Altair avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monteban lands a hook that snaps the head of Altair backwards.
Monteban can't find room to land a body shot as Altair controls the action.
Monteban tries to score a body lock takedown but Altair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Altair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monteban blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Monteban as Altair tries to tie him up.
Monteban gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Altair regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monteban stops Altair from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban throws a strike but Altair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Monteban is looking to sweep but instead, Altair has passed into half guard.
Altair tries to stand but can't do so whilst Monteban controls his leg.
Monteban is looking to control Altair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monteban avoid being mounted?
Monteban gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Altair wanted to stand there but Monteban had control of the position.
Monteban isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Altair stacks Monteban on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Altair!
Monteban can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Monteban manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Monteban is trying to control but can't.
Altair decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Altair lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monteban slips under a jab from Altair.
Altair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Altair throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Altair as he jumps to the side.
Anton Altair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monteban jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monteban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Anton Altair will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Altair does no damage.
Good exchange - Altair coming out on top.
Altair stuffs the takedown.
Altair throws a nice head kick!
Monteban misses with an uppercut.
Anton Altair is winning the standup battle so far.
Altair throws a head kick but Monteban moves out of range.
Altair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteban can do to turn this around?
Altair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monteban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Altair moves away from the strike by Monteban.
Altair throws a nice looking combination but Monteban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Altair throws a hook to the side of Monteban's head but Monteban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Altair cracks Monteban with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Altair does no damage.
Monteban blocks a leg kick.
Altair ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Altair clinches up with Monteban and pushes him back against the ropes.
Altair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monteban blocks a body shot from Altair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altair scores with a hook to the body.
Altair misses with a punch to the body.
Monteban lands with a right to the head.
Monteban drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Altair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Monteban has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Altair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anton Altair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Altair misses with a punch to the body.
Monteban has a couple of punches blocked by Altair.
Altair lands a body punch.
Altair lands an uppercut.
Monteban lands an uppercut.
Altair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monteban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Altair.
Altair tries a body shot but Monteban blocks it.
Anton Altair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monteban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altair prevents the takedown attempt.
Altair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monteban scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monteban is looking to control Altair's arms but Altair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monteban has his back to the ropes.
Altair scores with a shot to the side of Monteban's head.
Monteban trying to control the position but instead, Altair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monteban into the ropes.
Monteban lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Altair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monteban backwards.
Monteban blocks an uppercut.
Monteban manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Monteban looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Altair gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altair lands a head kick!
Monteban is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Monteban tries a low kick but Altair avoids it.
Altair throws a quick counter head kick but Monteban was just out of range.
Monteban gets a clinch.
Monteban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Monteban misses the target.
Altair throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Monteban.
Altair looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
Monteban throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Monteban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monteban on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Altair scores with a sloppy right hand. Monteban should have avoided that one.
Altair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Altair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monteban throws a chopping leg kick but Altair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Monteban misses its intended target.
Altair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monteban looks to throw a body kick
and Altair counters with an outside leg kick.
Altair lands a high kick!
Monteban fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Altair, pushing him back against the ropes.
Monteban lands a nice uppercut.
Altair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Altair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteban has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Altair is trying to keep an underhook but Monteban manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Altair makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Altair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monteban.
Altair loads up on a big right hand but Monteban slips the punch.
Monteban takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Altair looks to land a left hand but Monteban moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altair is looking to chop away at Monteban's legs.
Monteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Altair was well out of range. Poor timing from Monteban.
Altair tried to counter with a leg kick but Monteban avoided it.
Altair throws a leg kick but Monteban checks it.
Monteban drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Altair defends it well.
Monteban shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Altair defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Altair dominated that second round.
That's time! Altair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Altair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monteban tries for a takedown but Altair circles away easily
and Altair counters with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Altair.
Altair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monteban.
Altair throws a nice looking combination but Monteban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monteban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Altair connects with an inside leg kick.
Altair throws a head kick that misses.
Altair looks to land a left hand but Monteban moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Monteban misses its intended target.
Altair appears to be looking for a big counter.
