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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Scorpion (ranked 2692 p4p, 320 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 993 p4p, 149 weight class). Lobo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Keys N Krates - Glitter (feat. Ambré). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 30 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo tries to clinch up but Scorpion circles away and keeps his distance.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
and Scorpion counters with a low kick, right behind Lobo 's knee.
Lobo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scorpion checks it well.
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lobo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Scorpion blocks the low kick.
Scorpion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lobo just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobo tries to score with a low kick but Scorpion moves his leg out of the way.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Scorpion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good work by Scorpion as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lobo motions for Scorpion to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Scorpion blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Scorpion misses the target.
Lobo throws a low kick, looking for Scorpion's leg but Scorpion calmly moves out of range.
Lobo throws a low kick but Scorpion moves out of range easily.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Lobo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Scorpion's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Scorpion sees it coming and moves out of range.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scorpion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Scorpion blocks the low kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scorpion counters with a straight right hand.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Lobo.
Lobo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lobo thinking.
Lobo wants to slow Scorpion down by chopping away at his legs.
Scorpion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lobo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Scorpion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Scorpion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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!
Lobo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a looping right.
Lobo moves out of range of the body kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Scorpion saw it coming and moves away.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lobo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scorpion's calf.
Lobo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion throws a hook but Lobo avoids it easily.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scorpion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
enabling Scorpion to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It appears Scorpion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Scorpion blocks the leg kick.
Lobo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lobo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Lobo thumps Scorpion with a low kick.
Scorpion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
and Scorpion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Scorpion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Scorpion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scorpion moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
Scorpion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
As Lobo looks to move away, Scorpion throws a big counter combo but Lobo just gets out of the way.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scorpion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Scorpion moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Scorpion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scorpion is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lobo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scorpion tried to score with a low kick but Lobo checks it.
Lobo throws a leg kick
letting Scorpion counter with a right hand.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Scorpion is looking to counter the offense by Lobo and move into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lobo.
A clash of legs there as Scorpion blocks the low kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scorpion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Lobo.
It looked like Scorpion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lobo lands a leg kick that knocks Scorpion off balance momentarily.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo moves out of range of the body kick from Scorpion.
Lobo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Scorpion's knee but Scorpion avoids it well.
Scorpion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Scorpion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lobo avoids it.
Lobo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scorpion checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lobo.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScorpion.
Lobo thumps Scorpion with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scorpion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lobo takes one on the button.
Good work by Scorpion as he checks the leg kick.
And Scorpion counters with a quick kick to the body but Lobo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo misses with a leg kick.
Lobo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
enabling Scorpion to counter with a crisp jab.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lobo is rocked!
Lobo thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
and Scorpion counters with a nice right hand that sends Lobo toppling to the canvas! Lobo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Scorpion finish him?!
Lobo is still on wobbly legs! Can Scorpion finish him?
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!
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scorpion is able to avoid easily.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Lobo.
It appears Scorpion was looking to counter with a kick there.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Scorpion counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lobo! Scorpion lets Lobo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a big left hand that crumples Lobo! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Scorpion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benz Bulver (ranked 912 p4p, 111 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 956 p4p, 118 weight class). Bulver comes to the cage accompanied by Little Eagle Soars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benz Bulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bulver's calf.
Bulver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulver lands with a shot to the body.
Bulver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bulver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grieg's hands.
Bulver misses with a hook.
Benz Bulver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grieg misses with a hook.
Grieg avoids the body shot from Bulver.
Nice takedown defense from Bulver. No joy for Grieg on that attempt.
Grieg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bulver has time to react.
Bulver throws the left hand but Grieg avoids the punch easily.
Bulver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grieg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bulver misses with an uppercut
and Grieg counters with a lovely 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!
Bulver misses with a left hand
and Grieg counters with a head kick that drops Bulver - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Bulver is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grieg.
Oh Bulver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grieg connects with a nice short shot to Bulver's temple.
Grieg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grieg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grieg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grieg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grieg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bulver seems to have got his legs back now.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bulver is looking to improve his position.
Grieg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bulver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bulver wants to improve his position but Grieg is controlling well.
Grieg thows a huge punch but Bulver dodges it nicely.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grieg throwing shots but Bulver is blocking nicely.
Bulver regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grieg.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grieg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulver looking for a sweep. Not yet Bulver, not yet.
Grieg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bulver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grieg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grieg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grieg throwing strikes from guard but Bulver blocks nicely.
Bulver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grieg.
Grieg working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grieg is looking to work some ground and pound but Bulver has wrist control.
Grieg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bulver's head.
Grieg throws a big elbow that misses.
Grieg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bulver wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grieg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grieg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grieg throws a big elbow that misses.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bulver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grieg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grieg landing with the ground and pound.
Grieg landing some decent shots from guard.
Grieg won't allow Bulver to sweep him here.
Grieg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bulver's head.
Bulver trying to control the position here.
Grieg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg is looking to work some ground and pound but Bulver has wrist control.
