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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gracie (ranked 5746 p4p, 3404 weight class) and Masa Funaki (ranked 539 p4p, 397 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funaki.
Funaki catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Funaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Funaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie checks a low kick from Funaki.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Funaki.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Funaki throws a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Funaki as Gracie shoots in.
Funaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funaki staying out of range there.
Funaki is trying to counter with his kicks.
A nice leg kick from Funaki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil 🇧🇷 in the buildup to the fight.
Funaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Funaki throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Funaki.
Gracie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Funaki throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Funaki in his tracks.
A jab from Funaki does it's job there.
Funaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funaki throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Funaki throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Funaki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Funaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Funaki keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie prevents Funaki from getting back to his feet.
Funaki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Funaki.
Funaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Funaki looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Funaki throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Funaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Funaki throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Funaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie cracks Funaki with a good jab.
Funaki slips under a jab from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Funaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Funaki's head.
Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Funaki regains guard.
Funaki pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funaki scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Funaki.
Masa Funaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Funaki lands a nice looking body kick.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Funaki connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Funaki.
Funaki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Funaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Funaki manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Funaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Funaki slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funaki. Funaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Funaki moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Funaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Funaki.
Funaki throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funaki.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Funaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice sprawl there from Funaki as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Funaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Funaki finds it's target.
Funaki is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Funaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funaki lands a front kick.
Funaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Funaki misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a swing at Funaki's ribcage but misses.
Funaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie checks a low kick from Funaki.
Funaki avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funaki.
Funaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Funaki walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Funaki scores with a leg kick.
Funaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Funaki tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Masa Funaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Funaki.
Funaki wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Funaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Funaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Funaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funaki throws a leg kick
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funaki walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Funaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Funaki.
Gracie throws a body punch but Funaki moves out of range.
Funaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Funaki misses.
Funaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Funaki misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Funaki thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie cracks Funaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funaki.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Funaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funaki is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Funaki scores with a push kick.
Funaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Funaki!
Both fighters circling a little - Funaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Masa Funaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funaki throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Funaki misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Funaki.
Funaki throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Funaki.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Funaki breaks away and moves out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Funaki is just out of range.
Funaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Funaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Funaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Funaki lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Funaki clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Funaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Funaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Funaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funaki throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Funaki wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Masa Funaki has been cut.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Funaki defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Funaki tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Funaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funaki moves away.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Funaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Funaki.
Funaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Funaki.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funaki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Funaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Funaki throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Funaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauricio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki misses with a looping right.
Funaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Funaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Funaki cracks Gracie with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funaki lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funaki.
Funaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Funaki.
Funaki moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funaki throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Funaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sizes up Funaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funaki on the side of the head.
Funaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Funaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Funaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Funaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Masa Funaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Funaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Funaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A cross from Funaki lands.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Funaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funaki looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Funaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funaki scores with a leg kick.
Funaki ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funaki misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Funaki.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Funaki is out of range.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Funaki saw that one coming.
Funaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Funaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Funaki throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie slips a straight right by Funaki.
Funaki throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Funaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Funaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Funaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Funaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Funaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Kubrick (ranked 4202 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 59 p4p, 340 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Kubrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heimo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aleksi Heimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubrick clobbers Heimo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kubrick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kubrick blocks a head kick by Heimo.
Kubrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kubrick ducks under a wild hook from Heimo.
Kubrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Kubrick as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimo throws a head kick but Kubrick moves out of range.
Kubrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kubrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kubrick throws out the jab.
It seemed like Heimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo throws a right hand that Kubrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kubrick also avoids with ease.
Kubrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Heimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kubrick counters with a straight right hand.
Kubrick tries to clinch up.
Heimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Heimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimo throws a jab when Kubrick was well out of range.
Kubrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Kubrick finds it's target.
 Heimo is rocked!
A head kick by Heimo misses
and Kubrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kubrick finish him?
Heimo looks winded!
