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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svennson (ranked 2186 p4p, 261 weight class) and Conor Daley (ranked 2654 p4p, 293 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Daley's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svennson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Daley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Sven Svennson has been cut.
Svennson throws an overhand right that lands on Daley's shoulder, as Daley tries to avoid the shot.
Daley swings for the body but Svennson moves out of range.
Daley pushes Svennson away with a front kick.
Daley blocks a head kick by Svennson.
Svennson moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Daley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Svennson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Daley blocks a head kick by Svennson.
Svennson misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Svennson coming out on top.
It looks like Conor Daley has been cut.
Svennson forces Daley back against the cage and clinches.
Svennson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svennson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Svennson.
We've been told by Svennson's head coaches at Traveller boxing gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Svennson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daley. Daley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daley is rocked!
Daley connects with a single shot there.
Daley is still on wobbly legs! Can Svennson finish him?
A jab from Svennson misses.
Daley seems to have recovered his senses.
Svennson moves to clinch but Daley breaks away
and Daley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daley blocks a head kick by Svennson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Svennson's calf.
Daley throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Daley.
Svennson misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Daley.
That kick from Daley tenderised Svennson's leg. Svennson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svennson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Svennson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daley.
Daley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Svennson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Conor Daley's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Svennson does no damage.
Daley lands a body shot.
Svennson is breathing heavily.
Daley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sven Svennson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daley.
Daley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daley.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svennson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sven Svennson's cut is getting worse.
Daley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Svennson rather than just go for the knockout.
Daley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Svennson takes a step back to recover.
Daley lands with a good body shot.
Daley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sven Svennson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Daley lands a big uppercut and Svennson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Svennson looks OK. Daley waves Svennson back to his feet!
Svennson throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Daley.
Daley plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Svennson swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Svennson face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conor Daley!
After winning the bout, Conor Daley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Orston (ranked 2056 p4p, 286 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 1655 p4p, 243 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kinneas's choice of entrance music: Judas Priest - Electric Eye. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Irvine Kinneas enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Orston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Orston catches Kinneas right on the button with a cross.
Orston throws a low kick but Kinneas avoids it.
Orston lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Orston misses
and Kinneas counters with a three punch combo that has Orston backing up. Orston nods at Kinneas to acknowledge the strikes.
Kinneas throws the left hand but Orston avoids the punch easily.
Orston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kinneas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinneas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like David Orston has been cut.
Kinneas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kinneas avoids the head kick by Orston.
Orston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Orston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orston scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orston throws a low kick but Kinneas avoids it.
Orston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKinneas.
Orston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kinneas counters with a series of strikes. Orston will be more careful next time no doubt.
Orston feints a jab promting Kinneas to slip. Orston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kinneas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kinneas throws a hook but Orston avoids it easily.
Orston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orston throws a lazy head kick
and Kinneas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orston's knee momentarily.
Kinneas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kinneas missing with a left hand there. Orston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinneas misses with a straight left.
Kinneas misses with a hook. Orston ducked under it nicely.
Kinneas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kinneas throws a hook to the side of Orston's head but Orston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Kinneas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orston misses with a low kick as Kinneas jumps back.
Orston throws a body punch but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kinneas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orston misses the shot to the body.
Orston thows a leg kick but Kinneas checks it
and Kinneas counters with a solid body kick.
Orston thows a leg kick but Kinneas checks it
and Kinneas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kinneas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orston catches Kinneas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orston throws a head kick that misses.
Kinneas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orston with a body shot.
Orston tries to land a front kick but Kinneas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kinneas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Orston is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas lands a big head kick that sends Orston tumbling to the mat! Kinneas takes a step backwards and waves Orston back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Orston is rocked!
Kinneas thuds his shin into the meat of Orston's side.
Oh Orston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
David Orston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Orston flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Orston is out cold! Kinneas holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Irvine Kinneas!
Irvine Kinneas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Petersen (ranked 1450 p4p, 181 weight class) and Earl Jeffries (ranked 1970 p4p, 240 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Jeffries does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jeffries looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petersen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jeffries defending well as Petersen loads up on a big left hand.
