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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 4547 p4p, 440 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 5216 p4p, 468 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 31 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harris tries to bum rush Koltun with a series of wild strikes but Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koltun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Koltun is trying to drag Harris to the mat but Harris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Anselmo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marek Koltun.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koltun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Koltun tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Koltun drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Harris throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris throws a hook but Koltun avoids it easily.
Harris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koltun manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koltun regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harris.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koltun is on top in guard.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koltun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harris working for a triangle but Koltun defends it easily.
Koltun trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his foot on Koltun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koltun works his way back into a safe position though.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Koltun looking to pass the guard.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koltun defends well.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Koltun is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koltun.
Harris lunges at Koltun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koltun's hand.
Koltun tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koltun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Koltun into the ropes.
Anselmo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marek Koltun.
Harris throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koltun can do to turn this around?
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koltun moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris looks for a takedown but Koltun sprawls well.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koltun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koltun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Koltun moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koltun shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Koltun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Marek Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anselmo Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Koltun fails with a takedown attempt.
Koltun stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris sets himself, and Koltun steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Koltun shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koltun is defended easily by Harris.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koltun on the side of the head.
Koltun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Koltun or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Harris swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Harris cracks Koltun with an open hand slap.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koltun.
Koltun walks into a left hand.
Koltun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Koltun sprawls and moves away.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris looks to clinch
so Koltun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris pulls Koltun in to control the position.
Koltun is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koltun defends it easily.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Koltun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is looking for a triangle but Koltun pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koltun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koltun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koltun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koltun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koltun defends it easily.
Koltun chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koltun drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick Koltun off! Koltun jumps back into Harris's guard.
Koltun looking to pass the guard.
Koltun stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Koltun defends easily.
Marek Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koltun lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Koltun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Anselmo Harris wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Marek Koltun stepped up to the mic, saying 'My opponent was the better man tonight, but I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Brooks (ranked 2865 p4p, 320 weight class) and Godric Shackleford (ranked 3069 p4p, 338 weight class). 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Godric Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
letting Shackleford counter with a right hand.
Reginald Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a hook
and Shackleford counters with a stiff right hand.
Shackleford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shackleford counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brooks! Shackleford lets Brooks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Brooks is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shackleford is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks throws a head kick but Shackleford moves out of range.
Brooks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shackleford feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brooks sprawling to the canvas! Brooks rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shackleford finish him?!
Shackleford loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks throws a hook but Shackleford blocks it.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Shackleford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shackleford under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Shackleford moves out of range easily.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brooks!
Shackleford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Shackleford throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Shackleford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shackleford.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Shackleford slips the punch.
Shackleford blocks a low kick nicely.
Brooks throws a leg kick
letting Shackleford counter with a right hand.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shackleford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throws a good cross that connects.
Shackleford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shackleford avoids the body shot from Brooks.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shackleford feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brooks sprawling to the canvas! Brooks rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shackleford finish him?!
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Brooks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brooks lands a head kick!
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shackleford! But no joy.
Brooks throws a head kick but Shackleford moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Shackleford moved out of range nicely.
Brooks scores with a three punch combo!
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shackleford is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godric Shackleford dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shackleford circles away quickly and effectively.
Brooks is looking to chop away at Shackleford's legs.
Shackleford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shackleford counters with a body kick.
Brooks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shackleford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shackleford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shackleford, pushing him back against the ropes.
Brooks wants to stall.
Brooks lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shackleford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks cracks the inside of Shackleford's front leg.
Shackleford looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Shackleford takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a jab when Shackleford was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shackleford! But no joy.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Shackleford in the body.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Shackleford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Shackleford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Shackleford to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks throws a hook but Shackleford avoids it easily.
Shackleford thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Shackleford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brooks thumps Shackleford with a low kick.
Shackleford lands a big uppercut and Brooks crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brooks looks OK. Shackleford waves Brooks back to his feet!
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shackleford.
Brooks slips under a jab from Shackleford.
Shackleford cracks Brooks with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brooks looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Shackleford finish him?
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
Shackleford drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Brooks right on the button. Brooks goes down! Shackleford follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Shackleford gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godric Shackleford!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunt (ranked 2292 p4p, 266 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 3833 p4p, 362 weight class). Brock has chosen Fight of the Venom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Brock.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Brock swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Eddie Brock has been cut.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brock! Hunt lets Brock back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Brock is rocked!
