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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Fietsora (ranked 2028 p4p, 239 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 1430 p4p, 184 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fietsora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilder dodges the punch combination from Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a head kick.
Wilder misses with a hook to the body
and Fietsora counters with a three punch combo that has Wilder backing up. Wilder nods at Fietsora to acknowledge the strikes.
Fietsora rushes Wilder and presses him up against the ropes.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Wilder prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fietsora.
Wilder scores with a shot to the side of Fietsora's head.
A nice left hand lands by Fietsora.
Wilder lands a body shot.
Fietsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wilder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
Wilder lands with a right to the head.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fietsora tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder lands a shot to the body.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora throws an elbow that misses.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fietsoras head.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilders head.
Fietsora gets through Wilder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilder.
Wilder tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilder.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
A short left from Wilder.
Wilder manages to break the clinch.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Fietsora moved out of range nicely.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fietsora.
Fietsora appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Fietsora slips the punch.
Wilder missing with a left hand there. Fietsora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fietsora doesn't seem bothered though.
Fietsora misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fietsora is looking to counter punch.
Fietsora moves into the clinch.
Wilder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilder.
Fietsora lands a body shot.
A short right from Wilder on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fietsora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilder is leaning against Fietsora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilder manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilder.
Fietsora throwing a counter right hand but Wilder manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fietsora tries to clinch up.
Wilder connects with a jab.
Wilder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fietsora counters with a big head kick but Wilder shrugs it off.
Fietsora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Romulus Fietsora will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fietsora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilder connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fietsora looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Fietsora wants to clinch.
Fietsora connects with a solid leg kick.
Fietsora defending well as Wilder loads up on a big left hand.
Crunch! Wilder slams his shin into Fietsora's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora gets a clinch.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilder is trying to break free.
Wilder blocks an elbow strike.
Wilder tries to throw a body punch but Fietsora avoids it by throwing Wilder back against the ropes.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilder is trying to force a seperation but Fietsora has the dominant position.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
Wilder lands with a right to the head.
Wilder misses with a body punch.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Wilder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora lands a left hand.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch but Fietsora keeps him there for the moment.
Fietsora lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fietsora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilder is trying to break the clinch but Fietsora has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Wilder on the inside.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora manages to break the clinch.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
Fietsora seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder dodges the punch combination from Fietsora.
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!
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romulus Fietsora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fietsora tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilder counters with a nice uppercut.
Fietsora walks into a straight right hand from Wilder.
Fietsora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
Fietsora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fietsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fietsora moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Fietsora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Fietsora has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Fietsora can't find room to land a body shot as Wilder controls the action.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilder.
Wilder misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder 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!
The fighters circling - Wilder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fietsora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fietsora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilder throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Fietsora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fietsora tries to clinch there but Wilder circles away.
Fietsora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
Wilder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fietsora wants to clinch up but Wilder keeps it at a distance.
Wilder throws out a counter right but Fietsora avoids it with no problem.
Good work by Fietsora as he checks the leg kick.
Fietsora wants to clinch up but Wilder keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick by Fietsora misses
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Wilder takes a swing at Fietsora's ribcage but misses.
Fietsora slips a jab from Wilder.
Romulus Fietsora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora throws a sloppy head kick and Wilder moves out of range easily.
Wilder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Fietsora is out of range.
Fietsora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fietsora manages to avoid it.
Fietsora defending well as Wilder loads up on a big left hand.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder lands with a nice body punch.
Fietsora wants to clinch up but Wilder keeps it at a distance.
Wilder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fietsora counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilder throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fietsora misses with a head kick.
Fietsora wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fietsora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder scores with a three punch combo!
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Fietsora.
Wilder throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fietsora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fietsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack Wilder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Wilder throws a solid leg kick but Fietsora takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilder.
A jab from Wilder finds it's way through Fietsora's defenses.
Wilder scores with a shot to the body.
Wilder tests Fietsora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fietsora drops his hands momentarily and Wilder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fietsora misses with a double jab
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilder 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jack Wilder!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jack Wilder!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jack Wilder!