Monteban fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Altair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monteban momentarily.
Monteban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altair.
Monteban moves into range and clinches up with Altair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban is trying to pull guard but Altair has him pressed against the ropes.
Monteban lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altair backwards.
Nice body punch from Altair.
Altair struggles to land a body shot inside as Monteban controls his hands.
Altair working aggressively here.
Altair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monteban backwards.
Monteban wants a takedown.
Anton Altair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Monteban is looking to control Altair's arms but Altair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monteban has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Altair.
Altair misses with a body punch.
Altair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monteban being controlled against the ropes.
Altair takes a shot to the head.
Altair can't find room to land a body shot as Monteban controls the action.
Monteban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altair throws a right hand that Monteban ducks under and follows up with a left that Monteban also avoids with ease.
Altair cracks the inside of Monteban's front leg.
Monteban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Altair.
Monteban shoots in but Altair avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monteban rushes Altair and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Altair lands an uppercut.
Monteban blocks a body shot from Altair.
Monteban tries a body shot but Altair blocks it.
Monteban goes for a takedown in the clinch but Altair prevents it.
Monteban's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Altair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monteban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricardo Monteban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monteban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monteban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altair.
Altair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Altair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Altair.
Monteban blocks a body shot from Altair.
Altair swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monteban jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Altair walks away with a smile on his face. Monteban gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Altair tests Monteban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monteban throws a left and a right that both miss
and Altair counters with a nice leg kick.
Monteban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Altair.
Altair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anton Altair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Altair avoids a kick to the body.
Altair clinches with his opponent.
Monteban has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Altair uses from the top position.
Altair gets to his feet. Monteban looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Altair. No joy for Monteban on that attempt.
Anton Altair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monteban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Altair. Those never looked like landing.
Monteban avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monteban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Altair.
Monteban throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monteban attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Altair tenderised Monteban's leg. Monteban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Altair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monteban manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Monteban can't find room to land a body shot as Altair controls the action.
Monteban taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altair.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Altair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Altair 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Altair!
Anton Altair 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 1801 p4p, 77 weight class) and Vunny Bin (ranked 1907 p4p, 179 weight class). Liam Gallagher has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher digs a good hook to Bin's body.
No joy there for Bin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vunny Bin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gallagher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Bin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Bin is predictable there
and Bin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Gallagher tests Bin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallagher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gallagher, right into the meat.
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bin wants to counter with a clinch but Gallagher pushes him away.
Bin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gallagher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gallagher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gallagher scores with a nice head shot.
Bin misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bin throws a front kick aimed at Gallagher's knee but Gallagher avoids it well.
Gallagher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bin if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin feints and then cracks Gallagher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gallagher down.
Bin misses with a straight left.
Gallagher misses with a low kick.
Bin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher lands a big knee! That's hurt Bin! Oh, he's all over the place! Gallagher lands another knee that sends Bin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Gallagher!
Liam Gallagher tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 821 p4p, 99 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 1354 p4p, 171 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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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
37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dias Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Vurny postures up in Dias Jimenez's guard and throws a big left but Dias Jimenez blocks it.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Dias Jimenez is keeping the position.
Vurny slips nicely into half guard.
Dias Jimenez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dias Jimenez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Dias Jimenez as he works his way to full guard.
Vurny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dias Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Dias Jimenez wants to sweep but no luck.
Dias Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny is looking to advance position but Dias Jimenez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Vurny is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dias Jimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dias Jimenez looking to control but Vurny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vurny working to try and regain half guard.
Dias Jimenez looking to control but Vurny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dias Jimenez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dias Jimenez controlling the pace for now.
Vurny is working to get back to half guard.
Vurny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vurny working to try and regain half guard.
Dias Jimenez controlling the position easily from mount.
Dias Jimenez'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.
Vurny is desperately trying to improve his position but Dias Jimenez has a good base and remains in mount.
Dias Jimenez controlling from the full mount.
Vurny is squirming around, avoiding Dias Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vurny can't escape the position.
Vurny keeps trying to improve his position.