Brock punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Brock is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock throws a leg kick
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brock throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Brock only half commits.
Brock seems to have recovered his senses.
Brock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brock.
Brock throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Brock connects with a single shot there.
Brock misses with a straight right.
Brock throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
Brock misses the body punch
and Brock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matt Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock slips under a jab.
Brock throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Brock looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Brock misses with a jab to the body
and Hunt counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brock! Hunt lets Brock back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A low kick from Brock misses
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Brock out cold! What a finish! Hunt is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Hunt!
Matt Hunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 1201 p4p, 131 weight class) and Keyser Soze (ranked 3853 p4p, 302 weight class). Salvatore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Reich mir die Hand. Soze has chosen We Back as his entrance music. 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze moves into the clinch.
Soze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvatore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Soze.
Soze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
Soze tries to throw a body punch but Salvatore avoids it by throwing Soze back against the ropes.
Salvatore is trying to drag Soze to the mat but Soze just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Salvatore blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze misses with a body punch.
Soze is pressed up against the ropes. Salvatore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soze down to the mat. Soze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Soze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salvatore connects with a right hand. Soze shakes it off.
A jab from Salvatore misses.
Soze defending well as Salvatore loads up on a big left hand.
Salvatore throws a jab when Soze was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soze.
Salvatore misses with a lunging right hand
and Soze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvatore thinking.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soze just misses with a punch to the body.
Soze throws a head kick that misses.
Salvatore tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soze defends well and Salvatore ends up having to push Soze into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soze looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Soze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a looping overhand right but Soze ducks down to avoid it.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soze moves away.
A lazy left from Salvatore finds it's target.
Soze staying out of range there.
Salvatore manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Soze on his heels. He'll look to pass Soze's guard now, I'm sure.
Soze keeping full guard, as Salvatore tries to pass.
Salvatore is working hard here to advance position.
Salvatore trying to control but Soze is working from the bottom.
Salvatore 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.
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 Enzo Salvatore will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salvatore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salvatore somewhat.
Soze is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Salvatore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soze.
Soze moves into the clinch.
Soze misses with a body punch.
Salvatore wants to take the fight to the mat but Soze manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salvatore.
Soze misses with the head strike.
Soze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
Salvatore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soze prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze misses with some punches.
Soze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Salvatore blocks a body shot from Soze.
Soze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salvatore is trying to trip Soze. He has hold of a leg but Soze is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Salvatore persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Salvatore wants to pass the guard but Soze is keeping the position.
Soze wants to stand and escape but Salvatore is having none of it.
Salvatore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soze is keeping the position for now.
Soze keeping moving, preventing Salvatore from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Salvatore trying to control but Soze is working from the bottom.
Salvatore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Soze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salvatore prevents Soze from getting back to his feet.
Salvatore forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyser Soze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Salvatore scores with a jab. Soze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salvatore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Salvatore.
Salvatore is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Soze is trying to escape and Salvatore transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Soze is forced to tap! Nice work there by Salvatore! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enzo Salvatore!
Enzo Salvatore thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Keyser Soze was interviewed post fight and said 'Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 1318 p4p, 160 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 2514 p4p, 281 weight class). Cusumano comes to the ring accompanied by Gamefire. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa shoots for a takedown but Cusumano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cusumano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Cusumano throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Cusumano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Cusumano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cusumano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cusumano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Cusumano seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Cusumano. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barbosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cusumano rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbosa's guard! Nice work there by Cusumano!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Cusumano prevents Barbosa from getting back to his feet.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa wants to stand and escape but Cusumano is having none of it.
Barbosa managing to control the position.
Barbosa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cusumano trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa seems keen to control Cusumano's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barbosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cusumano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Cusumano keeps moving.
Barbosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barbosa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cusumano scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa defending well as Cusumano loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cusumano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Barbosa throws a hook but Cusumano avoids it easily.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Cusumano.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cusumano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cusumano moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cusumano is out of range.
Cusumano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. Cusumano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Cusumano counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Cusumano.
Barbosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cusumano eats them both and turns towards Barbosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Steve Cusumano has been cut.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Cusumano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa cracks Cusumano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cusumano.
Barbosa cracks Cusumano with an open hand slap.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Cusumano is looking for a counter combo.
Cusumano misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cusumano moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and Cusumano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cusumano throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cusumano misses with a hook.
Barbosa wants to counter the offense by Cusumano and move into the clinch position.
