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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 2964 p4p, 319 weight class) and Proper Communist (ranked 19977 p4p, 526 weight class). Proper Communist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Proper Communist!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Communist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bakiyev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Communist misses with the body kick
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Communist avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakiyev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCommunist.
Communist lands a slapping body shot.
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Communist.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakiyev cracks Communist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Communist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Communist falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Communist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Communist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bakiyev.
Communist misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Communist misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Communist lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bakiyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bakiyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bakiyev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Communist sizes up Bakiyev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Communist is just out of range.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Bakiyev backs off Communist throws a huge counter combo but Bakiyev manages to avoid it all.
Communist throws a body kick that misses.
Communist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bakiyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Communist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Communist misses with a series of wild punches.
Communist throws a head kick that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bakiyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Communist.
Communist lands a head kick!
A shot to the body from Bakiyev misses
and Communist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Communist. That snapped Bakiyev's head back.
Communist forces Bakiyev back against the ropes and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakiyev is trying to force a seperation but Communist has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist throws a punch but it's blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Communist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Communist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Communist lands a jab to the nose.
Communist walks into a straight right hand from Bakiyev.
Communist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bakiyev is rocked!
Bakiyev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Bakiyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Communist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bakiyev's calf.
Bakiyev gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Communist gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bakiyev is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Proper Communist!
A less than humble Proper Communist misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Athanas (ranked 3239 p4p, 146 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 3586 p4p, 162 weight class). Athanas comes to the ring accompanied by Thunder - Imagine Dragons. Arild Ringnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ajax Athanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athanas throws a lazy right hand but Ringnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ringnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Athanas throws out the jab.
Ringnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Athanas blocks a jab.
Athanas misses with an uppercut.
Ringnes drives through and clinches with Athanas against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ringnes .
Athanas breaks the clinch.
Athanas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Athanas takes a swing at Ringnes 's ribcage but misses.
Athanas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ringnes moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Athanas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Athanas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ringnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Athanas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ringnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Athanas.
Athanas gets tackled into the ropes by Ringnes . Ringnes maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athanas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ringnes .
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Athanas.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ringnes .
A short right from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Athanas backwards.
Ringnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Athanas is rocked!
Athanas blocks a body shot from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Athanas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Athanas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Ringnes tries to work over Athanas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Athanas seems to have got his legs back now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Athanas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Athanas's efforts to push away.
Ringnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Athanas.
Athanas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Athanas tries to break the clinch but Ringnes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ringnes tries a body shot but Athanas blocks it.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
Athanas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Athanas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ringnes clinches with his opponent.
Athanas is trying to break free.
Athanas working aggressively here.
Athanas tries to break free but Ringnes pushes him back against the ropes.
Ringnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Athanas backwards.
Athanas is looking to break free of the clinch but Ringnes has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Ringnes .
Athanas is trying to break the clinch but Ringnes is controlling him.
Ringnes digs a right hand into Athanas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Athanas's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Athanas working hard to break the clinch.
Ringnes cracks Athanas with a nice body shot.
Athanas is breathing heavily.
Ringnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Ringnes on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ringnes .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arild Ringnes dominated that round.
That's time! Athanas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Athanas tries to keep at a distance but Ringnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ringnes lands a body shot.
Athanas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ringnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Athanas backwards.
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Athanas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Athanas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Athanas.
Ringnes clinches with his opponent.
Athanas is trying to break the clinch but Ringnes has him pressed against the ropes.
Arild Ringnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Athanas misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands an uppercut.
Ringnes lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ringnes on the inside.
Good body shot from Ringnes .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ringnes .
Ringnes is working Athanas over against the ropes.
Ringnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Athanas or not.
Ringnes pushes Athanas against the ropes. Ringnes is working some dirty boxing. Ringnes pushes off with a quick right hook! Athanas goes down! Athanas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ringnes moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arild Ringnes !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 2657 p4p, 318 weight class) and Chase Morgan (ranked 1591 p4p, 207 weight class). Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Mike Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
A short left from Jackson.
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!
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan looks winded!
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Jackson works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the ropes.