Grieg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grieg landing some decent shots from guard.
Bulver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grieg stands up over Bulver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grieg postures up in Bulver's guard and throws a big left but Bulver blocks it.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bulver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bulver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grieg scoring with some ground and pound.
Grieg is looking to work some ground and pound but Bulver has wrist control.
Grieg throws an elbow that misses. Bulver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grieg's guard. Nice move by Bulver!
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!
Grieg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grieg throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Grieg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bulver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grieg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulver.
Grieg scores with a jab. Bulver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grieg misses with a wild body shot.
Bulver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulver tries a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
Grieg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grieg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulver misses with a hook. Grieg ducked under it nicely.
Bulver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grieg checks a low kick from Bulver.
Grieg tries a quick counter leg kick but Bulver is wise to it.
Bulver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grieg circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bulver takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Grieg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bulver lands with a nice body punch.
Bulver throws a leg kick but Grieg checks it.
Bulver lands a jab to Grieg's midsection.
Bulver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grieg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bulver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grieg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bulver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bulver lands with a right hand.
Bulver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grieg lands a high kick to the side of Bulver's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Grieg dives into guard, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grieg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grieg loads up on a big left hand. Bulver felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Grieg looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bulver can't hide his disappointment, as Grieg celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
Edvard Grieg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Benz Bulver spoke after the fight, saying 'I've been beat on my whole life, this is nothing...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Petersen (ranked 478 p4p, 65 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 899 p4p, 116 weight class). Alexander Usikov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darrel Petersen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen fails to land the takedown.
Usikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Usikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petersen pushes Usikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Petersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petersen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov blocking some punches.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petersen's face.
It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petersen lands a body punch.
Usikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petersen misses with a body punch.
Usikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petersen working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petersen.
Petersen tries to work over Usikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Usikov.
Petersen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usikovs head.
Petersen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Usikov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Usikov connects with a knee to the head.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petersen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usikovs head.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
Usikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Usikov with a knee to the head.
Usikov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petersen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Usikov can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petersen's defenses.
A short right from Petersen.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petersen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usikov.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov stalling in the clinch but Petersen improves position.
Petersen misses with some punches.
Usikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Petersen on the inside.
Petersen lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petersen as Usikov tries to tie him up.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petersen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Usikov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Petersen blocks it.
Petersen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Usikov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Petersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petersen tries to work over Usikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Usikov effectively controlling the action here.
Petersen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Usikov lands an elbow inside.
Petersen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darrel Petersen's cut is getting worse.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike from Usikov.
Usikov blocks a body shot from Petersen.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petersen working aggressively here.
Petersen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petersen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Usikov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Usikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petersen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Usikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usikov lands a knee to the body.
Usikov missing with knees to the body.
Usikov missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Usikov.
Petersen avoiding damage as Usikov throws knees to the body.
Petersen pushes Usikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petersen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Petersen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Usikov has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usikov can't do much from the bottom here.
Petersen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Usikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petersen wants to take a breather but Usikov manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Petersen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Usikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Petersen fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Usikov! But no joy.
Usikov connects with a jab.
Usikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Petersen misses.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen with a hook.
Petersen swings for the body but Usikov moves out of range.
Usikov throws a counter combo.
Petersen swings for the body but Usikov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Usikov misses.
Petersen moves out of range as Usikov throws a body kick.
Usikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Usikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Usikov throws a hook to the side of Petersen's head but Petersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Usikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petersen moves out of range of the body kick from Usikov.
Usikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Usikov wants it to stay on the feet.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Petersen misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Usikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petersen's calf.
Usikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petersen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Usikov crunches a lovely knee into Petersen's ribcage.
Usikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Usikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Usikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petersen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usikov's elbow.
Usikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petersen misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Usikov.
Petersen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Usikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petersen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Usikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen lands with a short shot to the head.
Usikov blocking some punches.
Usikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike from Usikov.
Usikov lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Usikov.
Nice elbow from Usikov.
Petersen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander Usikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Petersen blocks with his arms.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petersen lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Petersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Usikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Usikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petersen being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usikov.
Usikov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petersen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petersen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petersen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Usikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Usikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petersen.
Usikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petersen is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Usikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Usikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petersen goes for a takedown attempt but Usikov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Usikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usikov throws a hook but Petersen blocks it.
Usikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Usikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Usikov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petersen scores with the left hand. Usikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Petersen with a jab.
Usikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Petersen.
Petersen shoots for a double leg takedown but Usikov sprawls well. He's pushed Petersen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petersen backing away here, and Usikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Usikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Petersen or perhaps it was just good defense by Usikov, which made it look bad.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Usikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Usikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petersen throws a right hand that misses
and Usikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petersen's knee momentarily.
Petersen's corner calls for a 1-2. Petersen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Usikov misses with a kick to the body.
Petersen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Usikov slips under a jab.