Cusumano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Cusumano throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Sloppy strikes from Cusumano. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa tries to work over Cusumano's front leg with a kick but Cusumano checks it.
Cusumano takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Cusumano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cusumano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cusumano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Cusumano.
Cusumano is looking to wear down Barbosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cusumano doesn't seem bothered though.
Cusumano throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Cusumano will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cusumano throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Cusumano lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Cusumano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cusumano rushes Barbosa with punches - Barbosa moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Barbosa goes down! Cusumano follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cusumano!
Steve Cusumano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Daniel Barbosa had this to say: 'That was most unfortunate, sir i hope you have endless farts for the rest of the night. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Boston (ranked 1348 p4p, 172 weight class) and Colin McLauhglin (ranked 3773 p4p, 356 weight class). McLauhglin has chosen What the hell are you waiting for as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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34
272 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauhglin throws a hook but Boston blocks it.
Boston throwing a counter right hand but McLauhglin manages to avoid it.
McLauhglin closes the distance and clinches up with Boston, looking for a takedown. McLauhglin pushes Boston against the ropes but Boston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boston scores with a takedown into McLauhglin's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McLauhglin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McLauhglin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McLauhglin has an active guard here but Boston has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauhglin trying to get back to full guard but Boston takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauhglin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boston controlling the position easily from mount.
Boston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boston lands a big shot there that rocks McLauhglin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McLauhglin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boston lands with some strikes.
McLauhglin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McLauhglin tries to reverse the position but Boston maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston controlling from the full mount.
McLauhglin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boston is looking to take a break and control but McLauhglin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McLauhglin is looking to improve his position.
Boston is keen to just control but McLauhglin is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Boston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Boston scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Colin McLauhglin has been cut.
McLauhglin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boston wants to get back to his feet.
McLauhglin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boston scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McLauhglin manages to mount him!
McLauhglin breaks from Boston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston wants to hold on but McLauhglin pushes him away.
McLauhglin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boston?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauhglin looking to finish Boston with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boston!
McLauhglin looking to finish Boston with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boston!
Boston is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from McLauhglin! Boston is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colin McLauhglin!
A relieved looking Colin McLauhglin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 1960 p4p, 241 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 758 p4p, 103 weight class). Darnell Cane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane tries to clinch but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cane.
Cane wants to clinch.
Salvador only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Cane does it's job there.
Cane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salvador. Salvador circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cane misses with a lunging right hand
letting Salvador counter with a right hand.
Cane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvador circles away.
Cane connects with a crisp jab.
Cane dives in for a single leg takedown but Salvador sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Salvador lands with a cross.
Salvador tries to land a front kick but Cane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cane throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salvador throws a lazy right hand but Cane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salvador throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cane takes a swing at Salvador's ribcage but misses.
Cane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salvador throws a body punch but Cane moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salvador. Salvador circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salvador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salvador at a distance.
Cane shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salvador looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salvador connects with a leg kick. Cane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
George Salvador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
Salvador scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvador.
Salvador looks to land a combination but Cane avoids it well.
Cane misses with an uppercut
letting Salvador counter with a right hand.
Salvador moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvador throws a looping overhand right but Cane ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane swings for the body but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salvador misses with a wild body shot.
Salvador throws a chopping leg kick but Cane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salvador takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane moves away from the strike by Salvador.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salvador scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cane has managed to clinch.
Salvador breaks the clinch.
Cane throws a jab but it's blocked by Salvador.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Cane.
Cane misses with a jab to the body
and Cane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cane 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.
Cane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salvador.
Salvador lands an overhand right.
Salvador with a hook.
Cane clinches up with Salvador and pushes him back against the ropes.
Salvador lands an elbow inside that Cane shrugs off.
It looks like Darnell Cane has been cut.
Cane tries to score a body lock takedown but Salvador shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cane needs to keep his hands up - Salvador had a free shot at his head there.
Salvador slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cane cracks Salvador with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salvador connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Cane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Cane misses the target.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvador is just out of range.
Salvador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cane.
Cane is looking to clinch.
Cane throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvador rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salvador has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salvador defending well as Cane loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cane. Salvador does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvador looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salvador misses with an uppercut.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cane lands with a hook. Salvador tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvador circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salvador.
Salvador avoids the body shot from Cane.
Salvador misses with a straight right.
Salvador tries to land a front kick but Cane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane lands with an overhand left.
Salvador throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salvador drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salvador.
