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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blaston (ranked 6432 p4p, 467 weight class) and Luke Cage (ranked 8118 p4p, 514 weight class). Luke Cage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Blaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Cage!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaston looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
Blaston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaston but Blaston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blaston gets a clinch.
Cage is working for takedown but Blaston is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cage tightens his grip and picks Blaston up, before dumping him to the ground. Blaston manages to land in guard.
Blaston has his hands on Cage's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blaston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blaston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaston controls Cage momentarily but Cage frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cage tries for a kimura but Blaston is defending well.
Cage scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blaston's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blaston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blaston tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Cage easily slips into full mount!
Cage looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blaston has left one of his arms exposed and Cage doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Blaston screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Cage!
An out of breath Luke Cage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jeudy (ranked 3946 p4p, 344 weight class) and Noku Mutku (ranked 8139 p4p, 515 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jeudy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noku Mutku!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeudy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mutku moves away from the strike by Jeudy.
Jeudy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutku ducks under a wild hook from Jeudy.
Mutku feints the counter takedown.
Mutku tries to clinch up.
Mutku scores with a takedown into Jeudy's guard.
Mutku trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mutku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jeudy controlling Mutku's posture.
Mutku is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeudy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeudy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeudy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutku pushes down on Jeudy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jeudy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mutku on the ground.
Mutku lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mutku thows a huge punch but Jeudy dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutku looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mutku looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mutku trying to mount his opponent but Jeudy defends it.
Jeudy wants to improve his position but Mutku is controlling well.
Mutku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jeudy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mutku.
Mutku trying to pass the guard but Jeudy defending well.
Jeudy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mutku is working away from the top position though.
Jeudy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jeudy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mutku.
Jeudy trying to control but Mutku postures up.
Jeudy wants to improve his position but Mutku is controlling well.
Mutku trying to mount his opponent but Jeudy defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy trying to hold on to Mutku's head to control him but Mutku postures up.
Mutku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mutku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mutku seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mutku winds up and cracks Jeudy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mutku winds up and cracks Jeudy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jeudy is looking to improve his position.
Jeudy is looking to control Mutku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jeudy avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutku is looking to take a break and control but Jeudy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mutku wants to pass to mount but Jeudy is defending the position.
Jeudy tries to roll over but Mutku keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutku is trying to control. Jeudy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jeudy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mutku is working away from the top position though.
Mutku seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mutku is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jeudy trying to hold on to Mutku's head to control him but Mutku postures up.
Mutku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jeudy wants to improve his position but Mutku is controlling well.
Jeudy is staying active underneath Mutku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jeudy wants to get back to full guard.
Mutku seems to be working for a kimura but Jeudy defends the submission attempt.
Mutku is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutku seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mutku wants to free his trapped foot but Jeudy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jeudy trying to control but Mutku postures up.
Jeudy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mutku wants to control from the top but Jeudy keeps moving.
Jeudy looking to control.
Mutku tries to free his leg and advance position but Jeudy is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutku postures up.
Jeudy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mutku tries to free his leg and advance position but Jeudy is retaining full guard.
Mutku trying to control but Jeudy is working from the bottom.
Jeudy is pulling down on Mutku's head. It's preventing any offense from Mutku, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noku Mutku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mutku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeudy.
Mutku scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jeudy can't do much from the bottom here.
Mutku scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jeudy is looking to regain half guard here but Mutku keeps moving and retains side control.
Mutku is trying to get an arm triangle but Jeudy is defending well.
Jeudy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mutku is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jeudy has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutku is looking to take a break and control but Jeudy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jeudy wants to control but Mutku postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutku in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jeudy can't do much from the bottom here.
Mutku working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mutku moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jeudy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mutku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mutku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mutku scoring with punches from side control.
Jeudy is trying to control Mutku's posture but Mutku avoids it.
Jeudy prevents Mutku from moving into mount.
Jeudy is trying to improve his position.
Noku Mutku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeudy is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutku 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.
Mutku tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mutku grinds an elbow into Jeudy's temple.
Mutku is putting a hurting on Jeudy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jeudy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mutku presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mutku trying to control but Jeudy is having none of it.
Mutku jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jeudy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jeudy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mutku lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutku has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jeudy is trying to escape the mount.
Jeudy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Patrick Jeudy has been cut.