Kubrick batters Heimo with a massive right followed by a huge left! Heimo is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Kubrick lands a final crushing right hand to drop Heimo to the mat with a gruesome thud! Kubrick is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanley Kubrick!
An out of breath Stanley Kubrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Vendarra (ranked 2286 p4p, 1886 weight class) and Juho Heikkinen (ranked 304 p4p, 259 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vendarra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Of Wolf And Man. Juho Heikkinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juho Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Vendarra misses with a looping right.
Vendarra just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Vendarra misses
and Heikkinen counters with a series of strikes. Vendarra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vendarra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vendarra circles away quickly and effectively.
Vendarra thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen throws a series of punches but Vendarra avoids them all with ease.
Vendarra 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.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra throws a wild body kick that Heikkinen sees coming a mile off.
Heikkinen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vendarra ducks right into an uppercut from Heikkinen.
Vendarra works Heikkinen's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Vendarra throws a body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Vendarra throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Vendarra misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Heikkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vendarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Heikkinen.
Vendarra moves out of range of the body kick from Heikkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vendarra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heikkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vendarra scrambles back to his feet.
Vendarra throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
Vendarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vendarra misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vendarra's guard.
Heikkinen stops Vendarra from standing up.
Heikkinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vendarra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vendarra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heikkinen stops Vendarra from standing up.
Heikkinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heikkinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vendarra wants to stand but Heikkinen is controlling the position.
Vendarra wants to sweep but no luck.
Vendarra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heikkinen is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heikkinen lands a couple of elbows.
Vendarra is looking to sweep but instead, Heikkinen has passed into half guard.
Heikkinen slips a nice elbow through Vendarra's hands, connecting with Vendarra's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vendarra is looking for a sweep. Heikkinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vendarra is looking to escape.
Heikkinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heikkinen slips a nice elbow through Vendarra's hands, connecting with Vendarra's forehead.
Heikkinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vendarra keeps working.
Heikkinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Heikkinen winds up and cracks Vendarra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heikkinen 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.
Juho Heikkinen dominated that round.
That's time! Vendarra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Vendarra throws a lazy uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vendarra misses with a hook
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vendarra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Vendarra.
Heikkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen goes for a double leg but Vendarra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vendarra continues to drive forward.
Vendarra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses
and Vendarra counters with a nice right hand that sends Heikkinen toppling to the canvas! Heikkinen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vendarra finish him?!
Heikkinen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Vendarra finish him?
Heikkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Heikkinen moves to clinch but Vendarra breaks away
and Vendarra counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Heikkinen out cold! What a finish! Vendarra is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Vendarra!
An out of breath Bob Vendarra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 1737 p4p, 1991 weight class) and Leopold Galute (ranked 197 p4p, 226 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Don't say nuthin' blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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276
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Galute!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galute looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Galute just manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a hook but Galute avoids it easily.
Galute is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Leopold Galute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galute feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Galute changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galute is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Galute is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Galute wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Galute has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Galute from controlling successfully.
Galute wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Galute sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Galute looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Galute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Galute trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Galute looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Galute in his half guard.
Galute is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Galute is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Galute to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling Galute's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galute is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Galute seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Galute postures up.
Galute loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Galute postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galute preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galute is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Galute throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Galute from controlling successfully.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Galute on the ground.
Galute drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Galute jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Galute stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Galute takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Galute dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Galute finds it's target.
Galute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Galute tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Galute shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Galute counters with a straight right hand.
Galute has a takedown stuffed.
Galute doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karim Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leopold Galute.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Galute has taken the fight to the clinch.
Galute tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Galute prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Galute is breathing heavily.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Galute's ribcage. Galute let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Galute tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galute.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galute can do to turn this around?
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Galute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karim Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galute gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
It looks like Leopold Galute has been cut.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Galute crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Galute looks OK. Johnson waves Galute back to his feet!
Johnson stuns Galute with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Galute is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Galute with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Galute falls to his knees and Johnson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
After winning the bout, Karim Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 618 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 79 p4p, 314 weight class). Arod Doyea has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Koichi Kamei's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arod Doyea!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
Kamei throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyea.