Petersen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Petersen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petersen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Usikov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Usikov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Petersen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Petersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Usikov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Usikov prevents Petersen from improving his position.
Usikov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Petersen to stand up.
Petersen misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Usikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Usikov ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Crunch! Usikov slams his shin into Petersen's torso.
Usikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petersen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Usikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Usikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Petersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Usikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Usikov!
Darrel Petersen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petersen slips a jab from Usikov.
Petersen shoots in and gets a takedown into Usikov's guard.
Petersen cracks Usikov with a solid left hand.
Petersen pushing down on Usikov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Usikov is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexander Usikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov is looking to control Petersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Usikov avoid being mounted?
Petersen is trying to control. Usikov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Usikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Petersen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petersen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Usikov wants to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Petersen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Petersen lands with a punch from half guard.
Petersen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Usikov defends it well.
Usikov is not content to let Petersen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Usikov defends it well.
Petersen looks to land a strike but Usikov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Usikov keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Usikov is trying to control the position but Petersen postures up.
Darrel Petersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petersen postures up and lands a big shot to Usikov's brow.
Usikov wants to get back to his feet but Petersen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petersen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Usikov's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darrel Petersen.
I think Usikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Usikov!
Alexander Usikov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 686 p4p, 100 weight class) and Chris Boag (ranked 755 p4p, 113 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snorten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sound of Silence. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Boag!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Boag misses.
Boag scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boag takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snorten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Snorten scores with a jab.
Snorten thuds a left hand into Boag's body.
Snorten is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snorten.
Boag takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snorten scores with a kick to the body.
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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snorten connects with a crisp jab.
Boag takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snorten misses with a jab to the body
and Boag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snorten checks a leg kick.
Snorten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been hearing reports that Snorten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boag moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Boag moved out of range nicely.
Boag on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rip Snorten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boag. That's going to slow Snorten down.
Boag lands a leg kick that knocks Snorten off balance momentarily.
Boag misses with a head kick.
Snorten throws a body punch but Boag moves out of range.
Snorten cracks Boag with a good jab.
Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snorten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snorten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boag.
Boag swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Snorten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Snorten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boag circles away quickly and effectively.
Boag clinches up against the cage.
Snorten tries to score a body lock takedown but Boag shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorten tries to work over Boag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten goes for a takedown attempt but Boag pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boag closes the distance and clinches.
Boag misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snorten.
Boag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snorten as Boag tries to tie him up.
Boag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boag gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snorten.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorten goes for a takedown attempt but Boag pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice jab there from Snorten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boag throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snorten throws a body punch but Boag moves out of range.
Boag slips under a jab.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snorten misses with a wild body shot.
Snorten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boag now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snorten is looking to chop away at Boag's legs.
Boag scores with a shot to the body.
Snorten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boag looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snorten misses with a hook. Boag ducked under it nicely.
And Boag responds with a good body kick, but Snorten manages to step out the way in time.
Snorten throws a right hand that misses
enabling Boag to counter with a crisp jab.
Snorten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boag.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snorten tries to keep at a distance but Boag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snorten backwards.
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 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorten's elbow.
Snorten is leaning against Boag and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snorten backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Boag fails to land.
Snorten looking for a takedown.
Boag is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boag lands a right hand.
Snorten looking for a takedown.
Boag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snorten wants a takedown.
Boag prevents a takedown attempt there.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boag wants to clinch.
Boag is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snorten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boag circles away quickly and effectively.
Snorten misses with a looping right.
Boag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Snorten throws a hook but Boag blocks it.
Snorten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snorten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snorten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boag sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boag was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boag buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snorten connects with an inside leg kick.
Snorten darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten is trying to control the action in half guard but Boag is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boag flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snorten tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boag knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Snorten missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boag preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Snorten 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.
Ground and pound from Snorten.
Boag controlling the position for now.
Boag trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snorten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boag keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snorten is nestled in close to Boag, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Snorten works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boag gets back to half guard.
Snorten is looking to stall here but Boag recovers full guard.
Boag keeping full guard, as Snorten tries to pass.
Boag trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten is in close to Boag's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boag is keeping the position for now.
Boag thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Snorten tries to free his leg and advance position but Boag is retaining full guard.
Boag has control of Snorten's left arm, preventing Snorten from doing any damage.
Boag is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Snorten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boag's guard.
Snorten wants to control but Boag is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag looks like he's trying to stand up.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boag to regain full guard.
Snorten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snorten scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Snorten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snorten throwing strikes but missing.
Snorten is in close to Boag's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boag keeping moving, preventing Snorten from controlling successfully.
Boag tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snorten throws an elbow that misses. Boag uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snorten's guard. Nice move by Boag!
Snorten doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Boag tries to free his leg and advance position but Snorten is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Snorten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snorten avoids a kick to the body.
Snorten scoring well with a low kick there.
Boag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snorten throws out the jab.
