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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Barrie (ranked 21055 p4p, 605 weight class) and Martin Edwin (ranked 21132 p4p, 623 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Barrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Edwin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrie 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.
A big right from Barrie misses.
Edwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edwin slips under a jab.
Barrie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwin.
Edwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Edwin misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwin. That's going to slow Barrie down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Edwin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barrie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barrie landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrie lands a few punches from side control.
Edwin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barrie connects with a decent elbow.
Barrie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barrie working the head with strikes.
Barrie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Edwin some visible discomfort.
Barrie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Edwin is trying to escape and Barrie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Edwin is forced to tap! Nice work there by Barrie! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Barrie!
A victorious Chris Barrie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altintop Palonesess (ranked 5725 p4p, 379 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 20892 p4p, 460 weight class). Brandon Long will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altintop Palonesess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palonesess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Palonesess moves into the clinch.
Palonesess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Long lands in his opponent's guard.
Palonesess has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Long has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Palonesess content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Long wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palonesess has him pressed against the cage.
Palonesess breaks the clinch.
Palonesess tries to score a power double leg takedown but Long sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palonesess somewhat.
Palonesess showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Palonesess.
Palonesess works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Palonesess stands up from Long's guard - Palonesess perhaps looking for a knockout.
Palonesess avoids the body shot from Long.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palonesess.
Long swings for the body but Palonesess moves out of range.
Palonesess shoots for a double leg takedown but Long sprawls well. He's pushed Palonesess's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Long! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altintop Palonesess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palonesess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palonesess feints and as Long raises his hands in defense, Palonesess changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Long manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess fails to pull guard.
Palonesess turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Palonesess manages to end up in side control.
Long is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palonesess is controlling him well.
Palonesess working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palonesess is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Palonesess.
Palonesess 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.
Palonesess tries to move into full mount but can't pass Long's legs.
Palonesess working the ground and pound but Long is defending the strikes.
Palonesess controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess in side control lands a decent elbow.
Long is trying to get back to his feet.
Palonesess tries to advance to mount but can't.
Palonesess stands up and beckons Long to his feet.
Palonesess changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Long looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Long bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palonesess was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Palonesess clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palonesess misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Palonesess goes for a takedown in the clinch but Long prevents it.
Palonesess drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Long gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Palonesess has the dominant position.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palonesess looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Palonesess changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Long fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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 Altintop Palonesess will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palonesess dives in and scores a takedown into Long's guard.
Palonesess with a nice head shot there.
Palonesess stays in close to Long's body and controls the position.
Long has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Palonesess is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Long tries to circle away but Palonesess has him pinned against the cage.
Long working aggressively here.
Palonesess gets control of Long's arms and successfully pulls guard. Palonesess will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Long controlling from the top position.
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!
Palonesess is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess trying to keep a closed guard but Long is proving a slippery customer.
Long wants to control from the top but Palonesess keeps moving.
Long being controlled here momentarily.
Long stands up and waves to Palonesess to follow him.
The fighters circling - Palonesess throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Palonesess keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palonesess was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Palonesess closes the distance and clinches.
Palonesess stalls.
Palonesess keeps control of Long as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palonesess has him pressed against the cage.
Palonesess drags the fight down to the ground.
Long has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Palonesess is proving hard to escape from.
Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Long is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Palonesess is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Long gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Long has Palonesess pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palonesess manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Palonesess controls the action.
Palonesess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Long.
Long missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palonesess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palonesess closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Palonesess has the dominant position.
Palonesess jumps guard and drags Long to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Long is fighting to break Palonesess's control of his arms but Palonesess is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Long trying to control but Palonesess is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palonesess is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palonesess keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altintop Palonesess dominated that second round.
That's time! Palonesess's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Palonesess fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Palonesess has double underhooks.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Palonesess won't allow it.
Palonesess keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.
Long wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Long is trying to break free.
Palonesess lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess jumps guard but Long stands there with Palonesess around his waist. Palonesess gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palonesess is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palonesess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palonesess shoots in but Long avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altintop Palonesess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palonesess tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Long swivels and escapes.
Long shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palonesess eats them both and turns towards Long to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Palonesess fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandon Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Palonesess. Palonesess gets slowly back to his feet.