Doyea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kamei dips to his left and cracks Doyea with an uppercut!
Doyea defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Doyea staying out of range there.
Doyea was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doyea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Kamei misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyea lands a lovely overhand right.
Koichi Kamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea slips a straight right by Kamei.
It seemed like Doyea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Doyea only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyea moves away.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Doyea's shoulder, as Doyea tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyea.
Kamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamei looks to land a combination. Doyea sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Kamei takes a swing at Doyea's ribcage but misses.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Doyea slips the punch.
Kamei feints a jab promting Doyea to slip. Kamei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Doyea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDoyea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea blocks a jab.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyea is just out of range.
Doyea avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Doyea throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
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!
Doyea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kamei misses with a hook
and Doyea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyea takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Kamei.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyea.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei looks to land a right hand but Doyea moved out of range.
Doyea now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doyea looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Kamei.
Doyea throws a looping overhand right but Kamei ducks down to avoid it.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Doyea's shoulder, as Doyea tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Doyea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Doyea thows a leg kick but Kamei checks it
and Kamei counters with a straight right hand.
Kamei connects with a nice looking jab.
Doyea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamei lands a right hook to the body.
Doyea misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Kamei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with the combination.
A jab from Kamei finds it's way through Doyea's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamei to score with a decent uppercut.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyea.
Kamei with a nice cross.
Kamei scores with a shot to the body.
Doyea throws a sloppy head kick and Kamei moves out of range easily.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyea was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Doyea flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamei steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
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.
Doyea walks into a jab.
Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyea can do to turn this around?
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyea tries a quick counter leg kick but Kamei is wise to it.
Kamei misses with a series of wild punches.
Doyea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyea moves away.
Kamei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyea counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamei with a nice cross.
Kamei lands the left hand.
Good shot there by Kamei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei jabs Doyea right on the nose. Doyea blinks but takes it well.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Doyea's body.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyea! But no joy.
Kamei throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily.
Kamei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamei missing with a left hand there. Doyea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Doyea might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kamei has got the better of the exchanges.
Kamei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doyea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Doyea to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamei misses with a body punch
and Doyea counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Kamei.
Doyea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kamei is fending him off so far but Doyea persists. Nope, Kamei circles away and we're back to standing.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Doyea moves away and avoids it.
Doyea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyea.
Doyea only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Doyea is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Doyea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doyea slips a jab from Kamei.
Doyea feints a counter leg kick.
A left and a right from Kamei both land. Nice combination.
Kamei throws the left hand but Doyea avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei cracks Doyea with an open hand slap.
Kamei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyea throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyea manages to avoid it.
Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyea slips a jab from Kamei.
Doyea flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamei steps away.
Doyea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Doyea's shoulder, as Doyea tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyea.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyea moves away.
A big left from Kamei misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyea misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei lunges at Doyea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyea's hand.
Kamei throws a right hand that misses
and Doyea counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyea darts in looking for a takedown but Kamei gets double underhooks and turns Doyea into the cage.
Kamei throwing a counter right hand but Doyea manages to avoid it.
Kamei cracks Doyea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyea misses with a looping left.
Doyea connects with the punch.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyea.
Kamei misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
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!
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyea is just out of range.
Doyea feints a counter leg kick.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei connects with a right hand. Doyea shakes it off.
Kamei misses with a left hand
and Doyea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyea.
Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doyea dodges the punch combination from Kamei.
Doyea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Kamei misses its intended target.
Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Doyea's head but Doyea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyea is just out of range.
Kamei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Kamei slips under a jab.
Kamei throwing a counter right hand but Doyea manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyea. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamei lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Doyea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyea avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Arod Doyea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a poor cross that misses
and Doyea counters with a thumping low kick.
Doyea takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
Doyea moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei jabs Doyea to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyea takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamei jabs at Doyea's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
Doyea only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Kamei lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyea slips a straight right by Kamei.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Doyea slips the punch.