Snorten throws a wild body kick that Boag sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Boag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snorten takes a swing at Boag's ribcage but misses.
Rip Snorten is winning the standup battle so far.
Boag takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Snorten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten misses with a left hand
and Boag counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snorten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Boag misses.
Snorten misses with a body shot
and Boag counters with a nice body kick.
Snorten feints and then cracks Boag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boag down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boag misses with a head kick.
Snorten scores with a nice strike.
Boag ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten thuds a left hand into Boag's body.
Snorten throws a low kick but Boag avoids it.
Snorten tries to land a leg kick but Boag saw it coming and moves away.
Chris Boag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snorten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boag at a distance.
Boag takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boag throws a leg kick that misses.
Snorten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boag lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Snorten misses.
Boag let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That kick from Boag tenderised Snorten's leg. Snorten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Snorten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten ducks right into an uppercut from Boag.
Boag scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boag does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Snorten is predictable there
and Boag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snorten lands a nice hook to Boag's body. Boag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boag moves out of range as Snorten strikes.
Snorten misses with a wild body shot.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boag manages to avoid it.
Snorten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boag takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snorten misses with a hook. Boag ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Boag.
A swing and a miss from Boag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boag scores with a nice right hand.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boag scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snorten doesn't seem bothered though.
Boag stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Boag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snorten moves away from the strike by Boag.
Snorten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Boag misses.
Snorten throws a hook but Boag blocks it.
Boag takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snorten scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Snorten.
Boag misses the jab.
Snorten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boag tries to close the distance and clinch but Snorten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag pushes Snorten up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorten is looking to take this one to the mat.
Snorten wants to take the fight to the mat but Boag manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boag lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snorten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boag stalling.
Snorten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorten's elbow.
Snorten is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Snorten is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Boag.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boag.
Snorten misses with a punch on the inside.
Boag misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rip Snorten.
I think Snorten 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Snorten!
Our winner, Rip Snorten, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Puller (ranked 191 p4p, 26 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 437 p4p, 60 weight class). Wesson has chosen In Your Honor - Foo Fighters as his entrance music. John Puller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Wesson moves away and avoids it.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Wesson moved out of range.
Wesson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Puller swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch but Wesson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Puller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson thinks about the counter body kick.
Puller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wesson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wesson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puller slips a jab from Wesson.
Puller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puller 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 Wesson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wesson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wesson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Wesson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wesson scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Puller is out of range.
Wesson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puller misses with a straight right.
Puller moves out of range of the body kick from Wesson.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
Wesson misses with an uppercut.
Puller clinches with his opponent.
Wesson digs a right hand into Puller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puller's gas tank.
Puller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller breaks the clinch.
Wesson misses the jab.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Puller moves out of range easily.
Puller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice shot by Puller.
Wesson 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.
Puller throws a hook but Wesson avoids it easily.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wesson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wesson slips under a jab from Puller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller thuds his shin into the meat of Wesson's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Wesson.
Puller jabs at Wesson's body.
Puller moves out of range as Wesson strikes.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Puller scores with a nice body kick.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wesson, right into the meat.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Puller moves out of range easily.
Wesson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puller.
Puller throws a head kick but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puller tries to land a leg kick but Wesson saw it coming and moves away.
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wesson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wesson wants to counter with a clinch but Puller pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
Puller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wesson is out of range and Puller settles back down.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Puller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Wesson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puller lands with a hook. Wesson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Puller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wesson clobbers Puller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Wesson.
Wesson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puller throws out a loose jab but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Puller does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands a really nice looking cross but Wesson seems unphased.
Wesson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wesson. That one must have hurt.
Puller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puller.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wesson throws out the jab.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller throws out a leg kick but Wesson moves out of range and Puller only half commits.
Wesson tries to clinch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Wesson misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller misses with a hook.
Wesson scores with the left hand. Puller knows he should have avoided that one.
Wesson avoids the body shot from Puller.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wesson tries to work over Puller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller throws a punch but it's blocked by Wesson.
Puller blocks a body shot from Wesson.
Puller misses with some punches.
Wesson blocking some punches.
Puller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wesson blocks a body shot from Puller.
Wesson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Nice body punch from Puller.
Wesson throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Wesson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson is working Puller over against the cage.
Wesson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puller misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Puller.
Wesson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller throws a body punch but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
Puller misses with a lunging right hand
and Wesson counters with a thumping low kick.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Wesson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puller.
Puller moves out of range of the body kick.
Puller throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Wesson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson throws a head kick but Puller moves out of range.
Puller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wesson. That did some damage!
Wesson drops his hands momentarily and Puller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Wesson scores with a head kick.
Puller blocks a low kick nicely.
Wesson slips under a jab from Puller.
Wesson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puller.
Wesson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Puller is winning the standup battle so far.
Puller moves out of range of the strikes.
Puller tries to clinch but Wesson moves away
and Wesson counters with a head kick. That will keep Puller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wesson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puller. Puller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wesson moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Donk. Puller catches Wesson right on the button with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puller - that will leave a mark!