Jeffries doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jeffries on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jeffries throws a series of punches but Petersen avoids them all with ease.
Jeffries walks into a jab.
Jeffries takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen misses the body punch
and Jeffries counters with a stiff right hand.
Petersen scores with a hook to the body. Jeffries takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen swings for the body but Jeffries moves out of range.
Jeffries lands a body shot.
Jeffries cracks Petersen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petersen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Petersen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jeffries at a distance.
Petersen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeffries is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jeffries misses with a hook. Petersen ducked under it nicely.
Petersen misses with a hook. Jeffries ducked under it nicely.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeffries is just out of range.
Petersen scores with a nice head shot.
Jeffries getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jeffries ! But no joy.
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
Jeffries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been informed that Jeffries has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jeffries slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petersen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries throws a hook but Petersen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jeffries walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jeffries avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Jeffries on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petersen misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Petersen as he connects with a hook.
Jeffries displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petersen.
Jeffries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersen takes a swing at Jeffries 's ribcage but misses.
Jeffries tries to counter with a clinch but Petersen shakes him off and moves away.
Jeffries pushes Petersen up against the cage in a clinch.
Petersen tries a body shot but Jeffries blocks it.
Petersen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
Petersen misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Nice elbow from Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with an elbow over the top.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike from Jeffries .
Petersen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeffries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Jeffries .
Petersen dodges an elbow strike from Jeffries .
Jeffries works on Petersen's body with a couple of short punches.
Jeffries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petersen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeffries lands a damaging elbow.
Jeffries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Petersen.
Jeffries lands an elbow just above Petersen 's eye.
Darrel Petersen's cut is getting worse.
Jeffries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeffries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Petersen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeffries misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen pushes Jeffries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petersen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeffries can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
Petersen digs a right hand underneath Jeffries 's ribcage. Jeffries let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jeffries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike from Jeffries .
Jeffries prevents the takedown attempt.
Petersen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
Jeffries lands an uppercut.
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Petersen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeffries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petersen's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeffries tries to work over Petersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petersen tries a body shot but Jeffries blocks it.
A short right from Jeffries on the inside.
Jeffries digs a right hand underneath Petersen's ribcage. Petersen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Jeffries on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Earl Jeffries will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeffries moves away.
Jeffries is looking for the big counter here.
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Petersen. Beautiful body shot.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeffries is just out of range.
Jeffries throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jeffries takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeffries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petersen.
Petersen misses with a hook
and Jeffries counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeffries manages to avoid it.
Jeffries now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petersen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries defending well as Petersen loads up on a big left hand.
Jeffries misses with a looping right.
Jeffries throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Petersen feinted with a counter takedown.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Jeffries misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Jeffries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Jeffries was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petersen has managed to clinch.
Jeffries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeffries goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petersen lands an uppercut.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike from Jeffries .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeffries .
Petersen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Jeffries .
Jeffries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petersen.
Petersen avoids the elbow strike from Jeffries , against the cage.
Jeffries misses with some punches.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jeffries presses Petersen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it misses.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffries lands an elbow inside.
Darrel Petersen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jeffries misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jeffries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petersen's defenses.
Jeffries breaks the clinch.
Petersen takes a swing at Jeffries 's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Petersen misses the target.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen tests Jeffries 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Jeffries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeffries throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petersen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petersen misses with a looping left.
Jeffries gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petersen connects with a body shot that sends Jeffries 's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeffries is just out of range.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeffries moves away.
Petersen moves into the clinch.
Jeffries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeffries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petersen's elbow.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike.
Petersen works on Jeffries 's body with a couple of short punches.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen digs a right hand underneath Jeffries 's ribcage. Jeffries let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jeffries misses with an elbow over the top.
Petersen is leaning against Jeffries and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jeffries is breathing heavily.
A short left from Petersen.
Petersen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeffries 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Jeffries .
Jeffries tries to throw a body punch but Petersen avoids it by throwing Jeffries back against the cage.
Jeffries tries to break the clinch but Petersen is controlling the position.
Petersen lands with a short shot to the head.
Petersen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeffries controls his hands.
