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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Antunes (ranked 7105 p4p, 199 weight class) and Sam Bellafontane (ranked 6163 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Bellafontane!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellafontane throws an overhand right that has Antunes reeling! Bellafontane follows up with more punches and Antunes is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Bellafontane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Lakota (ranked 2239 p4p, 70 weight class) and Dalip Singh (ranked 2874 p4p, 85 weight class). Dalip Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Lakota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalip Singh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakota misses with a wild body shot.
Lakota throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lakota is looking for a sweep.
Lakota is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lakota might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lakota is trying to work for a sweep but Singh has mounted him!
Singh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Singh with the ground and pound from mount.
Singh working the ground and pound effectively.
Lakota is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Singh avoids the attempt from Lakota to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakota tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh with the ground and pound from mount.
Singh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lakota is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lakota manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Singh trying to control the pace.
Singh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakota is trying to stand.
Lakota wants to get back to full guard but Singh has passed into side control.
Lakota is being controlled here.
Lakota wants to get back to his feet but Singh drags him back down.
Singh happy to just control the position for now.
It looks like Singh might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakota bucks up and tries to throw Singh off but instead Singh has got his back!
Singh lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lakota is trying to get back to his feet but Singh has full control of the position and if anything, Lakota has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Singh controlling the position well here. Lakota rolled but Singh kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Lakota's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh keeps control of the position as Lakota tries to break free.
Singh just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Singh avoiding Lakota 's attempts to control his hands.
Singh is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lakota. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Singh scores with punches to the body.
Singh biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalip Singh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lakota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh lands a really nice looking cross but Lakota seems unphased.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh looks to land a combination but Lakota avoids it well.
Lakota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Dalip Singh has been cut.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Lakota.
Lakota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lakota thows a leg kick but Singh checks it
and Singh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lakota has his feet on Singh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh moves into the clinch successfully.
Lakota breaks the clinch.
Lakota works Singh's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Lakota.
Singh slips a jab from Lakota.
Lakota looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakota misses with a hook.
Lakota misses with a body punch
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Singh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lakota thuds his right hand into Singh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Lakota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lakota swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lakota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lakota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
Lakota swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Lakota.
Singh is looking to clinch but Lakota is avoiding it.
Billy Lakota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Singh misses.
Lakota misses with a looping left.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lakota loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
Lakota fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Singh blocks the low kick.
Lakota cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh checks a leg kick.
And Singh tries to counter it with a takedown but Lakota pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lakota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh checks a leg kick.
Lakota scores with a punch to the head.
Lakota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Singh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lakota counters with a nice body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lakota.
Singh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lakota misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Singh 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.
Lakota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lakota.
Lakota throws a low kick but Singh moves out of range easily.
Singh ducks right into an uppercut from Lakota.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Lakota's head but Lakota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lakota lands the left hand.
Singh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Lakota saw that one coming.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lakota.
Nice jab there from Lakota.
A low kick from Lakota misses
so Singh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Singh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lakota is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lakota trying to control the position.
Singh stays in close to Lakota's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakota not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Singh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Singh working some strikes from top position.
Singh scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh won't allow Lakota to sweep him here.
Lakota looking to control.
Lakota wants to stand up but Singh is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lakota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Lakota scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lakota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lakota throws a low kick but Singh moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Lakota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Lakota dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dalip Singh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lakota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lakota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Singh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Singh moves out of range as Lakota strikes.
Singh dives in for a single leg takedown but Lakota sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Lakota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lakota throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.
Lakota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Lakota - just one landing.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Lakota was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Singh.
Singh scores with a hook.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Lakota's head but Lakota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Singh tries for a takedown but Lakota sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lakota appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakota misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh with the counter takedown but Lakota avoids it easily.
Singh looks for a takedown but Lakota sprawls well.
Billy Lakota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalip Singh.
Singh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Lakota.
Lakota lands a two punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lakota.
Lakota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lakota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lakota looks for the body kick but Singh saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Lakota.
Singh changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Singh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lakota scores with a hook.
Lakota misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakota slips under a jab from Singh.
Lakota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Lakota throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lakota's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Singh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lakota scrambles back to his feet.
Billy Lakota is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh scores with a nice right hand.