Wesson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puller.
Wesson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Wesson throws a big counter head kick but Puller avoids it with no problem.
Wesson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wesson's sensitive parts.
Puller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Puller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wesson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puller.
Wesson lands with a good body shot.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Wesson thinks about the counter body kick.
Wesson dips to his left and cracks Puller with an uppercut!
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Puller.
Good leg kick by Puller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wesson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a straight right.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Puller checks it.
Wesson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puller connects with a right hand. Wesson shakes it off.
Puller misses with a right hand
and Wesson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wesson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wesson scrambles back to his feet.
Puller throws a big shot that misses.
Puller is looking to score with low kicks.
Puller stuns Wesson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wesson feints and then cracks Puller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puller down.
Wesson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Puller moves out of range easily.
Wesson misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson tries to work over Puller's front leg with a kick but Puller checks it.
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Wesson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puller throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Wesson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 John Puller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Puller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesson misses the target.
Puller scoring well with a low kick there.
Puller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wesson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Puller misses.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Puller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesson.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Puller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson misses with a looping right.
Puller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Puller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller misses with a low kick.
Wesson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wesson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Puller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller throws a leg kick but Wesson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puller wants to clinch.
Puller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesson can do to turn this around?
Puller connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick there by Puller.
Puller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wesson misses with a kick to the body.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Wesson scores with a punch to the head.
Wesson throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Dean Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wesson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puller scores with a hook to the body. Wesson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller throws a shot to the body.
Wesson misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
Puller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wesson takes one on the button.
Wesson scores with a hook to the body. Puller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puller loads up on a big right hand but Wesson slips the punch.
Wesson swats away the attempt to clinch by Puller.
Puller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Puller.
Wesson misses with a low kick.
Wesson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wesson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Puller.
Wesson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wesson wants to slow Puller down by chopping away at his legs.
Puller lands a body shot.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Puller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
Wesson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Puller is looking to counter punch.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Wesson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puller throws a lazy right hand but Wesson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wesson throws out a counter right but Puller avoids it with no problem.
Puller slips under a jab.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Puller stuns Wesson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wesson under the eye.
Puller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wesson at a distance.
Puller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puller.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
Puller misses with a right hand
and Wesson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puller cracks Wesson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wesson misses with a body shot.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Wesson moves away and avoids it.
Puller has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wesson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
John Puller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Dean Wesson had this to say: 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 390 p4p, 64 weight class) and Abner Applegate (ranked 306 p4p, 49 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Frank Reilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Applegate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Applegate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Applegates head.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Applegate pushes off an throws an elbow but Reilly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate throws an elbow but it misses.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Applegate 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.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Applegate lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate lands a body punch.
Reilly dodges an elbow strike from Applegate.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Applegate obliges.
Applegate lands a damaging elbow.
Applegate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Applegate is defending well for now.
Applegate lands with a left to the head.
Reilly is leaning against Applegate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Applegate's brow.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Applegate's defenses.
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!
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Applegate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Applegate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Applegate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Applegate as the two fighters clinch.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate misses with a knee strike.
Reilly tries a body shot but Applegate blocks it.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Applegate.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reilly.
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.
Applegate lands a nice shot to the body.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate lands a body shot.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Applegate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Applegate takes a shot to the head.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Applegate lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly working aggressively here.
Applegate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Applegate digs a right hand into Reilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reilly's gas tank.
Applegate misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Applegate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a knee to the head.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Applegate breaks from the clinch.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Applegate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Applegate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Reilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Applegate.
Applegate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Applegate walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
Applegate slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Applegate looks for a takedown but Reilly sprawls well.
Applegate lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's front leg with a kick but Reilly checks it.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Applegate.
Applegate clinches up against the cage.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Applegate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Nice elbow from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Applegate blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Applegate throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands an elbow that stopped Applegate in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Applegate.
Applegate pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate lands with a light punch inside.
Applegate landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Applegate.
Applegate digs a right hand into Reilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reilly's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Applegate.
Applegate is working Reilly over against the cage.
Reilly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Applegate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Applegate lands a body shot.
Applegate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Applegate.
Applegate blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Applegate avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Applegate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Applegate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Applegate.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Applegate is pushing Reilly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reilly scores a nice knee to the body.
Applegate gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate lands an elbow that stopped Reilly in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Applegate misses with a punch on the inside.
Applegate lands an uppercut.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Applegate lands with a right to the head.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Applegate avoids it.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Applegate.
Nice body punch from Applegate - that landed with a thud.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Applegate is defending well for now.
Applegate blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Applegate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Applegate instigates a clinch.
Applegate lands a left hand.
Applegate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reilly is keeping busy.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Applegate tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Applegate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Applegate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reilly's defenses.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Reilly.
Applegate scores with a hook to the body.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate lands with a left to the head.
