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EMP Escobar vs Kansalainen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 2024 p4p, 249 weight class) and Youri Tielemans (ranked 1992 p4p, 243 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tielemans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tielemans has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bob is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Tielemans checks a leg kick.
Gorgeous Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tielemans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bob looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tielemans is avoiding damage well.
Tielemans is not content to let Bob control the position.
Bob cracks Tielemans with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tielemans is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Tielemans's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tielemans wants to get back to his feet.
Tielemans is looking for a sweep.
Bob cracks Tielemans with a big right hand but Tielemans just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bob lands an elbow.
Tielemans is rocked!
Bob scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tielemans is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bob can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgeous Bob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 1062 p4p, 142 weight class) and Cal Klos (ranked 1639 p4p, 208 weight class). Cal Klos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cal Klos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klos digs a good body shot into Choo's ribs.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Choo wants to clinch.
Klos misses the shot to the body.
Choo clinches up with Klos and pushes him back against the cage.
Klos tries to work over Choo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Choo blocking some punches.
Choo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choo tries to pull guard but Klos holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo jumps guard but Klos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Klos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klos blocks an uppercut.
Choo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Klos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Klos on the inside.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Klos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Choo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klos just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choo working aggressively here.
Klos blocks an uppercut.
Klos lands a shoulder strike.
Choo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Choo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Choo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klos throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo blocks a jab.
Choo throws a hook but Klos blocks it.
Choo darts in and clinches Klos up against the cage.
Choo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klos to keep the fight standing.
Klos pushes Choo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Choo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Choo jumps guard but Klos stands there with Choo around his waist. Choo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Klos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klos lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Klos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Choo working aggressively here.
Klos has Choo pressed against the cage.
Klos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Choos head.
Klos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Klos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klos smiles and moves away.
Klos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Choo momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos misses with a body shot.
Klos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Choo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Choo swings for the body but Klos moves out of range.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Klos lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Klos misses the target.
The fighters circling - Klos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo throws a looping overhand right but Klos ducks down to avoid it.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klos was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Klos misses with a jab to the body
and Klos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Choo slips a straight right by Klos.
Choo tries to clinch there but Klos circles away.
Klos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Choo on the side of the head.
Choo digs a good hook to Klos's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos throws the left hand but Choo avoids the punch easily.
Choo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klos counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klos smiles and moves away.
Choo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klos misses with a body shot.
Choo is looking to counter punch.
Choo lands a jab.
Klos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choo, pushing him back against the cage.
Klos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo misses with some punches.
Klos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choo throws a head punch that misses.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choo tries to pull guard but Klos won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Klos dominated that round.
That's time! Choo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Choo avoids the body shot from Klos.
A little feinted left hand from Choo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klos lands an overhand right.
Cal Klos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Klos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klos missing with a left hand there. Choo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Choo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Klos cracks Choo with an open hand slap.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Klos cracks Choo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Klos lands a jab to Choo's midsection.
Choo is looking to wear down Klos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Choo misses with an uppercut.
Klos misses with a double jab.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klos moves away.
Choo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klos moves away.
Klos's corner calls for a 1-2. Klos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Choo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Choo tries to pull guard but Klos holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo jumps guard but Klos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Choo is trying to pull guard but Klos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Choo tries to pull guard but Klos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Klos can't find room to land a body shot as Choo controls the action.
Choo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Klos.
A head punch on the inside from Klos fails to land.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Klos.
Klos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choo's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Klos.
A short uppercut from Klos.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choo tries to pull guard but Klos holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
Klos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Klos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Choo.
Klos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with some punches.
Klos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Klos.
Cal Klos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Choo tries to pull guard but Klos holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
Klos tries a body shot but Choo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Klos is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Klos.
Klos throws a head punch that misses.
Choo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klos walks away with a smile on his face. Choo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Choo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Klos.
Klos lands a left hand.
Choo blocks an uppercut.
Klos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
Klos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Choo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Choo digs a good hook to Klos's body.
A slow jab from Choo misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Klos misses.
Klos throws a good cross that connects.
Klos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cal Klos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Klos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klos looks to score with a jab to the body but Choo is just out of range.
Klos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Klos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Choo momentarily.
Klos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Klos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klos throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Klos.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo swings for the body but Klos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Choo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choo manages to avoid it.
Klos connects with the punch.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Klos.
Choo moves forwards but Klos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Choo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Choo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Klos.
