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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 1439 p4p, 70 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 2003 p4p, 100 weight class). Plu To Pi Fian told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pi Fian scores with a three punch combo!
Pi Fian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Payakarakatong back to the cage. Pi Fian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Payakarakatong throws a hook but Pi Fian avoids it easily.
Pi Fian throws a series of punches but Payakarakatong avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Pi Fian misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian scores with a jab.
Payakarakatong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pi Fian lands with a kick to the temple. Payakarakatong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakarakatong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pi Fian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Payakarakatong counters with a low kick, right behind Pi Fian 's knee.
Payakarakatong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sitsongrit Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy body kick from Pi Fian
and Payakarakatong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pi Fian stalks Payakarakatong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Payakarakatong's face. Payakarakatong staggers backwards, shaken.
Plu To Pi Fian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pi Fian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Payakarakatong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pi Fian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Pi Fian misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pi Fian slips a jab from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pi Fian's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Payakarakatong.
Pi Fian raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pi Fian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pi Fian walks forward, straight into a front kick from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pi Fian throws a sloppy head kick
and Pi Fian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pi Fian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Payakarakatong counters with a nice leg kick.
Pi Fian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payakarakatong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payakarakatong drops Pi Fian with a naaaaasty hook - Pi Fian is in real trouble here! Payakarakatong dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Morgan (ranked 2526 p4p, 350 weight class) and Jay Uzo (ranked 1580 p4p, 250 weight class). Morgan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan. Uzo has chosen The Game as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Uzo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Uzo moves away and avoids it.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Uzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Uzo with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.
Uzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uzo.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzo manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Uzo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Uzo.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Uzo misses with a straight left.
Uzo misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a right hand
enabling Uzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan cracks Uzo with a good jab.
Uzo 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.
Uzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a two punch combo.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Uzo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Uzo looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Uzo.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzo swivels and escapes.
Uzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzo is just out of range.
Jab from Uzo.
Uzo dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzo tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Uzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Uzo misses.
Uzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Uzo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Uzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Uzo finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Uzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan throws a jab when Uzo was well out of range.
Morgan lands with a hook. Uzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Uzo.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Uzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
Uzo looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Uzo.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan slips a jab from Uzo.
Uzo misses with a double jab.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Uzo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Uzo.
Uzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Uzo slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a jab. Uzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan cracks Uzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uzo misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Uzo is rocked!
Morgan cracks Uzo with an open hand slap.
Uzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Jay Uzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Uzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Uzo seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzo throws a leg kick
and Uzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan throws a right hand that Uzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Uzo also avoids with ease.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan slips under a jab from Uzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan cracks Uzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uzo throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzo walks straight into a right hand from Morgan - that's dropped him! Morgan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Uzo from any more punishment! Uzo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chase Morgan!
After winning the bout, Chase Morgan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jay Uzo spoke after the fight, saying 'I wish to thank the fans for standing by me, my sponsor's Shinto Elite and IniTech Nutirtion, and my camp for getting me ready. I'll be back better then ever.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 1116 p4p, 113 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 1486 p4p, 147 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tertelgte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ali.
Tertelgte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali tried to counter with a leg kick but Tertelgte avoided it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali misses with a head kick.
Tertelgte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tertelgte. That's going to slow Ali down.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tertelgte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tertelgte. That did some damage!
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Tertelgte moves out of range easily.
Tertelgte moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Tertelgte ducks down to avoid it.
Ali throws a right hand that Tertelgte ducks under and follows up with a left that Tertelgte also avoids with ease.
Ali blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
Ali works Tertelgte's body with a nice hook.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali slips under a jab.
As Tertelgte backs away, Ali returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tertelgte lands with an overhand left.
Tertelgte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tertelgte tries to score with a low kick but Ali moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Ali misses
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tertelgte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Tertelgte's head but Tertelgte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Tertelgte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte throws the kick towards the body but Ali avoids it.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tertelgte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Ali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tertelgte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body kick.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Tertelgte's defenses.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Tertelgte sees coming a mile off.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Ali fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tertelgte just manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Tertelgte avoids a kick to the body.
Tertelgte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ali. Tertelgte shrugs it off though.
Ali slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a head kick that misses.