Lakota throws a leg kick but Singh checks it.
Singh closes the distance and clinches.
Lakota wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lakota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lakota is out of range.
Lakota misses with a looping right.
And Singh tries to counter it with a takedown but Lakota pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Singh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lakota.
Lakota just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Lakota shows good takedown defense.
Lakota throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lakota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lakota tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh feints the counter takedown.
Jab by Lakota.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Lakota moved out of range.
Singh throws the left hand but Lakota avoids the punch easily.
Billy Lakota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lakota lands a jab to Singh's midsection.
Singh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lakota.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Lakota shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh forces Lakota back against the cage and clinches.
Lakota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Singh checks a leg kick nicely.
Singh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lakota blocks a jab.
Lakota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lakota moves away from the strike by Singh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lakota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
And Lakota counters with a quick kick to the body but Singh blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Lakota. Those never looked like landing.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Lakota.
A head kick misses from Lakota.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
Lakota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lakota.
Lakota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lakota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Lakota clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dalip Singh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lakota looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Lakota scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Lakota misses with a low kick.
Singh avoids the body shot from Lakota.
Lakota misses with a straight right.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lakota.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Lakota is looking for a counter combo.
Singh shoots in for a double leg but Lakota sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Lakota misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lakota's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Singh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lakota scrambles back to his feet.
Singh misses with a looping left.
Lakota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Lakota checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lakota paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lakota misses with a straight left.
Lakota lands with a shot to the body.
Singh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lakota has one foot on Singh's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Singh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lakota displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Singh.
A telegraphed right hand from Lakota misses the target.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy Lakota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalip Singh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh shoots in but no luck this time.
Singh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lakota connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Singh scrambles back to his feet.
Lakota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lakota throws a leg kick which misses Singh's front leg but catches the back leg as Singh tries to avoid it.
Singh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and Lakota counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Lakota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lakota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lakota throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Singh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lakota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lakota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Lakota.
Singh throws a jab when Lakota was well out of range.
Lakota misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakota connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singh's hands.
Singh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Singh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lakota circles away.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch but Lakota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Singh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lakota.
Lakota connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lakota lands a body shot.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Lakota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lakota is looking to score with low kicks.
Lakota throws a good cross that connects.
Singh closes the distance and clinches up with Lakota, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes Lakota against the cage but Lakota circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Singh feints and as Lakota raises his hands in defense, Singh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lakota controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
Singh being controlled here momentarily.
Lakota pushes Singh off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lakota throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Lakota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lakota misses with a straight right.
Lakota ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Lakota works the jab nicely.
Singh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lakota counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Lakota misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Lakota had his way with Dalip Singh in that round.
The cut man is working on Dalip Singh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Singh misses with an uppercut. Lakota saw that one coming.
Singh shoots for a double leg takedown but Lakota sprawls well. He's pushed Singh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Lakota ducks down to avoid it.
Singh rushes Lakota and presses him up against the cage.
Singh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lakota is keeping busy.
Singh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Singh tries to work over Lakota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh tries to work over Lakota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lakota working a defensive guard but Singh passes into half guard.
Singh controlling the action here.
More stalling from Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakota tries to kick Singh off in order to stand up. Singh Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Singh lands a nice forearm strike.
Singh gets to mount! Lakota was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Singh controlling the position easily from mount.
Lakota's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lakota is in all sorts of trouble here.
Singh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lakota hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakota wants to hold on but Singh pushes him away.
Lakota is trying to escape the mount.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lakota is trying to escape the mount.
Lakota tries to hold on but Singh postures up.
Singh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh controlling from mount.
Lakota's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Singh controlling from mount.
Lakota tries to hold on but Singh postures up.
Singh controlling the position easily from mount.
Lakota is working to get back to half guard.
Billy Lakota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh unloading with bombs!
Lakota can't escape the position.
Dalip Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lakota manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lakota is trying to stand.
Dalip Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Lakota is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Singh lands a nice short elbow.
Singh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalip Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lakota 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Lakota!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Lakota thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 1726 p4p, 55 weight class) and Paul Greenland (ranked 1651 p4p, 52 weight class). Greenland has chosen I Wanna Be Like You as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Greenland!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand connects with a single shot there.