Klos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Klos looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
Klos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Choo moves in looking to clinch but Klos pushes him off.
Klos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Choo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Choo throws a body punch but Klos moves out of range.
Klos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Choo.
Klos misses with a jab to the body
and Choo counters with a straight right hand.
Choo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Klos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Choo throws a body punch but Klos moves out of range.
Klos throws out a counter right but Choo avoids it with no problem.
Klos scores with a shot to the body.
Klos misses with a left hand
and Choo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choo takes one on the button.
Klos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Choo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Klos misses with a body punch
and Choo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klos lands with an overhand left.
Klos tries to clinch but Choo moves away
letting Choo counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Choo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo moves in looking to clinch but Klos pushes him off.
Klos misses with an uppercut. Choo saw that one coming.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klos manages to avoid it.
Choo lands a nice hook to Klos's body. Klos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Choo avoids the body shot from Klos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klos moves out of range as Choo strikes.
Klos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Choo counter with a right hand.
Klos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choo moves away.
Choo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choo gets tackled into the cage by Klos. Klos maintains the clinch.
Klos throws a punch but it's blocked by Choo.
Klos blocking some punches.
Choo tries to break the clinch but Klos is controlling the position.
Klos is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klos.
Choo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klos to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Choo throws a head punch that misses.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klos smiles and moves away.
Klos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klos defending well as Choo loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Klos catches Choo right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo avoids the body shot from Klos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Choo defending well as Klos loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Klos.
Choo throws a hook but Klos blocks it.
Choo throws a body punch but Klos moves out of range.
Klos wants to clinch up but Choo keeps it at a distance.
Choo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Choo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Choo throws a big shot that misses.
Choo takes a swing at Klos's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Choo.
Klos throws a hook to the side of Choo's head but Choo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klos.
Klos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Choo misses the target.
Choo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klos duly obliges.
Klos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choo manages to avoid it.
Choo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cal Klos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choo throws out the jab.
Klos slips a jab from Choo.
A nice combination there by Klos.
Klos throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klos misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Klos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Klos scores with a jab to the head.
Klos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Choo doesn't seem bothered though.
Choo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mew Choo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Klos blocks an uppercut.
Klos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Choo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klos just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klos is working Choo over against the cage.
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
Choo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choo has a couple of punches blocked by Klos.
Klos lands a shoulder strike.
Klos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Choo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cal Klos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cal Klos!
A pretty intense looking Cal Klos took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheedy (ranked 1617 p4p, 173 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 1770 p4p, 187 weight class). Kevin Sheedy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nando Vasquez's chin.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kevin Sheedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheedy.
Sheedy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vasquez checks a leg kick.
Vasquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sheedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Sheedy.
Vasquez defending well as Sheedy loads up on a big left hand.
Sheedy misses the shot to the body.
Vasquez unleashes a big counter combination but Sheedy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vasquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Sheedy cracks Vasquez with an open hand slap.
Vasquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Sheedy.
Vasquez is rocked!
Sheedy misses with a wild combination.
Sheedy works Vasquez's body with a nice hook.
Sheedy misses with a body punch
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Vasquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheedy finish him?
Sheedy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sheedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheedy pushes Vasquez against the cage. Sheedy is working some dirty boxing. Sheedy pushes off with a quick right hook! Vasquez goes down! Vasquez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sheedy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Sheedy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 1215 p4p, 146 weight class) and William Chandler (ranked 964 p4p, 124 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Chandler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Chandler.
A punch lands to the side of Chandler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Murhaa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Murhaa lands in his opponent's guard.
Murhaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Chandler has wrist control.
Murhaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murhaa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chandler is controlling Murhaa's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa is in close to Chandler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murhaa is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing that Murhaa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Murhaa stands up over Chandler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murhaa stands and throws Chandler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murhaa in side control, throwing shots but Chandler defends.
Murhaa working the ground and pound but Chandler is defending the strikes.
Chandler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to advance to mount but Chandler denies him.
Murhaa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chandler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chandler defending against the ground and pound.
Chandler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murhaa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chandler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chandler sneaks back into half guard.
Murhaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chandler's head.
Murhaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murhaa throwing shots but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Murhaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chandler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murhaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murhaa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Murhaa.
Chandler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murhaa.
Murhaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chandler's head.
Murhaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler wants to improve his position but Murhaa is controlling well.
Murhaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chandler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murhaa.
Murhaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murhaa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chandler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chandler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murhaa.
Murhaa throwing shots but Chandler is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhaa prevents Chandler from improving his position.