Jack Wilder wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Wilder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jimmerson (ranked 1741 p4p, 225 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 2196 p4p, 263 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Jimmerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a jab.
Jimmerson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Niedzwiedzinski did well to prevent Jimmerson getting side control.
Jimmerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jimmerson throwing shots but Niedzwiedzinski is blocking nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski gets full guard.
Jimmerson throws a strike but Niedzwiedzinski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jimmerson has a closed guard, preventing Niedzwiedzinski from standing up.
Jimmerson working a defensive guard here.
Jimmerson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to stand but Jimmerson is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jimmerson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jimmerson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Niedzwiedzinski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jimmerson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jimmerson has his foot on Niedzwiedzinski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Niedzwiedzinski works his way back into a safe position though.
Jimmerson trying to keep a closed guard but Niedzwiedzinski is proving a slippery customer.
Jimmerson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The House Of Pain that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Niedzwiedzinski wanted to stand there but Jimmerson had control of the position.
Jimmerson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Niedzwiedzinski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jimmerson is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A nice combination there by Niedzwiedzinski.
It looks like Russell Jimmerson has been cut.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmerson cracks Niedzwiedzinski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jimmerson throws a leg kick that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimmerson.
Niedzwiedzinski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimmerson.
Jimmerson moves away from the strike by Niedzwiedzinski.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jimmerson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niedzwiedzinski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jimmerson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jimmerson trying to control the position but instead, Niedzwiedzinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jimmerson into the ropes.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Niedzwiedzinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Jimmerson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimmerson clinches with his opponent.
Niedzwiedzinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jimmerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmerson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jimmerson lands a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a left to the head.
Jimmerson is trying to stall.
Jimmerson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jimmerson looking for a takedown.
Jimmerson lands a nice uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimmerson avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niedzwiedzinski.
Jimmerson scores with a shot to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimmerson avoids the damage to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jimmerson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Jimmerson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimmerson tries for a takedown but Niedzwiedzinski manages to get underhooks.
Jimmerson tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to work over Jimmerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmerson stalling in the clinch.
Jimmerson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to circle away but Jimmerson has him pinned against the ropes.
Jimmerson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jimmerson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niedzwiedzinski is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niedzwiedzinski working aggressively here.
Jimmerson can't find room to land a body shot as Niedzwiedzinski controls the action.
Jimmerson lands a right hand.
Jimmerson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Jimmerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimmerson can't find room to land a body shot as Niedzwiedzinski controls the action.
Jimmerson working aggressively here.
Jimmerson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks an uppercut.
Jimmerson tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Jimmerson back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Niedzwiedzinski.
Jimmerson tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a big head kick that sends Jimmerson tumbling to the mat! Niedzwiedzinski takes a step backwards and waves Jimmerson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jimmerson is rocked!
Jimmerson is looking to clinch.
Oh Jimmerson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niedzwiedzinski and Jimmerson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Jimmerson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Niedzwiedzinski knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
A very excited looking Bruno Niedzwiedzinski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 1089 p4p, 143 weight class) and DooHo Choi (ranked 3703 p4p, 382 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salvatore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Reich mir die Hand. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, DooHo Choi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi works Salvatore's body with a nice hook.
Salvatore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Salvatore with that takedown attempt.
Salvatore gets the takedown into side control.
Choi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Choi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Salvatore tries for a kimura but Choi is defending well.
Choi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Salvatore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Salvatore tries to advance to mount but can't.
Salvatore looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Choi stops Salvatore from passing to mount.
Choi pushes Salvatore away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Salvatore gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Salvatore wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Choi, who protects the arm well.
Choi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet 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.
Choi is not content to let Salvatore control the position.
Salvatore looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Choi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Salvatore tries to move to mount but Choi blocks the move with his legs.
Choi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salvatore trying to control the position but Choi is working away.
Choi is trying to buck Salvatore off.
Salvatore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Choi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Salvatore dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Choi lands a nice looking body shot.
Salvatore feints and as Choi raises his hands in defense, Salvatore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvatore advances position into side control!
Enzo Salvatore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Choi wants to get back to his feet.
