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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zammy Bailey (ranked 924 p4p, 117 weight class) and Xander Machado (ranked 1658 p4p, 218 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!



189 cm
29
212 lbs
19 - 17 - 0
196 cm
31
208 lbs
7 - 7 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank


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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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zammy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xander Machado!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Xander Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bailey walks into a jab.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
Machado misses with a few strikes there.
Machado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Machado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bailey digs a good hook to Machado's body.
Bailey swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws a right and a left that Bailey avoids nicely.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machado goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Machado gets a takedown into half guard.

Machado is trying to work for a kimura but Bailey is defending well.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
Machado passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bailey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is squirming around, avoiding Machado's attempts to control the action.
Bailey wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Machado is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bailey to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bailey shrugs it off.
Bailey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Machado looking to control and managing it successfully.

Machado is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Bailey is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xander Machado!
A relieved looking Xander Machado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
43%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 1818 p4p, 243 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 1696 p4p, 230 weight class). Del Oeste comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



187 cm
33
191 lbs
16 - 15 - 0
187 cm
35
187 lbs
25 - 21 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Del Oeste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Oeste avoids a kick to the body.
Wiremu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Del Oeste blocks a head kick by Wiremu.
A little feinted left hand from Del Oeste on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Del Oeste looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wiremu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Oeste tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wiremu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Oeste.
Wiremu misses with an uppercut. Del Oeste saw that one coming.
It looked like Del Oeste wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Del Oeste has a takedown stuffed.
Del Oeste feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wiremus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiremu.
Del Oeste throws a body punch but Wiremu moves out of range.
Del Oeste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiremu circles away quickly and effectively.

Del Oeste decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Wiremu has one foot on Del Oeste's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste throws a big shot that misses.
Wiremu thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Wiremu misses its intended target.
Del Oeste appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Del Oeste throws a looping overhand right but Wiremu ducks down to avoid it.
Wiremu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Oeste.
Wiremu misses with a body punch
and Del Oeste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiremu misses with a left hand
and Del Oeste counters with a nice body shot.
Wiremu misses with a body kick.
Del Oeste was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Del Oeste blocks the leg kick.
Del Oeste dives in and grabs Wiremu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wiremu pushes down on Del Oeste's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiremu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Oeste manages to avoid it.
Del Oeste throws a chopping leg kick but Wiremu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wiremu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Del Oeste missing with a left hand there. Wiremu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Wiremu.
Del Oeste shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wiremu defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiremu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiremu scoring well with a low kick there.
Wiremu looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Oeste is just out of range.
Wiremu throws a sloppy body shot

and Del Oeste moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiremu.
Wiremu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Del Oeste jumps guard but Wiremu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wiremu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Del Oeste wants a takedown but no success here.
Wiremu works on Del Oeste's body with a couple of short punches.
Del Oeste blocks an uppercut.
Wiremu has a couple of punches blocked by Del Oeste.
Wiremu is leaning against Del Oeste and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Del Oeste lands with a left to the head.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Wiremu won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Del Oeste fails to land.
Del Oeste dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiremu misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiremu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Del Oeste blocks a body shot from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a body shot.
Wiremu is looking to break free of the clinch but Del Oeste has double underhooks.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Wiremu holds him up against the cage and eventually Del Oeste drops back down to his feet.

Del Oeste lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wiremu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Del Oeste is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wiremu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Del Oeste. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Del Oeste seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu controlling the position for now.

Del Oeste is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Del Oeste is keen to just control but Wiremu is a slippery customer.

Wiremu is defending against the submission attempts here by Del Oeste.
Wiremu is trying to maintain the position but Del Oeste is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aloysius Wiremu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Del Oeste works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wiremu wants to clinch up but Del Oeste keeps it at a distance.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Del Oeste misses its intended target.
Del Oeste shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wiremu counters with a good low kick that Del Oeste was not able to check.
Wiremu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Del Oeste lands a nice looking body shot.
Del Oeste chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wiremu can pounce on him.
Del Oeste checks a low kick from Wiremu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.
Wiremu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wiremu throws a head kick that half lands.

Del Oeste drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Oeste lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiremu has wrist control.

Del Oeste postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wiremu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Del Oeste, into his guard.