Greenland misses with an uppercut
and Greenland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greenland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Brand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Greenland throws a right and a left that Brand avoids nicely.
Brand misses the shot to the body.
Brand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brand misses with the combination.
Greenland throws a series of punches but Brand moves out of range.
Greenland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brand.
We've been told by Brand's head coaches at Jeffmma training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greenland.
Greenland misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brand connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greenland momentarily.
Greenland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greenland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Brand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greenland doesn't seem bothered though.
Greenland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greenland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greenland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greenland swings widly with a right hand
and Brand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brand throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greenland on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brand. Greenland does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Brand does no damage.
Brand lands with a good body shot.
Paul Greenland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenland looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Brand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Paul Greenland has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenland misses with a hook. Brand ducked under it nicely.
Brand tries to bum rush Greenland with a series of wild strikes but Greenland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greenland misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Brand misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenland is just out of range.
Brand lands with a good body shot.
Greenland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greenland misses with a straight left.
Brand is looking to wear down Greenland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greenland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greenland might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brand lands a two punch combo.
Greenland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greenland throws the left hand but Brand avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Greenland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brand throws a body punch but Greenland moves out of range.
Brand lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brand throws a body shot but no joy.
Brand lands a nice hook to Greenland's body. Greenland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Brand - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand misses with a body shot.
Brand connects with a jab.
Brand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brand misses with a few strikes there.
Brand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greenland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greenland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greenland lands a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Greenland.
Brand scores with the left hand. Greenland knows he should have avoided that one.
Greenland is rocked!
Greenland throws a right hand that misses
and Brand counters with a big left hand that crumples Greenland! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Brand!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 1994 p4p, 246 weight class) and Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 1650 p4p, 204 weight class). Ribbler has chosen Bad Religion - Infected as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ribbler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuznetsov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lads Lash Banter Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Ribbler slips the punch.
Ribbler just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kuznetsov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ribbler.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
A nice side step and Ribbler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ribbler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetsov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuznetsov wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuznetsov is looking to slow Ribbler down with leg kicks.
Ribbler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kuznetsov counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuznetsov, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbler looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Ribbler misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetsov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ribblers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ribbler darts in looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov gets double underhooks and turns Ribbler into the cage.
Kuznetsov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribbler misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a three punch combo that has Ribbler backing up. Ribbler nods at Kuznetsov to acknowledge the strikes.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick but Ribbler moves out of range.
A nice side step and Ribbler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ribbler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook
and Ribbler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetsov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbler has his takedown stuffed
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribbler shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ribbler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ribbler misses with a body punch
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ribbler's knee momentarily.
Ribbler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuznetsov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kuznetsov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ribbler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ribbler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ribbler taking a breather here.
Ribbler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kuznetsov, who protects the arm well.
Ribbler grinds an elbow into Kuznetsov's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet.
Ribbler working the ground and pound but Kuznetsov is defending the strikes.
Ribbler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuznetsov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ribbler throws an elbow but Kuznetsov slips to the side and avoids it well.
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.
Ribbler swings around for an armbar but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ribbler's guard.
Ribbler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuznetsov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribbler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuznetsov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribbler controlling Kuznetsov's posture.
Ribbler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuznetsov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuznetsov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ibbe Ribbler has been cut.
Kuznetsov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ribbler missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that half lands.
Ribbler tries a low kick but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Ribbler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ribbler tries for a takedown but Kuznetsov circles away easily
and Ribbler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribbler connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetsov's belly button to the back.
Ribbler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribbler with a hook.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler misses with a straight right.
Ribbler throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Kuznetsov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribbler doesn't seem phased though.
Kuznetsov ducks right into an uppercut from Ribbler.
Ribbler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuznetsov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
Ribbler connects with a right hand. Kuznetsov shakes it off.
Ribbler cracks Kuznetsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuznetsov needs to keep his hands up - Ribbler had a free shot at his head there.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Ribbler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuznetsov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuznetsov scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ribbler is defended easily by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribbler lands with a good body shot.
Kuznetsov looks to throw the jab but Ribbler is out of range.
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribbler tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribbler misses with a right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribbler throws a leg kick which misses Kuznetsov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuznetsov tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ribbler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribbler.