Salvatore is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Choi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Choi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Salvatore is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Choi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Salvatore is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore trying to control the action but Choi is working from the bottom.
Choi tries to escape but Salvatore is in control.
Salvatore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Choi!
Choi really wants to buck Salvatore off and get back to his feet.
Salvatore is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Choi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Salvatore goes for an armbar but Choi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Choi.
Salvatore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi wants to stand but Salvatore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Salvatore wants to sweep here but Choi controlling him for the moment.
Choi wants to stand but Salvatore is controlling his posture from full guard.
Choi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salvatore is on top in guard.
Salvatore trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Salvatore dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Salvatore shoots in and drives through. Choi sprawls well.
Salvatore closes the distance and clinches up with Choi, looking for a takedown. Salvatore pushes Choi against the ropes but Choi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Salvatore moves away and avoids it.
Salvatore feinted with a counter takedown.
A combination from Choi does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Choi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salvatore doesn't seem phased though.
Salvatore fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvatore shoots for a double leg takedown but Choi sprawls well. He's pushed Salvatore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Choi misses.
Salvatore has his takedown stuffed
and Choi counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi sizes up Salvatore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Choi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Choi.
Salvatore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Choi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choi.
Salvatore shoots for a takedown but Choi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Enzo Salvatore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvatore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Choi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Salvatore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Choi wants to get back to his feet but Salvatore drags him back down.
Choi bucks up and tries to throw Salvatore off but instead Salvatore has got his back!
Salvatore working for a choke but Choi is defending well.
Salvatore working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi is trying to stand back up.
Salvatore working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Choi is doing well to defend. Salvatore seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Choi is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enzo Salvatore!
Enzo Salvatore really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RESISTANCE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 1041 p4p, 69 weight class) and Ken Miller (ranked 2129 p4p, 136 weight class). Ji Woo comes to the ring accompanied by 나쁜 달 상승. Miller has chosen 2pac - Im A Souljah as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
149 lbs
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36
139 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller slips under a jab from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller tries for a takedown but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ji Woo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller slips under a jab from Ji Woo.
A swing and a miss from Ji Woo.
Miller checks a low kick from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ji Woo gets caught napping as Miller dives in and scores a takedown. Ji Woo manages to retain guard.
Ji Woo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
Ji Woo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
Ji Woo has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Ji Woo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ji Woo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ji Woo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ji Woo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ji Woo is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller stands and throws Ji Woo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miller cracks Ji Woo with a big elbow.
Ji Woo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ji Woo wants to control but Miller postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ji Woo is trying to get back to half guard.
Ji Woo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ji Woo gets back to half guard.
Ji Woo is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ji Woo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Ji Woo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Ji Woo digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Ji Woo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Ji Woo counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Ji Woo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ji Woo throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Ji Woo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Ji Woo is defending the position.
Ji Woo is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
Ji Woo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ji Woo tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ji Woo looking for submissions off his back.
Ji Woo is not content to let Miller control the position.
Ji Woo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ji Woo.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ji Woo's guard.
Ji Woo is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ji Woo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ji Woo is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
Ji Woo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ji Woo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ji Woo working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ji Woo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Ji Woo's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Ji Woo, which made it look bad.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ji Woo is looking to counter punch.
Ji Woo with a hook.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Ji Woo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ji Woo.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ji Woo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Ji Woo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ji Woo defends it well.
Bong Ji Woo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a good cross that connects.
Ji Woo missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Bong Ji Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Miller.
Ji Woo works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Bong Ji Woo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Ji Woo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ji Woo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice jab there from Ji Woo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a jab from Ji Woo.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Ji Woo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ji Woo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
A quick step to the side and Ji Woo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Ji Woo.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ji Woo tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ji Woo to the ground. Ji Woo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ji Woo walks into a left hand.
Ji Woo misses with a hook.
Ken Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller with a poor takedown
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ji Woo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Bong Ji Woo!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Bong Ji Woo!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Bong Ji Woo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 1122 p4p, 146 weight class) and Proper Communist (ranked 894 p4p, 114 weight class). Agnarsson comes to the ring accompanied by Drop death - Scream. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
167 lbs
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29
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Proper Communist!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Communist circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Communist misses.