Mutku unloading with bombs!
Jeudy is in a horrible position here. Mutku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mutku cracks Jeudy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mutku scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jeez, Patrick Jeudy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Patrick Jeudy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Noku Mutku!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duece Monroe (ranked 7385 p4p, 530 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 3722 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duece Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe fails with the takedown.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Monroe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Monroe is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Peterson lands some shots froms side control.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Monroe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson lands a strong strike to the head of Monroe. That's dazed him! Peterson looking to finish here. Monroe is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Peterson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
An out of breath Dylan Peterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lexington Banda (ranked 4689 p4p, 388 weight class) and Mfer Phol (ranked 2572 p4p, 244 weight class). Banda comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - We Right Here. On his way into the cage it seems that Lexington Banda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lexington Banda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lexington Banda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol takes a swing at Banda's ribcage but misses.
Phol looks to land a right hand but Banda moved out of range.
Phol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phol throws a hook but Banda blocks it.
Phol 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.
Phol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phol throws a right hand that Banda ducks under and follows up with a left that Banda also avoids with ease.
Phol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Lexington Banda has been cut.
Banda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phol punishes Banda's body with a nice straight punch.
Banda is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phol sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Banda's defenses. It connects perfectly with Banda's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mfer Phol!
Lexington Banda was interviewed post fight and said 'You got lucky! See you next time!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fireball Kid (ranked 7874 p4p, 547 weight class) and JJ Woods (ranked 2071 p4p, 245 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fireball Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Woods!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Woods.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods lands a leg kick that knocks Kid off balance momentarily.
Woods throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Kid closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Woods's guard.
Woods pushes Kid off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Woods misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid moves out of range of the body kick from Woods.
Kid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Woods manages to circle out of the way.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods throws a leg kick which misses Kid's front leg but catches the back leg as Kid tries to avoid it.
Kid throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Woods chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woods scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid moves out of range of the body kick.
Woods has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kid is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Woods gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kid counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woods looking to control.
Kid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kid is looking to stand up but Woods won't let him.
Kid 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.
Woods has an active guard here but Kid has managed to pass into half guard.
Kid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kid is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Woods!
Woods tries to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Kid sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kid looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kid controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Woods is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kid looking to ground and pound but Woods is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods tries to lock up and control but Kid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kid tries to control but Woods wriggling away.
Kid controlling the pace for now.
Woods is looking to get to half guard.
Kid won't let Woods get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Woods really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kid tries to control but Woods wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woods is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kid throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Woods avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kid.
Kid landing strikes from the mount.
Woods taking shots to the head.
Kid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods can't escape the position.
Woods wants to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Kid controlling his opponent.
Kid avoids the attempt from Woods to control.
Woods looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Woods is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kid off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kid controlling well, preventing Woods from escaping the position.
Woods is keeping busy.
Woods wants to escape the position.
Woods wants to get back to his feet.
Kid is hanging on to Woods's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fireball Kid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Woods pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kid misses with a wild combination.
Woods tried to score with a low kick but Kid checks it.
Woods attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woods scores with a head kick.
It looks like Fireball Kid has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woods.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Kid feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Fireball Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods wants to land a leg kick but Kid is out of range.
Kid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Woods manages to circle out of the way.
Kid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kid goes for a double leg but Woods avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Woods continues to drive forward.
Woods tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kid is able to avoid easily.
Kid is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is looking to slow Kid down with leg kicks.
Woods is looking to slow Kid down with leg kicks.
Kid dives in for a single leg takedown but Woods sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fireball Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid has a takedown stuffed.
Woods lands with a kick to the temple. Kid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woods clinches up with Kid and pushes him back against the cage.
Kid blocks an uppercut.
Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Kid works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Woods is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kid presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Kid controls his hands.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing Woods back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kid.
Kid is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Woods to keep the fight standing.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Kid.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid has hold of one of Woods's legs. Woods is fighting the takedown attempt but Kid gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Woods has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kid is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kid tries to circle away but Woods has him pinned against the cage.
Woods blocks an elbow strike from Kid.
Woods is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kid gets control of Woods's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kid will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kid looking to control.
Woods throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woods postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woods wants to stand and escape but instead Kid has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woods looking to control.