Del Oeste looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Del Oeste looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wiremu trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Oeste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Oeste trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste keeping moving, preventing Wiremu from controlling successfully.
Wiremu throwing strikes but missing.
Del Oeste working a defensive guard here.

Del Oeste working for submissions but it's allowed Wiremu to get to half guard.
Del Oeste tries to get to full guard but Wiremu has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste is pressing down on Wiremu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Del Oeste has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wiremu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Del Oeste controls Wiremu momentarily but Wiremu frees himself.
Wiremu wants to control from the top but Del Oeste keeps moving.

Del Oeste looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Del Oeste looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Del Oeste working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wiremu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wiremu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Del Oeste looking to control.

Del Oeste working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wiremu has passed into half guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Del Oeste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Ryan Del Oeste will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


Del Oeste shoots in but no luck this time.
Del Oeste throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Del Oeste throws a sloppy head kick and Wiremu moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiremu! But no joy.
Del Oeste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiremu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Del Oeste manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Wiremu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wiremu tries to clinch but Del Oeste is having none of it.
Wiremu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Oeste.
Wiremu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Oeste. That did some damage!
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Oeste getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Del Oeste.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Del Oeste.
Wiremu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiremu throws the left hand but Del Oeste avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wiremu swivels and escapes.
Wiremu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Oeste.
Wiremu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Oeste. That did some damage!
Del Oeste takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wiremu is looking to land body kicks.
Wiremu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wiremu tries to clinch
and Del Oeste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiremu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Oeste manages to avoid it.
Wiremu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wiremu swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Del Oeste.
Del Oeste blocks a jab.
Wiremu staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Wiremu checks a leg kick.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiremu as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiremu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wiremu throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Oeste.
Del Oeste misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Del Oeste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Oeste is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wiremu scores with a hook.
Wiremu tries to clinch but Del Oeste is having none of it.
Wiremu moves in looking to clinch but Del Oeste pushes him off.
Wiremu lands a leg kick that knocks Del Oeste off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiremu as he avoids it easily.
Aloysius Wiremu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiremu checks a leg kick.
Wiremu lands with a kick to the temple. Del Oeste shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wiremu but Wiremu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Oeste takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiremu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Del Oeste finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Wiremu's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Del Oeste falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
A victorious Aloysius Wiremu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ryan Del Oeste was interviewed post fight and said 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.
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RATING
59%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 478 p4p, 55 weight class) and Magyan Murko (ranked 1628 p4p, 195 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with The Pretender blaring out of the sound system. 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.



181 cm
34
158 lbs
25 - 10 - 0
181 cm
25
158 lbs
7 - 8 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank


Perkele!


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magyan Murko!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murko throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Murko.
Murko misses with a looping right.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Murko counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee sizes up Murko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murko misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Murko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Murko.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Murko.
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!
Murko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magyan Murko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murko.
Murko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murko slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Murko in a clinch.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Murko prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee presses Murko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee tries to work over Murko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murko pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murko's elbow.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Murko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murko cracks Lee with a nice body shot.

Lee is trying to trip Murko. He has hold of a leg but Murko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murko trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murko is keeping the position for now.
Murko can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murko trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee wants to take a breather but Murko is having none of it.
Murko has a hand on Lee's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lee takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Murko is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee looking to control but Murko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murko is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee looking to control but Murko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Lee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Murko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Murko tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murko is looking to get to half guard.
Murko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lee wants to control from the top but Murko keeps moving.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Murko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Morrison Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Murko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee throws a push kick but Murko slaps the foot to one side.
Lee 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.
Murko keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee misses with a hook. Murko ducked under it nicely.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murko circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murko.
Murko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murko throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Murko looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Murko tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murko lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee looks to land a body kick but Murko moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murko.
Murko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murko dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murko manages to avoid it.
Murko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Murko misses.
Murko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murko connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Murko cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murko.
Murko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Donk. Murko catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Murko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murko misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Murko moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee throws a jab when Murko was well out of range.
Murko cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Murko is out of range.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Murko misses.
A big right from Murko misses.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murko throws out the jab.
A combination from Murko does no damage.
Murko misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Murko cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Murko catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Murko throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murko throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Murko misses.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Murko.
Lee lands a front kick.
Nice jab there from Murko.
Murko takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murko, who protects the arm well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murko can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Murko is defending well.
Murko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Murko is defending well.
Murko tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Magyan Murko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.