We've been informed that Communist 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.
Communist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Agnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Communist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Communist. That's going to slow Agnarsson down.
Agnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Communist.
Communist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Communist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Communist's sensitive parts.
Communist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Communist.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Agnarsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Communist - the referee stops the clock and Agnarsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Communist. Agnarsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've been told by Agnarsson's head coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Communist has time to react.
Communist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Communist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agnarsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Communist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Agnarsson. Agnarsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Communist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Communist lands a leg kick that knocks Agnarsson off balance momentarily.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut. Communist saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Communist.
Agnarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Communist.
Agnarsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Communist.
Communist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Communist throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Agnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Agnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Communist off balance momentarily.
Agnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Communist throws a head kick but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Communist jabs at Agnarsson's body.
Agnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Agnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Proper Communist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Communist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Communist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good work by Communist as he checks the leg kick.
Agnarsson checks the leg kick.
Agnarsson lands a two punch combo.
Communist misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Communist misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson avoids the head kick by Communist.
Communist misses with an uppercut
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Agnarsson looks to land a combination but Communist avoids it well.
Communist moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Communist tries to land a front kick but Agnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Communist.
Agnarsson misses with the combination.
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 Arnar Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Agnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Communist.
Arnar Agnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Communist as he connects with a hook.
Jab from Agnarsson.
Communist lands with a cross.
Communist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Communist lands a jab-cross combination.
Communist lands a lovely overhand right.
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Communist.
Agnarsson is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Communist is predictable there
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Communist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Communist cracks the inside of Agnarsson's front leg.
Agnarsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick
and Communist counters with a nice low kick that buckles Agnarsson's knee momentarily.
Communist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Communist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Communist thuds a left hand into Agnarsson's body.
Communist throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Communist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Communist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Communist.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Communist.
Communist scores with a shot to the body.
Communist swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agnarsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Communist lands a slapping body shot.
Communist throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Agnarsson misses the target.
Communist takes a jab right on the kisser.
Communist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Communist misses with a low kick.
Communist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Agnarsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Communist throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agnarsson connects with the punch.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agnarsson scores with a leg kick.
Communist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Communist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Communist moves away.
Communist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Communist. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Agnarsson checks a leg kick.
A big left from Agnarsson misses.
Agnarsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Communist slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Communist throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarsson's shoulder, as Agnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Agnarsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Communist avoided it.
Agnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Communist ducks down to avoid it.
Communist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Proper Communist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Communist.
A big right from Communist misses.
A quick step to the side and Agnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Communist.
Agnarsson dodges the punch combination from Communist.
Communist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson stuns Communist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Agnarsson scores with a hook.
Communist moves out of range of the strikes.
Communist misses with a looping left.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Communist manages to avoid it.
Communist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson throws a right hand that Communist ducks under and follows up with a left that Communist also avoids with ease.
Communist walks into a left hand.
Agnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Communist moves out of range easily.
Communist's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Communist duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Communist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Agnarsson's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Communist slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Communist had a free shot at his head there.
Agnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Communist. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Agnarsson.
Communist moves out of range of the leg kick from Agnarsson.
Communist throws a head kick but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Communist throws a body punch but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Communist checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Agnarsson. That's going to slow Communist down.
Communist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Communist cracks a nice hook into Agnarsson's ribs.
Communist throws a hook to the side of Agnarsson's head but Agnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Communist throws a poor cross that misses
letting Agnarsson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist defending well as Agnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Communist throws a body kick that misses.
Agnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson checks a leg kick.
Communist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
Communist throws a hook to the side of Agnarsson's head but Agnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Communist moves out of range.
Communist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Agnarsson.
Good work by Communist as he checks the leg kick.
Communist feints a counter leg kick.
Communist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Agnarsson backs up against the ropes.
Communist just misses with a punch to the body.
Communist misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Communist throws out a leg kick but Agnarsson moves out of range and Communist only half commits.