Ali jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tertelgte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali motions for Tertelgte to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali.
Ali goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ali.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Ali swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Ali looks to land a body kick but Tertelgte moved away.
Tertelgte rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tertelgte throws a body shot but no joy.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tertelgte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ali tries to work over Tertelgte's front leg with a kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Tertelgte off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Tertelgte blocks the leg kick.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tertelgte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tertelgte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tertelgte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tertelgte misses with a leg kick.
Ali throws a big counter combination but Tertelgte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tertelgte can do to turn this around?
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tertelgte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ali misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Tertelgte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Tertelgte flicks out a counter leg kick but Ali steps away.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tertelgte.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ali checks a leg kick.
A big right from Ali misses.
Nice shot by Ali.
Tertelgte needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Ali tried to counter with a leg kick but Tertelgte avoided it.
Ali dips to his left and cracks Tertelgte with an uppercut!
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks right into an uppercut from Ali.
Ali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte scores with a hook.
Ali is rocked!
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tertelgte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
It looks like Ali has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ali throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tertelgte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tertelgte scrambles back to his feet.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Tertelgte moves his leg out of the way.
Tertelgte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ali blocks a jab.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ali looks for the body kick but Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Tertelgte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Tertelgte's head back.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Tertelgte checks a leg kick.
Tertelgte tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Tertelgte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tertelgte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tertelgte wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ali throws a low kick but Tertelgte avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tertelgte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Ali cracks Tertelgte with a good jab.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali 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.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tertelgte misses with a few strikes there.
Ali looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
Ali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Ali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali lands a body shot.
Tertelgte 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.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Tertelgte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Tertelgte checks a leg kick.
Ali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tertelgte is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tertelgte. That did some damage!
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Ali connects with the punch.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a one-two to the body.
Tertelgte blocks a low kick nicely.
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
Ali throws a leg kick but Tertelgte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Tertelgte responds with a good body kick, but Ali manages to step out the way in time.
Ali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tertelgte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tertelgte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Ali slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte has Ali pressed against the cage, preventing Ali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
A head kick from Ali lands but Tertelgte takes it in his stride.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Ernie Tertelgte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali blocks the body kick.
Tertelgte connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Tertelgte defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali feints and then cracks Tertelgte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tertelgte down.
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Tertelgte tries to score with a low kick but Ali moves his leg out of the way.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Tertelgte off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Tertelgte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tertelgte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte blocks the body kick.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Tertelgte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali counters with a nice body kick.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
Tertelgte wants to slow Ali down by chopping away at his legs.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
Tertelgte throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
Ali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
Sarfraz Ali decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph OByrne (ranked 761 p4p, 96 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 1618 p4p, 199 weight class). Tektas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alexander The Great kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
11 - 4 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tektas throws a right hand that misses
and OByrne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OByrne staying out of range there.
OByrne throws a leg kick which misses Tektas's front leg but catches the back leg as Tektas tries to avoid it.
Tektas looks to score with a jab to the body but OByrne is just out of range.
Tektas misses with a straight left.
OByrne throws a leg kick but Tektas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tektas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Decent striking displayed by Tektas there.
OByrne takes a swing at Tektas's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne throws a half hearted mid kick.
OByrne slips a straight right by Tektas.
OByrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tektas feints the counter takedown.
Tektas misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas shoots in but no luck this time.
OByrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tektas throws a combination that misses
and OByrne counters with a straight right hand.
OByrne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
OByrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tektas.
Joseph OByrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tektas misses the jab.
OByrne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tektas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tektas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tektas throws a jab but it's blocked by OByrne.
We've been told by OByrne's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas swings for the body but OByrne moves out of range.
OByrne throwing a counter right hand but Tektas manages to avoid it.
Tektas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping OByrne at a distance.
OByrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tektas manages to avoid it.
OByrne sizes up Tektas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
OByrne scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tektas looks to land a right hand but OByrne moved out of range.
OByrne is looking to slow Tektas down with leg kicks.
Tektas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. OByrne defends it nicely.
OByrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tektas moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne misses with a kick to the body
and Tektas counters with a shoot takedown. OByrne fights it but they end up in guard.