Murko throws a big shot that misses.
Murko throws a body kick that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magyan Murko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Murko slips the punch.
Murko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Murko.
Murko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murko scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Murko slips a jab from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murko throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Murko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a hook but Murko blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Murko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murko swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Murko scoring well with a low kick there.
Murko misses with a straight left.
Murko is looking to land body kicks.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Murko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murko.
Murko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
As Murko looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Murko just gets out of the way.
Murko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murko misses with a two punch combination.
Lee lands with a hook. Murko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murko misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Murko throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.

Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee is looking to advance position but Murko won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Murko is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murko looking to control.
Lee wants to control from the top but Murko keeps moving.

Murko is looking for a triangle here but Lee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Murko is defending well.
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Murko's shoulder. That is not cool.
Murko is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murko wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Murko working to try and regain half guard.

Murko reaches up and pulls Lee towards him, trying to control the position. Lee manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Murko! Murko tries to roll over - now Lee is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Murko has to tap out! Great work there by Lee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Morrison Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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60%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Argat Khan (ranked 1062 p4p, 144 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 1476 p4p, 191 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!



178 cm
27
176 lbs
10 - 6 - 0
184 cm
36
185 lbs
33 - 18 - 1
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orion connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.

Orion lands a big uppercut and Khan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Khan looks OK. Orion waves Khan back to his feet!

Khan is rocked!
We've been told by Khan's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orion slips under a jab.
Orion blocks a leg kick.
Orion measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Khan! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cole Orion!
Cole Orion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Manley (ranked 1850 p4p, 247 weight class) and Corwin Valentine (ranked 1413 p4p, 192 weight class). Manley's entrance music is Born in the USA. A fine choice. Valentine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm the Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Corwin Valentine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.



180 cm
32
192 lbs
14 - 9 - 0
182 cm
29
187 lbs
17 - 11 - 0
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank


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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iggy Manley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley misses with an uppercut.

Manley pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Manley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valentine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine scores a nice knee to the body.
Manley is breathing heavily.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.
Valentine lands a knee to the head.

Manley jumps into guard, dragging Valentine to the mat.
Valentine wants to stand but Manley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

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!
Manley throws a strike but Valentine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.


That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley wants to sweep but no luck.
Manley trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Manley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Valentine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Valentine won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
Valentine wants to stand but Manley is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valentine postures up.
Manley seems keen to control Valentine's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Valentine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manley is proving hard to escape from.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Valentine clinches.
Manley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valentine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valentine stops a takedown attempt from Manley.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Valentine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
Valentine working Manley over with knees to the body.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valentine stops a takedown attempt from Manley.
Valentine crunches a lovely knee into Manley's ribcage.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine with a knee to the head.
Valentine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manley can't get the takedown.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manley.
Valentine landing knees to the head.

Manley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Valentine explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Valentine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manley is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Manley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentine walks away with a smile on his face. Manley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Valentine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentine crunches a lovely knee into Manley's ribcage.

Manley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valentine is trying to keep an underhook but Manley manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Valentine has one foot on Manley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Manley misses with a jab, cross combination.

Valentine clinches up with Manley and pushes him back against the cage.
Valentine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Manley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valentine pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Valentine jabs Manley right on the nose. Manley blinks but takes it well.

Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Manley in a clinch.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Valentine after a bit of a struggle.
Manley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valentine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manley.
Manley stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
Manley has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine connects with a knee to the head.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manley is trying to pull guard but Valentine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine lands a knee to the body.
Manley has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valentine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valentine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manley.
Manley stalling in the clinch but Valentine improves position.
Corwin Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valentine obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores a nice knee to the body.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
Valentine lands a good knee to the midsection. Manley won't want to take too many of those.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Manley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Manley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Manley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentine fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Valentine drives through and clinches with Manley against the cage.
Valentine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manley blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manley avoids it.
Manley tries to pull guard but Valentine holds him up against the cage and eventually Manley drops back down to his feet.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Manley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Valentine manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Manley keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Valentine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manley blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manley blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.