Jeffries prevents a body shot from Petersen.
Jeffries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jeffries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Darrel Petersen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeffries .
Jeffries lands an elbow inside that Petersen shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darrel Petersen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Earl Jeffries !
An out of breath Earl Jeffries thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geese Fury (ranked 1351 p4p, 207 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 3064 p4p, 383 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geese Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Fury backing away here, and Alzate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fury has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Fury.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Alzate controls the action.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Fury.
Alzate misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Alzate misses with some punches.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury tries to work over Alzate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Alzate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Alzate avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alzate blocks an elbow strike.
Alzate avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the cage.
Alzate dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Niko Alzate has been cut.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Fury is working Alzate over against the cage.
Alzate blocks the elbow strike.
Fury prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzate controls his hands.
Fury tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Alzate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Alzate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alzate breaks from the clinch.
Alzate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Geese Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury misses the jab.
Alzate wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
Alzate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fury can pounce on him.
Alzate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury gets tackled into the cage by Alzate. Alzate maintains the clinch.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alzate's defenses.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Alzate misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Alzate.
Alzate lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
A short left from Fury.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Fury.
Alzate avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate misses with some punches.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Fury misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alzate blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Alzate.
Alzate misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury working aggressively here.
Alzate manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niko Alzate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alzate misses with a leg kick.
Alzate throws a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Fury lands with a right hand.
Alzate missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Alzate misses.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Fury checks it.
Alzate looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Alzate closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the cage.
Alzate tries to pull guard but Fury won't allow it.
Alzate misses with some punches.
Alzate avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the cage.
Fury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Geese Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fury lands a body shot.
Alzate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzate.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
Alzate takes an elbow to the temple.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury lands an elbow inside that Alzate shrugs off.
That has opened up Niko Alzate's cut even more.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alzate's defenses.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Alzate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Alzate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alzate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fury throws an elbow but misses.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alzate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Fury.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury lands an elbow just above Alzate 's eye.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Alzate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alzate's brow.
Fury lands a left hand.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Alzate.
Alzate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzate.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Alzate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Alzate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Fury.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Alzate drags the fight down to the ground.
Alzate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fury controlling the position for now.
Fury gets full guard.
Fury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alzate.
Fury has Alzate pulled in close to control his posture.
Alzate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Niko Alzate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzate tries to work over Fury's front leg with a kick but Fury checks it.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Alzate with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Alzate misses the target.
Fury takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Fury.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury throws an elbow but it misses.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Alzate dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Fury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Alzate controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fury throws an elbow but it misses.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alzate.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alzate's defenses.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzate controls his hands.
Niko Alzate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alzate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury works on Alzate's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury lands a shot to the body.
Alzate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury cracks Alzate with a nice body shot.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alzate misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzate controls his hands.
Fury lands a shot to the body.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Alzate blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fury tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Alzate controls the action.
Fury 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.
Alzate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
Alzate scores with a shoulder strike.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alzate can do to turn this around?
Alzate throws a head punch that misses.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Geese Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alzate tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alzate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alzate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.
Alzate throws a head punch that misses.
Alzate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fury blocking some punches.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geese Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fury, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geese Fury!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 804 p4p, 93 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 1581 p4p, 186 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiernan's choice of entrance music: Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso moves out of range of the strikes.
Koso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Tiernan backs away, Koso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koso dodges the punch combination from Tiernan.
Koso throwing a counter right hand but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Koso throws a leg kick
and Tiernan counters with a nice leg kick.
Koso swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Tiernan moves forwards but Koso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Koso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koso at a distance.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Koso is just out of range.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koso throws a leg kick but Tiernan moved away.
Tiernan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koso loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Koso is just out of range.
Koso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Koso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiernan doesn't seem phased though.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koso scores with a spinning back kick!
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the body
and Koso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koso moves away.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Tiernan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koso rather than just go for the knockout.
Koso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiernans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiernan misses with a hook to the body
and Koso counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Tiernan as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiernan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tiernan swings for the body but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiernan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koso counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koso. That's going to slow Tiernan down.