Morgan is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson pushes Morgan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Mike Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Morgan.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan walks into a jab.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Morgan.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice cross.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Mike Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Jackson jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson jabs at Morgan's body.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson backing away here, and Morgan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Jackson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Chase Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Morgan throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Morgan swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Jackson throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Morgan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mike Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Morgan throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Mike Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Morgan wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Mike Jackson!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mike Jackson!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Mike Jackson!
Mike Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Mike Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Yu (ranked 2573 p4p, 251 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 2736 p4p, 258 weight class). Cage has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cage pushes Yu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Cage misses with a head kick.
Yu lands with a straight right. Cage didn't see that one coming.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Cage's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Yu circles away.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Cage darts in and clinches Yu up against the ropes.
Cage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage stops a takedown attempt from Yu.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage connects with the punch.
Cage clinches up with Yu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cage prevents it.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cage's efforts to push away.
Yu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu has him pressed against the ropes.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Yu does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cage closes the distance and pushes Yu back into the ropes.
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!
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cage tries a body shot but Yu blocks it.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Yu is controlling the position.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cage wants to stall.
Yu digs a right hand into Cage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cage's gas tank.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu has him pressed against the ropes.
Yu has Cage pressed against the ropes, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Cage will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Cage has Yu up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cage gets underhooks to prevent Yu's takedown attempt.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu keeps the fight on the outside.
Dude Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu misses with a body shot.
Yu looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Yu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Johnny Cage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu has him pressed against the ropes.
Yu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Dude Yu has been cut.
Cage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cage avoids the body shot from Yu.
Cage has Yu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu misses with a body shot.
Cage is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu.
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Yu lands a nice looking body shot.
Yu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu is looking to wear down Cage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cage tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yu scores with a jab to the body.
Yu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cage in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yu looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Yu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yu misses with a wild body shot.
Cage takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage is pressed up against the ropes. Yu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cage down to the mat. Cage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Cage.
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cage.
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cage breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Yu gets tackled into the ropes by Cage. Cage maintains the clinch.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu.
Yu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu looking to slow down the pace here.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yu, pushing him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Yu.
Cage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage has Yu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dude Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu breaks from the clinch.
Cage darts in and clinches Yu up against the ropes.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cage.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage lands with an overhand left.
Cage tries to clinch but Yu moves out of range.
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Cage gave a mention to Groove Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Dude Yu stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stand and BANG with me BITCH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McLauhglin (ranked 1552 p4p, 179 weight class) and Yohan Francis (ranked 2787 p4p, 262 weight class). McLauhglin comes into the arena with What the hell are you waiting for blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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249 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohan Francis!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLauhglin at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Francis.
McLauhglin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Francis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLauhglin moves away.
McLauhglin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McLauhglin takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
Francis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Francis misses with a straight right.
McLauhglin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Francis sprawls well. Francis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McLauhglin gets slowly back to his feet.
Francis throws the left hand but McLauhglin avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauhglin lands a jab to the head.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
McLauhglin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McLauhglin loads up on a big right hand but Francis slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis takes a swing at McLauhglin's ribcage but misses.
Francis connects with a body shot that sends McLauhglin's belly button to the back.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLauhglin.
Francis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McLauhglin with a body shot.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McLauhglin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McLauhglin tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Francis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yohan Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and McLauhglin counters with a stiff right hand.
Francis tests McLauhglin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Francis swings for the body but McLauhglin moves out of range.
Francis moves out of range of the leg kick from McLauhglin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLauhglin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and McLauhglin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Francis wants to improve his position but McLauhglin is controlling well.
Francis moves into full guard.
McLauhglin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Francis looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis, not yet.
McLauhglin postures up.
Francis looking to hit a scissor sweep but McLauhglin is one step ahead there.
Francis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohan Francis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McLauhglin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Francis closes the distance but McLauhglin moves to the side
and McLauhglin counters with a low kick, right behind Francis 's knee.
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLauhglin throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Francis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Francis swings for the body but McLauhglin moves out of range.
McLauhglin attempts a counter takedown but Francis avoids it well and moves away.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLauhglin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauhglin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
McLauhglin throws a sloppy head kick
and Francis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Francis takes a swing at McLauhglin's ribcage but misses.