Chandler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murhaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chandler ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
Murhaa wants to clinch.
Chandler misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
Chandler misses with an uppercut.
Chandler looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Chandler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murhaa pushes Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler is working Murhaa over against the cage.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chandler gets through Murhaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Murhaa.
Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Chandler throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
Murhaa clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chandler is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chandler.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chandler.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Chandler is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chandler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chandler lands a left hand.
Chandler lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Chandler lands a right hand.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chandler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chandler prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike.
Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Chandler looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Chandler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chandler lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chandler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chandler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa defending well as Chandler loads up on a big left hand.
William Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chandler scores with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chandler.
Chandler throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
Chandler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler scores with a punch to the head.
Murhaa is rocked!
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Murhaa to the canvas! Chandler follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Chandler!
William Chandler gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 807 p4p, 38 weight class) and Xing Pugberg (ranked 598 p4p, 26 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
143 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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25
130 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xing Pugberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugberg has a takedown stuffed.
Pugberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Pugberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Pugberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pugberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Pugberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Dee.
Pugberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dee's coaches at House of Pain have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dee is looking for a sweep.
Pugberg prevents Dee from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pugberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee is trying to get back to his feet.
Pugberg trying to control the position but Dee is working away.
Pugberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Dee is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee tries to bench press Pugberg off him but Pugberg keeps the position.
Pugberg passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dee!
Dee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pugberg swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xing Pugberg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 300 p4p, 41 weight class) and Chris Boag (ranked 337 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Boag!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma missing with a left hand there. Boag was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Boag.
It appears Ahma was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ahma blocks a jab.
Ahma throws a leg kick but Boag sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ahma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boag steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
Boag feints a counter leg kick.
Boag takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses.
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Boag.
Ahma lands a jab.
Boag scores with the left hand. Ahma knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boag manages to avoid it.
Ahma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boag lands a really nice looking cross but Ahma seems unphased.
Boag takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boag thumps Ahma with a low kick.
Boag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boag, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma misses the jab.
Boag slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Ahma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boag cracks Ahma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boag lands a jab to the head.
Boag misses with a wild body shot.
Boag connects with a looping right hand.
Boag jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
Boag feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ahmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Ahma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boag doesn't seem phased though.
Ahma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boag bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boag on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chris Boag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boag throws out a loose jab but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahma throws a shot to the body.
Ahma takes one to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boag.
Boag throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma cracks Boag with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ahma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boag is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ahma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ahma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boag cracks a nice hook into Ahma's ribs.
Boag throws a front kick aimed at Ahma's knee but Ahma avoids it well.
Boag bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahma swings for the body but Boag moves out of range.
Boag throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ahma counter with a right hand.
Boag looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Ahma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boag connects with the punch.
Boag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boag throws a chopping leg kick but Ahma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ahma moves out of range as Boag strikes.
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahma.
Boag getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ahma cracks Boag with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boag sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma misses with a looping right.
Ahma blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Boag.
Boag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahma.
A jab from Boag misses.
Boag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boag scrambles back to his feet.
Ahma throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Boag counter with a right hand.
Boag fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahma throws a head kick that misses.
Boag connects with a leg kick. Ahma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ahma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahma misses with a head kick.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boag paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boag lands a nice hook to Ahma's body. Ahma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Boag.
Boag throws an off balance right hand
and Ahma counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Boag.
Ahma misses with a straight right.
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ahma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahma clobbers Boag with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boag misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahma.
Boag lands with a cross.
Boag misses with an uppercut.
Ahma blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Ahma misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boag checks a leg kick.
Ahma throws a front kick aimed at Boag's knee but Boag avoids it well.
Boag moves forwards but Ahma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boag misses with a head kick.
Boag scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ahma throws an overhand right that lands on Boag's shoulder, as Boag tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boag misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ahma.
Boag lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahma's sensitive parts.
Boag wants to land a leg kick but Ahma is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Boag will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahma throws a hook but Boag avoids it easily.
Boag ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Boag keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahma.
Ahma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ahma misses with an uppercut.
Boag checks a low kick from Ahma.
Boag misses with a body punch
letting Ahma counter with a right hand.
Boag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boag keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boag lands with an uppercut that bounces Ahma off the cage and back into range.
Boag misses with a wild body shot.
Boag looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Boag fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ahma.