A swing and a miss from Koso.
Tiernan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Koso.
Koso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Koso scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiernan should have avoided that one.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily.
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koso clobbers Tiernan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koso throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiernan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso tries to bench press Tiernan off him but Tiernan keeps the position.
Koso is not content to let Tiernan control the position.
Koso is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Tiernan stalls from top position.
Koso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koso is pressing down on Tiernan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiernan is holding on for now.
Koso with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koso wants to pass to mount but Tiernan is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koso trying to control but Tiernan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiernan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiernan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Koso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tiernan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Koso is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speva Koso dominated that round.
That's time! Koso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Koso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
A low kick from Tiernan misses
and Koso counters with a left to the body.
Tiernan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan misses with a wild combination.
Koso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Koso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Koso throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
It seemed like Tiernan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan moves out of range as Koso strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiernan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koso swings widly with a right hand
and Tiernan counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Koso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koso works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tiernan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso thuds a left hand into Tiernan's body.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Jab by Koso.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the body
and Koso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Koso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan lands a head kick!
Koso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiernan takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
Koso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koso blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Koso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiernan walks into a stiff left hand from Koso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Koso circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiernan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut
and Koso counters with an inside leg kick.
Koso swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Koso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiernan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan slips under a jab.
Koso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiernan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koso. Koso obviously looking to wear him down.
Koso scores with a leg kick.
Tiernan lands a nice hook to Koso's body. Koso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koso swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Koso is looking to slow Tiernan down with leg kicks.
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koso scoring well with a low kick there.
Koso throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan lands a right hook to the body.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koso.
Koso throwing a counter right hand but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiernan.
Speva Koso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Koso.
Tiernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koso can pounce on him.
Koso digs a good hook to Tiernan's body.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso is looking for a counter combo.
Koso lands a nice shot that snaps Tiernan's head back.
Koso avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koso misses with a hook. Tiernan ducked under it nicely.
Koso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan shoots for a double leg takedown but Koso sprawls well. He's pushed Tiernan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koso misses with a hook.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koso lands a front kick.
Tiernan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koso thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Koso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiernan, right into the meat.
Tiernan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiernan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Koso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Koso as Tiernan shoots in.
Tiernan is breathing heavily.
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Tiernan misses with a right hand
and Koso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koso cracks Tiernan with a good jab.
Koso blocks a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses
and Koso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Koso circles away and keeps his distance.
Koso tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Speva Koso 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Koso.
Tiernan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Speva Koso is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Koso.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
Koso cracks Tiernan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Koso down.
Koso lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koso lands a nice looking body shot.
Tiernan misses with a double jab
and Koso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koso with a jab.
Koso lands with a kick to the temple. Tiernan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donk. Koso catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
Koso throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the head.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Koso is having none of it.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Tiernan cracks Koso with an open hand slap.
Koso avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Koso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koso takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koso cracks a nice hook into Tiernan's ribs.
Koso connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Koso misses.
Koso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiernan can do to turn this around?
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tiernan moves into range and clinches up with Koso.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Koso backwards.
Koso lands a nice shot to the body.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Koso fails to land.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Koso.
Koso takes a shot to the head.
Koso tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Koso avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Koso prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koso lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Koso is working Tiernan over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Koso.
Koso lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Koso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koso.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koso's elbow.
A short uppercut from Koso.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koso lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Koso - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Koso.
Koso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koso breaks from the clinch.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiernan throws a low kick, looking for Koso's leg but Koso calmly moves out of range.
Koso tests Tiernan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koso punishes Tiernan's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Koso checks a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Koso avoids it.
It looked like Koso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koso lands a head kick. Tiernan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Koso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speva Koso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koso, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1319 p4p, 197 weight class) and Karl Karlsson (ranked 1244 p4p, 187 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Karlsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 300 Violin Orchestra . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karlsson's head.
Wylde rushes Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wylde won't allow it.
Wylde lands a right hand.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Wylde moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson lands a really nice looking cross but Wylde seems unphased.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde 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.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson swings widly with a right hand
and Wylde counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Wylde finds it's target.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Wylde tests Karlsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Karlsson.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
Karlsson 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.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wylde misses the shot to the body.