Francis wants to clinch up but McLauhglin keeps it at a distance.
Francis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McLauhglin rather than just go for the knockout.
Francis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis blocks a body shot from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLauhglin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLauhglin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLauhglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Francis controls his hands.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as McLauhglin controls the action.
McLauhglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
McLauhglin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLauhglin has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Francis digs a right hand into McLauhglin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McLauhglin's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLauhglin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Francis lands a shot to the body.
Francis blocks a body shot from McLauhglin.
Francis tries a body shot but McLauhglin blocks it.
Francis lands a body punch.
McLauhglin prevents a body shot from Francis.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Francis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLauhglin backwards.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis blocks a body shot from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as McLauhglin controls his hands.
McLauhglin tries a body shot but Francis blocks it.
A body shot lands from Francis.
Francis lands a right hand.
Francis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Francis lands a left hand.
Francis lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McLauhglin backwards.
Good body shot from Francis.
Francis lands a hook that snaps the head of McLauhglin backwards.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francis lands an uppercut.
McLauhglin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohan Francis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Colin McLauhglin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yohan Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McLauhglin's head.
A jab from Francis does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Francis. Beautiful body shot.
Francis stuns McLauhglin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Francis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Francis connects with a crisp jab.
Francis connects with a single shot there.
Yohan Francis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLauhglin misses with a lunging right hand
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
Francis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McLauhglin momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francis closes the distance and clinches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Francis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McLauhglin working aggressively here.
Francis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McLauhglin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Francis can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis working aggressively here.
McLauhglin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McLauhglin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis blocks a body shot from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin tries to pull guard but Francis holds him up against the ropes and eventually McLauhglin drops back down to his feet.
Francis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McLauhglin swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as McLauhglin controls the action.
McLauhglin misses with an elbow over the top.
McLauhglin lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
A short uppercut from Francis.
McLauhglin looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McLauhglin throws an elbow but misses.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but McLauhglin avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
McLauhglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauhglin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Francis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis presses McLauhglin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as McLauhglin controls his hands.
McLauhglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Francis controls his hands.
McLauhglin takes a shot to the head.
Francis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yohan Francis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauhglin's elbow.
Francis tries to work over McLauhglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLauhglin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francis.
Francis lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from McLauhglin fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yohan Francis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Francis 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Yohan Francis!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Yohan Francis!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Yohan Francis!
Yohan Francis wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Yohan Francis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1455 p4p, 171 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 2072 p4p, 215 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo throws an off balance right hand
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Castillo counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Castillo. Beautiful body shot.
Castillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Singh ducks right into an uppercut from Castillo.
Singh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Castillo.
Castillo cracks Singh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castillo throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castillo misses with an uppercut
and Singh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
Singh checks a leg kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo avoids the head kick by Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Castillo scores with a shot to the body.
Castillo cracks the inside of Singh's front leg.
Singh avoids the body shot from Castillo.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Castillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castillo wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Castillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castillo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Castillo finds it's way through Singh's defenses.
Castillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castillo will feel that in the morning.
Castillo takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Castillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo tries to break free but Singh pushes him back against the ropes.
Castillo throws a head punch that misses.
Castillo just leaning against Singh, taking a breather.
Castillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land.
Castillo taking a breather.
Castillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Castillo.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Castillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castillo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Castillo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Singh slips under a jab.
Castillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters with a two punch combo.
Singh blocks a low kick nicely.
Castillo throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
Castillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Singh counters with a nice body kick.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Castillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh throws a wild body kick that Castillo sees coming a mile off.
Singh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice jab there from Castillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Castillo throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Castillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Castillo takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo lands a lovely overhand right.
Castillo misses with an uppercut
and Singh counters with a low kick, right behind Castillo 's knee.
Singh defending well as Castillo loads up on a big left hand.
Singh misses with a kick to the body
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
Castillo throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.
Castillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Singh tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Singh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Singh blocking some punches.
Singh lands a left hand.
Castillo holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Castillo is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castillo working aggressively here.
Singh tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Singh back against the ropes.