Palonesess tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palonesess closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Altintop Palonesess has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Long tries to break free but Palonesess pushes him back against the cage.
Palonesess displaying some good clinch control by pressing Long up against the cage.
Long stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess tries to pull guard but Long forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palonesess goes for a double leg but Long avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Long continues to drive forward.
Palonesess darts in looking for a takedown but Long gets double underhooks and turns Palonesess into the cage.
Palonesess tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Palonesess on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palonesess throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palonesess is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palonesess blocks a head kick by Long.
Altintop Palonesess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palonesess shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Long pinned against the cage. Long gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Palonesess.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palonesess shoots in but Long avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Palonesess gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palonesess wants to stand but Long is controlling the position.
Long stands up from Palonesess's guard - Long perhaps looking for a knockout.
Palonesess has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Long fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palonesess tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long wants to clinch.
Brandon Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long misses with a head kick.
Altintop Palonesess is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palonesess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palonesess thinks about countering with a body kick.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palonesess went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palonesess 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altintop Palonesess!
An out of breath Altintop Palonesess thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan May (ranked 2564 p4p, 226 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 3007 p4p, 250 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
May checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barca with a nice cross.
May is rocked!
May tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barca throws a low kick, looking for May's leg but May calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and May tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but May checks it well.
Barca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
Barca throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
May throws a big counter combination but Barca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
May slips under a jab from Barca.
May is looking to counter punch.
May throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barca.
May really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
May gets through Barca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barca's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, May scores with a nice short uppercut.
May blocking some punches.
Barca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
May throws an elbow but it misses.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Barca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca dodges an elbow strike from May.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head.
May tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, May throws an elbow but misses.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
May throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
May tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Barca.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barca's brow.
May misses with a knee strike.
May missing with knees to the body.
May throws an elbow that misses.
May pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
May using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from May, against the cage.
Barca struggles to land a body shot inside as May controls his hands.
May tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
May pushes Barca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
May missing with knees to the body.
Barca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that May has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May.
May misses with an elbow over the top.
May lands an elbow that stopped Barca in his tracks for a moment.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
May lands a damaging elbow.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
May is looking to clinch but Barca is avoiding it.
May moves into range and clinches up with Barca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May is leaning against Barca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barca takes an elbow to the temple.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
May lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
May lands an elbow inside.
Barca lands a left hand.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from May, against the cage.
May looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barca blocks an elbow strike.
May scores with a knee to the head.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
May throws an elbow but it misses.
May takes a shot to the head.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
May is looking to clinch.
Barca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
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 Dan May will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barca misses with a leg kick
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
May slips under a jab from Barca.
Nice uppercut lands for May. That snapped Barca's head back.
Barca throws a leg kick that is checked
and May counters with a series of strikes. Barca will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barca. Barca obviously looking to wear him down.
May blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barca steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
May tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and May makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.
Barca feints a counter leg kick.
Barca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barca unleashes a big counter combination but May bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
May throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.
May takes the fight into the clinch.
Barca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
May lands with a right to the head.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dan May has scored more points in the clinch so far.
May comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses with some punches.
May looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barca's brow.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from May.
May with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
May lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
Barca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barca.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca scores with a shot to the side of May's head.
May throws an elbow that misses.
Barca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh May is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
May seems to have got his legs back now.
Barca misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca avoiding damage as May throws knees to the body.
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barca.
May misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May.
Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca lands an uppercut.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barca lands a left hand that snaps the head of May backwards.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barca digs a right hand into May's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on May's gas tank.
May missing with knees to the body.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.
Barca tries to bum rush May with a series of wild strikes but May uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
May was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
May clinches.
May misses with the head strike.
Barca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barca breaks the clinch.
Hannibal Barca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
May throws a big counter combination but Barca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
May tries to clinch there but Barca circles away.
Barca throws a fast counter high kick but May manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May closes the distance but Barca moves to the side
and Barca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
May pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barca back to the cage. May follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
May moves in looking to clinch but Barca pushes him off.
Barca tries a quick counter leg kick but May is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May works Barca's body with a nice hook.
May slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
May is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Barca misses.