Salvador misses with a hook.
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salvador misses with a leg kick.
Cane checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Cane misses.
Cane has his takedown stuffed
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Salvador.
Salvador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cane.
Salvador connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cane throws a big shot that misses.
Cane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salvador wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane moves to clinch but Salvador breaks away
letting Salvador counter with a right hand.
Salvador keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Cane. That snapped Salvador's head back.
Salvador thumps Cane with a low kick.
Salvador misses with a looping left.
Cane looks to throw the jab but Salvador is out of range.
Salvador was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salvador takes a swing at Cane's ribcage but misses.
Cane blocks a jab.
Cane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salvador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvador is looking to score with low kicks.
Salvador closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Salvador misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Salvador avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cane.
Salvador is trying to stand back up but Cane is controlling him
Cane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darnell Cane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salvador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darnell Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvador finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cane throws a hook but Salvador avoids it easily.
Salvador looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cane misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Cane.
Salvador stuns Cane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cane moves out of range as Salvador throws a body kick.
Cane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cane misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Salvador.
Salvador paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salvador lands a nice looking body kick.
Salvador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well,Cane is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Cane manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salvador on his heels. He'll look to pass Salvador's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvador avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet but Cane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salvador works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cane cracks Salvador with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador looking to control.
Cane tries to free his leg and advance position but Salvador is retaining full guard.
Cane stopping the sweep attempt from Salvador.
Salvador uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Cane misses
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Salvador.
Cane loads up on a big right hand but Salvador slips the punch.
Nice cross by Cane.
Cane misses with a hook. Salvador ducked under it nicely.
Salvador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salvador slips under a jab from Cane.
Salvador scores with a nice right hand.
George Salvador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cane misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvador counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane throws a jab but it's blocked by Salvador.
Cane slips a straight right by Salvador.
George Salvador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salvador scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salvador throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salvador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cane.
Cane throws a big shot that misses.
Salvador looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salvador.
Salvador feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cane's calf.
Good work by Salvador as he checks the leg kick.
As Cane backs off Salvador throws a huge counter combo but Cane manages to avoid it all.
Salvador takes one on the button.
Salvador lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cane at a distance.
Salvador connects with a solid leg kick.
Salvador lands with a shot to the body.
Cane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvador moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador throws a lazy right hand but Cane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salvador moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salvador slips a straight right by Cane.
Salvador lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Salvador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salvador winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for George Salvador!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for George Salvador!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for George Salvador!
George Salvador wins by unanimous decision!
George Salvador 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 1045 p4p, 163 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 1740 p4p, 252 weight class). Cleon Wright told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
224 lbs
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209 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Power.
Power motions for Wright to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Wright throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Power has Wright up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Wright tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the ropes.
Wright is trying to push Power away but Power has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright misses the jab.
Power went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Power wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Power finds it's target.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Power throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright tries a low kick but Power avoids it.
Power tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Geordie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright lands a high kick!
Power moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Power on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Power throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Power scores with a punch to the head.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright 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.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wright explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Donk. Power catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Wright swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power throws a quick counter head kick but Wright was just out of range.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Power takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Geordie Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Power avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Power is looking to counter with head kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Wright misses.
Power tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Wright there.
Wright throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Power looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Power scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Power off balance momentarily.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Wright.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power slips under a jab.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Power swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Power.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Power moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Wright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Power scores with a nice strike.
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Power misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright connects with a jab.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Geordie Power will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Power misses with a shot to the body
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power connects with a single shot there.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Power misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Power misses with a head kick.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Power closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Power.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Power misses with a body punch.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright avoids the head kick by Power.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power slips under a jab from Wright.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Power's head.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Power throws a quick counter head kick but Wright was just out of range.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Power lands a jab.
Power throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Power - just one landing.
Wright drops Power with a left and a right! Oh, Power is hurt - Wright dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright decides to stand back up. Wright steps back and let's Power get back to his feet.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Power has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Cleon Wright!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Geordie Power wins by split decision!
Geordie Power was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 979 p4p, 118 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 1356 p4p, 168 weight class). Tektas has chosen Alexander The Great as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Demetrius Tektas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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163 lbs
13 - 6 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tektas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Joy has time to react.
Ho Joy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Tektas cracks Ho Joy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ho Joy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Joy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tektas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ho Joy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tektas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tektas wants a takedown.