Manley jumps into guard, dragging Valentine to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corwin Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valentine's guard.

Manley is in close to Valentine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manley wants to pass the guard but Valentine is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Manley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.

Valentine clinches.
Manley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Manley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Manley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Manley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley wants to improve his position but instead Valentine has moved into half guard.
Valentine is thwarting Manley's attempts to control the position.
Valentine is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Valentine prevents Manley from improving his position.
Valentine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine wants to stand up but Manley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Valentine prevents Manley from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manley is positioning himself well to prevent Valentine advancing to mount.
Manley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like Valentine is going to stand back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Manley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manley slips a nice elbow through Valentine's hands, connecting with Valentine's forehead.
Valentine is trying to stand up here but Manley is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corwin Valentine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valentine defending well though.
Manley winds up and cracks Valentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manley tries to pass to full mount but Valentine defends it.
Manley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valentine pushes Manley off looking to stand but Manley dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manley slips a straight right by Valentine.
Valentine lands a glancing blow to the side of Manley's head.
Manley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Manley looks for a takedown but Valentine sprawls well.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Manley. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manley somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corwin Valentine.
I've got Valentine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Valentine!

During a confident post fight interview, Corwin Valentine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 2140 p4p, 226 weight class) and Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 921 p4p, 121 weight class). Kagonbo has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!



190 cm
43
263 lbs
29 - 20 - 5
206 cm
29
241 lbs
16 - 9 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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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 29 - 20 - 5, fighting out of London, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagonbo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagnozzi blocks a jab.
Kagonbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a head kick that misses.
Kagonbo slips a jab from Pagnozzi.
Kagonbo throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut.
Kagonbo lands a leg kick that knocks Pagnozzi off balance momentarily.
Pagnozzi ducks under a wild hook from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo lands with a hook. Pagnozzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been informed that Kagonbo 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.
Kagonbo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagnozzi moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Pagnozzi checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Pagnozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kagonbo motions for Pagnozzi to come forward. Kagonbo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kagonbo avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo cracks Pagnozzi with a good jab.
A big left from Kagonbo misses.
Pagnozzi thuds his right hand into Kagonbo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pagnozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kagonbo throws a nice head kick!
Kagonbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kagonbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pagnozzi counters with a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a big shot that misses.
Kagonbo 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.
Kagonbo misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Pagnozzi misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kagonbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pagnozzi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Kagonbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pagnozzi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo lands a body shot.
A combination from Kagonbo does no damage.
Pagnozzi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pagnozzi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pagnozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kagonbo throws out the jab.
Pagnozzi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kagonbo's calf.
A slow jab from Pagnozzi misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Pagnozzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pagnozzi, right into the meat.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kagonbo connects with a crisp jab.
Pagnozzi blocks a jab.
Kagonbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pagnozzi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo swings for the body but Pagnozzi moves out of range.
It looked like Pagnozzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kagonbo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kagonbo connects with a body shot that sends Pagnozzi's belly button to the back.
Kagonbo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo punishes Pagnozzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kagonbo scores with a nice head shot.
Pagnozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Kagonbo's shoulder, as Kagonbo tries to avoid the shot.
Kagonbo lands a right hook to the body.
Kagonbo ducks under a wild hook from Pagnozzi.
Kagonbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pagnozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Kagonbo moved away.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kagonbo catches Pagnozzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A cross from Kagonbo lands.
Kagonbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pagnozzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pagnozzi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kagonbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pagnozzi's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kagonbo. Pagnozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kagonbo throws a sloppy head kick and Pagnozzi moves out of range easily.
Pagnozzi is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kagonbo clobbers Pagnozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pagnozzi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kagonbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pagnozzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kagonbo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismack Kagonbo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Kagonbo slips a straight right by Pagnozzi.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kagonbo throws a lazy right hand but Pagnozzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pagnozzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kagonbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pagnozzi.
Kagonbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pagnozzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kagonbo.
Kagonbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kagonbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Pagnozzi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo slips a jab and a cross from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi 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.
Kagonbo checks a leg kick.
Kagonbo scores with a hook.
Pagnozzi takes a swing at Kagonbo's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Kagonbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo cracks Pagnozzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Callum Pagnozzi's cut is getting worse.
Kagonbo misses with a straight right.
Pagnozzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pagnozzi throws a body punch but Kagonbo moves out of range.

