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ABW 163 Kai - Matazz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 3693 p4p, 388 weight class) and Karin Olegav (ranked 4560 p4p, 453 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by BASS. Ezio Franco had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco clinches.
Franco manages to pull guard.
Olegav wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
Franco is trying to control the position but Olegav postures up.
Olegav is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Franco is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Big Price MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Franco striking off his back.
Olegav stopping the sweep attempt from Franco.
Franco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olegav trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco trying to control the position here.
Franco 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.
Franco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Franco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Franco.
Franco is taking a breather. Olegav says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Franco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Franco slips a nice elbow through Olegav's hands, connecting with Olegav's forehead.
Franco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Olegav is looking to control Franco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olegav avoid being mounted?
Olegav is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Franco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Franco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Franco there.
Franco is nestled in close to Olegav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Olegav manages to get to full guard.
Franco cracks Olegav with a solid left hand.
Franco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Franco is working Olegav over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olegav keeping full guard, as Franco tries to pass.
Franco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Franco working some strikes from top position.
Franco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olegav is keeping the position for now.
Franco throwing strikes from guard but Olegav blocks nicely.
Olegav being controlled here, momentarily.
Franco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Olegav trying to keep a closed guard but Franco is proving a slippery customer.
Olegav looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franco is one step ahead there.
Franco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olegav's head.
Franco postures up in Olegav's guard and throws a big left but Olegav blocks it.
Olegav preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Franco is looking to work some ground and pound but Olegav has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Olegav's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezio Franco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Olegav closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franco circles away.
Ezio Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olegav shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franco sprawls well. Franco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Olegav gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Franco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olegav wants to control but Franco postures up.
Olegav takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Franco scores with punches from side control.
Olegav takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ezio Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olegav is letting Franco control him for a moment.
Franco lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Olegav will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Franco cracks Olegav with a big elbow.
Franco working the ground and pound.
Olegav is rocked!
It looks like Karin Olegav has been cut.
Franco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olegav is still in real trouble! Can Franco finish him?
Franco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Franco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Olegav seems to have recovered his senses.
Franco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olegav, who protects the arm well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav taking a bit of punishment here - Franco scoring with strikes.
Franco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Franco happy to just control the position for now.
Olegav takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Franco staying calm.
Franco cracks Olegav with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Franco in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Olegav looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Franco turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezio Franco!
Ezio Franco took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 4116 p4p, 423 weight class) and Longburn Rayson (ranked 3444 p4p, 366 weight class). Dock comes to the cage accompanied by The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. Rayson has chosen Judas Priest - No Surrender as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Longburn Rayson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Dock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rayson throws a body punch but Dock moves out of range.
Rayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dock circles away quickly and effectively.
Rayson misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Rayson coming out on top.
Dock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rayson lands with a right hand.
Dock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dock avoids the body shot from Rayson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rayson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dock misses with a head kick.
Rayson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dock throws a counter high kick but Rayson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Dock tries to clinch there but Rayson circles away.
Dock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dock throws a leg kick that misses.
Dock lands a head kick. Rayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rayson throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rayson misses its intended target.
Dock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dock checks a leg kick.
Rayson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rayson lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Dock.
Rayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dock's calf.
Dock moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayson can't find room to land a body shot as Dock controls the action.
Rayson misses with some punches.
Rayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dock blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rayson fails to land.
Rayson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rayson is defending well for now.
Dock blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rayson.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but Rayson blocks with his arms.
Dock breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rayson.
Rayson lands a leg kick that knocks Dock off balance momentarily.
Longburn Rayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rayson.
Rayson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rayson. Those never looked like landing.
Dock is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A clash of legs there as Dock blocks the low kick.
Rayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rayson tries to land a front kick but Dock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Longburn Rayson dominated that round.
That's time! Dock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Rayson tries to get set, Dock tries to push him back and clinch up but Rayson manages to avoid the attempt.
Rayson cracks Dock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rayson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dock's head backwards.
Dock is rocked!
Rayson loads up on a big right hand but Dock slips the punch.
As Rayson tries to get set, Dock tries to push him back and clinch up but Rayson manages to avoid the attempt.
Dock knocks Rayson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Rayson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dock goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rayson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dock but great work by Rayson.
Dock sneaks back into half guard.
Dock looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dock wants to get back to full guard.
Dock looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayson wants to control but Dock is keeping him busy.
Rayson wants to get back to his feet.
Dock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rayson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jab by Rayson.
Rayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dock backing away here, and Rayson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dock tries to counter by clinching up but Rayson breaks away and moves out of range.
Dock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayson's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rayson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rayson. That's going to slow Dock down.
Rayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rayson throws a lazy right hand but Dock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Rayson misses.
Dock moves out of range as Rayson strikes.
Dock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rayson lands a nice hook to Dock's body. Dock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rayson misses with a straight right.
Dock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rayson manages to circle out of the way.
Rayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rayson blocks a head kick by Dock.
Dock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dock moves out of range of the strikes.
Rayson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rayson misses with an uppercut. Dock saw that one coming.
Rayson lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayson throws a sloppy head kick and Dock moves out of range easily.
Rayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dock should have avoided that one.
Dock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rayson scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Rayson lands.
Rayson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longburn Rayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rayson scores with a leg kick.
Dock blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Longburn Rayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rayson scores with a body shot.
Rayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rayson misses with a low kick.
A big right from Rayson misses.
Rayson misses with a body shot.
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Rayson moves out of range easily.
Rayson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayson looks to land a left hand but Dock moved out of range nicely.
Dock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Rayson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dock's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rayson to score with a decent uppercut.
Rayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rayson scores with a jab to the body.
Rayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dock walks into a stiff left hand from Rayson.
Oh Dock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rayson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dock glances at the clock... BAM! Rayson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Dock crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Dock is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Longburn Rayson!
Our winner, Longburn Rayson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Opstad (ranked 4287 p4p, 437 weight class) and Stone Cold Killa (ranked 5558 p4p, 496 weight class). Opstad comes to the cage accompanied by Moby - Natural Blues. The key to victory for Leon Opstad has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Opstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Cold Killa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opstad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Opstad shoots for a double leg takedown but Killa sprawls well. He's pushed Opstad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leon Opstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Opstad misses its intended target.
Killa missing with a left hand there. Opstad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Killa wants it to stay on the feet.
Opstad misses the jab.
No luck for Opstad with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Opstad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Opstad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Killa scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Killa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killa sends Opstad crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Killa is motioning to the referee to let Opstad up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Opstad is rocked!
It looks like Leon Opstad has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opstad with a poor takedown
and Killa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Opstad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killa.
Killa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Opstad seems to have got his legs back now.
Opstad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Killa is defending well.
Opstad can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Killa fails to land.
Opstad 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.
Opstad wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Opstad has had enough of the clinch but Killa keeps him there for the moment.
Killa misses with a punch on the inside.
Opstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Opstad.
Killa working aggressively here.
Killa misses with some punches.
Killa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Opstad tightens his grip and picks Killa up, before dumping him to the ground. Killa manages to land in guard.
Killa pushes Opstad off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Opstad misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killa connects with a nice looking jab.
Opstad's corner calls for a 1-2. Opstad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Killa throws an overhand right that drops Opstad like a sack of potatoes! Killa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stone Cold Killa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincon Samuals (ranked 2548 p4p, 358 weight class) and Chase Morgan (ranked 6084 p4p, 607 weight class). Samuals comes to the cage accompanied by I Sit I Watch I Wait- Lost Sounds. Morgan has chosen Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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214 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincon Samuals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuals was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Samuals throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Samuals connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Samuals counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
enabling Samuals to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Samuals.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Samuals avoids nicely.
Samuals throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samuals paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samuals was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuals connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samuals keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Samuals appears to be looking for a big counter.
Samuals throws a big shot that misses.
Lincon Samuals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samuals lands with a right hand.
Samuals lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Samuals misses.
Good leg kick by Samuals there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan presses Samuals against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samuals's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Samuals blocks it.
Morgan avoiding damage as Samuals throws knees to the body.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samuals with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Samuals scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Samuals has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samuals misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samuals scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Samuals with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan avoiding damage as Samuals throws knees to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Samuals is trying to force a seperation but Morgan has the dominant position.
Samuals lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Samuals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Samuals.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Samuals avoids the damage to the body.
Samuals connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuals throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samuals avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samuals.
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Samuals managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samuals tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Samuals tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Samuals avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Samuals is trying to stall.
Samuals blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samuals.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samuals blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samuals just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuals is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Samuals.
Samuals on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuals unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Samuals misses with the head strike.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Samuals lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samuals on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuals just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan lands a right hand.
Samuals on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Samuals fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincon Samuals dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Samuals just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuals fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Samuals is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Samuals tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan moves to clinch but Samuals breaks away
and Samuals counters with a nice body kick.