Agnarsson takes a swing at Communist's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Proper Communist just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Communist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Agnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Agnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Communist's leg but Communist calmly moves out of range.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Communist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Communist defending well as Agnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Communist drops his hands momentarily and Agnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheers as Communist lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
Communist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agnarsson tries to land a leg kick but Communist saw it coming and moves away.
Communist ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Agnarsson!
Communist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Communist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Communist is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Communist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Communist throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Communist.
Communist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Agnarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Communist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Agnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Communist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Communist ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Communist throws out a counter right but Agnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Communist.
Agnarsson misses with a straight right.
Agnarsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Communist throws a leg kick that misses.
Communist takes a swing at Agnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Communist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Communist misses its intended target.
Communist just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Agnarsson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist misses with a shot to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Communist lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Communist throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Communist's shoulder, as Communist tries to avoid the shot.
Agnarsson backing away here, and Communist unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Communist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Communist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Communist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Communist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agnarsson.
A slow jab from Communist misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from Communist
and Agnarsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Agnarsson looks for the body kick but Communist saw that one coming.
Communist connects with a right hand. Agnarsson shakes it off.
Agnarsson blocks a head kick by Communist.
Agnarsson misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnar Agnarsson had his way with Proper Communist in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Agnarsson wants to slow Communist down by chopping away at his legs.
Communist with a nice cross.
A nice combination there by Communist.
Communist throws a right hand that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Communist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Agnarsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Agnarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Communist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Communist.
Communist misses with a body shot.
Agnarsson looks to land a left hand but Communist moved out of range nicely.
Agnarsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Communist staying out of range there.
Communist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Communist does no damage.
A jab from Communist misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Communist moved out of range.
Communist cracks Agnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Communist looks to score with a jab to the body but Agnarsson is just out of range.
Agnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Communist.
Agnarsson 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.
Communist misses with an uppercut
and Agnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Communist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Communist throws a body shot but no joy.
Communist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Communist misses.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Communist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Communist. Agnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Communist scores with a sloppy right hand. Agnarsson should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist throws a big shot that misses.
Communist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Communist swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Communist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agnarsson. Agnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Agnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Communist was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarsson.
Communist blocks the body kick.
Communist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Communist connects with a jab.
Communist misses with a wild body shot.
Communist checks the leg kick nicely there.
Communist avoids the body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson moves forwards but Communist connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Communist throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Proper Communist.
Well Communist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Proper Communist!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Proper Communist!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Proper Communist!
Proper Communist wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Proper Communist rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 822 p4p, 115 weight class) and Longburn Rayson (ranked 2574 p4p, 297 weight class). Rayson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judas Priest - No Surrender. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Longburn Rayson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
191 lbs
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203 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Longburn Rayson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rayson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rayson. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rayson is just out of range.
Rayson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bolleke rushes Rayson and presses him up against the ropes.
Rayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolleke working aggressively here.
Rayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolleke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rayson missing with knees to the body.
Bolleke misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rayson's elbow.
Rayson lands an uppercut.
Bolleke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rayson uses from the top position.
Bolleke has his foot on Rayson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rayson works his way back into a safe position though.
Bolleke wants to sweep here but Rayson controlling him for the moment.
Rayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bolleke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rayson wants to control from the top but Bolleke keeps moving.
Rayson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rayson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolleke is keeping the position for now.
Bolleke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rayson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rayson trying to control but Bolleke is working from the bottom.
Rayson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolleke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rayson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayson looking for a sweep. Not yet Rayson, not yet.
Bolleke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bolleke passes Rayson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bolleke working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bolleke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bolleke lands strikes from half guard.
Bolleke moves nicely into side control.
Bolleke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rayson, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rayson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that round.
That's time! Bolleke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rayson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bolleke does it's job there.
Bolleke lands a nice hook to Rayson's body. Rayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rayson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayson.
Bolleke is looking to clinch.
Rayson misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke lands the left hand.
Rayson blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rayson is rocked!
Rayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Rayson.
Bolleke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rayson can pounce on him.
Rayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke jabs at Rayson's body.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Bolleke throws an off balance right hand
and Rayson counters with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Rayson.
A bone on bone clash there as Bolleke blocks the leg kick.