Kagonbo lands a big head kick that sends Pagnozzi tumbling to the mat! Kagonbo takes a step backwards and waves Pagnozzi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Pagnozzi is rocked!
Pagnozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Pagnozzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kagonbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pagnozzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Pagnozzi misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kagonbo lands a big right hand that sends Pagnozzi crashing to the mat! Kagonbo stays standing though and waves Pagnozzi back to his feet!
Kagonbo scores with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kagonbo. Pagnozzi shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kagonbo lands a big right hand that sends Pagnozzi crashing to the mat! Kagonbo stays standing though and waves Pagnozzi back to his feet!
Kagonbo is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pagnozzi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pagnozzi is out cold! Kagonbo 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 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bismack Kagonbo!
Bismack Kagonbo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 462 p4p, 65 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 844 p4p, 119 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.



183 cm
42
170 lbs
48 - 21 - 2
180 cm
37
175 lbs
28 - 14 - 2
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


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Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Saarenpaa throws a body punch but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
It looked like Saarenpaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hooper.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooper scores with a shot to the body.
Hooper misses with a double jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooper checks a leg kick.
Saarenpaa throws the kick towards the body but Hooper avoids it.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Hooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Hooper catches Saarenpaa right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Hooper coming out on top.
Hooper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saarenpaa.
Hooper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper connects with a solid leg kick.
Hooper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa checks a low kick from Hooper.
An attempted straight right counter from Saarenpaa misses the target.
Hooper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Hooper.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper lands a body shot.
Mika Saarenpaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saarenpaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooper.
Saarenpaa throws a looping overhand right but Hooper ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooper defending well as Saarenpaa loads up on a big left hand.
Saarenpaa takes one to the chin there.
Hooper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saarenpaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saarenpaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa missing with a left hand there. Hooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hooper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Saarenpaa walks into a straight right hand from Hooper.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Saarenpaa lunges at Hooper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hooper's hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hooper!
Hooper throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Hooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Saarenpaa.
Hooper throws an overhand right that lands on Saarenpaa's shoulder, as Saarenpaa tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper misses with an uppercut. Saarenpaa saw that one coming.
Saarenpaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hooper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Saarenpaa misses the target.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Saarenpaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
Hooper tries for a takedown but Saarenpaa circles away easily
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa missing with a left hand there. Hooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hooper cracks Saarenpaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saarenpaa scores with a one two! Hooper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Troy Hooper has been cut.

Saarenpaa closes the distance and pushes Hooper back into the cage.
Hooper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saarenpaa after a bit of a struggle.
Mika Saarenpaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hooper.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa tries to break the clinch but Hooper is controlling the position.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Hooper avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Saarenpaa is pressed up against the cage. Hooper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saarenpaa down to the mat. Saarenpaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Saarenpaa looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper slips a straight right by Saarenpaa.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarenpaa. Hooper shrugs it off though.
Saarenpaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Hooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saarenpaa's calf.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Saarenpaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarenpaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hooper swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
It appears Saarenpaa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a jab to the body
and Saarenpaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hooper misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hooper.
Hooper misses with a takedown attempt - Saarenpaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Hooper moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Hooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Hooper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