Tektas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tektas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tektas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tektas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but OByrne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tektas has OByrne in his guard.
Tektas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tektas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
OByrne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tektas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tektas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tektas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! OByrne is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tektas, into his guard.
Tektas working a defensive guard here.
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 Joseph OByrne will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
OByrne misses with an uppercut. Tektas saw that one coming.
OByrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Tektas is just out of range.
OByrne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
OByrne throws an overhand right that lands on Tektas's shoulder, as Tektas tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Tektas does no damage.
Tektas misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
OByrne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tektas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OByrne.
Tektas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from OByrne, right into the meat.
Tektas defending well as OByrne loads up on a big left hand.
Tektas connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. OByrne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tektas misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
A jab from Tektas misses.
Tektas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tektas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
OByrne misses with a wild body shot.
Tektas with the counter takedown but OByrne avoids it easily.
Tektas throws out a loose jab but OByrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tektas blocks the leg kick.
Tektas misses with a body shot.
OByrne throws a push kick but Tektas slaps the foot to one side.
Tektas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OByrne.
Tektas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne throws a head kick but Tektas moves out of range.
Tektas throws a body punch but OByrne moves out of range.
Tektas looks to land a right hand but OByrne moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from OByrne misses the target.
OByrne connects with the punch.
OByrne stuns Tektas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tektas's sensitive parts.
OByrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tektas shoots in and bounces OByrne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tektas trying to control the position from guard on top but OByrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tektas.
OByrne keeping moving, preventing Tektas from controlling successfully.
Tektas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OByrne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tektas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
OByrne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tektas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OByrne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
OByrne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
OByrne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tektas.
OByrne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
OByrne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tektas throws a shot from downtown. OByrne moves away and avoids it.
Tektas blocks a low kick nicely.
OByrne ducks under a wild hook from Tektas.
OByrne half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OByrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tektas.
OByrne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tektas is defended easily by OByrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Demetrius Tektas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from OByrne.
Tektas misses with a lunging right hand
and OByrne counters with a body kick.
OByrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tektas feints the counter takedown.
Tektas misses with a jab to the body
and OByrne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OByrne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tektas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph OByrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Tektas misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from OByrne misses the target.
Tektas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tektas throws out a loose jab but OByrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by OByrne.
OByrne throws a shot to the body.
Tektas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OByrne.
OByrne thuds his right hand into Tektas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
OByrne thuds his right hand into Tektas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crunch! OByrne slams his shin into Tektas's torso.
Tektas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tektas moves out of range as OByrne throws a body kick.
OByrne throws a body punch but Tektas moves out of range.
Tektas feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas jabs OByrne right on the nose. OByrne blinks but takes it well.
Tektas scores with a jab to the jaw.
OByrne scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tektas slips under a jab from OByrne.
Tektas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
OByrne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tektas.
Tektas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OByrne.
Tektas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
OByrne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tektas with the counter takedown but OByrne avoids it easily.
OByrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Tektas scores with a four punch combination!
OByrne keeps Tektas at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Tektas misses.
OByrne ducks under a wild hook from Tektas.
OByrne avoids the body shot from Tektas.
OByrne throws a body shot but no joy.
OByrne lands a nice looking body shot.
OByrne misses with a low kick.
Tektas throws an off balance right hand
and OByrne counters with a nice uppercut.
OByrne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tektas misses the jab.
OByrne throws a body punch but Tektas moves out of range.
OByrne tries to land a front kick but Tektas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne misses with a straight left.
OByrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tektas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Tektas backs away, OByrne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tektas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OByrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tektas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph OByrne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think OByrne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph OByrne!
Joseph OByrne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Demetrius Tektas had this to say: 'I am sorry . I did all my best. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Ludwig (ranked 551 p4p, 77 weight class) and Razza Matazz (ranked 1250 p4p, 166 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matazz's choice of entrance music: Tool - Eulogy. 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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199 lbs
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192 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludwig swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Matazz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ludwig connects with a leg kick. Matazz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matazz tries to bum rush Ludwig with a series of wild strikes but Ludwig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ludwig lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matazz 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Ludwig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ludwig moves out of range of the leg kick from Matazz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ludwig 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 Matazz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matazz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ludwig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Matazz!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludwig scores with a couple of short elbows.