May went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
May wants to clinch
and Barca counters with a crisp right hand that drops May! Barca lets May back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Dan May has been cut.
May forces Barca back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barca working aggressively here.
May lands with a left to the head.
May throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barca blocks it with crossed arms.
May throws an elbow that misses.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by May.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
May misses with an elbow over the top.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
May throws an elbow that misses.
Barca blocks the elbow strike.
Barca lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
A relieved looking Hannibal Barca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 2846 p4p, 164 weight class) and Claudio Gadelha (ranked 3218 p4p, 185 weight class). Gadelha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Melle Mel - Step Off kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Gadelha!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gadelha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gadelha throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Gadelha misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Gadelha throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gadelha tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gadelha lands a nice looking body shot.
Gadelha drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gadelha controls his hands.
Gadelha wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson tries to work over Gadelha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gadelha backwards.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Gadelha misses with a punch on the inside.
Gadelha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gadelha pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gadelha is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gadelha is retaining full guard.
Gadelha looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gadelha on the ground.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gadelha's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadelha is trying to keep Johnson in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gadelha is on top in guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Gadelha is having none of it.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Gadelha tries to pass.
Gadelha trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadelha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gadelha keeps trying to improve his position.
Gadelha wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Gadelha content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Gadelha controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Gadelha.
As Gadelha looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Gadelha just gets out of the way.
Bob Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Gadelha tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gadelha misses with a body shot.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gadelha.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson works Gadelha's body with a nice hook.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Gadelha's ribs.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gadelha doesn't seem phased though.
Gadelha scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Gadelha in a clinch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gadelha backwards.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gadelhas head.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Gadelha has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gadelha pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Gadelha dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Gadelha advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Gadelha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Gadelha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Gadelha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson sets himself, and Gadelha steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gadelha.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Gadelha and move into the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Gadelha feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Gadelha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gadelha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Gadelha 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Gadelha tries to pass.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gadelha is controlling him.
My spies in Team Beta Fail inform me that Gadelha has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gadelha stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson pulls Gadelha in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gadelha is having none of it.
Gadelha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bob Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gadelha misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gadelha moves away
and Gadelha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gadelha wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Gadelha prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Gadelha is looking for a kimura here.
Gadelha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gadelha works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadelha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gadelha is controlling him well.
Gadelha is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gadelha has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Johnson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gadelha yanks on the arm and Johnson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gadelha.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Claudio Gadelha!
Our winner, Claudio Gadelha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juu Dyon (ranked 2792 p4p, 305 weight class) and Cuba Moretti (ranked 3243 p4p, 336 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juu Dyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cuba Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
Dyon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti pushes Dyon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Moretti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dyon.
Dyon wants a takedown.
Dyon really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Dyon blocking some punches.
Dyon is trying to drag Moretti to the mat but Moretti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juu Dyon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dyon shoots and misses
and Moretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moretti drives through and clinches with Dyon against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyon looking for a takedown.
Dyon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moretti lands with a light punch inside.
Dyon jumps into guard, dragging Moretti to the mat.
Moretti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dyon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moretti has managed to get both his arms back between Dyon's legs - danger averted.
Dyon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moretti defends well.
Moretti connects with a couple of short punches.
Moretti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dyon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moretti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dyon working for a triangle but Moretti defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dyon working for a triangle but Moretti defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dyon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moretti defends it easily.
Moretti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moretti is looking to work some ground and pound but Dyon has wrist control.
Dyon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moretti passes into side control.
Dyon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dyon is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyon taking a bit of punishment here - Moretti scoring with strikes.
Moretti trying to control the position but Dyon is working away.
Dyon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dyon tries to get to full guard but Moretti has control of the leg.
Dyon is not content to let Moretti control the position.
Dyon looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dyon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dyon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moretti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyon is refusing to be controlled, as Moretti sits in half guard.
Well, if Moretti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dyon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dyon is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Moretti rolls with it to try and escape but Dyon cranks on the arm and Moretti is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juu Dyon!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Nobody (ranked 1398 p4p, 76 weight class) and Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 1080 p4p, 60 weight class). 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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138 lbs
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakarakatong lands the left hand.
Payakarakatong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nobody connects with a leg kick. Payakarakatong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nobody scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Nobody are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nobody lands some shots froms side control.