Applegate lands an elbow that stopped Reilly in his tracks for a moment.
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Applegate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Applegate has Reilly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reilly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Applegate is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Abner Applegate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly takes a shot to the head.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate takes a shot to the head.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Applegate cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Applegate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Applegate.
Good body shot from Applegate.
Applegate connects with a knee to the head.
Applegate throws an elbow that misses.
Applegate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Applegate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Applegate lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Reilly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reilly is working Applegate over against the cage.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate lands with a light punch inside.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Applegate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Applegate lands an uppercut.
Applegate presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Applegate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Applegate.
Applegate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Applegate lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.
Reilly is rocked!
Applegate digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
Applegate gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Applegate lands a big right hand that drops Reilly! The killer instinct kicks in and Applegate finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Applegate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abner Applegate!
Abner Applegate managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 282 p4p, 40 weight class) and Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 573 p4p, 77 weight class). Ghosh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Allah Gets Funky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghosh.
Voronin tries to clinch
and Ghosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghosh follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Voronin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronin gets through Ghosh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Ghosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Ghosh - that landed with a thud.
Voronin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ghosh.
A short left from Ghosh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike.
Ghosh blocking some punches.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Ghosh has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghosh.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Ghosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghosh.
Ghosh is working Voronin over against the cage.
Ghosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Ghosh can't find room to land a body shot as Voronin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghosh.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin takes a shot to the head.
Ghosh stalling the fight.
Ghosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Voronin smiles and moves away.
Voronin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voronin rushes Ghosh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ghosh lands with a right to the head.
Ghosh is leaning against Voronin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Voronin is pressed up against the cage. Ghosh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Voronin down to the mat. Voronin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin closes the distance but Ghosh moves to the side
and Ghosh counters with a good, hard body kick but Voronin shrugs it off.
Voronin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghosh tries a body shot but Voronin blocks it.
Ghosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghosh.
Ghosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ghosh misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Ghosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ghosh blocks an uppercut.
Ghosh lands a right hand.
Ghosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghosh has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Voronin is trying to keep an underhook but Ghosh manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ghosh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Voronin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Voronin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ghosh slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voronin trying to get back to full guard but Ghosh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Voronin is trying desperately to improve position.
Ghosh is working for a guillotine from mount but Voronin frees his head quite easily.
Voronin is trying to escape the mount but Ghosh keeps good control and instead manages to take Voronin's back.
Voronin can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin is working hard here to advance position.
Voronin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ghosh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voronin is really stuck here.
Voronin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ghosh gets his way!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Voronin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ghosh's guard. Nice work there by Voronin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghosh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghosh has wrist control.
Voronin distracts Ghosh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Voronin postures up in Ghosh's guard and throws a big left but Ghosh blocks it.
Ghosh looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Amun Ghosh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Voronin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghosh circles away.
Ghosh thinks about the counter body kick.
Voronin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghosh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ghosh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ghosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghosh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ghosh counters with a straight right hand.
Voronin moves in looking to clinch but Ghosh pushes him off.
Voronin clinches up against the cage.
Sheikh Amun Ghosh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Ghosh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Ghosh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghosh misses with some punches.
Ghosh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Voronin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ghosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ghosh.
Ghosh has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Voronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghosh.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Ghosh.
A short uppercut from Ghosh.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghosh.
Ghosh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Voronin regains guard.
Voronin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ghosh forces his way into half guard.
Ghosh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ghosh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Voronin is looking to escape.
Voronin has given up his back here. Will Ghosh look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Ghosh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghosh is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Voronin is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
After winning the bout, Sheikh Amun Ghosh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 181 p4p, 22 weight class) and Cole Reynolds (ranked 372 p4p, 46 weight class). Yeboah comes to the cage accompanied by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah scores with a shot to the body.
Yeboah takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Yeboah shoots and misses
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yeboah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reynolds in his tracks.
Yeboah throws a shot to the body.
Yeboah fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reynolds to the ground. Yeboah is now in Reynolds's guard.
Yeboah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds controlling Yeboah's posture.
Yeboah drops back looking for a leg! Reynolds is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reynolds manages to kick Yeboah off! Yeboah jumps back into Reynolds's guard.
Yeboah controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah tries to free his leg and advance position but Reynolds is retaining full guard.
Reynolds wants to stand up but Yeboah is controlling him.
Yeboah postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Reynolds is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yeboah, into his guard.
Reynolds is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yeboah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reynolds's guard.
Yeboah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reynolds is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds trying to control the position here.
Yeboah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Yeboah from controlling successfully.
Yeboah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to get back to full guard.
Yeboah prevents Reynolds from standing back up.
Yeboah trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Yeboah seems to be working for a kimura but Reynolds defends the submission attempt.
Yeboah is working for a kimura but Reynolds is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Yeboah trying to mount his opponent but Reynolds defends it.