Kamei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kamei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyea circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kamei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kamei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doyea momentarily.
Doyea slips a straight right by Kamei.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Kamei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doyea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily.
Kamei misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Kamei lands.
Doyea slips a jab from Kamei.
Doyea flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamei steps away.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyea throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyea at a distance.
Doyea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamei slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Doyea tries to counter with a clinch but Kamei shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamei 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
Koichi Kamei very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Jukola (ranked 1513 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 214 p4p, 181 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juhani Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jukola connects with a single shot there.
Jukola loads up on a big right hand but Zoid slips the punch.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Zoid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zoid throws a head kick that half lands.
Jukola with the inside leg kick.
Zoid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jukola eats them both and turns towards Zoid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jukola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoid throws a hook but Jukola avoids it easily.
Jukola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Zoid thows a leg kick but Jukola checks it
and Jukola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Zoid coming out on top.
Zoid slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Jukola.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Jukola scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola dodges the punch combination from Zoid.
Jukola feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Zoid.
Zoid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jukola doesn't seem bothered though.
Jukola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukola misses its target.
Zoid misses with a series of wild punches.
Zoid wants to land a leg kick but Jukola is out of range.
Jukola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zoid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harold Zoid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukola gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zoid.
Jukola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zoid has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola misses with a low kick as Zoid jumps back.
Zoid replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jukola blocks it well.
Jukola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zoid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A low kick from Zoid misses
and Jukola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukola connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola throws a low kick but Zoid avoids it.
Zoid misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jukola cracks Zoid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jukola throws a poor cross that misses
and Zoid counters with an outside leg kick.
Zoid keeps Jukola at a distance using the push kick.
Zoid connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Zoid as he connects with a hook.
Jukola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zoid under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws a lazy right hand but Zoid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zoid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zoid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukola.
Zoid lands with a slapping head kick.
Jukola moves away from the strike by Zoid.
Jukola appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jukola digs a good body shot into Zoid's ribs.
Jukola moves away from the strike by Zoid.
An attempted straight right counter from Jukola misses the target.
Zoid throws a right and a left that Jukola avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Zoid.
Zoid misses the shot to the body.
Jukola digs a good hook to Zoid's body.
Zoid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jukola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoid misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jukola scoring well with a low kick there.
Jukola tries to land a leg kick but Zoid saw it coming and moves away.
Zoid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zoid moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
Jukola lands a nice shot to the body.
Zoid misses with an uppercut
and Jukola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jukola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoid.
Jukola scores with a jab. Zoid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jukola connects with a leg kick.
Jukola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jukola scores with a nice head shot.
Jukola missing with a left hand there. Zoid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juhani Jukola will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Jukola. Beautiful body shot.
Zoid misses with an uppercut.
Zoid looks to throw the jab but Jukola is out of range.
Zoid takes a swing at Jukola's ribcage but misses.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jukola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zoid scrambles back to his feet.
Zoid works the jab nicely.
A combination from Zoid does no damage.
Zoid blocks a head kick by Jukola.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Zoid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zoid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zoid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jukola.
Juhani Jukola is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Zoid.
Zoid misses with the combination.
Jukola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zoid throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zoid thinking.
Jukola digs a good hook to Zoid's body.
Jukola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zoid on the side of the head.
Zoid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jukola feints and then cracks Zoid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zoid down.
Jukola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jukola swings for the body but Zoid moves out of range.
Jukola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola scores with a hook to the body. Zoid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jukola lands with an overhand left.
Jukola throws a leg kick
letting Zoid counter with a right hand.
Jukola looks for the body kick but Zoid saw that one coming.
Jukola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jukola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Jukola.
Zoid moves out of range of the strikes.
Jukola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
Jukola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoid.
Jukola loads up on a big right hand but Zoid slips the punch.
Jukola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zoids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zoid 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoid wants to slow Jukola down by chopping away at his legs.
Zoid slips under a jab.
Jukola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoid.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jukola. Zoid shrugs it off though.