Boag throws a low kick but Ahma avoids it.
Ahma throws a lazy right hand but Boag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boag lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahma walks into a straight right hand from Boag.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahma scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Boag.
Ahma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ahma moves out of range as Boag strikes.
Boag clinches with his opponent.
Boag can't find room to land a body shot as Ahma controls the action.
Ahma has a couple of punches blocked by Boag.
Boag pushes Ahma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Ahma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boag tries a body shot but Ahma blocks it.
Boag prevents a body shot from Ahma.
Boag stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahma lands a left hand.
Boag lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Boag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahma's elbow.
Boag scores with a shoulder strike.
Boag lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Boag lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahma prevents a body shot from Boag.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Ahma has had enough of the clinch but Boag keeps him there for the moment.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ahma or not.
Boag throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boag throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahmas head.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boag lands a left hand.
Ahma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chris Boag seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ahma swings wildly with an uppercut but Boag uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Ahma struggles to land a body shot inside as Boag controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Boag scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Boag.
A short left from Ahma.
Boag working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boag takes a shot to the head.
Boag blocks an uppercut.
Boag blocks an uppercut.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Boag backwards.
Boag has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ahma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boag can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Boag.
Boag throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahmas head.
Ahma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boag is working Ahma over against the cage.
Boag gets through Ahma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahma is rocked!
Boag lands a hook that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Oh Ahma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahma misses with a punch to the body.
Boag working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boag drops Ahma with a big right hand! Boag charges in looking to finish - Ahma manages to keep Boag in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boag trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boag wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
Boag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boag drops back looking for a leg! Ahma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ahma manages to kick Boag off! Boag jumps back into Ahma's guard.
Boag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boag prevents Ahma from getting back to his feet.
Boag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag passes into half guard.
Ahma seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahma is trying to stand.
Ahma is defending against the submission attempts here by Boag.
Boag is looking to advance position but Ahma won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boag works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ahma is trying to escape the mount but Boag keeps good control and instead manages to take Ahma's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boag keeps control of the position as Ahma tries to break free.
Boag is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ahma is defending well though. Boag let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Boag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boag throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahma was well out of range. Poor timing from Boag.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahma.
Boag swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boag checks a low kick from Ahma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boag! But no joy.
Boag throws out a leg kick but Ahma moves out of range and Boag only half commits.
Boag scores with a jab.
Boag pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Boag misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boag darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boag digs a good body shot into Ahma's ribs.
Boag misses the shot to the body.
Ahma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boag scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boag lands a nice looking body shot.
Boag ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Ahma throws a lazy right hand but Boag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahma dodges the punch combination from Boag.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ahma.
Ahma loads up on a big right hand but Boag slips the punch.
Boag scores with a jab to the head.
Ahma throws a right hand that misses
and Boag counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahma darts in trying to clinch
and Boag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boag missing with a left hand there. Ahma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahma tries a low kick but Boag avoids it.
Boag misses with a wild body shot.
Ahma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boag just manages to avoid it.
Boag takes one to the chin there.
Verneri Ahma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma blocks a low kick nicely.
Boag lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boag lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ahma throws a nice looking combination but Boag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boag's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahma under the eye.
Boag misses with an uppercut
and Boag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahma.
Boag fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chris Boag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boag scores with a punch to the head.
Boag uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahma.
Ahma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boag.
Boag lands a jab to the nose.
Boag misses with a straight left.
A big left from Ahma misses.
Boag throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahma counters with a straight right hand.
Ahma doesn't manage to clinch there - Boag circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Boag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boag lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ahma tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Boag.
A swing and a miss from Boag.
Ahma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ahma loads up on a big right hand but Boag slips the punch.
Boag moves in looking to clinch but Ahma pushes him off.
Ahma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahma throws a hook to the side of Boag's head but Boag sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahma misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Ahma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boag connects with a single shot there.
Boag moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ahma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boag! But no joy.
Ahma avoids the head kick by Boag.
Ahma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boag can pounce on him.
Ahma walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boag scores with a head kick. Ahma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ahma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ahma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boag thumps Ahma with a low kick.
Ahma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Chris Boag has been cut.
Ahma drives through and clinches with Boag against the cage.
Ahma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Boag.
Boag working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Boag.
Ahma blocks a body shot from Boag.
Boag lands a nice uppercut.