Samuals avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Samuals throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Samuals dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Samuals tries a head kick but it misses.
Samuals misses with a right hand
and Samuals takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Samuals stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Samuals rather than just go for the knockout.
Samuals connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuals circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Samuals moves away and avoids it.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Samuals napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morgan scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuals struggling a bit here.
Samuals taking a bit of punishment here - Morgan scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan trying to control the position but Samuals is working away.
Samuals is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan trying to control the action but Samuals is working from the bottom.
Morgan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Samuals is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Samuals some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samuals taking punishment in the form of punches.
Samuals taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morgan grinds an elbow into Samuals's temple.
Samuals regains half guard, as Morgan was trying to land strikes.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samuals's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuals avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samuals trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samuals with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morgan stops Samuals from getting back to his feet.
Morgan is nestled in close to Samuals, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Samuals's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Samuals avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Samuals blocks a jab.
Samuals was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
It looks like Samuals has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan drives through and clinches with Samuals against the cage.
Samuals misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Samuals manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morgan has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Samuals trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samuals is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuals using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Samuals.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan pushes Samuals back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samuals on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to stall.
Samuals avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Samuals avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Chase Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samuals.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals breaks the clinch.
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Samuals lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Samuals tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Samuals is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuals lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Samuals avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Samuals is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Samuals into the cage.
Samuals breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuals moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Samuals wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Samuals under the eye.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Samuals counters with a two punch combo.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samuals counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuals.
Samuals connects with a right hand. Morgan shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Samuals fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morgan just manages to avoid it.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Samuals seems unphased.
Samuals fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Samuals lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Morgan throws a hook but Samuals avoids it easily.
It looked like Samuals wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four 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!
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Samuals counters with a left to the body.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Samuals takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samuals lands an overhand right.
That kick from Samuals tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Samuals counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lincon Samuals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Morgan.
Samuals scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Morgan misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chase Morgan.
I think Morgan 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Morgan!
During a confident post fight interview, Chase Morgan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Cotton (ranked 3571 p4p, 378 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 628 p4p, 83 weight class). Cotton comes to the cage accompanied by Humble by: Kendrick Lamar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ludwig looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ludwig lands a head shot.
Cotton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ludwig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cotton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ludwig is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ludwig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cotton is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotton wants to control from the top but Ludwig keeps moving.
Ludwig looking for a sweep. Not yet Ludwig, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ludwig is keeping the position for now.
Cotton is working hard here to advance position.
Ludwig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ludwig seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ludwig's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cotton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ludwig wants to sweep here but Cotton controlling him for the moment.
Cotton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cotton wants to pass the guard but Ludwig is keeping the position.
Cotton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ludwig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cotton is fighting to break Ludwig's control of his arms but Ludwig is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cotton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cotton 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.
Cotton stopping the sweep attempt from Ludwig.
Ludwig has Cotton pulled in close to control his posture.
Ludwig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cotton.
Ludwig is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ludwig has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ludwig lands with a kick to the temple. Cotton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a head shot.
Cotton shoots for a double leg takedown but Ludwig sprawls well. He's pushed Cotton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludwig scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ludwig throws a head kick but Cotton moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ludwig.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown but Ludwig shows good takedown defense.
Ludwig lands with a nice body punch.
Ludwig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cotton doesn't seem bothered though.
Sven Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludwig punishes Cotton's body with a nice straight punch.
Cotton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ludwig tries to avoid it but Cotton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ludwig to the ground. Ludwig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cotton has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotton fails with a takedown attempt.
Cotton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ludwig avoids it really well and circles away.
Cotton has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ludwig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ludwig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ludwig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ludwig lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cotton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cotton wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ludwig.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ludwig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leon Cotton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ludwig cracks the inside of Cotton's front leg.
Ludwig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ludwig throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cotton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cotton is looking to regain half guard here but Ludwig keeps moving and retains side control.
Ludwig working the ground and pound.
Cotton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cotton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ludwig connects with a decent elbow.
Cotton struggling a bit here.
Cotton looking for a sweep but Ludwig has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ludwig working Cotton over with strikes here.
Cotton is trying desperately to improve position.
Cotton is in a horrible position here. Ludwig smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cotton is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Cotton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotton is looking to improve his position but Ludwig isn't that keen on the idea.
Cotton seems to have got his legs back now.
Sven Ludwig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ludwig with a couple of short strikes.