Wylde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Karlsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wylde. Wylde obviously looking to wear him down.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Wylde tries to clinch but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson unleashes a big counter combination but Wylde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wylde throws a nice head kick!
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wylde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wylde digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wylde circles away quickly and effectively.
Karlsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wylde counters with a three punch combo that has Karlsson backing up. Karlsson nods at Wylde to acknowledge the strikes.
Karlsson is rocked!
Wylde throws an overhand right that has Karlsson reeling! Wylde follows up with more punches and Karlsson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunnar Wylde!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Wylde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Raymaker (ranked 1168 p4p, 151 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 897 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Raymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Raymaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Galute holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raymaker breaks the clinch.
Galute defending well as Raymaker loads up on a big left hand.
Galute is looking to clinch but Raymaker is avoiding it.
Galute scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Galute thows a huge punch but Raymaker dodges it nicely.
Galute is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Galute.
Galute thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raymaker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymaker keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Galute is working for a submission of some sort.
Galute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Galute wants to control but Raymaker is keeping him busy.
Galute is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raymaker is just riding it out for now. Galute eventually gives up the hold.
Galute decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raymaker swings for the body but Galute moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Raymaker.
Galute is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch combination from Raymaker misses.
Galute shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raymaker counters with a straight right hand.
Galute drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galute throws a big right hand that misses.
Galute wants to control from the top but Raymaker keeps moving.
Raymaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Galute on the ground.
Galute has gone for a leg lock! Raymaker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Galute's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galute had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raymaker defends it easily.
Galute being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galute is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Raymaker stopping the sweep attempt from Galute.
Raymaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Galute is trying to control Raymaker's posture but Raymaker avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Galute is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Raymaker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lopeared Galute dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galute fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raymaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raymaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galute manages to avoid it.
Galute with a poor takedown
and Raymaker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raymaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Galute. Galute gets slowly back to his feet.
Kai Raymaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lopeared Galute.
Galute has his takedown stuffed
and Raymaker counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymaker throws a looping overhand right but Galute ducks down to avoid it.
Galute is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Raymaker throws a hook to the side of Galute's head but Galute sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Galute tries to counter it with a takedown but Raymaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Raymaker.
Galute tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raymaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Galute.
Raymaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raymaker throws a big counter combination but Galute scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Galute is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raymaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raymaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galute.
Galute closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raymaker misses with a looping right.
Raymaker misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Galute.
Raymaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galute has his takedown stuffed
and Raymaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raymaker misses with a wild body shot.
Kai Raymaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Galute shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raymaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kai Raymaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galute is breathing heavily.
Raymaker tests Galute's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raymaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raymaker misses with a left hand
and Galute counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker lands with a right to the head.
Galute escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galute tries for a takedown but Raymaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raymaker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raymaker throws an overhand right that lands on Galute's shoulder, as Galute tries to avoid the shot.
Galute takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raymaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galute can do to turn this around?
Raymaker connects with a looping right hand.
Lopeared Galute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Raymaker.
Raymaker lands with a right hand.
Galute with a poor takedown
and Raymaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker dips to his left and cracks Galute with an uppercut!
Galute displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raymaker throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galute shoots in but Raymaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raymaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raymaker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raymaker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raymaker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Galute sprawling to the canvas! Galute rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raymaker finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Raymaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raymaker drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Galute right on the button. Galute goes down! Raymaker follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Raymaker gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Raymaker!
A very excited looking Kai Raymaker rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 487 p4p, 64 weight class) and Moonlight Maze (ranked 577 p4p, 79 weight class). Maze has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moonlight Maze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Borjigin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maze.
Borjigin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maze.
As Maze tries to get set, Borjigin tries to push him back and clinch up but Maze manages to avoid the attempt.
Borjigin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borjigin cracks Maze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maze misses with a wild combination.
Borjigin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maze throws a low kick but Borjigin avoids it.
Borjigin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Borjigin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borjigin 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.
Borjigin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Maze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borjigin.