Jukola thuds a left hand into Zoid's body.
Zoid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zoid throws a series of punches but Jukola avoids them all with ease.
Zoid is breathing heavily.
Zoid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jukola.
Jukola scores with a shot to the body.
Jukola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zoid doesn't seem bothered though.
Zoid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jukola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid tries to bum rush Jukola with a series of wild strikes but Jukola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jukola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
Zoid lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A lazy body kick from Zoid
and Jukola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zoid is rocked!
Jukola lands a nice looking body shot.
Zoid is still on wobbly legs! Can Jukola finish him?
Jukola cracks Zoid on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Zoid falls backwards against the cage. Jukola follows up with more strikes that drop Zoid to his knees. Jukola keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Zoid! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juhani Jukola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hratch Tzien (ranked 914 p4p, 492 weight class) and Alex Murray (ranked 120 p4p, 66 weight class). Tzien's entrance music is R*ck It. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hratch Tzien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Murray!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tzien.
Tzien just misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien misses the shot to the body.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray scores with a jab to the head.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Tzien slips the punch.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tzien momentarily.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Tzien slams his shin into Murray's torso.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Tzien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Tzien thuds his shin into the meat of Murray's side.
Tzien moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Tzien looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tzien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien moves away from the strike by Murray.
Murray cracks Tzien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murray thuds his right hand into Tzien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tzien takes one on the button.
Tzien throws a wild body kick that Murray sees coming a mile off.
Tzien has been working on his boxing with his coaches at []—The Zoo—[] in the buildup to the fight.
Tzien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tzien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tzien throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray takes a swing at Tzien's ribcage but misses.
Tzien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tzien counter with a right hand.
Tzien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Murray misses with a body shot
and Tzien counters with a stiff right hand.
Tzien lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray throws a sloppy body shot
and Tzien counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray misses with a hook.
Tzien fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murray just manages to avoid it.
Tzien is looking to chop away at Murray's legs.
Good leg kick by Tzien.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tzien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tzien digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tzien looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murray clinches with his opponent.
Tzien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tzien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murray stalling in the clinch but Tzien improves position.
Murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tzien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray pushes Tzien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Murray blocks a body shot from Tzien.
Tzien breaks from the clinch.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murray walks into a jab.
Murray moves out of range as Tzien strikes.
Tzien avoids the head kick by Murray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tzien.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Tzien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tzien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzien.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tzien lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tzien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Tzien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tzien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Tzien slips the punch.
Murray moves out of range as Tzien throws a body kick.
Tzien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tzien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tzien slips under a jab from Murray.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tzien. That's going to slow Murray down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tzien.
Tzien moves away from the strike by Murray.
Murray stuns Tzien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tzien swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Tzien lands a nice looking body kick.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tzien thinks about countering with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tzien 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murray takes one to the chin there.
Murray tries to clinch up but Tzien circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray is looking to clinch but Tzien is avoiding it.
It looked like Tzien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murray lands a head shot.
Tzien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray moves forwards but Tzien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murray throws out a leg kick but Tzien moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Murray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tzien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Tzien's belly button to the back.
Tzien wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Tzien throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
Tzien misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Tzien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray swings for the body but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Murray throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tzien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Tzien slips a jab from Murray.
Tzien bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray's head.
Tzien misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Murray throws out a counter right but Tzien avoids it with no problem.
Tzien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tzien throws a good cross that connects.
Murray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Tzien catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
Murray forces Tzien back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Tzien seems unphased.
Tzien scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tzien.
Murray misses with a hook. Tzien ducked under it nicely.
Tzien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Tzien is predictable there
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
Tzien throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Tzien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tzien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tzien throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Tzien throws out a powerful jab.
Tzien misses the shot to the body.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Murray trying to control the position but instead, Tzien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murray into the cage.
Tzien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tzien.
Murray pushes off an throws an elbow but Tzien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tzien.
Tzien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray is looking to control Tzien's arms but Tzien gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the cage.
Murray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tzien's defenses.