Kuznetsov punishes Ribbler's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Ribbler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick but Ribbler moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ribbler.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Ribbler's head but Ribbler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ribbler in his tracks.
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Ribbler.
Ribbler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuznetsov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ribbler's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribbler counters with a good low kick that Kuznetsov was not able to check.
Kuznetsov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Ribbler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Kuznetsov.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribbler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibbe Ribbler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ribbler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribbler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribbler can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by Ribbler.
Kuznetsov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ribbler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ribbler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuznetsov is trying to defend but Ribbler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ribbler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kuznetsov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ribbler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand.
Ribbler is taking a breather. Kuznetsov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ribbler wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuznetsov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuznetsov taking some punishment here, with Ribbler in his half guard.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand up here but Ribbler is controlling him well.
Kuznetsov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuznetsov kicks off Ribbler and gets to his feet.
Ribbler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuznetsov's head backwards.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Ribbler looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Ribbler lands a nice hook to Kuznetsov's body. Kuznetsov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ribbler dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
Ribbler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ribbler has a takedown stuffed.
Ribbler throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov sizes up Ribbler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribbler has his takedown stuffed
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ribbler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ribbler shoots and misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a straight right hand.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
Ribbler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribbler has his takedown stuffed
and Kuznetsov counters with a straight right hand.
Ribbler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov tries to bum rush Ribbler with a series of wild strikes but Ribbler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ribbler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler blocks a head kick by Kuznetsov.
A countering left hand to the body from Ribbler misses.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbler misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbler moves away.
Ribbler misses with a jab to the body
and Kuznetsov counters with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuznetsov slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribbler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ribbler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Ribbler misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Kuznetsov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuznetsov, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aito Lager (ranked 971 p4p, 124 weight class) and Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 2341 p4p, 290 weight class). Lager kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 lbs
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghosh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ghosh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ghosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lager jabs Ghosh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lager connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghosh needs to keep his hands up - Lager had a free shot at his head there.
Aito Lager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lager tries for a takedown but Ghosh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ghosh moves out of range as Lager strikes.
Lager closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ghosh to the mat! Ghosh manages to get full guard.
Ghosh working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ghosh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lager won't allow Ghosh to sweep him here.
Ghosh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lager.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager throwing strikes from guard but Ghosh blocks nicely.
Ghosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghosh, not yet.
Lager is pushing down on Ghosh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ghosh is fighting to maintain full guard but Lager has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lager tries to pass to full mount but Ghosh defends it.
Ghosh is looking for a sweep. Lager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ghosh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lager trying to control from Ghosh's half guard. Ghosh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ghosh wants to sweep here but Lager controlling him for the moment.
Lager trying to control but Ghosh is working from the bottom.
Ghosh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh controlling the position.
Lager is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lager distracts Ghosh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lager cracks Ghosh with a solid left hand.
Ghosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghosh, not yet.
Ghosh is trying to keep Lager in close.
Lager wants to control from the top but Ghosh keeps moving.
Ghosh trying to control the position.
Lager pushes down on Ghosh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lager moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lager creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lager tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Ghosh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lager looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ghosh taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Ghosh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lager cracks Ghosh with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ghosh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lager 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.
Lager wants to control but Ghosh is keeping him busy.
Ghosh taking a bit of punishment here - Lager scoring with strikes.
Ghosh taking a bit of punishment here - Lager scoring with strikes.
Lager is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ghosh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lager swings around for an armbar but Ghosh sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lager's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lager tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lager is trying to control the position but Ghosh postures up.
Ghosh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
My spies in The Wild Beasts Zoo inform me that Ghosh has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ghosh stopping the sweep attempt from Lager.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aito Lager dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lager misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghosh counters with a good low kick that Lager was not able to check.
Ghosh connects with a body shot that sends Lager's belly button to the back.
Ghosh moves out of range as Lager strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lager darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lager loads up on a big right hand but Ghosh slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Lager misses
and Ghosh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghosh.
Lager misses with a right hand
and Ghosh counters with a left to the body.
Lager cracks a nice hook into Ghosh's ribs.
Ghosh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lager is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghosh can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghosh ducks right into an uppercut from Lager.