Rayson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke scores with a hook.
Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rayson.
Bolleke darts in and clinches Rayson up against the ropes.
Bolleke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rayson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rayson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolleke is leaning against Rayson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rayson prevents the takedown attempt.
Rayson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolleke backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bolleke.
A hook to the body from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rayson tries to throw a body punch but Bolleke avoids it by throwing Rayson back against the ropes.
Rayson misses with some punches.
Bolleke has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rayson regains guard immediately.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bolleke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rayson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolleke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rayson's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rayson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bolleke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rayson can do to turn this around?
Bolleke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bolleke pushes down on Rayson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bolleke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rayson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Longburn Rayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Rayson moved out of range.
Bolleke wants to clinch up but Rayson keeps it at a distance.
Bolleke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rayson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rayson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bolleke misses with a right hand
letting Rayson counter with a right hand.
Rayson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Rayson is out of range.
Rayson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rayson misses with a body shot.
Rayson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas Bolleke is winning the standup battle so far.
Rayson wants to clinch up but Bolleke keeps it at a distance.
Bolleke lands with a straight right. Rayson didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayson scores with a nice strike.
Bolleke swings for the body but Rayson moves out of range.
Bolleke defending well as Rayson loads up on a big left hand.
Bolleke misses with a hook to the body
and Rayson counters with an outside leg kick.
Bolleke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bolleke lands with a shot to the body.
Bolleke throws a hook to the side of Rayson's head but Rayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Rayson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bolleke tries to move into range but Rayson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Rayson misses
and Bolleke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolleke stands up over Rayson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rayson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bolleke passes Rayson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Bolleke is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bolleke is looking to take a break and control but Rayson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bolleke there.
Rayson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bolleke is nestled in close to Rayson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rayson is still in real trouble! Can Bolleke finish him?
Bolleke winds up and cracks Rayson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bolleke working Rayson over with strikes.
Rayson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bolleke pulls his head out easily.
Bolleke trying to control from half guard but Rayson is working away.
Bolleke moves into full mount! Rayson won't be happy about that!
Bolleke trying to control but Rayson is having none of it.
Thomas Bolleke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolleke lands a big shot to the head and Rayson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thomas Bolleke!
A relieved looking Thomas Bolleke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 1835 p4p, 212 weight class) and Bill Shorton (ranked 1078 p4p, 134 weight class). Arones comes to the ring accompanied by Lonely is the night. Bill Shorton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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31
265 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Shorton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arones.
Arones throws a right hand that misses
and Shorton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arones throws a body punch but Shorton moves out of range.
As Arones backs off Shorton throws a huge counter combo but Arones manages to avoid it all.
Arones throws a nice looking combination but Shorton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arones showed some decent athleticism there.
Shorton is trying to stand back up but Arones is controlling him
Arones seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shorton is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gabriel Arones!
Gabriel Arones gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Bill Shorton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I HOPE YOU STUB YOUR DAMN TOE AND FALL UP THE STAIRS. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 532 p4p, 71 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 1286 p4p, 166 weight class). Canthropus Jr has chosen Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pit Canthropus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy gets a clinch.
Canthropus Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canthropus Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canthropus Jr tries to break free but Ho Joy pushes him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ho Joy 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.
Ho Joy misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy looking to slow down the pace here.
Canthropus Jr tries a body shot but Ho Joy blocks it.
Ho Joy looking to stall.
Ho Joy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy lands a shot to the body.
Canthropus Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Joy controls the action.
Ho Joy lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho Joy lands a slapping body shot.
Canthropus Jr misses with a hook.
Ho Joy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a head kick that misses
and Canthropus Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ho Joy's knee momentarily.
Ho Joy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Canthropus Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ho Joy.
Canthropus Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho Joy tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho Joy swings for the body but Canthropus Jr moves out of range.
Canthropus Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Canthropus Jr moves out of range as Ho Joy throws a body kick.
Canthropus Jr throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.
Canthropus Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Canthropus Jr.
Ho Joy checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canthropus Jr.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canthropus Jr counters with a body kick that stops Ho Joy in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Canthropus Jr takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy throws a quick counter head kick but Canthropus Jr was just out of range.