Come on Castillo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Castillo looking to slow down the pace here.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Castillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castillo throws a head punch that misses.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Castillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Castillo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Singh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Castillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Castillo throws a combination that misses
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Singh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Singh checks a low kick from Castillo.
Nice uppercut there from Castillo.
Singh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castillo misses with a body shot.
Castillo scores with a jab to the head.
Yuvraj Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Castillo misses
and Castillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castillo throws a sloppy body shot
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh throws a leg kick but Castillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castillo feints a counter leg kick.
Singh thows a body kick. Castillo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castillo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Singh back to the ropes. Castillo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Castillo misses with a double jab
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Singh.
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Singh avoids the body shot from Castillo.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singh.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castillo can pounce on him.
Castillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Singh counters with a right hand from hell and Castillo is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuvraj Singh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matvey Pavlov (ranked 1183 p4p, 59 weight class) and Raphael Firenzi (ranked 23689 p4p, 238 weight class). Pavlov comes to the ring accompanied by Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights. Raphael Firenzi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
149 lbs
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27
134 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matvey Pavlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael Firenzi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov slips a jab and a cross from Firenzi.
Firenzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavlov.
Pavlov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pavlov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pavlov moves into full mount!
Pavlov mounts Firenzi! Really nice guard pass there!
Firenzi stops Pavlov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Firenzi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Firenzi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Firenzi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pavlov controlling from the full mount.
Pavlov has control of Firenzi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Firenzi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov has hold of Firenzi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Firenzi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pavlov is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Firenzi is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Firenzi flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Pavlov anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Firenzi and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Pavlov slips an arm under Firenzi chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Pavlov has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Pavlov is squeezing on Firenzi like an anaconda would it's prey. Firenzi fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matvey Pavlov!
Matvey Pavlov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Raphael Firenzi had this to say: 'I'll Be Back!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howlin Wolf (ranked 409 p4p, 16 weight class) and Lucio Francisco Carmo (ranked 2111 p4p, 99 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carmo's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black. Lucio Francisco Carmo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
287 lbs
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31
287 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Francisco Carmo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf looking to score a takedown here. Carmo is defending well but Wolf drives through and ends up in Carmo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Carmo keeps moving.
Wolf cracks Carmo with a solid left hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carmo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolf's guard.
Carmo wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Carmo wants to pass the guard but Wolf is keeping the position.
Carmo is fighting to break Wolf's control of his arms but Wolf is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wolf is on top in guard.
Wolf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carmo is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf postures up and lands a big shot to Carmo's brow.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carmo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carmo is on top in guard.
Wolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolf, not yet.
Carmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to sweep here but Carmo controlling him for the moment.
Carmo trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Wolf's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wolf has his hands on Carmo's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carmo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howlin Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carmo shoots in but Wolf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolf lands with an overhand left.
Carmo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carmo throwing strikes from guard but Wolf blocks nicely.
Carmo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carmo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wolf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wolf distracts Carmo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolf preventing the sweep.
Carmo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wolf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carmo's head.
Howlin Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carmo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolf is working Carmo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolf works over Carmo with some ground and pound from guard.
Wolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carmo is rocked!
Wolf gets to his feet and stands over Carmo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Carmo felt that one! Wolf unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Carmo from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howlin Wolf!
Howlin Wolf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 632 p4p, 78 weight class) and DJ Maximus (ranked 149 p4p, 17 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
245 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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37
255 lbs
40 - 23 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius tries to land a body kick
and Maximus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leagatius misses with a head kick.
Maximus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Leagatius misses with a shot to the body
and Maximus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Leagatius misses with a left hand
and Maximus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maximus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leagatius manages to avoid it.
Leagatius appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leagatius delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Leagatius there.
Leagatius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leagatius.
Leagatius misses with a straight left.
Maximus throws a poor cross that misses
and Leagatius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maximus.
Maximus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maximus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leagatius moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Leagatius misses the target.
Maximus moves out of range of the strikes.
Maximus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Maximus! Leagatius is out on his feet! Maximus rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Leagatius is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Leagatius is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Maximus!
DJ Maximus is the new heavyweight champion!
DJ Maximus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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