Lager fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghosh scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Aito Lager has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghosh is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lager misses.
Ghosh tests Lager's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lager just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghosh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lager on the side of the head.
Ghosh moves out of range as Lager strikes.
Ghosh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghosh.
Aito Lager is winning the standup battle so far.
Lager misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ghosh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lager throws a series of punches but Ghosh avoids them all with ease.
Ghosh replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lager blocks it well.
Lager throws a looping overhand right but Ghosh ducks down to avoid it.
Lager cracks Ghosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lager throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lager cracks Ghosh with an open hand slap.
Ghosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghosh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ghosh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ghosh connects with a body shot.
Ghosh connects with a right hand. Lager shakes it off.
Lager misses with an uppercut
and Ghosh counters with a nice right hand that sends Lager toppling to the canvas! Lager scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ghosh finish him?!
Lager is rocked!
Lager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghosh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ghosh avoids the body shot from Lager.
Ghosh defending well as Lager loads up on a big left hand.
Lager looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Lager is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lager rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghosh counters with a right hand to the body.
Lager seems to have got his legs back now.
Ghosh looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Ghosh backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Lager's temple! It sends Lager violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Ghosh celebrates and the doctors try to help Lager!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
A less than humble Sheikh Amun Ghosh 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Woods (ranked 527 p4p, 16 weight class) and Jose Winkle (ranked 3373 p4p, 95 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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24
285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle moves into the clinch.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winkle moves away.
Winkle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkle.
Sloppy strikes from Woods. Those never looked like landing.
Woods swings for the body but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Winkle moved out of range.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winkle slips under a jab.
Winkle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winkle throws a head kick that misses.
Winkle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winkle moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Winkle moves away and avoids it.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Woods as he jumps to the side.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Woods definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Winkle.
Woods misses with a hook.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods throws a hook but Winkle avoids it easily.
Winkle moves into the clinch.
Winkle throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woods tries to circle away but Winkle has him pinned against the cage.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Winkle has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkle.
Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Winkle controls the action.
Woods breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods swings for the body but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winkle slips under a jab.
Winkle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Winkle tries to clinch up
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jose Winkle has been cut.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Winkle moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winkle prevents a body shot from Woods.
Winkle has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Winkle is controlling the position.
Winkle is trying to pull guard but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Winkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkle is just out of range.
Winkle raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Woods throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winkle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Winkle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Woods.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Winkle's head but Winkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winkle is defended easily by Woods.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Winkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jake Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Woods as he jumps to the side.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkle is just out of range.
Winkle unleashes a big counter combination but Woods bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Winkle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winkle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
Winkle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winkle can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winkle follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Winkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Jose Winkle's cut even more.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winkle.
Jake Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Winkle.
Winkle slips a jab from Woods.
Winkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Winkle walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Woods throws a body punch but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkle manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Winkle thinks about the counter body kick.
Winkle slips a jab and a cross from Woods.
Winkle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Winkle tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Winkle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkle fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Woods was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winkle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Winkle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No joy there for Woods, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winkle defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jake Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle wants to clinch.
Woods is looking for a counter combo.
Winkle is looking to clinch.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winkle throws a fast counter high kick but Woods manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle throws a lazy head kick
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkle rushes Woods and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkle shoots in and drives through. Woods sprawls well.
Winkle tries to clinch up.
Winkle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winkle wants to clinch.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Winkle is out of range.
Winkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jake Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle shoots in for a double leg but Woods sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winkle closes the distance but Woods moves to the side
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Winkle looks to clinch
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods cracks Winkle with a good jab.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods tries to keep at a distance but Winkle has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Woods walks away with a smile on his face. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jake Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Winkle.
Winkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winkle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Woods is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Winkle.
Winkle tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Woods was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods throws a body punch but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle throws a big counter head kick but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Winkle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woods, pushing him back against the cage.
Winkle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woods lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Woods to work.
Winkle missing with knees to the body.
Jose Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woods blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Woods!
Jake Woods decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 424 p4p, 15 weight class) and Kidney Stone (ranked 2281 p4p, 107 weight class). La De Hoya comes to the cage accompanied by Cocaine. Stone has chosen Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppord as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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139 lbs
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World class MT
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marious La De Hoya!