Tzien can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.
Tzien manages to break the clinch.
Murray takes one to the side of the head.
Tzien connects with a body shot.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Hratch Tzien is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray throws a hook but Tzien avoids it easily.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Tzien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tzien lands a nice looking body kick.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Tzien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray rushes Tzien and presses him up against the cage.
Tzien lands with a light punch inside.
Tzien lands a body punch.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tzien seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murray can turn it around.
Alex Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tzien breaks the clinch.
Murray takes one on the button.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Tzien.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Tzien throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Tzien only half commits.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Tzien moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Murray moves out of range as Tzien throws a body kick.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray moves in looking to clinch but Tzien pushes him off.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick.
Murray blocks a leg kick.
Murray slips a straight right by Tzien.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Tzien ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Tzien. Those never looked like landing.
Tzien misses the shot to the body.
Tzien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tzien.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien checks a low kick from Murray.
A head kick misses from Tzien.
Tzien misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hratch Tzien dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tzien throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Tzien seems unphased.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray has Tzien up against the cage in a clinch.
Tzien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tzien lands with a light punch inside.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
Tzien managing to block the knees to the body from Murray.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien misses with a body punch.
Tzien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Tzien blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tzien blocks an elbow strike from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
Tzien has Murray pressed against the cage, preventing Murray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Tzien.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
Murray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Hratch Tzien has been cut.
Tzien lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tzien.
Tzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tzien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray cracks Tzien with a good jab.
Tzien takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Tzien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tzien throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray scores with a body shot.
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!
Tzien cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien tries a low kick but Murray avoids it.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Tzien circles away.
Tzien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tzien lands a body shot.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tzien fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Tzien. Those never looked like landing.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tzien takes the fight into the clinch.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray blocking some punches.
Tzien blocks an elbow strike from Murray.
Murray tries a body shot but Tzien blocks it.
Murray misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Tzien's head but Tzien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Tzien circles away.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
Murray clinches with his opponent.
Tzien blocks an elbow strike from Murray.
Tzien tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray lands an elbow that stopped Tzien in his tracks for a moment.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tzien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tzien.
Tzien can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray stalling.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Murray is trying to stall.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tzien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Murray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tzien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Tzien lands a body punch.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hratch Tzien.
I think Tzien 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hratch Tzien!
A relieved looking Hratch Tzien thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Alex Murray spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 934 p4p, 758 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 131 p4p, 105 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26 - 23 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco swings widly with a right hand
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Coco throws a poor cross that misses
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregor walks into a straight right hand from Coco.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Gregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coco just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coco fakes the leg kick and cracks Gregor in the body.
Gregor checks the leg kick.
Coco lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Coco lands with a slapping head kick.
Coco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Coco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coco connects with a nice looking jab.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
Coco lands with a good body shot.
Coco connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Gregor blocks the low kick.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coco misses with a wild body shot.
Gregor is looking to counter punch.
Fanta Coco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coco throws a right and a left that Gregor avoids nicely.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Coco.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Coco.
Gregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Coco.
A combination from Coco does no damage.
Gregor connects with a jab.
Gregor slips a jab from Coco.
Coco thumps Gregor with a low kick.
Gregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
Coco unleashes a big counter combination but Gregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coco tries to score with a low kick but Gregor moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Gregor misses the target.
Coco thuds his right hand into Gregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gregor misses with a few strikes there.
Coco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Coco slips under a jab from Gregor.
Coco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gregor's sensitive parts.
Coco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coco looks to throw a body kick
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coco catches Gregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gregor defending well as Coco loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coco thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coco cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
A punch lands to the side of Coco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Fanta Coco's cut even more.
Gregor throws an overhand right that lands on Coco's shoulder, as Coco tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Coco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coco misses with a hook to the body
and Gregor counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
Coco connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Coco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Coco thuds his shin into the meat of Gregor's side.
A left lands for Coco.
Coco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
Coco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Gregor backs off Coco throws a huge counter combo but Gregor manages to avoid it all.