Yeboah is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Yeboah is controlling well.
Yeboah moves nicely into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reynolds is not content to let Yeboah control the position.
Yeboah goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reynolds has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yeboah but great work by Reynolds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambulo Yeboah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yeboah.
Yeboah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeboah throws a good cross that connects.
Yeboah scoring well with a low kick there.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Yeboah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yeboah misses with a body punch
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah misses the shot to the body.
Yeboah connects with a leg kick. Reynolds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yeboah tries to clinch
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Yeboah catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
Yeboah looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Reynolds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yeboah lands a jab to the nose.
Yeboah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yeboah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yeboah scoring well with a low kick there.
Yeboah throws a head kick that misses
and Reynolds finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Reynolds takes one to the side of the head.
Reynolds takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reynolds is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah looks to clinch
and Reynolds counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeboah finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeboah scores with a punch to the head.
Yeboah throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reynolds seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Yeboah.
Yeboah jabs Reynolds right on the nose. Reynolds blinks but takes it well.
Yeboah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Yeboah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reynolds can do to turn this around?
Yeboah keeps Reynolds at a distance using the push kick.
Reynolds cracks Yeboah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yeboah misses with a body punch
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yeboah is rocked!
Reynolds bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
Yeboah shoots in for a double leg but Reynolds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cole Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yeboah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Reynolds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reynolds cracks Yeboah with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Reynolds has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yeboah to stand back up!
Oh Yeboah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds throws an uppercut from hell that sends Yeboah clean off his feet! He's out cold! Reynolds stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 363 p4p, 52 weight class) and Bed Intruder (ranked 319 p4p, 45 weight class). Intruder has chosen Bed Intruder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bed Intruder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Intruder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lermontov circles away.
Intruder scores with a sloppy right hand. Lermontov should have avoided that one.
Intruder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Lermontov coming out on top.
Intruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lermontov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Intruder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lermontov connects with a nice looking jab.
Intruder misses with a hook.
Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Intruder.
Lermontov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a big counter combination but Intruder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Intruder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lermontov is able to avoid easily.
Intruder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Intruder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lermontov checks a leg kick.
Lermontov misses with a series of wild punches.
Intruder misses with a straight right.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut. Intruder saw that one coming.
Intruder wants to slow Lermontov down by chopping away at his legs.
Lermontov is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov moves out of range as Intruder strikes.
Lermontov tries to clinch up.
Lermontov throws a leg kick which misses Intruder's front leg but catches the back leg as Intruder tries to avoid it.
Lermontov has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Intruder.
Intruder tries to work over Lermontov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lermontov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
Intruder blocks an uppercut.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Lermontov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Intruder.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lermontov has a couple of punches blocked by Intruder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Intruder.
Lermontov tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Lermontov back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lermontov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Intruder has a couple of punches blocked by Lermontov.
Lermontov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Intruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lermontov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lermontov scores with a shot to the side of Intruder's head.
Lermontov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Intruder pushes Lermontov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Intruder lands a nice uppercut.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder pushes Lermontov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lermontov throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lermontov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Lermontov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lermontov misses with the head strike.
Intruder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
Lermontov lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Intruder.
Intruder presses Lermontov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Lermontov.
Intruder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lermontovs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Intruder.
A hook to the body from Intruder.
Intruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Intruder.
Lermontov is rocked!
Lermontov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Intruder.
Oh Lermontov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lermontov lands a hook that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lermontov misses with some punches.
Lermontov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lermontov seems to have got his legs back now.
Intruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder presses Lermontov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lermontov throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lermontov.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands with a right to the head.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Intruder misses with a body punch.
Intruder working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Intruder.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Intruder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Intruder stalling in the clinch but Lermontov improves position.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lermontovs head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Intruder pushes Lermontov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Intruder scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Intruder.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Intruder.
Intruder digs a right hand underneath Lermontov's ribcage. Lermontov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bed Intruder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lermontov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Intruder's sensitive parts.
Intruder catches Lermontov napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Lermontov to the canvas!
Lermontov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lermontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lermontov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Intruder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Intruder misses with a hook. Lermontov ducked under it nicely.
Lermontov closes the distance and clinches.
Lermontov misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lermontov lands a shoulder strike.
Intruder lands an uppercut.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lermontov throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Intruder as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Intruder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lermontov lands an uppercut.
Lermontov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Intruder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lermontov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lermontov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder scores with a shot to the side of Lermontov's head.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bed Intruder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Intruder gets through Lermontov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lermontov misses with some punches.
Lermontov gets through Intruder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Intruder.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Lermontov avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Lermontov misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lermontov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lermontov.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Intruder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
A short right from Intruder on the inside.
Lermontov throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lermontov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Intruders head.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov misses with the head strike.
Lermontov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder pushes Lermontov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lermontov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Intruder or not.
Intruder has Lermontov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lermontov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Intruder lands an uppercut.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Intruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Intruder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Intruder scores with a shoulder strike.