Matazz is looking to regain half guard here but Ludwig keeps moving and retains side control.
Matazz manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matazz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ludwig.
Ludwig slips a nice elbow through Matazz's hands, connecting with Matazz's forehead.
Ludwig takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ludwig connects with a nice short shot to Matazz's temple.
Ludwig is trying to control the action in half guard but Matazz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ludwig 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.
Matazz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ludwig.
Matazz controlling the position for now.
Matazz is looking to improve his position.
Matazz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matazz wants to improve his position but Ludwig is controlling well.
Matazz is pressing down on Ludwig's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matazz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ludwig loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matazz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matazz has control of Ludwig's left arm, preventing Ludwig from doing any damage.
Ludwig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ludwig postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matazz wants to stand and escape but Ludwig is having none of it.
Ludwig is looking to work some ground and pound but Matazz has wrist control.
Matazz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ludwig is one step ahead there.
Ludwig throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ludwig lands a couple of digs.
Ludwig wants to pass the guard but Matazz is keeping the position.
Ludwig working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ludwig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matazz is pulling down on Ludwig's head to control his posture.
Ludwig keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matazz's head.
Ludwig distracts Matazz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matazz pushes Ludwig off and gets back to his feet.
Ludwig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matazz. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Ludwig moved away.
Matazz misses with a double jab.
Matazz throws a lazy right hand but Ludwig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ludwig throws a quick counter kick to the body but Matazz avoids it.
Ludwig misses with a head kick.
Ludwig shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matazz misses with a body kick.
Matazz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ludwig's head backwards.
Ludwig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ludwig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matazz swinging wildly here.
Ludwig thuds a left hand into Matazz's body.
Good work by Matazz as he checks the leg kick.
Matazz misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matazz looks to throw the jab but Ludwig is out of range.
Ludwig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ludwig with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matazz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Ludwig bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ludwig connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ludwig scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ludwig throws a push kick but Matazz slaps the foot to one side.
As Ludwig backs off Matazz throws a huge counter combo but Ludwig manages to avoid it all.
Matazz throws a jab when Ludwig was well out of range.
Ludwig punishes Matazz's body with a nice straight punch.
Sven Ludwig is winning the standup battle so far.
Matazz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludwig shoots in looking for a takedown but Matazz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ludwig's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Matazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ludwig.
Ludwig cracks Matazz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ludwig moves out of range as Matazz strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig tries to close the distance and clinch but Matazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matazz throws out a counter right but Ludwig avoids it with no problem.
Ludwig looks to score with a jab to the body but Matazz is just out of range.
Ludwig with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Matazz counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Ludwig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludwig lands an overhand right.
Matazz misses with a two punch combination.
Matazz blocks a leg kick.
Ludwig takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ludwig dodges the punch combination from Matazz.
Ludwig walks into a jab.
Ludwig misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ludwig throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matazz's waist but Matazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ludwig off to one side.
Ludwig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matazz.
Ludwig thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig blocks a head kick by Matazz.
Ludwig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matazz throws out the jab.
Ludwig clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ludwig lands a shot to the body.
Ludwig leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ludwig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matazz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matazz working hard to break the clinch.
Ludwig misses with a body punch.
Ludwig tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Ludwig wants the takedown. Matazz is fighting it off but Ludwig persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Matazz's guard against the cage.
Matazz pushes Ludwig off and gets back to his feet.
Matazz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ludwig is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz catches Ludwig with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ludwig forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Razza Matazz!
In his post fight interview, Razza Matazz 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 1343 p4p, 211 weight class) and Jake The Dog (ranked 949 p4p, 149 weight class). The Dog is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meditation Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake The Dog!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Dog throws out the jab.
The Dog thuds a left hand into Gustafson's body.
The Dog checks a low kick from Gustafson.
The Dog misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafson counters with a three punch combo that has The Dog backing up. The Dog nods at Gustafson to acknowledge the strikes.
The Dog 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.
The Dog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustafson counters with a takedown into side control.
The Dog struggling a bit here.
I wouldn't like to be where The Dog is right now.
The Dog prevents Gustafson from moving into mount.