Payakarakatong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Payakarakatong regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakarakatong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Payakarakatong is looking for a triangle but Nobody pushes his legs off easily.
Payakarakatong looking for a sweep. Not yet Payakarakatong, not yet.
Nobody is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nobody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payakarakatong has momentary wrist control but Nobody slips an elbow through the middle.
Payakarakatong wants to sweep here but Nobody controlling him for the moment.
Nobody landing with the ground and pound.
Nobody lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nobody 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.
Nobody throwing strikes but missing.
Nobody lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nobody throws a big right hand that misses.
Nobody keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Payakarakatong's head.
Nobody postures up and lands a big shot to Payakarakatong's brow.
Nobody throws a sloppy strike and Payakarakatong has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Nobody is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Payakarakatong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
A very excited looking Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Nigel Nobody stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am Nobody!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 2304 p4p, 260 weight class) and Kazushi Mizushima (ranked 1571 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazushi Mizushima!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mizushima tumbling to the canvas! Hakekia pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mizushima was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alika Hakekia!
A less than humble Alika Hakekia misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 289 p4p, 35 weight class) and Bobo Nielsen (ranked 605 p4p, 65 weight class). Iker Ramirez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramirez.
It looks like Iker Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez cracks Nielsen with a nice body shot.
Nielsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Nielsen blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nielsen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nielsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nielsen.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ramirez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nielsen can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Nielsen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez gets underhooks to prevent Nielsen's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Ramirez as the two fighters clinch.
Nielsen is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nielsen has his back to the cage.
Nielsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Nielsen taking a breather.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Nielsen.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Nielsen looks winded!
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Nielsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez works on Nielsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nielsens head.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nielsen backwards.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Nielsen controls the action.
Ramirez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Nielsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramirez digs a right hand into Nielsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nielsen's gas tank.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Nielsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Nielsen backwards.
Nielsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nielsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nielsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez lands with a right to the head.
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Nielsen is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Iker Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobo Nielsen.
Nielsen is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nielsen has his back to the cage.
Ramirez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielsen controls his hands.
Ramirez pushes Nielsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nielsen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez cracks Nielsen with a nice body shot.
Nielsen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ramirez is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Nice body punch from Ramirez - that landed with a thud.
Nielsen has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
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!
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Nielsen backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez presses Nielsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Nielsen misses with the head strike.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Nielsen throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez pushes Nielsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iker Ramirez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nielsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Nielsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nielsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramirez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nielsen 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.
Nielsen tries a head kick but it misses.
As Nielsen backs away, Ramirez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ramirez slips a jab from Nielsen.
Ramirez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramirez with a hook.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen tries to get into range but Ramirez steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Nielsen! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ramirez scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iker Ramirez!
Iker Ramirez 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 604 p4p, 28 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 298 p4p, 13 weight class). Brahms comes to the cage accompanied by Hungarian Dance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Brahms changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
We've been hearing reports that Brahms has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brahms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
Brahms misses with a lunging right hand
and Brahms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brahms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murhaa is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brahms.
Murhaa leaves Brahms with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Brahms counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Brahms ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
Paul Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Brahms tries to counter with a takedown but Murhaa is quick to defend against it.
Brahms avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Brahms attempts a counter takedown but Murhaa avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brahms doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murhaa wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Brahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brahms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brahms thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Murhaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brahms had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brahms drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murhaa sprawls and moves away.
Murhaa tries to land a front kick but Brahms steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Brahms.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Good shot there by Brahms.
Brahms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to Brahms's body. Brahms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Brahms off balance momentarily.
Brahms takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Brahms tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Brahms.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brahms with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brahms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
An attempted straight right counter from Brahms misses the target.
Brahms is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa throws a hook but Brahms blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
Brahms with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brahms moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Brahms moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brahms's sensitive parts.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brahms takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brahms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brahms might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Brahms attempts a counter takedown but Murhaa avoids it well and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Brahms.
Brahms jabs Murhaa right on the nose. Murhaa blinks but takes it well.
Brahms shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murhaa sprawls well. Murhaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brahms gets slowly back to his feet.
Murhaa thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Brahms's front leg.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Brahms wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paul Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brahms.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Brahms's belly button to the back.