A solid body kick from Saarenpaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Hooper.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Saarenpaa avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Hooper misses the jab.
Hooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saarenpaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Hooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saarenpaa's hands.
Saarenpaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Hooper blocks the low kick.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hooper takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa tries to clinch up.
Hooper jabs Saarenpaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab from Hooper.
Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saarenpaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saarenpaa takes one on the button.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Saarenpaa misses.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
Saarenpaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
Hooper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hooper scores with a sloppy right hand. Saarenpaa should have avoided that one.
Saarenpaa moves forwards but Hooper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
A counter left hand to the body from Saarenpaa misses its target.
Saarenpaa wants to clinch up but Hooper keeps it at a distance.
Hooper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saarenpaa defends it well.
Hooper misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarenpaa. That did some damage!
Troy Hooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooper throws a leg kick which misses Saarenpaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Saarenpaa tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saarenpaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hooper digs a good body shot into Saarenpaa's ribs.
Hooper has a takedown stuffed.
Saarenpaa lands a jab to Hooper's midsection.
Saarenpaa defending well as Hooper loads up on a big left hand.
Saarenpaa tries to clinch up but Hooper circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hooper misses with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper jabs at Saarenpaa's body.
Nice sprawl there from Saarenpaa as Hooper shoots in.
Saarenpaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hooper throws out a counter right but Saarenpaa avoids it with no problem.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Saarenpaa misses with a straight right.
Saarenpaa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saarenpaa duly obliges.
Saarenpaa blocks a head kick by Hooper.
The fighters circling - Saarenpaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
A big right from Hooper misses.
As Hooper tries to get set, Saarenpaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Hooper manages to avoid the attempt.
Hooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Hooper strikes.
Hooper tests Saarenpaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarenpaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpaa.
Hooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saarenpaa momentarily.
Hooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa drops his hands momentarily and Hooper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hooper misses with a straight right.
Hooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saarenpaa takes a swing at Hooper's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooper! But no joy.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Hooper avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Hooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Troy Hooper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Troy Hooper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


A slapping leg kick lands for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarenpaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saarenpaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hooper cracks Saarenpaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hooper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saarenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saarenpaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Hooper.
Hooper looks for a takedown but Saarenpaa sprawls well.
It looked like Saarenpaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hooper.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Hooper throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa wants to clinch up but Hooper keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper works the jab nicely.
Saarenpaa misses with a wild body shot.
Hooper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hooper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saarenpaa but Saarenpaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saarenpaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Hooper shoots in looking for a takedown but Saarenpaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hooper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mika Saarenpaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hooper.
Hooper scores with a nice head shot.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa wants to clinch.
Hooper throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa dips to his left and cracks Hooper with an uppercut!
Hooper cracks Saarenpaa with a good jab.
Saarenpaa takes one on the button.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Saarenpaa there.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Saarenpaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saarenpaa throws the kick towards the body but Hooper avoids it.
Hooper with a nice cross.
Hooper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saarenpaa connects with a crisp jab.
Hooper misses the body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a left to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
Hooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lands a jab to the nose.
Hooper misses with a hook
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.

Hooper is rocked!
Hooper throws out a loose jab but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Saarenpaa finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range.
Hooper seems to have recovered his senses.
Saarenpaa defending well as Hooper loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Saarenpaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hooper throws out a powerful jab.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
Hooper connects with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooper.
Saarenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
Saarenpaa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hooper just manages to avoid it.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarenpaa with a jab.
Hooper is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarenpaa is looking to clinch.
Hooper blocks a head kick by Saarenpaa.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Saarenpaa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hooper tries to bum rush Saarenpaa with a series of wild strikes but Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooper throws a front kick aimed at Saarenpaa's knee but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
Hooper with a nice cross.

Saarenpaa moves into the clinch.
Saarenpaa stops a takedown attempt from Hooper.
Saarenpaa misses with a body punch.
Hooper is working for takedown but Saarenpaa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saarenpaa presses Hooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper has Saarenpaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saarenpaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Saarenpaa controls his hands.
Hooper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saarenpaa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saarenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hooper tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mika Saarenpaa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Troy Hooper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!


Saarenpaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Hooper blocks it.
No joy there for Saarenpaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Saarenpaa clinches.
Saarenpaa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saarenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa gets underhooks to prevent Hooper's takedown attempt.
Saarenpaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hooper tries to work over Saarenpaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saarenpaa throws a head punch that misses.
Saarenpaa has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saarenpaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mika Saarenpaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hooper.
Saarenpaa tries to work over Hooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Hooper blocks an uppercut.