Boag lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Boag misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Boag scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boag has a couple of punches blocked by Ahma.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Boag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boag has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Boag!
An out of breath Chris Boag thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hole (ranked 262 p4p, 40 weight class) and General Snus (ranked 410 p4p, 59 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, General Snus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snus drops Hole with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hole looks back up at him and smiles so Snus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Harry Hole has been cut.
Snus throws a shot from downtown. Hole moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hole.
Hole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hole clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Snus 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.
Snus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hole cracks Snus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hole walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Snus swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). General Snus!
General Snus spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Bell (ranked 173 p4p, 25 weight class) and Rick Piano (ranked 281 p4p, 38 weight class). Piano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rick going ham on a bitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano gets a clinch.
Bell dodges an elbow strike from Piano .
A shot in the inside from Bell.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Piano 's head back.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell throws a low kick, looking for Piano 's leg but Piano calmly moves out of range.
Piano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bell's head.
Piano instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piano cracks Bell with a good jab.
Piano scores with a hook to the body. Bell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piano throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano throws a head kick that misses.
Piano throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano . Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piano misses with a kick to the body
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piano throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piano 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.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Piano .
A counter left hand to the body from Bell misses its target.
Piano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Piano misses.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Piano looks to throw a body kick
and Bell counters with a left hand that sends Piano to the canvas!
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piano tries to strike from the bottom.
Bell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Piano taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bell is chipping away with strikes.
Bell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Piano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bell trying to control the action but Piano is working from the bottom.
Bell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Piano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bell lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Bell crashes against the mat.
Piano is being controlled here.
Bell trying to control the position but Piano is working away.
Bell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Piano trying to remain calm as Bell controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Piano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bell.
Bell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bell working the ground and pound.
Bell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Piano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bell working the ground and pound but Piano is defending the strikes.
Bell is chipping away with strikes.
Bell working the head with strikes.
Bell is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Piano 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Piano wants to clinch.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Bell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Piano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Piano does it's job there.
Piano throws a body kick that misses
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Piano misses with an uppercut
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piano lands a nice looking body shot.
Piano misses with a hook to the body
and Bell counters with a left hand that sends Piano to the canvas!
Piano is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bell.
Bell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Piano is still in real trouble! Can Bell finish him?
Bell scoring with some ground and pound.
Piano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piano seems to have recovered his senses.
Doug Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bell is in close to Piano 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bell trying to control but Piano is working from the bottom.
Bell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bell stays in close to Piano 's body and controls the position.
Piano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bell.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Piano has wrist control.
Bell wants to get up but he can't break Piano 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Piano keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Bell stays in close to Piano 's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bell working some strikes from top position.
Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bell stays in close to Piano 's body and controls the position.
Bell working some strikes from top position.
Bell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Piano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Piano throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Piano catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
Piano throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Piano delivers a nice body kick.
Piano scores with a jab to the body.
Piano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Piano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Piano '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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piano lands with a shot to the body.
Piano looks to land a body kick but Bell moved away.
Bell is looking to counter punch.
Piano misses with a body shot
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell avoids the head kick by Piano .
Piano misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano cracks Bell with an open hand slap.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Piano slips the punch.
Piano steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano pushes Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Piano misses with a body punch.
Piano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano lands a lovely overhand right.
Piano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piano can do to turn this around?
Piano lands with a hook. Bell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piano misses with a hook
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rick Piano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a head kick.
Piano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bell will feel that in the morning.
Piano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bell doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piano has closed the distance and engaged Bell in a clinch.
Piano slowing the pace effectively.
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piano .
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Piano misses with some punches.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rick Piano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Piano moves away and avoids it.
Bell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piano .
Piano lands a big head kick that sends Bell tumbling to the mat! Piano takes a step backwards and waves Bell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Doug Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piano misses with the body kick
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piano misses with an uppercut
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Piano
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Piano wants to clinch but Bell slips to the side
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano throws a lazy head kick
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Piano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Piano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Piano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Piano cracks Bell with a good jab.
Piano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Piano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bell!
Rick Piano spoke after the fight, saying 'I need more roids!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 107 p4p, 15 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 48 p4p, 9 weight class). Thomas has chosen Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth as his entrance music. Abdel Mumu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jax Thomas's chin.
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mumu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Mumu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mumu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu.
Thomas throws a lazy body kick
and Mumu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas swings for the body but Mumu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Mumu counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Mumu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mumu throws a leg kick that misses.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
It appears Mumu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice jab there from Mumu.