Intruder pushes Lermontov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Intruder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Intruder lands an uppercut.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Intruder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lermontov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Intruder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Intruder as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Intruder - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Intruder.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder lands a nice uppercut.
Lermontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Intruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Lermontov controls his hands.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
Intruder digs a right hand underneath Lermontov's ribcage. Lermontov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Intruder has hold of one of Lermontov's legs. Lermontov is fighting the takedown attempt but Intruder gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lermontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Intruder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lermontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Intruder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Intruder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lermontov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Intruder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lermontov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Intruders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bed Intruder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Intruder!
Lermontov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lermontov wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Intruder blocks the low kick.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lermontov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Intruder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bed Intruder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lermontov throws a poor cross that misses
and Intruder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lermontov moves into the clinch.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Lermontov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov prevents a body shot from Intruder.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Lermontov.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Lermontov misses with the head strike.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lermontov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Intruder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lermontov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Lermontov has a couple of punches blocked by Intruder.
Lermontov misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Intruder.
A left hand lands to the body for Intruder.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Intruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder blocks a body shot from Lermontov.
Intruder lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Intruder blocks a body shot from Lermontov.
Lermontov stops a takedown attempt from Intruder.
A short uppercut from Intruder.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Intruder lands with a short shot to the head.
Lermontov lands a left hand.
Lermontov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Lermontov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Intruder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Lermontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lermontov working aggressively here.
Lermontov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Intruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Lermontov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lermontov.
Lermontov tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lermontov misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lermontov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Bed Intruder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lermontov's elbow.
Lermontov presses Intruder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Intruder.
Lermontov lands a hook that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
Fiyero Lermontov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Intruder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder blocks an uppercut.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lermontov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
Intruder scores with a shot to the side of Lermontov's head.
Intruder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Intruder.
Lermontov has a couple of punches blocked by Intruder.
Intruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Intruder working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bed Intruder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Intruder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bed Intruder!
In his post fight interview, Bed Intruder started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 127 p4p, 18 weight class) and Mon Ster (ranked 236 p4p, 33 weight class). Ster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Automatic - Monster. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ster misses with a kick to the body.
Ster lands with a nice body punch.
Mon Ster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Fujimoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ster misses the target.
Fujimoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Ster misses
enabling Fujimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mon Ster has been cut.
Fujimoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Ster.
Ster is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ster is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Fujimoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ster keeps Fujimoto at a distance using the push kick.
Ster throws a hook to the side of Fujimoto's head but Fujimoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fujimoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster digs a good hook to Fujimoto's body.
Ster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujimoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ster lands a head kick. Fujimoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Gyukosho Fujimoto has been cut.
Ster motions for Fujimoto to come forward. Ster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
Fujimoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fujimoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Ster misses.
Fujimoto throwing a counter right hand but Ster manages to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands a right hook to the body.
Ster throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fujimoto misses the target.
Ster misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Fujimoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ster fakes the leg kick and cracks Fujimoto in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ster jabs at Fujimoto's body.
Fujimoto takes one on the button.
Ster throws a combination that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ster throws a head kick that misses.
Fujimoto throwing a counter right hand but Ster manages to avoid it.
Ster misses with an uppercut. Fujimoto saw that one coming.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
A left and a right from Ster both land. Nice combination.
Ster throws a hook but Fujimoto blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ster. Fujimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujimoto misses with a hook. Ster ducked under it nicely.
Ster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujimoto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ster on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ster looks winded!
Ster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fujimoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ster misses with a hook
and Fujimoto counters with a nice body shot.
Ster misses with a left hand
and Fujimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Mon Ster's cut even more.
Fujimoto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fujimoto is out of range and Ster settles back down.
Fujimoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Fujimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimoto manages to avoid it.
Fujimoto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ster misses with a looping right.
A combination from Ster does no damage.
Fujimoto throwing a counter right hand but Ster manages to avoid it.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ster.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
Fujimoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujimoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimoto blocks a leg kick.
Ster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mon Ster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fujimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fujimoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimoto.
A head kick from Ster lands but Fujimoto takes it in his stride.
Ster connects with a nice looking jab.
Ster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ster scoring well with a low kick there.
Fujimoto avoids the body shot from Ster.
Fujimoto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Ster does no damage.
Fujimoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
Mon Ster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ster throws an overhand right that lands on Fujimoto's shoulder, as Fujimoto tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Fujimoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ster misses with a wild combination.
It appears Fujimoto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ster throws an off balance right hand
and Ster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Mon Ster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick by Ster misses
and Fujimoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Ster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimoto thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ster works Fujimoto's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Ster.
Ster throws a combination that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ster thinking.
Ster is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto misses with a hook. Ster ducked under it nicely.
Fujimoto checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Fujimoto misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ster misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fujimoto counter with a right hand.
Ster throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimoto scores with a nice right hand.
Mon Ster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mon Ster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
After winning the bout, Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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