Coco scores with a jab.
Coco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coco.
Coco just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor throwing a counter right hand but Coco manages to avoid it.
Gregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coco has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gregor throws a hook but Coco blocks it.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Gregor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coco looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coco.
Gregor goes for a double leg but Coco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coco continues to drive forward.
Coco unleashes a big counter combination but Gregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gregor blocks a head kick by Coco.
Gregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Gregor does no damage.
Coco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coco tries a low kick but Gregor avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coco. That's going to slow Gregor down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coco.
Gregor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coco throws a push kick but Gregor slaps the foot to one side.
Gregor throws a lazy right hand but Coco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coco.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coco.
Coco throws a head kick but Gregor moves out of range.
Gregor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gregor avoids the head kick by Coco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gregor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coco as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coco scoring well with a low kick there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gregor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Coco misses with a double jab.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coco.
Coco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coco lands a head kick!
Jeez, James Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fanta Coco!
During a confident post fight interview, Fanta Coco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sharven Sheven (ranked 788 p4p, 423 weight class) and Adonis Stevenson (ranked 120 p4p, 62 weight class). Adonis Stevenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22 - 14 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharven Sheven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sheven should have avoided that one.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sheven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sheven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot lands for Stevenson.
Stevenson cracks Sheven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 Sheven is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson cracks Sheven with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sheven tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stevenson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sheven is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adonis Stevenson! Adonis Stevenson retains his welterweight title!
Adonis Stevenson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gale Snoats (ranked 314 p4p, 389 weight class) and Eero Jukola (ranked 40 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Snoats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eero Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoats tries to move into range but Jukola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snoats lands a jab to the head.
Snoats is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snoats lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jukola at a distance.
Snoats throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jukola on the side of the head.
Jukola misses the jab.
Snoats misses with an uppercut
and Jukola counters with a right hand to the body.
Gale Snoats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snoats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snoats gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jukola.
Jukola tries to pull guard but Snoats holds him up against the cage and eventually Jukola drops back down to his feet.
Snoats lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jukola tries to pull guard but Snoats forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukola jumps into guard, dragging Snoats to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Snoats got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jukola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snoats has managed to get both his arms back between Jukola's legs - danger averted.
Snoats wants to pass the guard but Jukola is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola keeping moving, preventing Snoats from controlling successfully.
Jukola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jukola is adopting a defensive guard.
Snoats got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jukola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snoats has managed to get both his arms back between Jukola's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snoats wants to pass the guard but Jukola is keeping the position.
Snoats preventing the sweep.
Jukola is adopting a defensive guard.
Jukola keeping moving, preventing Snoats from controlling successfully.
Snoats got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jukola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snoats has managed to get both his arms back between Jukola's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snoats passes into half guard.
Jukola is looking for a sweep. Snoats is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jukola trying to hold on to Snoats's head to control him but Snoats postures up.
Jukola wants to improve his position but Snoats is controlling well.
Jukola is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snoats tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukola was well out of range. Poor timing from Snoats.
Jukola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Snoats scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snoats can pounce on him.
Jukola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snoats throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snoats slips under a jab from Jukola.
Snoats takes a swing at Jukola's ribcage but misses.
Jukola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Snoats scores with a jab to the body.
Jukola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snoats misses with a lunging right hand
and Snoats takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snoats just misses with a punch to the body.
Gale Snoats is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Jukola.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jukola connects with a body shot.
Jukola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snoats.
Nice shot lands for Snoats.
Snoats fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jukola digs a good body shot into Snoats's ribs.
Jukola shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snoats throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jukola avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Snoats dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snoats lands a nice hook to Jukola's body. Jukola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snoats slips a jab from Jukola.
Snoats was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snoats is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jukola can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Snoats.
Jukola throws a hook to the side of Snoats's head but Snoats sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snoats swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukola throws the left hand but Snoats avoids the punch easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Snoats here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Snoats moves away from the strike by Jukola.
Jukola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jukola throws an overhand right that lands on Snoats's shoulder, as Snoats tries to avoid the shot.