Kid is fighting to break Woods's control of his arms but Woods is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Woods trying to control the position.
Fireball Kid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fireball Kid'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Woods has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woods and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kid throws a nice looking combination but Woods bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woods dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kid. That did some damage!
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Kid blocks the body kick.
Kid takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Woods sprawls and moves away.
Kid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kid's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Woods is defending well.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tightens his grip and picks Woods up, before dumping him to the ground. Woods manages to land in guard.
Woods is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kid is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Woods to keep the fight standing.
Kid jumps guard but Woods stands there with Kid around his waist. Kid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fireball Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Woods pulls his leg out and moves away.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
Kid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Woods sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kid.
Kid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kid moves out of range of the body kick.
Kid lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kid shoots in looking for a takedown. Woods tries to sprawl out of it but Kid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woods manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kid is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kid scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kid throws an elbow but Woods slips to the side and avoids it well.
Woods tries to bench press Kid off him but Kid keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Woods is trying to escape the mount.
Kid looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kid is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Woods has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Woods is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woods keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid thowing shots but they're missing.
Kid controlling the pace for now.
Woods avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kid.
Woods is working to get back to half guard.
Kid controlling the pace for now.
Woods is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kid has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Woods's face.
Kid working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Woods tries to hold on but Kid postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woods 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Woods!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tae Lae Rocko (ranked 2352 p4p, 340 weight class) and Karlos Bendos (ranked 4597 p4p, 554 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tae Lae Rocko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tae Lae Rocko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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208 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Lae Rocko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karlos Bendos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocko swings widly with a right hand
and Bendos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bendos.
Rocko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bendos breaks the clinch.
Rocko lands an overhand right.
It looks like Karlos Bendos has been cut.
Rocko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Rocko blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Bendos.
Rocko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bendos.
Rocko scores with a punch to the head.
Bendos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rocko , pushing him back against the cage.
Bendos manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Rocko 's head coaches at $aVaGeNeLeAt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rocko connects with a solid leg kick.
Rocko lands a big right hand that sends Bendos crashing to the mat! Rocko stays standing though and waves Bendos back to his feet!
Bendos is rocked!
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!
Bendos gets a clinch.
Bendos is still on wobbly legs! Can Rocko finish him?
Bendos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rocko is defending well for now.
Bendos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bendos seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendos missing with knees to the body.
Bendos lands a nice knee to the body.
Rocko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bendos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bendos forces Rocko back against the cage and clinches.
Bendos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rocko to keep the fight standing.
Bendos trying to land knees to the body.
Bendos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rocko after a bit of a struggle.
Tae Lae Rocko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karlos Bendos.
Bendos tries to pull guard but Rocko won't allow it.
Rocko is trying to break free.
Bendos fails to pull guard.
Rocko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rocko misses with the head strike.
Bendos trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendos lands a shot to the body.
Bendos misses with an elbow over the top.
Bendos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rocko can't find room to land a body shot as Bendos controls the action.
Bendos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rocko smiles and moves away.
Bendos clinches up with Rocko and pushes him back against the cage.
Bendos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bendos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rocko is defending well for now.
Rocko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bendos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bendos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bendos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocko .
Rocko wants to get back to striking at distance but Bendos won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rocko is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Bendos.
Rocko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bendos missing with knees to the body.
Bendos looks winded!
Rocko tries a knee to the head but Bendos blocks it.
Rocko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bendos tries to score a body lock takedown but Rocko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rocko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocko managing to block the knees to the body from Bendos.
Rocko looking to slow down the pace here.
Rocko tries to work over Bendos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Bendos.
Bendos goes for a takedown attempt but Rocko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bendos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocko throws a shot from downtown. Bendos moves away and avoids it.
Bendos moves away from the strike by Rocko .
Rocko sends Bendos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rocko is motioning to the referee to let Bendos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bendos slips a jab from Rocko .
Rocko tries to keep at a distance but Bendos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rocko avoiding damage as Bendos throws knees to the body.
Bendos breaks from the clinch.
Rocko feints and then cracks Bendos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bendos down.
Rocko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bendoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocko misses with a double jab.
Bendos avoids the head kick by Rocko .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tae Lae Rocko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karlos Bendos's cut.
That's time! Rocko 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bendos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bendos blocks a jab.