Vurny is still trying to improve position.
Dias Jimenez trying to control but Vurny is having none of it.
Dias Jimenez controlling his opponent.
Dias Jimenez trying to control but Vurny is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dias Jimenez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vurny is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dias Jimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vurny throws a shot from downtown. Dias Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Vurny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Dias Jimenez misses the jab.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Dias Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vurny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dias Jimenez.
Vurny gets the takedown into side control.
Vurny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dias Jimenez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dias Jimenez taking a bit of punishment here - Vurny scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vurny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Vurny.
Vurny is staying tight to Dias Jimenez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dias Jimenez is looking for a sweep.
Vurny looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vurny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vurny in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Vurny crashes against the mat.
Vurny fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vurny working the strikes but Dias Jimenez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny throwing shots but Dias Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Vurny throwing shots but Dias Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Well, if Vurny is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vurny connects with a nice short shot to Dias Jimenez's temple.
Vurny stalling.
Vurny wants to control but Dias Jimenez is keeping him busy.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is looking to take a break and control but Dias Jimenez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but Dias Jimenez defending well.
Vurny is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dias Jimenez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vurny.
Vurny trying to mount his opponent but Dias Jimenez defends it.
Vurny looks to land a strike but Dias Jimenez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Vurny is looking to pass into half guard but Dias Jimenez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dias Jimenez is in guard.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Vurny has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dias Jimenez wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
Vurny 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.
Vurny trying to keep a closed guard but Dias Jimenez is proving a slippery customer.
Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias Jimenez won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dias Jimenez lands a body shot.
Vurny goes for a double leg but Dias Jimenez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Dias Jimenez continues to drive forward.
Vurny scores with a nice head shot.
Dias Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Vurny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick which misses Vurny's front leg but catches the back leg as Vurny tries to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but Vurny is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Vurny closes the distance and clinches up with Dias Jimenez, looking for a takedown. Vurny pushes Dias Jimenez against the ropes but Dias Jimenez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Vurny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dias Jimenez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vurny somewhat.
As Vurny tries to get set, Dias Jimenez tries to push him back and clinch up but Vurny manages to avoid the attempt.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Vurny is out of range.
Vurny lands with a hook. Dias Jimenez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Dias Jimenez misses.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dias Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dias Jimenez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands a high kick!
Vurny throws a series of punches but Dias Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Vurny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vurny throws an elbow that misses. Dias Jimenez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vurny's guard. Nice move by Dias Jimenez!
Dias Jimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vurny is keeping the position for now.
Dias Jimenez stands up from Vurny's guard - Dias Jimenez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vurny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that misses
and Vurny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vurny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dias Jimenez.
Jab from Dias Jimenez.
Vurny scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dias Jimenez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vurny.
The strikes coming from Vurny are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vurny in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vurny working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vurny scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vurny misses with the ground and pound.
Vurny taking a breather here.
Vurny trying to control the position but Dias Jimenez is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vurny wants to control but Dias Jimenez is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Vurny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vurny is trying to get an arm triangle but Dias Jimenez is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny scores with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dias Jimenez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James B. Grossweiner (ranked 250 p4p, 28 weight class) and Ken Womack (ranked 499 p4p, 62 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Womack 's choice of entrance music: TUSK. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James B. Grossweiner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Womack !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Womack .
Womack lands a front kick.
Womack throws a lazy right hand but Grossweiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Womack finds it's way through Grossweiner's defenses.
Grossweiner slips a jab from Womack .
Womack fakes the leg kick and cracks Grossweiner in the body.
Womack digs a good hook to Grossweiner's body.
Womack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grossweiner.
Grossweiner misses the shot to the body.
Grossweiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Womack .
Grossweiner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Womack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grossweiner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Womack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossweiner. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Womack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Grossweiner misses.
Womack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grossweiner throws an off balance right hand
and Womack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Womack scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Womack catches Grossweiner right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Womack .
Womack lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Womack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Womack slips under a jab.
Womack throws a shot from downtown. Grossweiner moves away and avoids it.
Womack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Womack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grossweiner.