Thomas is rocked!
Mumu throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Mumu finish him?
Thomas misses the body punch
and Mumu counters with a big left hand that crumples Thomas! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdel Mumu!
Our winner, Abdel Mumu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 13 p4p, 2 weight class) and Tapani Kansalainen (ranked 55 p4p, 10 weight class). Diego Escobar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tapani Kansalainen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tapani Kansalainen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Kansalainen misses with a low kick.
Kansalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kansalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansalainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escobar. That one must have hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar feints and then cracks Kansalainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kansalainen down.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kansalainen slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Kansalainen looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Kansalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kansalainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot
letting Kansalainen counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansalainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kansalainen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.
Kansalainen misses the jab.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kansalainen.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Kansalainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Kansalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kansalainen cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Kansalainen slips under a jab.
Kansalainen checks a low kick from Escobar.
Kansalainen looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
The fighters circling - Kansalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Kansalainen 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.
Kansalainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kansalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kansalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar wants to slow Kansalainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Kansalainen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
enabling Kansalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kansalainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Escobar lands with a straight right. Kansalainen didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kansalainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar counters with a left to the body.
Kansalainen throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar throws a jab when Kansalainen was well out of range.
Kansalainen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Kansalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kansalainen! But no joy.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kansalainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Kansalainen misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kansalainen is out of range and Escobar settles back down.
Tapani Kansalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kansalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Kansalainen should have avoided that one.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Kansalainen is out of range.
Kansalainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kansalainen lands a left hand.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kansalainen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Kansalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Kansalainen checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen clinches.
Kansalainen prevents a body shot from Escobar.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Kansalainen.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Kansalainen controls the action.
Kansalainen lands an uppercut.
Kansalainen lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar is leaning against Kansalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kansalainen blocking some punches.
Kansalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kansalainen lands a body shot.
Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Kansalainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kansalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobar scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kansalainen.
A leg kick checked by Kansalainen.
Escobar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kansalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kansalainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Escobar in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Kansalainen.
An inside leg kick from Kansalainen misses.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kansalainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kansalainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escobar fakes the leg kick and cracks Kansalainen in the body.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kansalainen's calf.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.
Kansalainen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Escobar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kansalainen misses the jab.
Kansalainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kansalainen.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Kansalainen jumps back.
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!
That kick from Kansalainen tenderised Escobar's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kansalainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar wants to slow Kansalainen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Kansalainen lands.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Kansalainen should have avoided that one.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kansalainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Kansalainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Escobar misses.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Kansalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar throwing a counter right hand but Kansalainen manages to avoid it.
Escobar slips under a jab from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kansalainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kansalainen's hands.
Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Kansalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a low kick but Kansalainen avoids it.
Kansalainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kansalainen throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kansalainen misses with a low kick.
As Kansalainen backs away, Escobar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kansalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kansalainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kansalainen. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Escobar throws the kick towards the body but Kansalainen avoids it.
Kansalainen throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donk. Kansalainen catches Escobar right on the button with a cross.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Kansalainen is out of range.
Kansalainen throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Kansalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Kansalainen moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escobar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Kansalainen misses its intended target.
Kansalainen avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Kansalainen slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar checks the leg kick.
Kansalainen blocks a leg kick.
Kansalainen tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kansalainen throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kansalainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Escobar feints and then cracks Kansalainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kansalainen down.
Kansalainen throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kansalainen's calf.
Kansalainen is looking to clinch.
Escobar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kansalainen misses the shot to the body.
Kansalainen throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Kansalainen takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen jabs Escobar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kansalainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Escobar throws a front kick aimed at Kansalainen's knee but Kansalainen avoids it well.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Kansalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar tests Kansalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kansalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kansalainen feints and then cracks Escobar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kansalainen's head.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kansalainen can pounce on him.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kansalainen misses the shot to the body.
Kansalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escobar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kansalainen motions for Escobar to come forward. Kansalainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kansalainen feints and then cracks Escobar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down.
Kansalainen misses with a looping right.
Escobar cracks Kansalainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kansalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kansalainen looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Kansalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kansalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Kansalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar 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.
Kansalainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kansalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Kansalainen ducks down to avoid it.
Kansalainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Kansalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansalainen misses the target.
Kansalainen misses with a looping left.