Cotton is looking to improve his position but Ludwig isn't that keen on the idea.
Ludwig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cotton hang on?
Cotton regains half guard.
Cotton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotton keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully.
Ludwig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludwig forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludwig working the head and body with strikes.
Ludwig looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ludwig prevents Cotton from improving his position.
Cotton actively working from the bottom here.
Cotton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ludwig winds up and cracks Cotton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands with a punch from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ludwig working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ludwig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Ludwig there.
Ludwig lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cotton! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ludwig jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Leon Cotton stepped up to the mic, saying 'When I return it will be HELL to pay!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrono Lock (ranked 2372 p4p, 258 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 2074 p4p, 237 weight class). Lawson has chosen Wait and Bleed by Slipknot as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Trevor Lawson enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chrono Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Trevor Lawson has been cut.
Lock misses with a low kick.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
Lock misses with a combination
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Lawson connects with a crisp jab.
Lock throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Lawson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawson slips a jab from Lock.
Lock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lock throws a solid leg kick but Lawson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lock.
Lock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lock 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.
Lock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawson to score with a decent uppercut.
Lawson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lock.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Lock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lock throws a leg kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lock misses the target.
Lawson with a nice cross.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Lock misses
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lock misses with a left hand
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Lock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Lock misses
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lock.
Lawson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lock tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock throws a hook but Lawson avoids it easily.
Lock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawson moves away.
Chrono Lock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lock throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lock tries to land a leg kick but Lawson saw it coming and moves away.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawson.
Lock drops his hands momentarily and Lawson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the body from Lock misses
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lock to score with a decent uppercut.
Lock throws an overhand right that lands on Lawson's shoulder, as Lawson tries to avoid the shot.
Lawson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawson.
A jab lands there for Lock.
Lawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lock looking to throw knees to the head but Lawson is blocking nicely.
Lock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock blocks an uppercut.
Lawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawson lands a left hand.
Lock tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Lock back against the cage.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locks head.
Lawson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lock backwards.
Lawson lands a left hand.
Lock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lock is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawson has double underhooks.
Lawson lands with a left to the head.
Lock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Lock.
Lock tries a body shot but Lawson blocks it.
Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson is pushing down on Lock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lock is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lock sees it coming and defends easily.
Lock is trying to stand up here but Lawson is controlling him well.
Lawson trying to mount his opponent but Lock defends it.
Lock is staying active underneath Lawson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lawson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lock wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Lawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Lawson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lock misses with a hook
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chrono Lock is winning the standup battle so far.
Lock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Lock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lock misses with an uppercut
and Lock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lock is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Lawson coming out on top.
Lawson slips a jab from Lock.
Jab, jab by Lock - just one landing.
A big left from Lock misses.
Lawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson throws a hook but Lock blocks it.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Lock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lawson is able to avoid easily.
Lawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lock.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Lock avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throws a hook but Lock blocks it.
Lawson dodges the punch combination from Lock.
Lock swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Lock looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Lock misses with a body shot.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Lock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Lock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lock has time to react.
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Lock.
Lock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lock.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Lock misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Lawson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lock's head.
Lock is rocked!
Lawson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lock drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lawson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lock's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lawson!
After winning the bout, Trevor Lawson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Silva (ranked 1062 p4p, 170 weight class) and Hans Byyler (ranked 1491 p4p, 231 weight class). Byyler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kube - Who run it (freestyle) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Byyler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byyler throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Byyler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Byyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byyler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Cyborg Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Byyler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Byyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byyler moves into the clinch.
Byyler misses with a knee strike.
Byyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byyler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hans Byyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Byyler does no damage.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Byyler manages to avoid it.
Byyler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Byyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva digs a good hook to Byyler's body.
Byyler throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byyler wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Byyler throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva cracks Byyler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Silva.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Byyler throws a counter combo.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byyler flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Nice defenses there by Byyler.
Silva catches Byyler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Byyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Byyler.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a swing at Byyler's ribcage but misses.
Byyler has managed to clinch.
Byyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byyler throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Byyler avoids it.
Byyler blocks a jab.
Byyler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Byyler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Byyler ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Byyler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byyler.
Byyler tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byyler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byyler throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva swings for the body but Byyler moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Byyler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byyler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Byyler is out of range.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byyler manages to avoid it.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Byyler moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Byyler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byyler on the side of the head.
Byyler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva avoids the head kick by Byyler.
Silva stuns Byyler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cyborg Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byyler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Byyler misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byyler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byyler looks winded!
Byyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva sends Byyler crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Byyler up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Byyler is rocked!
Byyler throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a pinpoint strike between Byyler's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Byyler crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Silva scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyborg Silva!
In his post fight interview, Cyborg Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 998 p4p, 123 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 1307 p4p, 161 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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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OByrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos lands a jab.
OByrne throws a hook but Megalos blocks it.
OByrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
Megalos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Megalos 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.
Megalos throws a good cross that connects.
OByrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos stuns OByrne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
OByrne tries a low kick but Megalos avoids it.
OByrne has managed to clinch.
OByrne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megalos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Megalos.
A thudding body kick lands there by Megalos!
This has been an exciting period of action!
OByrne jabs Megalos right on the nose. Megalos blinks but takes it well.
OByrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
Megalos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Megalos coming out on top.
Megalos tries to land a body kick
and OByrne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Megalos's knee momentarily.
A solid body kick from OByrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from OByrne 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 Megalos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Megalos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
OByrne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Megalos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Megalos misses with a straight right.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OByrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
OByrne misses with a body shot.
OByrne lands the left hand.
Megalos is looking to clinch but OByrne is avoiding it.
OByrne takes a swing at Megalos's ribcage but misses.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body. OByrne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Megalos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
OByrne scores with a hook to the body. Megalos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
OByrne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Megalos is rocked!
Megalos misses with a straight right.
OByrne works the jab nicely.
Oh Megalos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
OByrne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megalos.
OByrne thumps Megalos with a low kick.
Megalos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but OByrne avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
OByrne lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Megalos to his knees! OByrne keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph OByrne!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph OByrne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 1492 p4p, 74 weight class) and Luke Cage (ranked 1929 p4p, 87 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
292 lbs
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300 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Cage!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Bear gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Bear lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cage takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Cage 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.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage misses with a right hand
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Bear lands a big uppercut and Cage crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cage looks OK. Bear waves Cage back to his feet!
Cage is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Cage throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Bear feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Cage crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Teddy Bear!
Teddy Bear was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kai (ranked 226 p4p, 32 weight class) and Razza Matazz (ranked 962 p4p, 124 weight class). Matazz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tool - Eulogy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matazz.
Kai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matazz misses with the combination.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Matazz manages to avoid it.
Matazz throws a shot to the body.
Kai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matazz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kai.
Matazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matazz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matazz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matazz feints a counter leg kick.
Kai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matazz. Matazz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matazz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matazz is rocked!
Matazz misses with a hook.
Matazz scores with a spinning back kick!
Kai throws out a powerful jab.
Matazz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Kai 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Matazz.
Matazz seems to have recovered his senses.
Kai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kai.
Matazz scores with a body shot.
Kai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matazz misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Matazz as he checks the leg kick.
Kai throws a leg kick which misses Matazz's front leg but catches the back leg as Matazz tries to avoid it.
Matazz lands a leg kick that knocks Kai off balance momentarily.
Kai throws a hook but Matazz blocks it.
A punch combination from Matazz misses.
Kai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matazz takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai thuds his right hand into Matazz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matazz swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a hook but Matazz avoids it easily.
Kai throws a good cross that connects.
Matazz jabs Kai right on the nose. Kai blinks but takes it well.
Kai throws a jab when Matazz was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Kai misses.
Matazz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Matazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matazz swinging wildly here.
Matazz moves out of range of the body kick from Kai.
Matazz looks to land a combination. Kai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
Matazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Matazz.
Kai slips under a jab.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matazz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kai.
Matazz scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Matazz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Matazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matazz slips under a jab from Kai.
Matazz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matazz manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Matazz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, jab by Kai - just one landing.
Matazz walks into a jab.
Kai throws an overhand right that lands on Matazz's shoulder, as Matazz tries to avoid the shot.
Kai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matazz scores with the left hand. Kai knows he should have avoided that one.
Kron Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kai lands with a slapping head kick.
Kai throws a sloppy head kick and Matazz moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
Matazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matazz scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Kai - just one landing.
Matazz misses with a wild body shot.
Kai throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Matazz. Those never looked like landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kai!
An inside leg kick from Matazz misses.
Matazz tries to land a front kick but Kai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matazz slips under a jab from Kai.
Kai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matazz misses with an uppercut.
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 Kron Kai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kron Kai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Matazz.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Matazz moved away.
Kai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matazz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Matazz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kai.
Matazz throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Matazz.
Kai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matazz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kai misses with a straight right.