A low kick from Grossweiner is predictable there
and Womack counters with a thumping low kick.
Womack jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossweiner throws a leg kick but Womack moved away.
Grossweiner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ken Womack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womack blocks a leg kick.
Womack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Womack lands a leg kick that knocks Grossweiner off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Womack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Womack throws a jab when Grossweiner was well out of range.
Grossweiner shoots in and gets a takedown into Womack 's guard.
Womack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Womack is trying to keep Grossweiner in close.
Grossweiner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grossweiner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grossweiner throws a big right hand that misses.
Womack 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.
Grossweiner throwing strikes from guard but Womack blocks nicely.
Grossweiner 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.
Grossweiner postures up in Womack 's guard and throws a big left but Womack blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack trying to control the position here.
Womack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grossweiner throws a strike but Womack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grossweiner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grossweiner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Womack defends it easily.
Grossweiner wants to sweep here but Womack controlling him for the moment.
Womack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Womack 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Womack preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grossweiner has his foot on Womack 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Womack works his way back into a safe position though.
Grossweiner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Womack puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grossweiner wants to sweep but Womack has passed to side control!
Womack trying to control the action but Grossweiner is working from the bottom.
Womack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grossweiner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Womack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grossweiner is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Womack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Womack !
Grossweiner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Womack counters with a nice uppercut.
Womack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Womack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Womack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Womack lands a nice looking body kick.
Womack throws out a loose jab but Grossweiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Womack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Womack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Womack throws a shot from downtown. Grossweiner moves away and avoids it.
Womack throws a big shot that misses.
Grossweiner misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossweiner throws a lazy right hand but Womack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grossweiner connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Womack .
Grossweiner ducks right into an uppercut from Womack .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Womack moves away from the strike by Grossweiner.
Womack is looking for the big counter here.
Grossweiner misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Womack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Womack lands with a nice body punch.
Grossweiner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Womack .
Womack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Womack misses with a body kick.
Grossweiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Womack .
Womack misses with a right hand
and Grossweiner counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ken Womack has been cut.
Grossweiner swings for the body but Womack moves out of range.
Grossweiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Womack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Womack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Womack is looking to land body kicks.
Grossweiner throws a counter high kick but Womack was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grossweiner connects with a looping right hand.
Womack looks to throw the jab but Grossweiner is out of range.
Grossweiner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Womack scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grossweiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Womack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Womack lands with a straight right. Grossweiner didn't see that one coming.
Womack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grossweiner lands a jab-cross combination.
Grossweiner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ken Womack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Womack digs a good hook to Grossweiner's body.
The crowd cheers as Grossweiner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Womack doesn't seem phased though.
Womack cracks the inside of Grossweiner's front leg.
Grossweiner misses with a shot to the body
and Womack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Womack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Womack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Womack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Womack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossweiner ducks under a wild hook from Womack .
Womack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Womack .
Grossweiner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Womack throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Womack .
Womack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Womack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Womack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grossweiner's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Womack cracks Grossweiner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grossweiner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Womack circles away.
Womack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Womack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Womack blocks a low kick nicely.
Womack connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Womack .
Grossweiner misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Womack cracks Grossweiner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grossweiner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grossweiner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossweiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grossweiner is rocked!
Womack cracks Grossweiner with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Grossweiner tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Womack pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Grossweiner is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Womack !
Ken Womack is the new middleweight champion!
Ken Womack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 179 p4p, 28 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 654 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
Kocur misses with a low kick as Kelly jumps back.
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Kelly is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kelly takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kocur misses the jab.
Kocur 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.
Kocur throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
Kelly slips a jab from Kocur.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Kocur counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kocur lands a head shot.
Kocur forces Kelly back against the ropes and clinches.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Kocur.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kocur.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the ropes.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Kelly gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Kocur is controlling him.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Kocur gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the ropes.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Kocur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly throws a low kick but Kocur moves out of range easily.
Gerry Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Joey Kocur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Kocur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Kocur lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kocur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kocur throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Kelly is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Joey Kocur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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