Hooper breaks from the clinch.
Hooper misses with an uppercut
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hooper lands a jab.
Hooper avoids the head kick by Saarenpaa.
Hooper works Saarenpaa's body with a nice hook.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
Hooper shoots and misses
and Saarenpaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range nicely.
Hooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Hooper connects with a body shot that sends Saarenpaa's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper looks to land a combination but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa cracks Hooper with an open hand slap.
A jab from Hooper misses.
Hooper scores with a jab to the head.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but Hooper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saarenpaa tried to score with a low kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper misses with a hook to the body
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Hooper strikes.
Hooper tries a low kick but Saarenpaa avoids it.
Saarenpaa moves in looking to clinch but Hooper pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper looks for a takedown but Saarenpaa sprawls well.
Saarenpaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Saarenpaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
Hooper slips a jab and a cross from Saarenpaa.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range nicely.
Saarenpaa lands with a nice body punch.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Hooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saarenpaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hooper tries to bum rush Saarenpaa with a series of wild strikes but Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saarenpaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hooper is looking to slow Saarenpaa down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hooper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Saarenpaa is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarenpaa tries to clinch there but Hooper circles away.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Saarenpaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarenpaa.
Hooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Saarenpaa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooper checks a leg kick.
Saarenpaa thuds a left hand into Hooper's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hooper.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Saarenpaa had his way with Troy Hooper in that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Hooper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!


Saarenpaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Saarenpaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Hooper dodges the punch combination from Saarenpaa.
Hooper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hooper throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Saarenpaa slips the punch.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa misses with a left hand

and Hooper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Saarenpaa pushes Hooper off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saarenpaa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
Hooper avoids the body shot from Saarenpaa.
Hooper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
Hooper lands a nice hook to Saarenpaa's body. Saarenpaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.

Saarenpaa clinches with his opponent.

Hooper gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hooper thows a huge punch but Saarenpaa dodges it nicely.
Hooper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saarenpaa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saarenpaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper slips a nice elbow through Saarenpaa's hands, connecting with Saarenpaa's forehead.
Hooper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hooper moves nicely into side control.
Hooper working the strikes but Saarenpaa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hooper is looking to stall here but Saarenpaa recovers full guard.
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
Hooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saarenpaa is keeping the position for now.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saarenpaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hooper throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saarenpaa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hooper is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hooper wants to take the fight to the mat but Saarenpaa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hooper lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Hooper.
Saarenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Saarenpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooper tries to work over Saarenpaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saarenpaa gets underhooks to prevent Hooper's takedown attempt.
Saarenpaa gets underhooks to prevent Hooper's takedown attempt.
Mika Saarenpaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hooper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa is pressed up against the cage. Hooper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saarenpaa down to the mat. Saarenpaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Hooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hooper.
Saarenpaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Hooper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Saarenpaa closes the distance and clinches.
Hooper tries to score a body lock takedown but Saarenpaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saarenpaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saarenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saarenpaa.
Hooper tries for a takedown but Saarenpaa manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hooper wants to take the fight to the mat but Saarenpaa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saarenpaa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mika Saarenpaa!

Mika Saarenpaa retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mika Saarenpaa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzun Ada Izmir (ranked 582 p4p, 81 weight class) and Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 1091 p4p, 139 weight class). Lennartsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars. 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.



180 cm
29
235 lbs
14 - 6 - 0
190 cm
30
250 lbs
16 - 14 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed


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Sin City Allstars


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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uzun Ada Izmir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennartsson 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.
Ada Izmir connects with an inside leg kick.
Ada Izmir throws a leg kick but Lennartsson moved away.
Lennartsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lennartsson throws a big shot that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ada Izmir has a couple of punches blocked by Lennartsson.
Ada Izmir lands with a left to the head.
Lennartsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ada Izmir controls the action.
Ada Izmir prevents a body shot from Lennartsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lennartsson.
Ada Izmir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lennartsson backwards.
A short left from Lennartsson.
I was talking to Ada Izmir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ada Izmir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lennartsson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lennartsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ada Izmir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lennartssons head.

Ada Izmir gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ada Izmir throwing strikes but missing.
Ada Izmir working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ada Izmir throws an elbow that misses. Lennartsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ada Izmir's guard. Nice move by Lennartsson!


Ada Izmir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lennartsson defends well.

Ada Izmir has his feet on Lennartsson's thighs here. He's pushed Lennartsson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lennartsson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uzun Ada Izmir!
Uzun Ada Izmir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lennart Lennartsson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time. You win lose, and you some some.'.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 1058 p4p, 148 weight class) and Anderson Scorpion (ranked 1339 p4p, 178 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.