Snoats fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jukola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jukola misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gale Snoats is winning the standup battle so far.
Jukola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snoats.
Snoats tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jukola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jukola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jukola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snoats. Snoats circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Jukola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats darts in and clinches Jukola up against the cage.
Jukola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoats gets through Jukola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snoats misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jukola blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoats.
Jukola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jukola blocks an uppercut.
Jukola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoats misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jukola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jukola jumps guard but Snoats turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snoats lands a hook that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Snoats digs a right hand into Jukola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jukola's gas tank.
Jukola has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Snoats seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jukola can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Snoats fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoats.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoats misses with the head strike.
Snoats swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoats throws a head punch that misses.
Snoats throws a head punch that misses.
Snoats tries to work over Jukola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snoats tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Snoats.
Snoats misses with a body punch.
Jukola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snoats just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snoats prevents a body shot from Jukola.
Snoats throws a punch but it's blocked by Jukola.
Jukola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Jukola misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jukola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snoats with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snoats.
Snoats walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jukola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jukola changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Snoats cracks Jukola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jukola shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snoats pinned against the cage. Snoats gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gale Snoats has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Jukola.
Jukola fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Snoats to the ground. Jukola is now in Snoats's guard.
Jukola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukola trying to control the position from guard on top but Snoats is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jukola chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola postures up in Snoats's guard and throws a big left but Snoats blocks it.
Jukola trying to control the position from guard on top but Snoats is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jukola pushing down on Snoats's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Snoats wants to control but Jukola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snoats tries to roll over but Jukola keeps him under control.
Jukola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jukola is looking to take a break and control but Snoats is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snoats slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Snoats dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Snoats does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Snoats lands.
Snoats tries to clinch up but Jukola circles away and keeps his distance.
Jukola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jukola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jukola looks to land a body kick but Snoats moved away.
Jukola takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snoats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukola. That did some damage!
Good work by Jukola as he checks the leg kick.
Snoats looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snoats is looking to counter punch.
Snoats swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Snoats.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats is looking to clinch.
Snoats with a nice calf kick.
Jukola walks into a jab.
Snoats connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jukola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snoats paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snoats moves away.
Snoats throws a push kick but Jukola slaps the foot to one side.
Snoats bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snoats looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Snoats swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Jukola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snoats connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Snoats throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snoats. That's going to slow Jukola down.
Snoats connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Jukola missing with a left hand there. Snoats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jukola checks the leg kick.
Jukola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snoats checks it well.
Snoats thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jukola if he has to take too many more of those.
Snoats avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jukola missing with a left hand there. Snoats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jukola.
Snoats misses with a body kick.
Jukola only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Snoats misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukola! But no joy.
Snoats lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Snoats gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snoats scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jukola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snoats tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jukola's elbow.
Snoats fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snoats blocking some punches.
Jukola tries a body shot but Snoats blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snoats.
Snoats misses with the head strike.
Jukola struggles to land a body shot inside as Snoats controls his hands.
Snoats doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Snoats.
Jukola cracks Snoats with a nice body shot.
Snoats makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jukola tries to pull guard but Snoats won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Snoats.
Jukola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snoats.
Snoats breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gale Snoats is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snoats ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jukola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jukola lands an overhand right.
Snoats lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Jukola misses the target.
Snoats throws a push kick but Jukola slaps the foot to one side.
Snoats throws a head kick that misses.
Jukola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snoats scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Snoats. Beautiful body shot.
Snoats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukola. That did some damage!
Snoats attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Snoats thuds his right hand into Jukola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jukola misses with an uppercut. Snoats saw that one coming.
Snoats throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eero Jukola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snoats is looking to clinch but Jukola is avoiding it.
Jukola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jukola slips under a jab.
Snoats throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snoats lands a nice shot that snaps Jukola's head back.
Snoats fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Snoats lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jukola at a distance.
Jukola scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gale Snoats showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snoats, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Snoats!
Gale Snoats decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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