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kai misses with an uppercut.
Matazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kai's sensitive parts.
Kai misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matazz. That's going to slow Kai down.
Kai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Kai backs off Matazz throws a huge counter combo but Kai manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kai.
Matazz blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Matazz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
Nice uppercut there from Matazz.
Kai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kai tried to score with a low kick but Matazz checks it.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Matazz moves out of range as Kai throws a body kick.
Matazz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kai eats them both and turns towards Matazz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kron Kai is winning the standup battle so far.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
Matazz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Kai misses.
Nice defenses there by Kai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kai checks it well.
Kai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matazz slips a jab from Kai.
Kai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kai throws a head kick but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Matazz walks into a left hand.
Matazz jabs Kai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matazz.
Matazz connects with a crisp jab.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Kai throws a chopping leg kick but Matazz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Despite the aggression on Matazz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Matazz looks to land a combination but Kai avoids it well.
Kai lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai slips a jab from Matazz.
Kai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matazz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.
Kai throws a hook but Matazz blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matazz! But no joy.
Matazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Matazz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Kai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kai wants to slow Matazz down by chopping away at his legs.
Matazz blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matazz. Matazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Kai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kai misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Matazz slips under a jab.
Kai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matazz.
Kai throws a big shot that misses.
Kai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Kai misses the target.
Matazz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matazz feints and then cracks Kai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kai down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kron Kai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kron Kai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Matazz counters with a series of strikes. Kai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matazz looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Kai throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
Kai misses with a looping left.
Razza Matazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matazz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matazz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kai.
Kai misses with a straight right.
Matazz misses with a wild combination.
Kai cracks the inside of Matazz's front leg.
Matazz throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kai, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands a leg kick that knocks Matazz off balance momentarily.
Kai throws a jab when Matazz was well out of range.
Matazz unleashes a big counter combination but Kai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matazz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
Kai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matazz lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Kai - just one landing.
Kai swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz throws a big counter head kick but Kai avoids it with no problem.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai throws a right hand that misses
and Matazz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matazz connects with a looping right hand.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Matazz manages to avoid it.
Kai scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kai slips under a jab.
Matazz throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Kai backs off Matazz throws a huge counter combo but Kai manages to avoid it all.
Matazz is looking to slow Kai down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Matazz misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Matazz.
Matazz misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Matazz.
Matazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kai works Matazz's body with a nice hook.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matazz walks into a left hand.
Kai slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kai finds it's way through Matazz's defenses.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Matazz moves away from the strike by Kai.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matazz.
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matazz swinging wildly here.
Kai is looking to land body kicks.
Matazz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matazz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kai throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Matazz scores with a four punch combination!
Kai tries to score with a low kick but Matazz moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kai looks to land a body kick but Matazz moved away.
Kai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matazz is out of range and Kai settles back down.
Matazz 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.
Matazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matazz.
Kai throws a wild body kick that Matazz sees coming a mile off.
Matazz staying out of range there.
Matazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
Kai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kai lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
Matazz lands with a shot to the body.
Matazz swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kron Kai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kron Kai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matazz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matazz throws a nice looking combination but Kai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matazz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Matazz moved away.
Matazz throws a solid leg kick but Kai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matazz.
Matazz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kai works Matazz's body with a nice hook.
Matazz sizes up Kai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matazz moves out of range of the body kick from Kai.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matazz's corner calls for a 1-2. Matazz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matazz lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kai back to the cage. Matazz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matazz avoids the head kick by Kai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Matazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matazz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Matazz is out of range.
Matazz avoids the head kick by Kai.
Matazz misses with a shot to the body
and Kai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kai tries to work over Matazz's front leg with a kick but Matazz checks it.
Matazz tries a low kick but Kai avoids it.
Kai misses with a body punch
and Matazz counters with a three punch combo that has Kai backing up. Kai nods at Matazz to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Kai.
Matazz cracks Kai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Matazz finds it's way through Kai's defenses.
Kai thuds a left hand into Matazz's body.
Kai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai connects with a crisp jab.
Kai misses with a few strikes there.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Kai's head but Kai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matazz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kai scores with a punch to the head.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Kai.
Kai is looking to slow Matazz down with leg kicks.
Matazz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matazz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kai lands an overhand right.
Matazz misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai.
Kai circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Matazz to the canvas! Matazz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kai keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Kai!
Kron Kai retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Kron Kai gave a big smile as he said 'The opponent was a can.'.
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