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, Kidney Stone!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses.
La De Hoya tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
La De Hoya looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Stone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
La De Hoya cracks Stone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
La De Hoya is looking to score with low kicks.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
La De Hoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La De Hoya takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone checks a low kick from La De Hoya.
Stone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from La De Hoya with a body shot.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Stone 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.
La De Hoya misses with a wild body shot.
Stone misses with a looping left.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
La De Hoya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La De Hoya. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Stone.
La De Hoya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La De Hoya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
La De Hoya feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
La De Hoya is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
La De Hoya tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts La De Hoya as he jumps to the side.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La De Hoya.
Stone throws a leg kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Stone.
Stone misses with a hook. La De Hoya ducked under it nicely.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone avoids the body shot from La De Hoya.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La De Hoya at a distance.
La De Hoya throws a nice outside leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from La De Hoya. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
La De Hoya throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by La De Hoya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone blocks the body kick.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stone thumps La De Hoya with a low kick.
La De Hoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but La De Hoya is out of range.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La De Hoya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
La De Hoya looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
La De Hoya working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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 Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
La De Hoya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La De Hoya half committed to a counter leg kick.
La De Hoya tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by La De Hoya.
A head kick from La De Hoya lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
La De Hoya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
La De Hoya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
La De Hoya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by La De Hoya. That's going to slow Stone down.
La De Hoya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone slips a jab from La De Hoya.
Stone throws a body punch but La De Hoya moves out of range.
La De Hoya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La De Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
Stone thumps La De Hoya with a low kick.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a high kick!
Stone avoids the body shot from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
La De Hoya with a nice cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stone!
La De Hoya throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La De Hoya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
La De Hoya's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
La De Hoya throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
La De Hoya avoids the body shot from Stone.
La De Hoya blocks a jab.
Stone misses with a right hand
and La De Hoya counters with a nice body shot.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling La De Hoya to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by La De Hoya.
Stone avoids the body shot from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone thumps La De Hoya with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from La De Hoya.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Marious La De Hoya is winning the standup battle so far.
La De Hoya tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
La De Hoya defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La De Hoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
La De Hoya feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stone swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Stone throws a body punch but La De Hoya moves out of range.
La De Hoya clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
Stone punishes La De Hoya's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
La De Hoya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
La De Hoya throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by La De Hoya.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but La De Hoya checks it.
Stone throws a leg kick that is checked
and La De Hoya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stone is rocked!
La De Hoya tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
La De Hoya throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
La De Hoya scores with a kick to the body.
La De Hoya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
La De Hoya delivers a nice body kick.
La De Hoya misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from La De Hoya finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Stone staying out of range there.
La De Hoya scores with a push kick.
Nice defenses there by La De Hoya.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone tries to work over La De Hoya's front leg with a kick but La De Hoya checks it.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La De Hoya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone misses with a low kick as La De Hoya jumps back.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
La De Hoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stone misses with a looping left.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La De Hoya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed La De Hoya momentarily.
La De Hoya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can La De Hoya finish him?
La De Hoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone cracks La De Hoya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
La De Hoya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
La De Hoya lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone works the jab nicely.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot.
La De Hoya connects with a looping right hand.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Marious La De Hoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
La De Hoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kidney Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La De Hoya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Stone misses.
La De Hoya wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone avoids the head kick by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya checks a low kick from Stone.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
La De Hoya lands a jab to the head.
La De Hoya avoids the body shot from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
La De Hoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Stone misses.
Stone throws a body punch but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and La De Hoya is able to avoid easily.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La De Hoya cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by La De Hoya. Beautiful body shot.
La De Hoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La De Hoya.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Stone misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
La De Hoya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
La De Hoya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
La De Hoya connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
La De Hoya lands with a nice body kick.
La De Hoya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot.
La De Hoya throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
La De Hoya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stone checks a low kick from La De Hoya.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
La De Hoya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stone tries a low kick but La De Hoya avoids it.
Stone's jab looks to have found its range, popping La De Hoya under the eye.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La De Hoya throws a half hearted mid kick.
La De Hoya throws a body kick that misses.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on La De Hoya's shoulder, as La De Hoya tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for La De Hoya, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marious La De Hoya!