Gustafson advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafson looking to ground and pound but The Dog is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Dog tries to reverse the position but Gustafson maintains control.
Gustafson wants to take The Dog's back here but The Dog is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The Dog is looking to improve his position but Gustafson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gustafson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Dog doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gustafson.
The Dog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustafson.
Gustafson is keen to just control but The Dog is a slippery customer.
Gustafson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Dog defending well though.
The Dog is not content to let Gustafson control the position.
The Dog holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The Dog moves into full guard.
The Dog managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that The Dog has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gustafson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustafson looking to pass the guard.
The Dog seems keen to control Gustafson's posture.
Gustafson 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.
Gustafson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gustafson wants to control from the top but The Dog keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Dog as he avoids it easily.
Gustafson throws a poor cross that misses
and The Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustafson swings widly with a right hand
and Gustafson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Dog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustafson doesn't seem bothered though.
The Dog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gustafson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Dog is trying to get back to full guard.
The Dog is still trying to improve position.
The Dog taking some punishment here, with Gustafson in his half guard.
The Dog keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gustafson wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dog keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dog is trying to maintain the position but Gustafson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustafson seems to be working for a kimura but The Dog defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog controlling the position well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gustafson wants to free his trapped foot but The Dog is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Dog controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from The Dog misses.
Gustafson has his takedown stuffed
and The Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustafson moves out of range as The Dog strikes.
Gustafson looks for the body kick but The Dog saw that one coming.
Gustafson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Dog clinches up with Gustafson and pushes him back against the cage.
Gustafson trying to land knees to the body.
The Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Dog lands an uppercut.
The Dog tries to work over Gustafson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Dog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustafsons head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dog tries to work over Gustafson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gustafson goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Dog prevents it.
The Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Dog scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog breaks from the clinch.
Gustafson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustafson is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Dog lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustafson looks to clinch
and The Dog counters with a crisp right that sends Gustafson to the canvas! The Dog follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake The Dog!
Jake The Dog spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 1987 p4p, 99 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 494 p4p, 16 weight class). Verygood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Pain. Kurt Verygood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab misses with a double jab
and Verygood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Crab avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crab.
Verygood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Crab tries to clinch up.
Verygood tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verygood moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Verygood - that landed with a thud.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
Verygood tries to work over The Crab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Crab to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verygood.
Verygood jumps guard.
The Crab would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Verygood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood is looking for a triangle but The Crab pushes his legs off easily.
Verygood has a closed guard, preventing The Crab from standing up.
Verygood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Crab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Crab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Crab wanted to stand there but Verygood had control of the position.
Verygood managing to control the position.
Verygood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Verygood seems keen to control The Crab's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Verygood has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Crab moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Crab tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crab.
Despite the aggression on Verygood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Verygood jabs at The Crab's body.
Verygood throws a leg kick but The Crab sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and The Crab tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Verygood as he connects with a hook.
The Crab swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
The Crab lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab darts in and clinches Verygood up against the cage.
The Crab looking to slow down the pace here.
Verygood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Verygood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Crab throws a sloppy body shot
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Verygood throws a nice looking combination but The Crab bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Crab swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verygood lands a jab to the head.
The Crab swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verygood takes a swing at The Crab's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from The Crab lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood blocks a jab.
Verygood throws a right hand that The Crab ducks under and follows up with a left that The Crab also avoids with ease.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crab throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Verygood wants to counter the offense by The Crab and move into the clinch position.
The Crab scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Verygood misses.
As Verygood tries to get set, The Crab tries to push him back and clinch up but Verygood manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Crab throws a right and a left that Verygood avoids nicely.
Verygood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Crab with a body shot.
The Crab misses with a jab to the body
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Crab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Crab just misses with a punch to the body.
The Crab throws a right hand that Verygood ducks under and follows up with a left that Verygood also avoids with ease.
The Crab moves out of range of the strikes.
Verygood scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab tries to move into range but Verygood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from The Crab misses its intended target.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as The Crab checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab misses with a double jab
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
The Crab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Verygood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Verygood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Verygood throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Crab misses with a shot to the body
and Verygood counters with a straight right hand.