Escobar looks to land a body kick but Kansalainen moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kansalainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kansalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Escobar lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
Kansalainen cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kansalainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Escobar misses with a body punch
and Kansalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Kansalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Kansalainen throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a leg kick.
Kansalainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kansalainen swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kansalainen checks it well.
Kansalainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar throws a body punch but Kansalainen moves out of range.
A nice side step and Kansalainen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kansalainen tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Kansalainen off balance momentarily.
Kansalainen staying out of range there.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kansalainen.
Escobar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Escobar feints and then cracks Kansalainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kansalainen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kansalainen.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kansalainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kansalainen is looking to clinch.
Kansalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Kansalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
Kansalainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kansalainen walks into a left hand.
Kansalainen tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
Kansalainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Kansalainen.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kansalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kansalainen misses with a leg kick
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Kansalainen slips under a jab.
Kansalainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escobar on the side of the head.
Kansalainen slips under a jab.
Kansalainen throws a head kick that misses.
Kansalainen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kansalainen duly obliges.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar lands with a straight right. Kansalainen didn't see that one coming.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kansalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapani Kansalainen really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kansalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Kansalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kansalainen.
A head kick misses from Kansalainen.
Escobar throws a hook but Kansalainen blocks it.
Escobar stuns Kansalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Escobar.
Escobar tried to counter with a leg kick but Kansalainen avoided it.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Escobar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kansalainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kansalainen wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar cracks Kansalainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with a body kick.
Kansalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
Kansalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kansalainen throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar swings for the body but Kansalainen moves out of range.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar lands a head shot.
Donk. Escobar catches Kansalainen right on the button with a cross.
Kansalainen throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.
Kansalainen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Escobar blocks it well.
Good shot there by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with a low kick.
Kansalainen blocks a leg kick.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
Kansalainen checks a leg kick.
Kansalainen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Escobar slips under a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar clobbers Kansalainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body punch but Kansalainen moves out of range.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kansalainen wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kansalainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar.
Kansalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kansalainen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansalainen moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Kansalainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kansalainen is out of range and Escobar settles back down.
Kansalainen looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar throws a series of strikes that have Kansalainen backpedaling.
Kansalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kansalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Kansalainen blocks the body kick.
Kansalainen with a nice cross.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Kansalainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar throws a body punch but Kansalainen moves out of range.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kansalainen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Kansalainen.
Escobar looks to land a combination. Kansalainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from Kansalainen.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Kansalainen moved away.
Kansalainen keeps Escobar at a distance using the push kick.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Kansalainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kansalainen moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kansalainen. That did some damage!
Escobar throws a body punch but Kansalainen moves out of range.
Escobar throws a leg kick that misses.
Kansalainen throws an off balance right hand
and Escobar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kansalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar had his way with Tapani Kansalainen in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kansalainen misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar throws a hook but Kansalainen blocks it.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Escobar checks a low kick from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen lands with a kick to the temple. Escobar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Kansalainen's head.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Kansalainen moves away and avoids it.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Kansalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Kansalainen connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar jabs Kansalainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Escobar lands with a hook. Kansalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar 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 Kansalainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kansalainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Kansalainen misses with a looping right.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body.
Kansalainen misses with a looping left.
Escobar is looking to counter punch.
Escobar checks a low kick from Kansalainen.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kansalainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Kansalainen is predictable there
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kansalainen misses with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kansalainen's knee momentarily.
Kansalainen connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tapani Kansalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kansalainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escobar slips a jab from Kansalainen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Kansalainen throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansalainen thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
Kansalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kansalainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Escobar counters with a low kick, right behind Kansalainen 's knee.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kansalainen's hands.
Kansalainen throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Kansalainen.
Kansalainen is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Escobar.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kansalainen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Escobar - the referee stops the clock and Kansalainen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Escobar. Kansalainen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kansalainen misses with a straight right.
Kansalainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Escobar moves out of range as Kansalainen strikes.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Kansalainen is looking to clinch.
Escobar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kansalainen blocks a leg kick.
Escobar digs a good hook to Kansalainen's body.
Nice body punch from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Kansalainen drives through and clinches with Escobar against the cage.
Kansalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Kansalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansalainen blocks an uppercut.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kansalainen lands a right hand.
Escobar working hard to break the clinch.
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Escobar tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kansalainen is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Escobar buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Escobar!! Escobar is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kansalainen throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapani Kansalainen!
Tapani Kansalainen is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Tapani Kansalainen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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