Canthropus Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy moves out of range of the leg kick from Canthropus Jr.
Ho Joy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Canthropus Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Canthropus Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Joy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canthropus Jr, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ho Joy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canthropus Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Canthropus Jr misses with a body kick.
Ho Joy scores with a spinning back kick!
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 Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ho Joy moves into the clinch.
Ho Joy wants to stall.
Ho Joy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy has a couple of punches blocked by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canthropus Jr wants to break free but Ho Joy has control.
Ho Joy lands with a light punch inside.
Ho Joy swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Canthropus Jr.
Ho Joy stalling against the ropes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Canthropus Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ho Joy misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Joy.
A shot in the inside from Canthropus Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Joy.
Canthropus Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr looks to land a right hand but Ho Joy moved out of range.
Canthropus Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canthropus Jr is rocked!
Canthropus Jr misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the body.
Canthropus Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Canthropus Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Canthropus Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Canthropus Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Joy finish him?
Canthropus Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canthropus Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Joy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho Joy.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
Canthropus Jr misses with the combination.
Ho Joy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Canthropus Jr.
Ho Joy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pit Canthropus Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canthropus Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canthropus Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ho Joy counters with an inside leg kick.
Canthropus Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
Canthropus Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canthropus Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Canthropus Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ho Joy will feel that in the morning.
Canthropus Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Canthropus Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canthropus Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ho Joy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canthropus Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Canthropus Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick as Canthropus Jr jumps back.
Ho Joy looks to land a right hand but Canthropus Jr moved out of range.
Canthropus Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Canthropus Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Ho Joy. That snapped Canthropus Jr's head back.
Ho Joy lands a brutal head kick. Canthropus Jr looks out on his feet and Ho Joy throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Do Ho Joy!
A victorious Do Ho Joy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Pit Canthropus Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame this on my shit genetics. Fuck you Dad!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 643 p4p, 68 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 1413 p4p, 150 weight class). Bishop comes to the ring accompanied by Ghetts - Who's Got a Problem?. Jackson Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziskie catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
Bishop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bishop tries to land a leg kick but Ziskie saw it coming and moves away.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ziskie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bishop controlling the position from side mount.
Ziskie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bishop's best efforts.
Bishop is trying to work for a kimura but Ziskie is defending well.
Ziskie is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Ziskie gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Bishop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ziskie working a defensive guard but Bishop manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bishop looking to control but instead Ziskie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ziskie trying to control here.
Ziskie is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bishop wants to control but Ziskie is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bishop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ziskie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bishop seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ziskie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Ziskie.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop tests Ziskie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Ziskie misses.
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 Jackson Bishop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop moves out of range as Ziskie strikes.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Ziskie didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ziskie missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ziskie's calf.
Ziskie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ziskie can do to turn this around?
Ziskie ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziskie. That did some damage!
Ziskie throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Ziskie avoided it.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ziskie is able to avoid easily.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Ziskie saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Ziskie.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Ziskie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Ziskie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Ziskie throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Ziskie moves away and avoids it.
Ziskie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Ziskie knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Ziskie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bishop doesn't seem phased though.
Ziskie misses with a body kick.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Ziskie blocks a jab.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Ziskie moved away.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ziskie misses with a straight left.
Bishop thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the head.
Donk. Bishop catches Ziskie right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Ziskie throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Nice cross by Bishop.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie blocks the body kick.
Ziskie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Ziskie's head back.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziskie manages to avoid it.
Ziskie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ziskie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Ziskie.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ziskie doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ziskie moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ziskie! But no joy.
Philip Ziskie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ziskie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziskie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ziskie misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ziskie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bishop doesn't seem phased though.
Ziskie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bishop.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Ziskie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ziskie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bishop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ziskie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ziskie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Ziskie settles back down.
Ziskie looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Ziskie misses with a looping left.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Ziskie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Ziskie's leg but Ziskie calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Ziskie blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bishop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop takes a swing at Ziskie's ribcage but misses.
Ziskie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Ziskie moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a straight right.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziskie. That did some damage!
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ziskie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Ziskie connects with a body shot.