The Crab wants to clinch up but Verygood keeps it at a distance.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Crab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Crab backing away here, and Verygood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is looking to clinch but Verygood is avoiding it.
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
Verygood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
The Crab throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verygood on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crab misses with a hook
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Verygood.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crab throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
The Crab throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
The Crab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab lands with an overhand left.
The Crab throws a poor cross that misses
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
Verygood avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Crab throws a right hand that Verygood ducks under and follows up with a left that Verygood also avoids with ease.
The Crab throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verygood misses with a combination
and The Crab counters with a three punch combo that has Verygood backing up. Verygood nods at The Crab to acknowledge the strikes.
The Crab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood catches The Crab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab throws an off balance right hand
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crab slips a jab from Verygood.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Verygood moves into the clinch.
Verygood pulls guard successfully.
Verygood has a closed guard, preventing The Crab from standing up.
Verygood is looking for a triangle but The Crab pushes his legs off easily.
Verygood keeping moving, preventing The Crab from controlling successfully.
Verygood looking for a guillotine here but The Crab defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Verygood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Crab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Crab tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Verygood counters with a nice body shot.
The Crab rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crab. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verygood counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Crab is looking to wear down Verygood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Crab closes the distance but Verygood moves to the side
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Verygood misses.
Verygood with a jab.
The Crab tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
The Crab misses the body punch
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
The Crab misses with a hook. Verygood ducked under it nicely.
The Crab throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry The Crab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood with a jab.
The Crab looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Crab moves out of range as Verygood strikes.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Crab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verygood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Crab misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Verygood to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crab misses with an uppercut
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
The Crab misses with a right hand
and Verygood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Crab misses with a body punch
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab jabs Verygood right on the nose. Verygood blinks but takes it well.
Verygood lands a really nice looking cross but The Crab seems unphased.
Verygood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Crab misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from The Crab misses its intended target.
The Crab misses with a hook
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verygood avoids the body shot from The Crab.
Verygood moves in looking to clinch but The Crab pushes him off.
The Crab throws an off balance right hand
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Crab misses with a hook to the body
and Verygood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Crab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Verygood to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from The Crab. Those never looked like landing.
The Crab misses with an uppercut
and Verygood counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Verygood.
Nice shot lands for Verygood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Verygood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verygood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Henry The Crab stepped up to the mic, saying 'Respect man, respect!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Blackblood (ranked 462 p4p, 66 weight class) and Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 911 p4p, 123 weight class). Blackblood comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blackblood, as that shot connected.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blackblood misses with a right hand
and Fujiwara counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.
Fujiwara lands a nice looking body shot.
Blackblood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujiwara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackblood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fujiwara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fujiwara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackblood with a body shot.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Fujiwara's shoulder, as Fujiwara tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blackblood misses with a hook
and Fujiwara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujiwara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fujiwara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackblood.
Blackblood throws a right hand that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujiwara's guard.
Fujiwara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackblood is one step ahead there.
Fujiwara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fujiwara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackblood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fujiwara trying to keep a closed guard but Blackblood is proving a slippery customer.
Fujiwara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackblood manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackblood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujiwara's guard.
Blackblood trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujiwara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood stopping the sweep attempt from Fujiwara.
Blackblood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fujiwara controls Blackblood momentarily but Blackblood frees himself.
Blackblood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fujiwara controlling Blackblood's posture.
Fujiwara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackblood manages to get himself to full guard.
Fujiwara lands a couple of elbows.
Blackblood wants to sweep here but Fujiwara controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fujiwara chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fujiwara lands a couple of elbows.
Fujiwara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Blackblood keeps moving.
Blackblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujiwara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blackblood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blackblood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fujiwara is concentrating on defense, preventing Blackblood from advancing position.
Fujiwara is looking for a sweep. Blackblood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackblood is looking to take a break and control but Fujiwara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujiwara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blackblood stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Fujiwara throws up his legs and catches Blackblood in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Blackblood tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Fujiwara! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yoshi Fujiwara!
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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 1081 p4p, 60 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 471 p4p, 27 weight class). Super Meat Boy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
11 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat Boy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Teddy Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Meat Boy enables Bear to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Meat Boy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Meat Boy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear wants to stand and escape but instead Meat Boy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Meat Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meat Boy looking to pass the guard.