Murhaa throws a hook but Brahms blocks it.
Brahms misses with a low kick as Murhaa jumps back.
Brahms throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Brahms takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahms was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brahms scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Brahms shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murhaa as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brahms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Paul Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Brahms scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murhaa tries to roll over but Brahms keeps him under control.
Brahms throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Murhaa to regain full guard.
Murhaa is controlling Brahms's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms throws an elbow that misses. Murhaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brahms's guard. Nice move by Murhaa!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murhaa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but Brahms keeps moving.
Murhaa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brahms tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murhaa wants to stand but Brahms has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murhaa won't allow Brahms to sweep him here.
Murhaa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brahms throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Brahms off balance momentarily.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the head.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Brahms blocks a jab.
Brahms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murhaa enables Brahms to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murhaa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brahms preventing the sweep.
Murhaa wants to improve his position but instead Brahms has moved into half guard.
Brahms drops an elbow to the side of Murhaa's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms throwing shots but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Brahms thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murhaa's head.
Brahms looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murhaa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brahms 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brahms thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murhaa's head.
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brahms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa is looking to escape.
Brahms throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Brahms connects with a nice short shot to Murhaa's temple.
Brahms missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brahms missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murhaa wants to get back to full guard.
Johannes Brahms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms lands with a punch from half guard.
Brahms prevents Murhaa from improving his position.
Murhaa is still trying to improve position.
Brahms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brahms working the head and body with strikes.
Brahms sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murhaa defending well though.
Brahms throwing shots but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Brahms thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murhaa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murhaa tries to kick Brahms off but Brahms keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Brahms misses.
Brahms throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brahms walks into a jab.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa misses with a double jab.
Brahms tries to counter with a takedown but Murhaa is quick to defend against it.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brahms moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Brahms is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murhaa!
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brahms's head.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johannes Brahms.
I think Murhaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Murhaa!
A relieved looking Paul Murhaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Johannes Brahms stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was not SHARP tonight and fell FLAT on my face!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howlin Wolf (ranked 209 p4p, 12 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 368 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat Boy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
Wolf misses with a jab to the body
enabling Meat Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Howlin Wolf has been cut.
Wolf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meat Boy on the side of the head.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Meat Boy's head but Meat Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meat Boy misses with a lunging right hand
and Wolf counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Meat Boy. No joy for Wolf on that attempt.
Meat Boy slips under a jab.
Meat Boy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Meat Boy does no damage.
A big left from Wolf misses.
Meat Boy feints a counter leg kick.
Wolf rushes Meat Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Meat Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolf's elbow.
Meat Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolf's elbow.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Wolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meat Boy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meat Boy lands a shot to the body.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meat Boy pushes Wolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wolf gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meat Boy moves into full guard.
Meat Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wolf manages to get himself to full guard.
Meat Boy stays in close to Wolf's body and controls the position.
Meat Boy preventing the sweep.
Wolf 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.
Wolf pulls Meat Boy in close to prevent any damage.
Meat Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Wolf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wolf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wolf is pulling down on Meat Boy's head. It's preventing any offense from Meat Boy, at least for the moment.
Meat Boy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolf, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to sweep but instead, Meat Boy has passed into half guard.
Wolf wants to control but Meat Boy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wolf is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf wants to control but Meat Boy is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meat Boy. Meat Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wolf lands a slapping body shot.
Meat Boy ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meat Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Wolf misses.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Meat Boy's head but Meat Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf throws a poor cross that misses
and Meat Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meat Boy walks into a straight right hand from Wolf.
That has opened up Super Meat Boy's cut even more.
Wolf misses with a left hand
and Meat Boy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wolf's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howlin Wolf dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good exchange - Meat Boy coming out on top.
Wolf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wolf checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Meat Boy as Wolf shoots in.
Meat Boy scores with a jab to the body.
Meat Boy pushes Wolf away with a front kick.
Wolf misses with a hook
and Meat Boy counters with a crisp one two that drops Wolf! Meat Boy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wolf to his feet! Wolf is in big trouble!
Wolf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meat Boy lands a jab to Wolf's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meat Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Meat Boy! Wolf is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Meat Boy!
Super Meat Boy is the new super heavyweight champion!
Super Meat Boy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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