Ziskie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Ziskie's front leg but catches the back leg as Ziskie tries to avoid it.
Bishop takes one on the button.
Ziskie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ziskie's sensitive parts.
Ziskie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziskie throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Ziskie missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ziskie avoids it.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ziskie tries to avoid it but Bishop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ziskie to the ground. Ziskie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ziskie throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Ziskie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ziskie slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ziskie at a distance.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Philip Ziskie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop 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.
Ziskie connects with a crisp jab.
Ziskie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Ziskie staying out of range there.
Ziskie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
It looks like Bishop has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziskie blocks a leg kick.
Bishop lands a front kick.
Ziskie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Ziskie off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Philip Ziskie.
Well Bishop 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 for Jackson Bishop!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jackson Bishop!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Jackson Bishop!
Jackson Bishop wins by unanimous decision!
Jackson Bishop 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 262 p4p, 33 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 1069 p4p, 145 weight class). Scaletta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: i kill cause im hungry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scaletta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Scaletta throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Scaletta misses with a looping right.
Campbell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scaletta.
Campbell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scaletta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scaletta misses the jab.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Scaletta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scaletta throws a hook but Campbell blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Scaletta is just out of range.
Campbell tries a low kick but Scaletta avoids it.
Campbell slips a straight right by Scaletta.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Scaletta ducks down to avoid it.
Scaletta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta blocks a leg kick.
Scaletta scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Scaletta moved out of range.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scaletta. That did some damage!
Scaletta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scaletta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scaletta throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scaletta throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Scaletta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scaletta missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scaletta lands with a right hand.
Scaletta moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scaletta.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Scaletta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Campbell - the referee stops the clock and Scaletta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Campbell. Scaletta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scaletta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Campbell throws the left hand but Scaletta avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scaletta! But no joy.
Stephen Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scaletta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Scaletta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scaletta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Scaletta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scaletta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Scaletta.
Campbell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scaletta sprawls and moves away.
Scaletta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Campbell. Campbell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Scaletta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scaletta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
Scaletta checks a leg kick.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell jabs at Scaletta's body.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scaletta misses with a hook.
Scaletta cracks Campbell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scaletta swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell feinted with a counter takedown.
Campbell lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Scaletta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Campbell moves out of range as Scaletta strikes.
Campbell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell tries a low kick but Scaletta avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Scaletta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scaletta.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vito Scaletta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scaletta blocks a leg kick.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scaletta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scaletta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vito Scaletta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scaletta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scaletta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scaletta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice body punch from Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scaletta's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scaletta wants to sweep but no luck.
Scaletta has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Westside Martial Arts. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Scaletta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campbell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scaletta is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scaletta's head.
Scaletta looking for a sweep. Not yet Scaletta, not yet.
Scaletta has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Campbell postures up in Scaletta's guard and throws a big left but Scaletta blocks it.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Scaletta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Scaletta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Scaletta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Scaletta lunges at Campbell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campbell's hand.
Scaletta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campbell tries to work over Scaletta's front leg with a kick but Scaletta checks it.
Campbell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Campbell lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.
Campbell misses with a body shot
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Scaletta sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scaletta throws out a counter right but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
Scaletta lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Scaletta's shoulder, as Scaletta tries to avoid the shot.
Scaletta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Scaletta misses with a hook.
Scaletta throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell defending well as Scaletta loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scaletta. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell connects with the punch.
Campbell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Scaletta's shoulder, as Scaletta tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell defending well as Scaletta loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campbell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scaletta lands with a right hand.
Scaletta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Scaletta to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scaletta swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Scaletta misses the jab.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Scaletta.
Scaletta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell connects with a single shot there.
Scaletta throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scaletta thinking.
Campbell scores with a sloppy right hand. Scaletta should have avoided that one.
Scaletta misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Scaletta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scaletta 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Stephen Campbell!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Stephen Campbell!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Stephen Campbell!
Stephen Campbell wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Stephen Campbell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Vito Scaletta was interviewed post fight and said 'You know when we first started out, I thought I was gonna be the biggest, baddest wiseguy in the world'.
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