Borjigin dips to his left and cracks Maze with an uppercut!
Maze connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maze cracks Borjigin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borjigin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maze cracks Borjigin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borjigin ducks right into an uppercut from Maze.
Borjigin is looking to slow Maze down with leg kicks.
Borjigin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Borjigin.
Maze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borjigin takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maze.
Jab, jab by Borjigin - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Borjigin.
Borjigin connects with an inside leg kick.
Borjigin throws a chopping leg kick but Maze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good shot there by Borjigin.
Borjigin checks the leg kick.
Maze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Maze throws a hook but Borjigin avoids it easily.
Maze swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
Borjigin avoids the body shot from Maze.
Borjigin slaps away a takedown attempt from Maze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borjigin counters with a good low kick that Maze was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borjigin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maze.
Borjigin throws a front kick that sends Maze stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borjigin throws a leg kick which misses Maze's front leg but catches the back leg as Maze tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borjigin.
Maze misses with a low kick.
Borjigin moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Maze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borjigin catches Maze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Borjigin. That one must have hurt.
Donk. Borjigin catches Maze right on the button with a cross.
Borjigin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borjigin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maze.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borjigin. That's going to slow Maze down.
Borjigin throws a body kick that misses.
Maze follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut. Maze saw that one coming.
Maze misses with the body kick
and Borjigin counters with a straight right hand.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut. Maze saw that one coming.
Borjigin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borjigin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a leg kick which misses Maze's front leg but catches the back leg as Maze tries to avoid it.
Borjigin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maze flicks out a counter leg kick but Borjigin steps away.
Borjigin sizes up Maze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Borjigin tenderised Maze's leg. Maze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maze blocks a leg kick.
Borjigin avoids the head kick by Maze.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Maze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maze. That did some damage!
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maze. Maze obviously looking to wear him down.
Borjigin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borjigin moves away.
Maze throws an overhand right that lands on Borjigin's shoulder, as Borjigin tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maze manages to circle out of the way.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Maze ducks down to avoid it.
Borjigin connects with a single shot there.
Maze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maze thows a leg kick but Borjigin checks it
and Borjigin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a push kick but Maze slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Borjigin.
No luck for Maze with that takedown attempt.
Borjigin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maze.
Borjigin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borjigin with a hook.
Borjigin swings for the body but Maze moves out of range.
Borjigin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borjigin throws a chopping leg kick but Maze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borjigin.
Maze misses with a body kick.
Maze misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maze.
Borjigin is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Borjigin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maze - the referee stops the clock and Borjigin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maze. Borjigin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin 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.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Borjigin cracks a nice hook into Maze's ribs.
Borjigin scores with a hook to the body. Maze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Maze tries to get set, Borjigin tries to push him back and clinch up but Maze manages to avoid the attempt.
Maze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Borjigin! Maze is backing up but he can't get away as Borjigin lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Maze and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Khunbish Borjigin!
Khunbish Borjigin 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 458 p4p, 48 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 413 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt lands with a good body shot.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a jab but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Schmidt moves out of range as Ozolinsh strikes.
Ozolinsh blocks the body kick.
Ozolinsh works Schmidt's body with a nice hook.
Schmidt connects with a body shot that sends Ozolinsh's belly button to the back.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Schmidt lands a jab.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Ozolinsh sees coming a mile off.
Ozolinsh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ozolinsh feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ozolinsh lands an overhand right.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
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!
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Ozolinsh slips a jab and a cross from Schmidt.
Ozolinsh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schmidt wants to slow Ozolinsh down by chopping away at his legs.
Ozolinsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Ozolinsh counters with a straight right hand.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ozolinsh misses its target.
Schmidt connects with an inside leg kick.
Ozolinsh blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
A little feinted left hand from Ozolinsh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ozolinsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ozolinsh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schmidt throws a big counter head kick but Ozolinsh avoids it with no problem.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schmidt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ozolinsh defends well and Schmidt ends up having to push Ozolinsh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh lands with a hook. Schmidt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schmidt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ozolinsh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch.
Ozolinsh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ozolinsh pushes Schmidt away with a front kick.