Rocko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bendos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocko lands with a straight right. Bendos didn't see that one coming.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rocko ! Bendos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tae Lae Rocko !
After the fight, Tae Lae Rocko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Splinter (ranked 2609 p4p, 274 weight class) and Jeff Romart (ranked 4404 p4p, 403 weight class). Splinter comes to the cage accompanied by Snäfä - Kaikest Huolimatta pt2 feat. Mc Rambo & Iivo. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Master Splinter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Romart!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romart just misses with a punch to the body.
Romart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Splinter.
Splinter tries to close the distance and clinch but Romart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Splinter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Splinter counters with a single leg into guard. Romart didn't expect that.
Splinter wants to control from the top but Romart keeps moving.
Splinter tries to free his leg and advance position but Romart is retaining full guard.
Splinter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Romart, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romart misses with a hook. Splinter ducked under it nicely.
Romart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Splinter.
Romart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Splinter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Romart.
Jeff Romart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Splinter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romart is fending him off so far but Splinter persists. Nope, Romart circles away and we're back to standing.
Romart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Splinter counters with a head kick. That will keep Romart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Splinter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romart wants to get back to his feet but Splinter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Splinter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Splinter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Splinter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Splinter stands and throws Romart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splinter tries to score with some ground and pound. Romart controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Splinter wants to control but Romart is keeping him busy.
Splinter tries for a kimura but Romart is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Splinter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Splinter dives in for a single leg takedown but Romart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Splinter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Splinter is out of range and Romart settles back down.
Splinter dodges the punch combination from Romart.
Splinter is looking to counter punch.
Jeff Romart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romart just misses with a punch to the body.
Romart throws a right hand that Splinter ducks under and follows up with a left that Splinter also avoids with ease.
Splinter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romart.
A punch combination from Romart misses.
Splinter feinted with a counter takedown.
We've been informed that Romart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Romart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Romart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Splinter looking to score a takedown here. Romart is defending well but Splinter drives through and ends up in Romart's guard.
Romart wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Splinter manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Splinter prevents Romart from standing back up.
Splinter is trying for a kimura here. Romart looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Splinter wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Master Splinter!
An out of breath Master Splinter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Franklin (ranked 3282 p4p, 349 weight class) and Mungo Jerry (ranked 3366 p4p, 356 weight class). Mungo Jerry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mungo Jerry!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown. Jerry tries to sprawl out of it but Franklin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jerry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jerry lands a brutal head kick. Franklin looks out on his feet and Jerry throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Mungo Jerry!
A very excited looking Mungo Jerry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Santo (ranked 3079 p4p, 128 weight class) and Frank Greene (ranked 3564 p4p, 140 weight class). Greene has chosen Tiger rap-by ANDRE NICOTINA as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Franco Santo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Franco Santo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franco Santo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Greene!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greene gets a double leg takedown into Santo's guard.
Greene is fighting to break Santo's control of his arms but Santo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santo'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.
Santo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Greene is working Santo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo is controlling Greene's posture.
Greene lands a couple of digs.
Santo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greene is fighting to break Santo's control of his arms but Santo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Greene told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Santo keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Santo is retaining full guard.
Greene keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santo's head.
Greene landing with the ground and pound.
Santo is pulling down on Greene's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greene.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene connects with a couple of short punches.
Greene is looking to work some ground and pound but Santo has wrist control.
Santo has his hands on Greene's head, controlling the position.
Santo has momentary wrist control but Greene slips an elbow through the middle.
Greene throws a big elbow that misses.
Greene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Greene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greene throwing strikes from guard but Santo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Greene is in close to Santo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Santo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Greene stopping the sweep attempt from Santo.
Greene throwing strikes but missing.
Greene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Santo is controlling Greene's posture.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greene loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt
and Santo counters with a low kick, right behind Greene 's knee.
Greene scores with a nice strike.
Greene tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santo swivels and escapes.
Santo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene scores with a jab to the head.
Greene looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santo is fending him off so far but Greene persists. Nope, Santo circles away and we're back to standing.
Franco Santo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Greene.
Santo scores with the left hand. Greene knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Greene dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
It looks like Frank Greene has been cut.
Greene gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santo counters with a big right hand! Oh Greene is in trouble here! Santo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franco Santo!
Franco Santo is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Franco Santo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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