Meat Boy is standing up over Bear. Bear looks to escape but Meat Boy dives into side control.
Bear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bear tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is working hard here to advance position.
Meat Boy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Bear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meat Boy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bear will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Check out the look on Meat Boy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bear manages to work his way to half guard, despite Meat Boy's best efforts.
Meat Boy not doing much here.
Meat Boy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Meat Boy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bear tries to hold on but Meat Boy pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meat Boy controlling from mount.
Bear working to try and regain half guard.
Meat Boy controlling from the full mount.
Bear is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bear is working to get back to half guard.
Meat Boy controlling the pace for now.
Bear is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Bear tries to reverse the position but Meat Boy maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meat Boy controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Meat Boy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear misses with a double jab
and Meat Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Meat Boy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meat Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meat Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meat Boy moves into range and clinches up with Bear.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Meat Boy won't allow it.
Meat Boy lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meat Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meat Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Meat Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meat Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Bear displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meat Boy up against the cage.
Bear can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy misses with a punch to the body.
Meat Boy lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meat Boy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meat Boy is struggling to control the position.
Meat Boy effectively controlling the action here.
Meat Boy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Meat Boy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bear.
A hook to the body from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bear seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meat Boy can turn it around.
Meat Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
Meat Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Meat Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meat Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meat Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meat Boy digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meat Boy lands a shoulder strike.
Bear is rocked!
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meat Boy drops Bear onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bear is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Meat Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meat Boy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bear! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Meat Boy is unloading with more strikes now! Bear drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Meat Boy!
Super Meat Boy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Teddy Bear stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tonight wasn't my night, but i'll learn and come back stronger.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Perez (ranked 110 p4p, 15 weight class) and Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie (ranked 345 p4p, 51 weight class). The key to victory for Enzo Perez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweetie Pie fails with the takedown
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie has been cut.
Sweetie Pie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sweetie Pie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Perez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sweetie Pie scoring with punches and elbows.
Perez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sweetie Pie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sweetie Pie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sweetie Pie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perez is rocked!
Perez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sweetie Pie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Perez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perez is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Perez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sweetie Pie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Perez's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sweetie Pie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Enzo Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie.
Sweetie Pie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perez pushes Sweetie Pie off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sweetie Pie. Sweetie Pie gets slowly back to his feet.
Sweetie Pie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Sweetie Pie is nestled in close to Perez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perez kicks Sweetie Pie off and gets back to his feet.
Sweetie Pie ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Sweetie Pie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweetie Pie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sweetie Pie gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Sweetie Pie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sweetie Pie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sweetie Pie throws an off balance right hand
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sweetie Pie is rocked!
Sweetie Pie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Perez's guard.
Sweetie Pie is still in real trouble! Can Perez finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweetie Pie won't allow Perez to get back to his feet.
Sweetie Pie seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweetie Pie is in close to Perez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perez has momentary wrist control but Sweetie Pie slips an elbow through the middle.
Sweetie Pie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perez's head.
Perez has his feet on Sweetie Pie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sweetie Pie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perez counters with a nice right hand that sends Sweetie Pie toppling to the canvas! Sweetie Pie scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Perez finish him?!
Sweetie Pie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Sweetie Pie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perez half committed to a counter leg kick.
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!
Sweetie Pie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perez quickly recovers to half guard.
Sweetie Pie stops Perez from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sweetie Pie winds up and cracks Perez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sweetie Pie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perez is trying to stand.
Perez kicks Sweetie Pie off and gets back to his feet.
Perez tries to sprawl but Sweetie Pie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Perez has hold of Sweetie Pie's hands but Sweetie Pie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perez has one foot on Sweetie Pie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Perez tries to move into range but Sweetie Pie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sweetie Pie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sweetie Pie.
Perez sneaks out the side door and pushes Sweetie Pie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sweetie Pie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sweetie Pie.
Sweetie Pie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sweetie Pie! Perez lets Sweetie Pie back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sweetie Pie looks winded!
Perez lands a nice shot to the body.
Enzo Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Sweetie Pie out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enzo Perez!
Enzo Perez retains his light heavyweight title!
Enzo Perez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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