A very excited looking Marious La De Hoya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1368 p4p, 135 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 664 p4p, 75 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
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Vila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Vila scores with a four punch combination!
Nice defenses there by Pacheco.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pacheco misses with a looping left.
Vila misses with a hook. Pacheco ducked under it nicely.
Vila moves away from the strike by Pacheco.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vila.
Vila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vila misses with a low kick.
Vila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vila only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacheco.
Vila slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Vila flicks out a counter leg kick but Pacheco steps away.
Pacheco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Vila ducks right into an uppercut from Pacheco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a looping overhand right but Vila ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Pacheco lands.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Vila.
Pacheco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Vila throws a nice looking combination but Pacheco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacheco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pacheco misses with a jab to the body
and Vila finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vila misses with a low kick as Pacheco jumps back.
Pacheco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Pacheco. Beautiful body shot.
Pacheco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vila.
Vila lands with a cross.
Vila throws a big shot that misses.
Pacheco is looking to counter punch.
Vila on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco throws a body punch but Vila moves out of range.
Vila's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vila's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila fakes the leg kick and cracks Pacheco in the body.
Vila swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.
Pacheco moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacheco moves away from the strike by Vila.
Vila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacheco works over Vila's head and body with a nice combination.
Vila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pachecos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a hook but Vila blocks it.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Vila lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco swings for the body but Vila moves out of range.
Vila is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pacheco with a body shot.
Pacheco slips a straight right by Vila.
Vila misses with a body shot.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacheco.
Pacheco tries to close the distance and clinch but Vila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vila let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vila misses with a low kick.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vila throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacheco.
Vila throws a leg kick
enabling Pacheco to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacheco dodges the punch combination from Vila.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Vila tries to score with a low kick but Pacheco moves his leg out of the way.
Vila slips a straight right by Pacheco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Pacheco does no damage.
Pacheco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vila connects with a body shot that sends Pacheco's belly button to the back.
Pacheco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vila.
A combination from Vila does no damage.
Pacheco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pacheco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vila cracks a nice hook into Pacheco's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco scores with a nice strike.
Pacheco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joan Vila will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pacheco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vila.
Vila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacheco's sensitive parts.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vila.
A telegraphed right hand from Vila misses the target.
Pacheco scores with a nice strike.
Pacheco swings widly with a right hand
and Vila counters with a nice body shot.
Vila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
Vila throws a shot from downtown. Pacheco moves away and avoids it.
Vila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pacheco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Vila moved out of range nicely.
Vila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vila wants to slow Pacheco down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Pacheco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacheco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacheco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vila lands a glancing blow to the side of Pacheco's head.
Vila scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Vila misses.
Vila misses with a straight left.
Vila blocks a jab.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Vila.
Pacheco cracks Vila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pacheco scores with a nice head shot.
Vila digs a good body shot into Pacheco's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vila swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pacheco digs a good body shot into Vila's ribs.
No joy there for Vila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut
and Vila counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vila got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pacheco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vila has managed to get both his arms back between Pacheco's legs - danger averted.
Pacheco has his foot on Vila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vila works his way back into a safe position though.
Pacheco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vila has passed into half guard!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vila seems to be looking for submissions.
Vila trying to control the action but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pacheco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pacheco is working hard here to advance position.
Pacheco is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Vila has taken his back.
Pacheco tries to escape but Vila has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila is trying to stick to Pacheco's back but Pacheco is turning into Vila. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Vila's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pacheco.
Pacheco trying to control but Vila is working from the bottom.
Pacheco throwing strikes but missing.
Pacheco has gone for a leg lock! Vila slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pacheco's guard.
Joan Vila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vila drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vila jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pacheco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Vila moved out of range nicely.
Vila throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Vila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vila looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pacheco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacheco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vila.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vila.
Pacheco throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vila to counter with a crisp jab.
Vila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
Vila unleashes a big counter combination but Pacheco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pacheco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Vila to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vila thumps Pacheco with a low kick.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco connects with a single shot there.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco throws a shot from downtown. Vila moves away and avoids it.
Vila jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vila loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
Pacheco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vila on the side of the head.
Pacheco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vila looks to land a body kick but Pacheco moved away.