A lazy left from Schmidt finds it's target.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up.
Ozolinsh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schmidt swings for the body but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
It looked like Ozolinsh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt misses with a lunging right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a left to the body.
Ozolinsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ozolinsh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ozolinsh throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range and Ozolinsh settles back down.
Schmidt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Schmidt scores with a nice body kick.
Ozolinsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Dieter Schmidt's cut even more.
Ozolinsh drops Schmidt with a huge uppercut! Schmidt drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ozolinsh is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teodors Ozolinsh!
An out of breath and clearly excited Teodors Ozolinsh thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan McClain (ranked 222 p4p, 28 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 184 p4p, 24 weight class). Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wampage Johnson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan McClain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClain throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McClain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McClain lands a nice shot to the body.
McClain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but McClain slips the punch.
McClain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McClain misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a swing at McClain's ribcage but misses.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McClain.
Johnson prevents a body shot from McClain.
McClain misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
McClain gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McClain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McClain pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McClain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but McClain gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
McClain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as McClain controls the action.
McClain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson works on McClain's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson blocks a body shot from McClain.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by McClain.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson works on McClain's body with a couple of short punches.
McClain prevents a body shot from Johnson.
McClain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McClain misses with a punch on the inside.
McClain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson pushes McClain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McClain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McClain misses with a hook from the clinch.
McClain blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McClain as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McClain backwards.
McClain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as McClain controls the action.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but McClain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a body shot but McClain blocks it.
McClain lands a body punch.
McClain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McClains head.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as McClain controls the action.
McClain misses with a hook from the clinch.
McClain prevents a body shot from Johnson.
McClain is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing McClain up against the cage.
A body shot lands from McClain.
Johnson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClain lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McClain backwards.
McClain struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
McClain lands a left hand.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by McClain.
McClain tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing McClain back against the cage.
A short left from McClain.
A short uppercut from McClain.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McClain backwards.
McClain can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
McClain struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClain.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by McClain.
McClain can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
McClain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McClain takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McClain backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClain tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing McClain back against the cage.
McClain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McClain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McClain misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from McClain.
A nice right hand lands inside from McClain.
McClain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson lands a right hand.
McClain misses with a body punch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as McClain controls his hands.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from McClain.
McClain misses with a body punch.
McClain pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wampage Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. McClain moves away and avoids it.
Jab by McClain.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McClain.
McClain digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
McClain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by McClain.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by McClain.
McClain misses with a straight left.
McClain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McClain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
McClain misses with a looping right.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McClain looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
McClain looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
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!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McClain scores with a nice strike.
McClain scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from McClain.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McClain throws out the jab.
McClain throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but McClain is wise to it.
McClain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
McClain misses with a straight left.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McClain with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McClain. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McClain moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination. McClain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McClain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClain missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McClain misses with a straight right.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McClain.
McClain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan McClain is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a hook but McClain blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClain blocks the body kick.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McClain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McClain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
McClain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClain.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McClain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McClain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - McClain coming out on top.
McClain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes McClain back into the cage.
McClain blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Johnson.
McClain struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClain backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClain misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McClain is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McClain lands a nice uppercut.
McClain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
McClain swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McClain throws a head punch that misses.
McClain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McClain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McClain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McClain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McClain tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClain prevents a body shot from Johnson.
McClain tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Dan McClain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McClain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McClain misses with a punch to the body.
McClain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McClain struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as McClain controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
McClain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McClain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McClain can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson presses McClain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan McClain dominated that second round.
That's time! McClain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as McClain controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for McClain.
McClain lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson pushes McClain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson has McClain pressed against the cage.
McClain scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McClain.
McClain blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from McClain.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McClain misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as McClain controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
McClain tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McClain struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McClain scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McClain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
McClain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McClain.
McClain scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
McClain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
McClain misses with some punches.
McClain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McClain.
Johnson is rocked!
McClain unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McClain is unloading with more strikes now! Johnson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan McClain!
Dan McClain retains his middleweight title!
Dan McClain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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