Tektas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tektas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ho Joy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tektas is trying to get an arm triangle but Ho Joy is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Ho Joy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ho Joy can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ho Joy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ho Joy is trying to improve his position.
Tektas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho Joy keeps working.
Tektas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tektas tries to score with some ground and pound. Ho Joy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ho Joy tries to buck Tektas off but Tektas is having none of it.
Ho Joy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ho Joy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tektas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tektas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ho Joy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tektas's guard! Nice work there by Ho Joy!
Tektas keeping full guard, as Ho Joy tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Tektas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tektas throws a leg kick but Ho Joy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tektas misses with a hook
and Ho Joy counters with a good low kick that Tektas was not able to check.
Ho Joy throws a body kick that misses
and Tektas counters with a takedown into side control.
Tektas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ho Joy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tektas but great work by Ho Joy.
Tektas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ho Joy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tektas is still trying to improve position.
Ho Joy controlling the position from side mount.
Tektas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Joy wants to stand but Tektas has his arm trapped.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas is looking to regain half guard here but Ho Joy keeps moving and retains side control.
Ho Joy trying to control the action but Tektas is working from the bottom.
Tektas struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ho Joy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tektas keeps working.
Ho Joy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tektas tries to buck Ho Joy off but Ho Joy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Demetrius Tektas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tektas lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Tektas.
Ho Joy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tektas throws a body shot but no joy.
Tektas lands with a nice body punch.
Tektas cracks Ho Joy with a good jab.
Tektas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Ho Joy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tektas.
Ho Joy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tektas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Joy.
And Tektas tries to counter it with a takedown but Ho Joy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy drops his hands momentarily and Tektas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tektas darts in and clinches Ho Joy up against the ropes.
Tektas letting Ho Joy take a breather here.
Ho Joy scores with a shot to the side of Tektas's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas blocks a body shot from Ho Joy.
Tektas is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ho Joy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tektas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ho Joy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Tektas.
Tektas checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ho Joy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tektas to score with a decent uppercut.
Tektas misses with a straight left.
Tektas misses with a hook.
Tektas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot.
Tektas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tektas or perhaps it was just good defense by Ho Joy, which made it look bad.
Ho Joy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but Tektas moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy clinches up against the ropes.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Joy tries to stall but Tektas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ho Joy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Ho Joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tektas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho Joy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ho Joy scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Demetrius Tektas just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ho Joy clinches with his opponent.
Ho Joy presses Tektas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tektas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch.
Tektas wants to take the fight to the mat but Ho Joy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Tektas controls the action.
Ho Joy lands a shot to the body.
Ho Joy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tektas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho Joy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Tektas.
Ho Joy lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Ho Joy as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Tektas is looking for a takedown.
Ho Joy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ho Joy tries to throw a body punch but Tektas avoids it by throwing Ho Joy back against the ropes.
Tektas tries to pull guard but Ho Joy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tektas drops back down to his feet.
Ho Joy looking to stall.
Ho Joy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tektas.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Tektas blocks it.
Ho Joy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tektas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ho Joy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ho Joy tries to work over Tektas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho Joy.
Tektas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tektas wants to take the fight to the mat but Ho Joy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ho Joy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tektas up against the ropes.
Tektas takes a shot to the head.
Do Ho Joy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tektas as Ho Joy tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tektas as Ho Joy tries to tie him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tektas prevents a body shot from Ho Joy.
Tektas tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy had his way with Demetrius Tektas in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Ho Joy.
Do Ho Joy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tektas misses with a hook
and Ho Joy counters with a body kick.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tektas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tektas cracks Ho Joy with a good jab.
Ho Joy lands with a nice combination. Tektas backs away looking to recover.
Ho Joy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tektas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy lands with a nice body kick.
Ho Joy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tektas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy cracks the inside of Tektas's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Tektas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ho Joy keeping moving, preventing Tektas from controlling successfully.
Ho Joy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tektas.
Tektas throwing strikes but missing.
Demetrius Tektas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tektas throws an elbow that misses. Ho Joy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tektas's guard. Nice move by Ho Joy!
Ho Joy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas is trying to keep Ho Joy in close.
Our spies down at at Training Center inform us that Tektas has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tektas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ho Joy stacks Tektas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ho Joy!
Tektas chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Do Ho Joy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tektas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Do Ho Joy!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Do Ho Joy!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Do Ho Joy 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.
Demetrius Tektas spoke after the fight, saying 'I am sorry . I did all my best. '.
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