Pacheco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacheco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vila on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joan Vila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacheco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pacheco loads up on a big right hand but Vila slips the punch.
Vila connects with a nice looking jab.
Joan Vila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vila tests Pacheco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacheco slips a straight right by Vila.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vila throws out the jab.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
And Vila responds with a good body kick, but Pacheco manages to step out the way in time.
Pacheco moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacheco defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Pacheco throws the left hand but Vila avoids the punch easily.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vila throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Pacheco throws a nice looking combination but Vila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vila 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.
A jab from Vila misses.
Good work by Pacheco as he checks the leg kick.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vila was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila thumps Pacheco with a low kick.
Pacheco misses with a double jab
and Vila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacheco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gerardo Pacheco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vila smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pacheco connects with a jab.
Vila slips under a jab.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Vila moved out of range nicely.
Vila lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vila.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacheco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacheco throws a nice looking combination but Vila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacheco moves out of range of the body kick.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Pacheco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vila just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Vila slips a jab from Pacheco.
Vila avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Vila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joan Vila.
Well Vila 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joan Vila!
A relieved looking Joan Vila 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 494 p4p, 21 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 488 p4p, 20 weight class). Tony Bunker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hillary Trump's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bunker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Trump backs away, Bunker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bunker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trump takes one on the button.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker takes one to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a straight left.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Bunker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunker thuds his shin into the meat of Trump's side.
Bunker throws a hook but Trump blocks it.
Trump is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bunker with a body shot.
Bunker scores with a jab to the body.
Trump throws an overhand right that lands on Bunker's shoulder, as Bunker tries to avoid the shot.
Bunker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trump.
Bunker sets himself, and Trump steps forward looking for the clinch! Bunker avoids it this time.
Trump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bunker misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker lands a right hook to the body.
Trump takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Bunker misses with a body punch.
Bunker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunker has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Bunker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump is trying to pull guard but Bunker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker has hold of one of Trump's legs. Trump is fighting the takedown attempt but Bunker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bunker wants to control from the top but Trump keeps moving.
Trump looking for a sweep. Not yet Trump, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump managing to control the position.
Bunker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trump has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bunker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bunker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bunker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bunker is looking to work some ground and pound but Trump has wrist control.
Trump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trump trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump keeping full guard, as Bunker tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bunker trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Trump had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bunker defends it easily.
Bunker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trump is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunker preventing the sweep.
Trump controls Bunker momentarily but Bunker frees himself.
Trump looking for a guillotine here but Bunker defends easily.
Trump is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Trump is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trump looking for a guillotine here but Bunker defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunker chips away with some ground and pound.
Trump working for a triangle but Bunker defends it easily.
Bunker tries to free his leg and advance position but Trump is retaining full guard.
Bunker is sitting in close to Trump's body. Trump has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bunker is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bunker is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Trump.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hillary Trump!
Hillary Trump is the new bantamweight champion!
Hillary Trump 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 252 p4p, 37 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 1482 p4p, 181 weight class). Brandon Baldwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Wearmouth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baldwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baldwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baldwin backwards.
Baldwin working hard to break the clinch.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baldwin blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
Baldwin blocks an elbow strike.
Baldwin blocks an elbow strike.
Baldwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wearmouth lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baldwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldwin wants to slow Wearmouth down by chopping away at his legs.
Baldwin throws a head kick that misses
and Wearmouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth avoids the head kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wearmouth is able to avoid easily.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baldwin lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth avoids the head kick by Baldwin.
Wearmouth blocks a head kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin throws a low kick but Wearmouth avoids it.
Baldwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baldwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baldwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baldwin staying out of range there.
Baldwin throws a counter combo.
Wearmouth has Baldwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Wearmouth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baldwin's efforts to push away.
Baldwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Wearmouth has double underhooks.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but Wearmouth has him pressed against the cage.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Baldwin backwards.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baldwin backwards.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldwin controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Baldwin is rocked!
A short left from Wearmouth.
Baldwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Wearmouth finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wearmouth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin throws a low kick, looking for Wearmouth's leg but Wearmouth calmly moves out of range.
Baldwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wearmouth lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Baldwin finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Wearmouth's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Baldwin falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Wearmouth!
In his post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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