190 cm
28
195 lbs
20 - 12 - 1
185 cm
31
189 lbs
8 - 4 - 0
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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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 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion scores with a jab to the body.
Pato takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Scorpion misses.
Scorpion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pato.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pato.
Scorpion tests Pato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion scores with a nice head shot.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Scorpion misses.
Pato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Pato misses.
It seemed like Scorpion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pato checks a leg kick.
Pato throws an off balance right hand
and Scorpion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato staying out of range there.
Pato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Pato.
Pato throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorpion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato drops his hands momentarily and Scorpion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pato throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pato is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pato misses with a jab to the body

and Scorpion counters by moving into the clinch.
Pato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Pato has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scorpion.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
Pato misses with some punches.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Scorpion.
Pato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
A right hand to the body from Pato.
Pato misses with some punches.
Pato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch up.

Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
Pato blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Scorpion - that landed with a thud.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Pato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pato being controlled against the cage.
Pato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Anderson Scorpion has been cut.
Scorpion presses Pato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pato.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato misses with some punches.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Scorpion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Scorpion's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


Pato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scorpion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pato's head.
Pato slips a jab and a cross from Scorpion.
Pato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scorpion.
Pato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scorpion scores with a hook.
Pato is looking to wear down Scorpion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Pato misses.
Pato walks into a jab.
Scorpion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pato misses with a looping left.
Scorpion lunges at Pato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pato's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scorpion. Scorpion obviously looking to wear him down.
Pato takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scorpion scrambles back to his feet.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scorpion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pato throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scorpion throws a hook to the side of Pato's head but Pato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scorpion misses with a hook
and Pato counters with a left to the body.
Pato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion misses with a two punch combination.
Pato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Pato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scorpion counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Pato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Pato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pato backs up against the cage.
Pato throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
Scorpion wants to clinch.
A big left from Scorpion misses.
Scorpion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pato misses with a shot to the body
and Scorpion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Pato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pato throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Pato throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pato.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scorpion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scorpion cracks Pato with a good jab.
Pato scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the head.
Pato throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion tests Pato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scorpion misses with a two punch combination.
Pato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut there from Pato.

Scorpion is rocked!
Pato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion is still on wobbly legs! Can Pato finish him?
Scorpion is breathing heavily.
Scorpion is holding his hands too far apart here. Pato throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Scorpion is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillermo Pato!
A less than humble Guillermo Pato misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
76%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 492 p4p, 56 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 897 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.



175 cm
24
145 lbs
13 - 5 - 0
179 cm
39
150 lbs
29 - 23 - 2
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


Urban Fighter


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
A left lands for Gold.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold blocks a jab.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold cracks Williams with a good jab.

Gold closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Williams is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Gold throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams jabs at Gold's body.
A big left from Williams misses.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that Gold 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.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Gold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
Williams slips a straight right by Gold.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Gold is rocked!
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a right hand that misses

and Gold counters with a head kick that drops Williams to the mat! Williams scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Williams is rocked!
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gold's head.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gold lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Gold was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gold to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.

Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gold working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to circle away but Gold has him pinned against the cage.
Gold being controlled against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a right hand.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Gold.
Gold prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Gold.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gold throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liquid Gold dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Nice shot by Gold.
Gold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams misses with a combination
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a nice kick to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold lands an overhand right.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
A jab from Williams misses.
Gold cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liquid Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams cracks Gold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Williams down.

Gold forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Gold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gold scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold moves away from the strike by Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Gold unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Gold.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Gold misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gold.
Gold avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Gold's belly button to the back.

Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gold.
Williams misses with a hook.
Gold is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gold slips a jab from Williams.
Gold is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gold momentarily.
Gold connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Williams misses.
Gold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Gold gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Gold lands a big uppercut and Williams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Williams looks OK. Gold waves Williams back to his feet!
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold counters with a good, hard body kick but Williams shrugs it off.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Gold now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Gold counters with a left to the body.

Gold moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liquid Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!


Gold lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Gold drops Williams with a beautiful combination! Williams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gold is looking for the KO!
Gold connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Williams lands.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Gold tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Gold is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a huge left! Williams is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gold isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Williams from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gold!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
A very excited looking Liquid Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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